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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 3d

Never thought I’d say this, but I miss Duo. Our new system requires facial recognition, a verified number, and facial recognition again before allowing access.

Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 4d

I was living in ignorant bliss of all of this a mere five seconds ago.

Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 4d

*Lowers head, get off phone, returns to grading the stuff sitting in my lap.

“Nearer to Thee”: The Still Evolving Legacy and Politics of Sam Cooke by Mark Anthony Neal

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 4d

"When I first heard Sam Cooke’s music, I had no idea that he had a legacy, that his voice had been tragically silenced in the prime of his life or that he once sang with one of my father’s favorite Gospel groups."
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All I knew was that there was something that I heard in the man’s voice. This was me, in the mid-1970s watching TV in our South Bronx…

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 4d

Came to see if someone made this reference 😆

a man is holding a piece of paper with the words `` you know , for kids . ''

ALT: a man is holding a piece of paper with the words `` you know , for kids . ''

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 4d

Yup. For a lot of people (I’m 45) this would necessitate “moving back home” with aging/elderly parents. For women, it likely means becoming a full-time care giver in exchange for a place to live.

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 5d

Party idea for #parents on #budget: hit up the #thriftstores and buy a bunch of different Spidey costumes for cheap. Then throw a Spiderverse-themed party at a local park where you supply the costumes. Provide silly string as the party activity and let them go at it (commit to cleaning up after).

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5d

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6d

Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 8d

Was back to campus 6 days after hip-replacement surgery and the one thing that was unbearable was wearing a bra.

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 9d

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d

MONKEYTRUCK (2025)

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

And let’s not forget Hooper’s affair with Ellen Brody in Benchly’s novel + the most anti-climatic death scene ever. One example where the movie was better than the book.

a man with a beard wearing a hat and glasses with the word jaws on the bottom

Alt: Richard Dreyfus’s as scientist Matt Hooper from the film Jaws.

spike from buffy the vampire slayer is talking to a woman .

Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

But more importantly:

Alt: spike from buffy the vampire slayer saying, “end my torment”

a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` let me go '' .

Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

Where was the big funeral for BW?

Alt: A close up of Black Widow from Avengers—about to plunge to her death—with the words, “let me go”

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

GA educator here who can verify that the deadlines they’re expecting us to meet are impossible.

Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

My large dog is a burrower who insists on sleeping under all the covers. Last night, she emerged right after I’d broken out my sewing kit to fix a Spidey costume. Pins and needles all over the bed…she’s lucky she’s adorable.

Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

Not what you asked for, but core memory unlocked by this story: One of the most beloved people in Muncie, IN (Ball State) for years was the local hot dog vendor who fed everyone when the bars closed at 3am. He genuinely loved his job and we loved him all the more for it.

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Lydia E. Ferguson @docfergus.bsky.social · 10d

My entire field (19CAmLit) died right after I graduated in 2016. The fact that there were no jobs to even apply for made the disappointment slightly more bearable.