Diana A

“in my house … no one is cruel if they are fool enough to try then they die and what a death what a death to not be loved by me anymore” — Akwaeke Emezi

[Diana A @dianastarr]

While correcting a student’s missed HW Qs together, discussing her (good) thought processes, etc, we got to this one.
Her: [picked (C)]
Me: Oh. Well, you’re not wrong. I mean, talk a/b universal truth/being human.
Both of us: 😂😅😳😱🥺😭💀👻

[Diana A @dianastarr]

Oh hi! In about 1 hour, this is happening: https://t.co/DtbtpvdmZm
virtually with the @DickinsonMuseum
Here’s the link to register/join: https://t.co/Q1P8dv1Uux

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@feederofcats Thanks for answering 🤍

[Diana A @dianastarr]

An old must-read thread that dumb algorithms & stupid aggregator click-bait serendipitously washed up on my shore (aka, social media wasteland) recently:

[The author, Séamas O'Reilly @shockproofbeats]

When I was 7, my teacher told us to write an article about “world cultures” for school over the weekend. I remembered it late on Sunday so in a panic I made up something called the "Icelandic Fish Festival", figuring said teacher wouldn’t know either way.

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@SealeyChallenge This bingo is thanks to Brontez Purnell, @aracelisxgirmay, & 3 poets no longer with us. RIP Louise Glück, Ursula K LeGuin, & (maybe just Rest In something more karmically-appropriate for) Neruda…

[Diana A @dianastarr]

2nd BINGO of my #sealeychallenge 2024 @SealeyChallenge - https://t.co/cVTWXmnYck
Hoping this still counts—d/n clock the updated Bingo card til 8/30 😭🥺

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@katebbeall Agree. This is some Tom Bombadil level magic. The grin on my face as I watched all of it!

[Diana A @dianastarr]

I haven’t been linking all my #SealeyChallenge posts here this year, but thought I better at least record my 1st BINGO @SealeyChallenge https://t.co/UBqXkJXwel thanks to @theferocity, @Nic_Sealey, @caesarah_, & @aracelisxgirmay

[Diana A @dianastarr]

It's time for Congress to #FundLibraries. Join me in asking your members of Congress to sign to support crucial library funding! https://t.co/HJ8IsMsnAE via @LibraryPolicy

[Hazel Newlevant @HNewlevant]

What’s Up With COVID and How to Protect Yourself: 2024 Edition

New zine!! This is my (well-informed layperson’s) understanding of what’s going on with COVID right now and how to lower your risk of getting it (again). Read at https://t.co/1KmwMUq516 or in the thread below 👇

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@SMFMS_Podcast Is it The Scarlet Letter?

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@nathanwpyle A! Thank you for making it a surfing bear.
Or snake w/burrito (thanks for color correcting🐍)

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@jerichobrown Thank you for this. Permissions we forget to give ourselves.

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@Nnedi That’s … no good at all 😑

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@Nnedi 💯

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

As a clinical health psychologist, I notice that many people are using psychological defense mechanisms to downplay the risk of COVID.

These are my Top 7 examples:

🧵

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@DickinsonMuseum open me carefully
~~~
Registered & looking very forward

[Danielle Wilkes @MrsDWilkes]

Nike, a $165 *billion* company asked me, a public school teacher, to do their homework (scoring scholarship essays) for free so that I can make an impact in my community. It's time for school, Nike. #JustPayIt @Nike

[Diana A @dianastarr]

@johnkpeck 🤍 this, of course

[Jenny Lawson @TheBloggess]

In case you missed it, Nowhere Bookshop is in the news for a ridiculous and kind of hilarious reason: https://t.co/YC1g9gF7kS