Ginny Vitiello
@gvitiello.bsky.social
Dev psych, early ed, science, math, individual differences. Trans-inclusive feminist. New College 💔 Mostly re-post stuff.
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Expect normal people in all walks of life to believe pseudoscience, paranormal claims, and conspiracy theories. Most people do! But everyone’s different too. One might believe in ghosts, but not Bigfoot, or vice versa. Some people believe a ton such claims, some only believe one or two. Zero is rare
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Expect normal people in all walks of life to believe pseudoscience, paranormal claims, and conspiracy theories. Most people do! But everyone’s different too. One might believe in ghosts, but not Bigfoot, or vice versa. Some people believe a ton such claims, some only believe one or two. Zero is rare
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• Nvidia calls it DLSS Frame Generation
• AMD calls it fluid motion frames or HYPR-RX
• AMD calls it fluid motion frames or HYPR-RX
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
• Nvidia calls it DLSS Frame Generation
• AMD calls it fluid motion frames or HYPR-RX
• AMD calls it fluid motion frames or HYPR-RX
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Last night's Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil was a moving gathering that provided space to honor and remember loved ones lost to anti-trans violence, rhetoric, and injustice.
Boston remains dedicated to protecting our trans neighbors and everyone’s right to live joyously and authentically.
Boston remains dedicated to protecting our trans neighbors and everyone’s right to live joyously and authentically.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Last night's Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil was a moving gathering that provided space to honor and remember loved ones lost to anti-trans violence, rhetoric, and injustice.
Boston remains dedicated to protecting our trans neighbors and everyone’s right to live joyously and authentically.
Boston remains dedicated to protecting our trans neighbors and everyone’s right to live joyously and authentically.
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Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
A guy makes ONE tiny mistake (has a years-long friendship with the world's worst sex trafficker; brags about sexually harassing colleagues; is racist; says women are stupid) and his whole LIFE is blown up (does slightly fewer speaking engagements; keeps teaching at #1 university)??!?!?!?!?!
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
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“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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Results from a National Academies of Science report presented by @lisagennetian.bsky.social: impact of EITC and expanded CTC cut poverty in half #appam2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Results from a National Academies of Science report presented by @lisagennetian.bsky.social: impact of EITC and expanded CTC cut poverty in half #appam2025
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Characteristics of SNAP recipients, from new @pewresearch.org analysis:
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Characteristics of SNAP recipients, from new @pewresearch.org analysis:
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Not enough for the TSA to discriminate against transgender travelers, it also finds ways to discriminate against its trans employees. And now one employee is suing.
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TWIBS: Kristi Noem Sued by Trans TSA Officer — Assigned
A trans TSA officer is suing head of DHS Kristi Noem over a policy that prevents the officer from doing her job just because she’s trans.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Not enough for the TSA to discriminate against transgender travelers, it also finds ways to discriminate against its trans employees. And now one employee is suing.
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The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Strega Nona turns 50 — and her art lives in Minneapolis
The University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tomie dePaola’s beloved picture book “Strega Nona,” showcasing the original illustrations and highlighting Minnesota’s unique role in preserving the warmth, artistry and enduring cultural impact of this classic story.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
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absolutely deranged responses here
when you put something in the microwave for a minute and a half, do you punch in 1:30 or :90?
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
absolutely deranged responses here
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November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Adult English language students visited the bus yesterday at Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle’s Student Celebration. Families shared a potluck and read their works to the gathering after visiting the bus.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Adult English language students visited the bus yesterday at Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle’s Student Celebration. Families shared a potluck and read their works to the gathering after visiting the bus.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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I didn't really use my health insurance for my first six years in the US. Then last summer, I was diagnosed with pre-cancerous cells in my cervix and then a broken neck in May, requiring months of physical therapy. I have spent more than $8k, even with employer insurance, just in the last two years.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I didn't really use my health insurance for my first six years in the US. Then last summer, I was diagnosed with pre-cancerous cells in my cervix and then a broken neck in May, requiring months of physical therapy. I have spent more than $8k, even with employer insurance, just in the last two years.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
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i never judge before all the facts are in but my working hypothesis is these people are morons
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
i never judge before all the facts are in but my working hypothesis is these people are morons
Got a chance to meet a school district’s nutrition staff recently and they were so dedicated to serving their students and making sure meals were good and as fresh as possible that I take every opportunity to mention it!
School lunches get a bad rap, but they're healthier than the average packed lunch. And making them free for all amplifies academic and health benefits for low-income kids by removing stigma/shame.
So I'm glad Colorado voted to raise taxes on high-income households to make school meals free for all.
So I'm glad Colorado voted to raise taxes on high-income households to make school meals free for all.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Got a chance to meet a school district’s nutrition staff recently and they were so dedicated to serving their students and making sure meals were good and as fresh as possible that I take every opportunity to mention it!
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Please check all that apply
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Please check all that apply
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begging with my entire heart for election results across the map which force the Dems to finally begin internalizing the lesson that throwing trans people under the bus is going to fuck them repeatedly
Decision Desk HQ has called the Virginia governors race for Spanberger. The millions of dollars in anti trans ads fell completely flat there.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
begging with my entire heart for election results across the map which force the Dems to finally begin internalizing the lesson that throwing trans people under the bus is going to fuck them repeatedly