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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 03/10/2026

University leaders seem to forget that "the public" includes students, faculty, and staff who study and work at the institutions they lead. The "public" is not some external, amorphous thing to the university. If you can't treat the people on your campus with decency, then yeah, they won't trust you

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Has the president of @lsu.bsky.social resigned yet? And, while you're here, keep uplifting Kendall Francis as she bravely speaks out, while her rapist continues to enjoy college life, and the privilege of playing football.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Into the sea with all of them.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What does it mean to be an "unapologetic feminist" who works in the oil and gas business, while running as a Republican for U-M regent?

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's election season! Thanks to voters several years ago, Michiganders have several ways to vote - early & on Election Day (see linked post). Take a minute today to check your voter status, and whether you're permanently enrolled in absentee ballot voting. Then share with your friends and family!

ballotpower.org

Ballot Power

Your Personalized Voting Companion

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mike Bouchard: “Socialism? Not on my watch.” Also Mike Bouchard: “My entire career and personal identity is the U.S. military.”

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

After my small experiment last week with "Ai Detectors," I have concluded that they are BULLSHIT. A paragraph that I wrote 100% on my own got between 0% to 25% AI detection using 4 different services. It's bullshit. If someone was using the 25% detection tool, then what?

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bless all vaccines & the people who make them possible - especially Novavax. I am so grateful for a non-mRNA vax that doesn't level me for 2 days, or give me armpit swelling for weeks. I'm a Novavax evangelist & so glad to see it's more ubiquitous this year than in the past. PS: get your flu shot!

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What I very clearly remember was the paranoia. This was especially true if you were part of any activist circles. And the unity was bullshit. I wore a very simple 'No War' 🚫 pin on my bag while grocery shopping, and a man got in my face and just started screaming at me in the frozen food aisle...

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm sorry, I cannot and will not leave individual reviews for stores, products, or doctors I've seen. It's constant and repetitive! I will leave a review for project contractors or trades workers, because those are important for their business. But, If you don't hear from me, consider me satisfied.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If you are affiliated with University of Michigan, please take some time to read the AI policy draft, and use the feedback form to provide your thoughts. Both the draft policy and form are linked in the first paragraph. My initial thoughts below. www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I have nieces who are 12 and 10. Aside from the raccoon protocol, this is not the future I want for them.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Arabic for Orangutan is just “human of the forest” (or also “wild human”) which, if I’m not mistaken, is what the term Orangutanmeans in the original Malay

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We were picking up branches in the yard. Our neighbor emerged with his gas powered leaf blower, lasted about 2 minutes before giving up. Mind you, this man used to travel the state calibrating lab microscopes before retiring, but is somehow unaware of the physics of leaf blowing in the rain.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Once again, Michigan Storm Chasers were on it when Accuweather had no tornado warning. MSC are all volunteers, and have an app. Their live stream is my go to for severe weather. Kick them a few bucks, because they really are providing an incredible service even as federal funding is cut.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When I see headlines of measles resurgence in the U.S. directly related to RFK Jr.'s anti-science, conspiracy theory addled brain, I think about what he did years ago in Samoa, and his subsequent use of social media to promote his anti-vax views. This man hates children. Full stop.

pulitzercenter.org

Samoa’s Tragedy and RFK Jr.’s Alleged Role

Part three of Tragedy in Paradise, an Atlanta News First investigation shedding light on potential consequences of declining vaccination rates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOZnUjMnzdU SAMOA —...

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Right. Genocide is a legal term, and a number of international organizations, including the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention & Human Security have called what is happening to Palestinians in Palestine a genocide.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Thirty years ago, Parker Posey would have starred in the Raygun mockumentary written and directed by Christopher Guest. Anyway, that documentary was...something.

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BREAKING: sucks to have stuff renamed by white people, doesn’t it?

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My union friend's band, and their 9-5 mashup. I think Dolly would have loved it. Thank unions it's the weekend!!

fatangryhens.bandcamp.com

9 to 5/Fascists Bound to Lose, by Fat Angry Hens

track by Fat Angry Hens

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Counterpoint: Academia is rife with exploitation, low pay, harassment, and job insecurity. Postdocs, adjuncts & non-tenure faculty ARE workers. Solidarity with all burger flippers, retail clerks, construction workers, agricultural laborers, and anyone else who trades their precious time for money.

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Natalie V. @nvbinder.io · 28/08/2026

lol sounds like something management would say

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 28/04/2024

if it is a chopped cheese you wish to see, you must solve my riddles three

Photo of the exterior of a Brooklyn bodega with a striped awning and merchandise in the windows. the door is open with a large gray rug on the wooden floor and a ginger tabby cat is plopped like a loaf on said rug with its front paws tucked.

zoomed in version of previous photo
Showing a better view of the little ginger loaf, and its striped tail extended behind it

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ypsi Mutual Aid fundraiser for Gary, Indiana. It’s going to be a long recovery for this community.

givebutter.com

Supplies for Gary, Indiana

By MUTUAL AID NETWORK OF YPSILANTI

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's just very weird to be in a department meeting, and someone unmutes to announce Dolly has died, and then a bunch of people start crying. She really did so much for kids, literacy & reading, and was just a kind-hearted soul. The grief is at least shared.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We never have enough time with people like Dolly.

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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Also it's just literally not true. To the extent that the word "genocide" was coined to describe any one particular event, that one event was the Armenian Genocide.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

She shouldn't have been charged at all, forced to give birth in jail, or take a plea deal. Her original charge was 1st degree murder. Justice for Keshia, and for all women who usually serve much longer sentences for trying to escape abuse than their abusers face for committing domestic violence.

chicago.suntimes.com

Prosecutors expected to offer new deal to woman accused of killing boyfriend as trial kicks off

Keshia Golden has said she acted in self defense when she stabbed Calvin Sidney. Prosecutors are now expected to offer a deal that would reduce a first-degree murder charge to involuntary manslaughter...

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The NYT is such biased raw ass. He wasn't sitting quietly wearing a novelty shirt. He disrupted an event that people paid for and harassed professionals on the clock.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🧵 I got my first dose of the shingles vax today, a few years early. 50 is such an arbitrary age for coverage. Shouldn't people who didn't have access to the chickenpox vax qualify? The chicken pox vaccine wasn't broadly available in the US until the mid 90s, so us 80s kids just got chickenpox...

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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Me when I have some emails to reply to

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Data center encroachment is unpopular across the political spectrum. The issue of hyperscale data centers would be a slam dunk for Democrats if they'd quit dilly dallying and get on the moratorium train. They're banking on big tech $$ to win, when all they have to do is *listen to constituents*.

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I have recalled the groceries that are in your pantry and which you were probably planning to eat forgive me they’re full of salmonella and maybe broken glass

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Another horrific layer to Israel's genocide of Palestinians. We must say exactly what is happening. This specific call for terrorism reminds me of the Bosnian genocide, where people were hunted for sport by the VRS and by wealthy tourists. I've run out of words to describe the depravity.

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In case you’re somehow *still* wondering how young people and non-white groups all over the nation could possibly stand with Luigi—out of principle.. Here’s why.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Neutrogena should never have recovered for having fired her - after 10 years on their campaign - when she was diagnosed with postpartum depression. After listening to her final interview from May, it's so clear she struggled every day with mental health and residual trauma. May she rest in peace.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In the no-lettuce wake, I started making this delicious fennel apple salad, and now, I'm kind of obsessed. As long as you can find fennel in the store, it's very easy to whip up. It's also incredibly refreshing, and goes with any meal. I threw in some peaches the last batch. Mandarin slices, too!

streetsmartkitchen.com

Crunchy Fennel Apple Salad with Honey Vinaigrette and Walnuts

This fennel apple salad is a gluten-free and vegan-friendly healthy side dish that only takes 10 mins to put together. So crunchy and yummy!

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I don't know how to report this, but a real issue is that communities in the US experiencing multiple extreme weather events in the last six months now also have to deal with concerns about the safety of food donations and food procurement due to stuff like diarrhea lettuce and unsafe jalapenoes

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I really appreciate conferences like ThriveLib. This year is no exception. But I can't help but think that library administration should be attending these sessions to prevent the burnout in the first place. Instead, it's employees trying to bandaid their mental health + tenuous employment.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It's the use of the term "AI psychosis" to describe people who are anti-GenAI, then claiming that portion of the population is in some dark, dusty corner of the internet that she stumbled into like Alice down the rabbit hole.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Big tech is steeped in non-consent. We could argue all day what type of center this is: "research computing" "data" etc. Ypsilanti residents have repeatedly said no to this project, for a variety of well-researched reasons (environmental, community, ethical). The point: UM is forcing it on them.

record.umich.edu

University of Michigan selects Textile Road as preferred site for landmark research computing center | The University Record

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I would actually love to see some writing on how gAI is making academic labor even more inaccessible for disabled academics, actually, instead of the one note AI=access tech thing we get. Some of us are running out of spoons and fumes.

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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Enjoying this @thrivelib.bsky.social keynote from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social noting stats on Covid, mental health, neurodivergence, substance abuse, political disruption, & trauma impacting #library workers. Very eye opening and sadly familiar. Library workers are in crisis across the country.

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