DrHeatherColburn

Teaching Spanish off tenure track, being mom to a young kid, remembering hazy, Appalachian summer days, and dreaming of warm beaches.

[DrHeatherColburn @HeatherLColburn]

Anyone at @astoundconnects know when the Chicago internet outage will be restored? It has been almost 7 hrs now and your phone mssg gives no info. TIA.

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over a South Shore building. A @ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims.

For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in the midnight Chicago raid are telling their stories. https://t.co/LYWt2bBZbd

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

J.D. “JUST DANCE” VANCE, WHO NOBODY LIKED UNTIL TRUMP PICKED HIM OUT OF THE "BARGAIN BIN" IN THE WALMART CLEARANCE SECTION, WENT ON FOX TO TRASH ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR GOVERNOR. THE DANCING QUEEN CAN’T STOP! I LIVE RENT-FREE IN HIS HEAD (VERY TINY SPACE, ALMOST NO ROOM WITH "THE COUCH"). HE IS VERY WEAK... THE GUY CAN'T RUN, TAKES MORE "VACATIONS" THAN ANY VICE PRESIDENT IN HISTORY (AND WE’VE HAD SOME LAZY ONES!), GOT CAUGHT TAKING PHOTOS IN THE BATHROOM (VERY SICK!) AFTER APPLYING HIS EYELINER AND WEARS A COMMUNIST RED SHIRT. PERFECT, SINCE "CHAIRMAN TRUMP" NOW OWNS INTEL AND TELLS HIM WHAT TO WEAR. WHY DOES FOX AIR THIS NONSENSE? THEY EDIT THE TAPES, AND EVEN TRY TO MAKE HIM LOOK "SMART," BUT HE IS A TOTAL JOKE. FOX SHOULD BE ASHAMED. STOP GIVING AIRTIME TO A TOTAL LOSER. HIS TIME WOULD BE BETTER SPENT PRACTICING FOR HIS SOON “DEBUT” ON DANCING WITH THE STARS. EVERYONE’S LAUGHING AT HIM, BELIEVE ME! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GCN

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Trump and JD have cut OVER $1 TRILLION in mental health funding including:
- $1 trillion in Medicaid, the nation’s primary funder of mental health services
- $1 billion from school mental health programs
- $1.1 billion from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- $1.81 billion in National Institutes of Health mental health-related grants

[Appodlachia @appodlachia]

Look at this Temu Saddam Hussein-ass Oval Office

[JB Pritzker @JBPritzker]

On biblical grounds, I think you should sit this one out.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING — AND I AGREE — THAT I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM (AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR) DESERVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. WHY? BECAUSE OF THE “MOST INCREDIBLE MAPS IN THE HISTORY OF MAPPING” (EVEN COLUMBUS). THESE MAPS WILL END THE “VERY RIGGED” ELECTIONS, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN (MAGA!!!), RETAKE CONGRESS “FOR THE PEOPLE”, AND SAVE DEMOCRACY. NOBODY ELSE COULD HAVE DONE THIS — CERTAINLY NOT THE “SELF-PROCLAIMED” MASTER DEALMAKER DONALD “TACO” TRUMP (TINY HANDS) WHO MISSED “THE DEADLINE” AND LOST (SAD!). PEACE THROUGH MAPS — NO ONE HAS EVER THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE. I AM THE “PEACE TIME” GOVERNOR NOW, STOPPING “POLITICAL WARS” BEFORE THEY START. HARMONY, UNITY, EVEN LOVE. THE NOBEL COMMITTEE HAS GIVEN THIS AWARD TO LESSER PEOPLE FOR MUCH LESS. I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, ACTUALLY EARNED IT. THE WORLD WILL BE SAFER, KINDER, AND FRANKLY MORE “BEAUTIFUL” BECAUSE OF MY MAPS. GIVE GAVIN THE NOBEL, MANY ARE SAYING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GCN

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots

[Bill Bramhall @BillBramhall]

Cartoon

[DrHeatherColburn @HeatherLColburn]

Clearly an @astoundconnects outage or some other issue in Chicagoland. Download speed nonexistent. I might as well go to the server and get it myself. I guess it’s consolation that I’m not the only one…?

[City of Chicago Department of Law @ChicagoCityLaw]

The City reached a $2.2 million settlement with ResiPro for performing construction renovations without proper permits. The settlement restricts ResiPro's business and offers affected parties private inspections and up to $10,000 in restitution funds.

https://t.co/btZclwxfts

[Appodlachia @appodlachia]

We get tons of questions about what’s been going on at WVU, and we want to put out an informative post on our social media accounts detailing the major things with the budget/layoffs etc. for our followers.

What are the most important things that have happened thus far?

[Christopher Hale @Chrishale92]

It’s a Sad Day In America When We Have Become Numb To Seeing Images Like These. 🇺🇸🤦🏻‍♂️😭 With an #activeshooter on campus, students at @UNC Chapel Hill climbed out of classroom windows in fear of being killed if they stayed.

#ChapelHill #MassShootings #UNC #SadDay #UNCChapelHill

[ACTFL @actfl]

ACTFL supports world language professionals at WVU & urges @gordongee & WVU leadership to re-think the short-sighted, proposed elimination of world languages at the state's flagship university. It's bad for teachers, it's bad for students, it's bad for WV. https://t.co/olekmkuNkp

[FEMA @fema]

Maui residents affected by the ongoing wildfires can now apply for federal disaster assistance.

Three easy ways to apply:

- Online: https://t.co/gryh5A6N9X
- Call: 800-621-3362 (Press 3 for an interpreter who speaks your language)
- FEMA App: https://t.co/bCOlw2Mh7B

[Lisa Di Bartolomeo ☮️🇺🇦🌈 @LMDiBartolomeo]

The Department of World Languages at #WVU is recommended for dissolution, eliminating ALL programs, grad and undergrad, and reducing faculty to ZERO.

[DrHeatherColburn @HeatherLColburn]

Just started Day 3 of no internet (or cable) from @astoundconnects , meaning no WFH. Again. On the bright side, just started Day 1 of looking at @Xfinity as our new provider.

[DrHeatherColburn @HeatherLColburn]

Another day of Astoundingly bad internet/cable. Thanks for nothing, @astoundconnects

[The Daily Northwestern @thedailynu]

"We are dismayed to learn that our students have been victims and also perpetrators of hazing, sexual assault, and racism," 263 members of Northwestern faculty wrote and signed.
https://t.co/tkF9dtDnli

[Women Faculty for a Better NU @faculty_a]

Read our op-Ed in USA Today: we need reform and accountability from our administration and our athletics program https://t.co/Vx20pBG9v5