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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thank YOU, @leoflores.bsky.social for being such an amazing collaborator. I learned a lot about leadership and collaboration from working with you on this over the year!

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Most of all, it was such a pleasure to cochair the committee with @leoflores.bsky.social whose energy is infectious! It was such a rewarding collaboration with a colleague! mlaai.hcommons.org/ai-and-the-h...

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AI and the Humanities: A Framework for Language and Literary Scholarship – MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m looking forward to the conversations to come and to the webinar on June 30th when we invite others into the discussion. #mlaai

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What the framework insists on is the professional discourse that makes the humanities what they are: not quick takes but difficult discussions that understand that we are all beholden to different contexts. It says that the way forward is in dialogue and together.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Working with the MLA AI and Research Working Group was the highlight if this past year for me. I can’t overstate the care, thoughtfulness & commitment each member brought to the process. mlaai.hcommons.org/ai-and-the-h...

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AI and the Humanities: A Framework for Language and Literary Scholarship – MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

@njtransit-me.bsky.social The 8 am from Maplewood never appeared. What’s going on?

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Grad programs could do more to prepare students as effective communicators. Visual narratives & data stories are increasingly necessary skills. Here's a short piece I created while brushing up my skills so I can do more to prepare students. Visualizing the Great 8 #ALLCAPS #DH canva.link/TheGreat8

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Ya know how sometimes ya do a thing over & over again & you think it's weird, but you just do it anyway, and then suddenly it's explained in a way that makes sense and it's like: Eurika! I was today years old when I learned that what goes inside the () is different in pandas vs regular python. sigh

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It’s definitely a thing… but are they calling it a goûter?

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Cavanaugh on first days leading DOGE’s small agencies team which targeted #NEH. Started in the “middle of February 2025.” He first met NEH staff on March 12. 1477 grant terminations sent out by DOGE on April 2. It typically takes 6-8 months to review an NEH grant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY-Q...

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Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition (Part 1) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Here's a grant that is "justified" as DEI because it will use materials from an HBCU archive to create teaching materials for the university and local Durham community #NEH #DOGE

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Here #NEH McDonald admits that he doesn't know how DOGE defined DEI or what they used to make their assessments. I can't imagine being so inept! He just let a group of 28 yo tech bros tell him what to think and do because the result is one he liked. Zero self respect. youtu.be/KiDcKST03Zk?...

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Michael McDonald Deposition in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit About the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The contrast makes this administration’s world view clear. They would rather bomb people and sacrifice troops than have to learn about and understand anyone different from them. It’s an agenda of ignorance and selfishness writ globally.

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Meaghan Brown @meaghanbrown.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The entire budget of the NEH couldn’t buy more than three jets. The budget was tiny. And it was great ROI for the American people.

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Anne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Curious to know what makes an #NEH grant "crazy" as opposed to "bad" in the eyes of #DOGE youtu.be/6AprpPJ1Cmc?...

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Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition in ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit About the NEH, Part 2 of 6

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Anne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

And now we learn that the acting NEH chair in fact recommended "that wherever the 'DEI Rationale' on the spreadsheet makes clear that there is no DEI component to the project, there is no justification for canceling the project's funding and you should allow it to continue. youtu.be/pX5_27IKRIg?...

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Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition in ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit About the NEH, Part 3 of 6

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John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Michael McDonald, acting chair of NEH at the time & still its General Counsel, admitted in a deposition he knew of fewer than 6 grants being revoked in 20+ years, all for non-performance. He co-founded the right-wing Center for Individual Rights, which files lawsuits > the Voting Rights Act. 2/2

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SCBernard @scbernard.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Funding of these projects was awarded after a rigorous vetting process involving layers of scholarship. An NEH award is difficult to get, and @nehgov.bsky.social funding was less than 0.01% of federal budget. The "DOGE" boys, with no expertise and AI, destroyed the integrity of a 50-year-old agency.

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When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Yes. And when you listen to him speak you realize that the only way he got to where he is can be attributed to affirmative action! I mean, this is an atty who has barely ever deposed witnesses, barely ever represented clients… but his career is based on just a couple cases! So predictable!!

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Alyssa S. #BakerSquad 🏆 @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🤬 this 🤬 “A documentary about Jewish women’s slave labor during the Holocaust? [CharGPT said to axe the NEH grant cuz] The focus on gender risked “contributing to D.E.I. by amplifying marginalized voices.” ☠️☠️☠️ 🗃️

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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The article also points to the corruption of the selection process for new NEH grants.

Many of the awards went to handpicked recipients who had been invited to apply, outside the agency’s tradition of open, competitive calls for proposals.

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Shirley Wajda @stwajda.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

My employer Canterbury Shaker Village lost a small NEH grant. I wrote it. I used words such as "equality" and "citizenship." The same words were used in CHATGPT to cancel grants. The same words are in the nation's founding documents.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It was wrong and harmful - and quite possibly unlawful - to cut already approved NEH grants because Donald Trump hates "DEI." But the way DOGE went about doing it was even dumber than you probably imagined. They fed abstracts into ChatGPT and demanded an answer in fewer than 120 characters.

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When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

WOW! So apparently #NEH McDonald thinks it would be unfair to deny college applicants based on a keyword search of racial identities, but totally fine to deny grant applications on the basis of keyword searches on sex and race. youtu.be/KiDcKST03Zk?...

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Michael McDonald Deposition in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit About the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I’m a literary scholar not a legal scholar, but I am guessing bc they can claim ignorance? Dunno. But how do you prep a guy who has obviously been the beneficiary of hand outs his whole career?

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Oh wait! It gets better: #NEH McDonald says that affirmative action “gives preference based on adherence to race…” or another group. He later says race is “immutable” but the practice is divisive and unfair. He says it creates a “caste” system, then can’t define it. youtu.be/KiDcKST03Zk?...

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Michael McDonald Deposition in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit About the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Here is #NEH chairman Michael McDonald unable to articulate what he means by “viewpoint discrimination” b/c what he means is “when *my* view is deemed inappropriate or wrong.” Eg. fine to discriminate against immigrants’ speech, just not his. youtu.be/KiDcKST03Zk?...

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Michael McDonald Deposition in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit About the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I think it is important to note that this is precisely an example of the “deep state” that Republicans have accused Democrats of demonstrating that every accusation is actually a confession. McDonald who started in 2003 admits he has wanted this for 23 years!

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I have not been privy to any of this along the way, but from a distance I have witnessed your and @jasonrhody.bsky.social ‘s careful, detailed, committed efforts fighting for justice and transparency in the destruction of public investment in the humanities. I am so proud to be an #MLA member today

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Watching deposition video now Here is current NEH Chairman Michael McDonald describing his early career at a legal organization that worked to strike down affirmative action under the guise of constitutional conservatism: a term he either refuses or is unable to define. #NEH youtu.be/KiDcKST03Zk?...

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Michael McDonald Deposition in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit About the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

All of the spreadsheets discussed in the testimony can be found on the MLA’s website. This was listed as exhibit 4 in the discovery materials. #NEH #NEHODH. Apparently giving fair access to resources to colleges and universities with historically less public funding is now DEI.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If you had a grant cancelled, I really recommend you look at the spreadsheet the DOGE bros created with ChatGPT to determine if a grant was DEI. Here is what they said about mine: DHRIFT.org

Prompt asking ChatGPT to classify a grant description as DEI with yes or no and 120 character justification. Response reads: Yes, DHRIFT aims to provide equitable access to technical training and pedagogical support in digital humanities, addressing inequities in distribution of resources.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

In case you missed the article in the NY Times, here is a gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a... #NEH #NEHODH #DH

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When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Resharing for those who missed yesterday’s post. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this might be one of the only lawsuits where the DOGE bros have been deposed.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH youtu.be/jomaMvItnew?...

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Justin Fox Deposition (Part 3) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

More evidence that what we have been witnessing is the hostile takeover of the government to advance the agenda of the few. There is nothing legal or just behind what happened in DOGE takeovers. Only the unscrupulous exercise of power to mislead and control the public for personal gain.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Spending time lately on my data viz skills with Python & since I'm an #ALLCAPS fan, I created a heatmap of #Ovechkin 's first 900 goals divided by period +OT and 2-min intervals.

Heatmap of Ovechkin's 900 goals by 2 minute game intervals on X axis and period plus overtime on y axis. Highest goals scored in minutes 12-13 of Period 1 (40), minutes 2-3 in Period 2 (39), minutes 8-9 in period 1 and minutes 10-11 in period 3 tied for third most goals (38). Fewest goals scored in regulation at minutes 6-7 in Period 2.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Also this set from Our World in Data: Max Roser and Hannah Ritchie (2023) - “Books” Published online at OurWorldinData.org. Retrieved from: 'ourworldindata.org/books' [Online Resource]

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Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Visualization and design has changed so much in 25+ years. I don’t think we talk enough about professional development and continuing courses for higher ed faculty. Time to learn suffers when the need to produce is all that matters.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I’m taking two classes this semester: special librarianship and information design & visualization. It’s so humbling & invigorating to realize how much more there is to learn.

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Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It doesn’t matter how old you are or how long you have been do the work, getting an invitation to participate in an event with people you admire and respect lifts your spirits and keeps you afloat.

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