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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m at a Yo Yo Ma concert I’m at a football game I’m at a combination Yo Yo Ma concert and football game

Yo Yo Ma on the big screen at the Big House

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To be fair, I would also be happier if they were doing this.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

FFS I don’t want to “vibe local” I just want you to show me, on the map, where I can find the address I entered!!

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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

80 hours of embroidery! This aerial landscape is directly inspired by Dartmoor and I'd say I have another 30-ish hours to go? I'm now starting to fill in the fields for the sheep, the tor area will be done last as I'm still deciding whether I want a slope or not 😅 I hope you like it! #art

An embroidery hoop containing a sewn aerial-view landscape. It depicts a moorland scene in a range of green shades, about 70% completed.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Uhhh is someone doing CRM work ahead of the terrible arch or are some workers lying about being archaeologists? 🤔 🏺🧪

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FYI, this is also the first day you can go to the city clerk's office, request to fill out an absentee ballot, fill it out there, and hand it in in person. I've done that before as an alternative to early voting. I even got an "I Voted" sticker!

I'm fascinated by this linguistically. "Same-sex" clearly has come to mean "gay/lgbtq+" to her, presumably from "same-sex marriage". The reference to bathrooms suggests she's talking about trans people, in particular. Are people commonly using "same-sex" as an adjective meaning "lgbtq+-friendly"?

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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Florida man distances himself from Florida man?

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Leeches. And dying, of course.

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Also, ever since the court opened up birthright citizenship for people whose parents/grandparents/g-grands were Canadian, I know like 5 PhDs (including myself) who are currently exploring the possibilities. That giant sucking sound is the brains draining northward.

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Discussed with hubby. I think the phrase is mostly associated in our minds with Evangelicals. It seems to have become a standard description of leadership in higher ed *in southern institutions*, where Evangelical language is prevalent in secular and religious contexts. It sounds odd to me, a Yankee

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Christine Sprunger @sprunger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A Baker Tilly campus-wide survey on academic governance. Hmm.

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MSU is looking for the next Director of AgBioResearch! This position is an upper admin admin position and the successful candidate will report to the Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. wittkieffer.com/positions/a1...

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Director, AgBioResearch

Michigan State University (MSU) seeks a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as the next Director of AgBioResearch. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest are invited. Michigan...

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Question for my higher ed peeps: does the phrase “servant leader” have religious meaning to you? To me it’s explicitly Christian (Mt 20:26) but I keep seeing it in higher ed leadership descriptions and I’m wondering if it has lost that connotation in this context.

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I’m so confused. Obvs the thing about not filing a claim is weird, but how are they (or someone else??) committing *fraud* if they are paying insurance premiums but not filing claims?

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Back in the day, the Morris school board banned all signs related to non-class-related events (including school theater productions!) to keep the Gay-Straight Alliance club from advertising. Originally they voted to ban the club but their attorney told them this would happen:

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if you liked the thread about “everyone on the bus has realized the driver is going the wrong way,” you will love “hundreds of confused Portlanders ditched by crew and stranded in Iceland” I have to go to bed but I need to know if Sarah makes it to her flight!!!

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One reason it can be hard to work with academics: we were always the kid who did all the work on the group project. Trust others to do their job right? Pshaw!

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The one and only thing I agreed with the Trump admin about was ending daylight savings. And we didn’t get that either.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

People think malaria is a tropical disease, but it's not. Outbreaks were common in northern ports in the 19th century and it was endemic in the US South. It's a disease of poverty. I can't remember the author but his line stuck with me: The most effective antimalarial medication is money.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Honest to God, I blame my total social ineptness for my continued presence in academia. By the time I realized, "Wow, I don't belong here," I was already committed. I was just so used to feeling out of place that I didn't realize it was for issues of class/background, not my personality. LOL

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ironically, the malware I struggle with most is the McAfee "protection" that came pre-installed. It keeps taking over my browser and changing my search engine. Fingers crossed that I finally got rid of it for good.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have not responded to the email that you sent me and which you probably spent awhile writing Forgive me it was so long and my executive functioning is completely shot

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I used to use her article as the basis for an in-class activity and discussion. My students always seemed surprised when I didn't necessarily agree that there was only one obviously "right" answer to where to send your kids to school. This stuff is hard.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

King's Quest. Yes, I am ancient.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Stopped after the football game to get cookies for church fellowship tomorrow. 20yo told me that she thinks I'm "a Catholic Wolverine at heart, but a practicing Presbyterian Spartan." Fair enough.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I need this announcer to stop using the words “violence” and “trigger”.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Maybe someone found the actual Wolverines wandering around A2 and got them back to the Big House in time for the second half.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Is the Wolverine offensive line clear on which team they’re playing for????

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of my team members lives in Connecticut. She was talking about this. Sounds like it's going to be a huge issue come winter.

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Hubby came home from dropping the kids at school. He said the corner gas station had $5/gallon regular gas. Crazy.

I did something foolish, thoughtless, and rather embarrassing twenty five years ago. Now seems like a great time to obsess about it.

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Frandor-area intersections among 'most dangerous.' See full list

“Five of the ten most dangerous intersections in the region are around Frandor? I’m shocked!” Said nobody from Lansing ever. Check out this article from Lansing State Journal: Frandor-area intersections among 'most dangerous.' See full list www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...

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Michigan Auto Law identified the most dangerous intersections in Ingham County, based on 2025 crash data.

If I spend $15,000 a year at the grocery store, and I say, ‘I’m not going to buy food anymore,’ I don’t lose $15,000 a year. It’s very simple. Right?

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