iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Angel!!! Why you gotta miss that shot?! I cannot sit hold this tv much longer. The bartender really wants me to leave.

000

Side note: I’m in Chicago. Not ATL, LA, NY. There’s no local team in these games. 88-88 and 1 of the 9 dudes just noted “oh shit, that’s a game!” So yeah. Not everyone watches women’s sports. Just me and this one finance vest guy.

130

Ugh. A bunch of white dudes in polos and finance bro vests just showed up. 4 of 5 TVs have baseball game on. But they can’t shut up about the one TV In front of me showing the final 1 minute of the WNBA semifinals game. The staff are agitated. Who hurt these guys?

130

So yeah, clearly not “Everyone watches women’s sports”, but surely WNBA semifinals are more entertaining than random baseball games. AND cis men & crappy hotel bartenders are absolutely a bigger threat to women’s sports than trans women could ever be.

1130

Absolutely super hot, so she’s out after sunset. Also she’s campaigning in a part of the county that is unincorporated - so policing by sheriff’s dept 😬

1181

Update: I stood my ground and demanded food service and TV channel change. There are now 3 random dudes commenting on how good this liberty v dream game is.

2142

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

At a hotel bar, Me: can you put WNBA finals on - ESPN Bartender: others might want to watch this (baseball) Me: there’s no one at your bar. You can put me at another tv. B: But others might not want to watch it Me: I’ll get room service WTAF there is no one here!

1181

I would expect what little funding SBE spent / grants they supported were cross-directorate or co-funding with TIP or other programs that this administration wants to support (AI, tech transfer). So SBE is spending as a partner, supporter, or co-sign to other agency grants, not sole-SBE proposals.

080

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

and full time employees are being reassigned to EDU or TIP or just elsewhere to keep them working

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

NPR w/back to back reports: 1. Data centers in space - amazing b/c solar is cheap & abundant 2. School districts rerouting buses bc price $$$ diesel - those with EVs, no problem 3. Europeans release diesel reserves No through line about Trump gutting renewable energy efforts & starting stupid war

022

Reposted by Mary Feeney

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

To speed up mass deportations, the Trump administration didn't just launch raids—it stripped $200M+ from nonprofit legal aid groups, bringing them to the brink of collapse. Here’s how immigrant legal defense barely survived the campaign to kneecap them:

motherjones.com

First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.

How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.

313189

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Baby Reindeer, but not Abbott Elementary?

000

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Same in PHX. It's finally not over 100F in the day and getting down to 80F at night. Yay for winter!!!

static.klipy.com

Man It's Hot Out Here (Jumanji)

Alt: Man It's Hot Out Here (Jumanji) - image of man in desert

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dr. Oz if for moms having autonomy & power to make medical decisions related to vaccines - bc they love their kids. But he's very much against mom's having autonomy & decision making power with regard to reproductive rights or gender affirming care

060

NSF leadership in a new golden age of science

Who could have predicted a MBA running the NSF might lead to more funding for industry & fewer research investments in the production of public goods and public value. Here comes the New Golden Age of Science!

nsf.gov

The U.S. National Science Foundation was established in 1950 to keep American discovery at the frontier. That mission has not changed. The science and technology ecosystem around it has...

131

Econ 101 probably does too. but who knows if this guy even teaches any more...

000

this econ professor pulling down $400K a year is worried about balance and equilty across the university

2152

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

the base assumption that there are two political perspectives in our society and lectures to students should represent them by balanced halves is a wild starting point. Fantastic writing by these students!

2283

Apparently the FBI also removed the restriction on applicants who have hired a prostitute. Which means, the applicant not only hired a prostitute, they got CAUGHT doing so. The getting caught part should be disqualifying!

070

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Not just social media deep fakes, these signs all over Mesa AZ. No democrat would vote for Biggs, but these signs aim to trick low information votes. If the signs on Broadway Ave don't have any "paid for by XX campaign" information on them, is it legal for others (e.g. me) to remove them?

kjzz.org

Turning Point activists use fake posts to claim Democrats are backing Biggs for Arizona governor

Conservative political activists working with Turning Point Action posted fake images on social media claiming a group of Democrats, including a progressive state lawmaker, are supporting Republican A...

021

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Foster pupper, Buckaroo, says howdy!

Blue heeler cattle dog mix with big pointy ears and needy eyes

Sleepy blue heeler puppy looking lovable

Little 14wk blue heeler puppy playing with 6yo Arizona supper mutt. Big vicious teeth exposed, but all sweet play vibes

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Italian women’s coach isn’t just a lovable meme. He’s also able to turn a 22 point deficit in 3rd quarter to a tie game with 1min left in the 4th.

Capobianco arms up in giant Italian gesture

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

if love prevails, is it really a grift?

000

Reposted by Mary Feeney

Mary Grace #EndTheDeathPenaltyEverywhere @emgeekay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m a little sad today. I found out a friend is in favour of banning certain library books. As a librarian, I was trained to oppose censorship. It’s in the American Library Association Code of Ethics: www.ala.org/tools/ethics We fight for your right to read.

ala.org

ALA Code of Ethics

A framework of values and ethical responsibilities for the profession of librarianship.

373381681

Probably will continue as AAAS fellow and lifetime associate of the U.S. National Research Council

031

Ugh this makes my stomach turn. He's a big science communication guy who had lots of support from NSF in the time I was there. I can easily connect all the dots as to how he's ended up with a Foundation professorship in this specific school at ASU

050

The reading of CVs - across all academic introductions needs to cease. Audience members are there bc they know something about the person or the research. We don't need to be told they are the former vice chair & director of whatever. And if we want to know, we can check the computer in our pocket.

141

A big challenge, esp post-COVID (Zoom life) - we're now in the habit of raising hands & not interrupting one another. This hyper-politeness makes for long-winded speeches & prevents lively dialogue. I "invite" people to interrupt (politely) & crosstalk. This requires a strong moderator.

020

This is a must read for nearly every academic I know! Audiences want a moderator who challenges the panel & keeps things moving. There is so much we can do better to not waste people's time and not be boring.

011

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

this from an administration who is limiting refugee status to white South Africans while taking away TPS for Haitians & Syrians and regularly making racist statements about Somalians

0103

it's almost as if we have professional training and take our jobs seriously

0110

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It's difficult for ideologues to imagine, let alone understand, that many of us have political views yet still manage to behave as objective, professionals in our workplace.

080

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

not all 80 years olds, but always an 80 year old

1100

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

i dream of someday living in an America where 80 year olds are not the solution to our poor electoral choices

3701

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's so utterly insane, esp in Arizona where we are constantly telling everyone to drink more water. I suspect temps were way over 86F...that is the low in the middle of the night in Phoenix summers. If he was outside working out, it was def over 90F and probably closer to 100F

030

Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No checks and balances here folks, this legislator is "literally not qualified" to provide oversight to executive agencies...

011

purely anecdotal, but my experience in AZ has been: pharmacists are policing access while clinic workers are advancing public health. Maybe a policy difference or difference in the consequences of violating policies

100

Haha I never know if I am at a CVS or Walgreens! Clinic said they would do it, after pharmacist said no. But they are waiting on delivery. Of note: pharmacist did not offer the information that I could walk 10 feet over & get it without an Rx. I only knew bc last year was the same.

140

In AZ, a prescription is required to get the pharmacist to give you the shot, but if you ask the minute clinic nurse practitioner for the shot, they give it without a Rx or a reason

141

Now that the non-Amish have brought measles back, maybe they will start vaccinating. They could fully vaccinate their small communities quite quickly, while the combined MMR still exists

000

Might also want to consider your college student's access to healthcare and reproductive rights when selecting a state university. Illinois and Minnesota are both right there...