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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 34m

It’s giving Long Beach Long Island tbh

The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 35m

How do you get this divorced

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 36m

This sweet story really made me wish I had some cash to kick this animal sanctuary.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...

A Beloved Zoo of Misfit Animals Is Almost Out of Money

www.nytimes.com

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 2h

Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 7h

Happy first anniversary @athousandpicnics.net. I have no idea how we got here but I’m so glad we did.

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 10h

It has the energy of men who think they could win a point or two off Serena

Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 10h

the video of the MAGA guy shouting slurs at No Kings protestors and then eating the pavement twice, explains how some people still think they would win a fight against a bear

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 10h

We don’t need to know

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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 18d

“when they tell you who they are, believe them “

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

* chanting * frogs frogs frogs

dude in an air inflatable frog suit with a sign reading DO I LOOK LIKE THE ENEMY WITHIN?

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 1d

I have been prepared for this for a long time

The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 1d

I had a similar experience having Julian Bond as a professor in college. He just very calmly explained the dogs and the beating and everything else, showed us his scars, etc. It truly changed the course of my life and I think of him with gratitude so often. What a gift.

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 1d

My UI benefits are less than a quarter of what I was making but I cannot accept any other income or I forfeit them.

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect day

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 1d

Recession indicator

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riley @riley.gauche.rodeo · 2d

the reveal on this is so crazy if you’ve been paying attention to recent media goings-on

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · May 30

guys,,,you have to watch this

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

He was briefly my congressman. I did not vote for him and didn’t enjoy calling his office but he’s certainly got his own code.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

It’s sad to realize how much of Andrew Cuomo’s career was just riding the coattails of his famous father.

by Meghan McCain

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes I am still able to be proud of the old alma mater for periods of four to six minutes!!

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

Well, I managed to be proud of the ole alma mater for about one full minute.

Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 2d

"A politics major at the University of Virginia was allegedly dismissed from a student-operated news site for refusing to apologize for asking hard questions of UVA interim President Paul Mahoney."

'Shame on UVA': Student producer fired for asking hard questions

A student journalist at UVA was fired for asking hard questions of UVA interim President Paul Mahoney and refusing to apologize.

augustafreepress.com

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Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 2d

UVA says no to the compact

To the University of Virginia community:

On Monday of last week, Rector Rachel Sheridan and I shared a message with the community regarding the proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. We were asked to provide comments on the proposal no later than October 20.

Today, I sent the letter below to the Secretary of Education and to White House officials. The letter confirms our core values and commitments while expressing our view that federal research funding should be based on merit.

I want to thank personally the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Council, and many other members of our community who expressed their opinions on the proposed Compact, through the online form we provided and other means. Your thoughtful feedback shows a profound care for the University and a strong commitment to its future.

We will continue to work to strengthen free expression and free inquiry, protect academic freedom, ensure affordability , promote intellectual pluralism, and maintain institutional neutrality in an increasingly polarized world. I am grateful for your continued dedication to the University and I look forward to working with you on these vital projects.

Paul Mahoney
Interim President
University of Virginia

October 17, 2025

The United States Department of Education
Washington, DC 20202

Dear Secretary McMahon, Ms. Mailman, and Mr. Haley,

Thank you for your letter inviting comment on the proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. We wholeheartedly agree that “American higher education is the envy of the world.” We also agree with many of the principles outlined in the Compact, including a fair and unbiased admissions process, an affordable and academically rigorous education, a thriving marketplace of ideas, institutional neutrality, and equal treatment of students, faculty, and staff in all aspects of university operations. Indeed, the University of Virginia leads in several of these areas and is committed to continuous improvement in all of them.

We seek no special treatment in exchange for our pursuit of those foundational goals. The integrity of science and other academic work requires merit-based assessment of research and scholarship. A contractual arrangement predicating assessment on anything other than merit will undermine the integrity of vital, sometimes lifesaving, research and further erode confidence in American higher education.

Higher education faces significant challenges and has not always lived up to its highest ideals. We believe that the best path toward real and durable progress lies in an open and collaborative conversation. We look forward to working together to develop alternative, lasting approaches to improving higher education.

Sincerely yours,

Paul Mahoney
Interim President
University of Virginia

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

Just to keep the ole blood pressure up

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in this pic and I don’t like it

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

Exceptionally

The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

He’s reveling so hard he’s like ten minutes from eating cold noodles out of a quart container over an industrial trash can

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The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

Giving off authentic FOH girlfriend/line cook boyfriend energy over here

The Rev. Col. Kirsten @ennuigo.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone talks about how the test of a relationship is an IKEA trip but I would like to suggest the real test is a panicky last-minute run to Restaurant Depot

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