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Raechel Portelli

@raportelli.bsky.social

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Geographer- too many interests to take academia seriously (thanks ADHD)? Teach courses in data science, cartography, and GeoAI Literacy. If it's tactile art, I've probably attacked it in a hyperfocus episode ⭐

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · Jan 26

"What would you be like if there was nobody else in the world? Who would you be if the only opinion was yours? Because if you want to be truly happy you must be that person. You must search inside yourself for what is uniquely you. When you find it, polish it, until it becomes your style." Crisp'09

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 4h

A good excuse not to determine final grades for the 8 week courses:)#ThankYouAmazon

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 1d

At the South Portland ICE facility, after pushing back the crowd to let some vehicles leave, agents gassed the street for approximately 10 minutes solid. S Bancroft was opaque with gas; agents also threw flash grenades and shot pepper bullets.

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 21h

Close looking today. Gray tree frog. His little froggy knee pits are yellow and black spots.

Gray tree frog with gray and lighter gray splotching but yellow and black spots in his joints.

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 23h

Lol, it's amazing how long things can hide. One of my chores was cleaning the kitchen and I used to throw away Mom's old (like before I was born) spices and herbs. She'd take them out of the garbage and put them back.

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 1d

Working on the GeoAI Literacy course for next semester and came across this really interesting project. Very interesting perspectives that I can't say that I've given much thought to. The Better Images of AI Guide: blog.betterimagesofai.org/better-image...

Better Images of AI: A Guide for Users and Creators - Better Images of AI Blog

Stock images strongly influence the ways in which non-expert audiences think about and understand the topics they illustrate. This is why it is worrying that research has repeatedly shown that many im...

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Detroit Marathon Day to all the celebrates. Should be a "fun" one with the rain leftover and the high winds today.

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Louisville and NACIS for a fabulous time, but I'm completely ready to hit the road!💛

The "to hotel lobby" light up square sign

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 2d

Fungi by the riverboat this afternoon.

A close up of a turkey tail fungi. Beautiful striations like turkey tails

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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · 2d

It's a bird!
It's a fish!
No...it's a bird with a head just like that of an eagle!

Kelly McDonough gave an excellent talk on Nahua science at today's meeting of UT's History of Sci, Tech, Env. & Med. symposium. You can learn more in her book: uapress.arizona.edu/book/indigen...

#histSTM #histsci 🗃️

Kelly McDonough discusses Nahua science in front of an image of a fish whose head is "just like that of an eagle" from Book XI of the Florentine Codex.

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 2d

Final day of Intro to Geo Data Science on Friday of a conference... Not the best idea ever. But everyone seems to be turning into their work. So yay?

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so glad you came! Thank you:)

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for attending @rsimmon.bsky.social !

Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 3d

Sky High: Uncovering the legacy of women in aerial photography
Raechel Portelli ggis.illinois.edu/directory/pr...

www.abebooks.com/first-editio...

#NACIS2025

Cover of "Our Country from the Air”. Book title and silhouette of a 2-engine propellor aircraft in silver print on a navy blue background.

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 4d

The story of my life! LOL I've given up and just accept all the spellings and pronunciations🙂

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 4d

Come work with me! My department at JMU is hiring for a tenure-track historian of the modern US (post 1950). Otherwise, the position is broadly construed. We are a large department in a growing university with strong enrollment, just 2 hrs from the archives in DC 🗃️ networks.h-net.org/jobs/69300/j...

James Madison University - Assistant Professor of History | H-Net

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 5d

Handy Map of SF Bay, from "The Cartoon Guide of California" by Reg Manning (1939 - David Rumsey Map Collection). #gischat

www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet...

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 4d

Even more beautiful in person. Love the colors so much!

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 4d

In case you are wondering - Yes, I'm the weirdo wandering in yellow💛 I also packed nothing but yellow clothing because I wear yellow clothing everyday🙃 Why? Because it was my gramma's favorite andwardrobing is a lot easier💛

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 5d

Kind of excited that purple and yellow are part of this year's color scheme. I brought yellow for dayssss.💛

Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 5d

Oh yuck!

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 5d

@ this @haymarketbooks.org “Solidarity Against Sadism” panel, @keeanga.bsky.social brilliantly calls out hypocrisy among university leaders — eg, Penn + Barnard — denouncing the Trump compact while still upholding the 🇵🇸 exception: “lecturing the public about having tough conversations, except for 🇵🇸”

Solidarity Against Sadism: An Emergency Town Hall

YouTube video by Haymarket Books

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Profolus @profolus.com · 5d

The Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations commissioned Deloitte to conduct an independent review in June 2024. The report, which was published in early 2025, was evaluated by academics. Analyses revealed serious errors linked with AI use.

Australia Paid $440K to Deloitte for a Report Riddled with AI-Generated Errors - Profolus

A Deloitte review commissioned in June 2024 faced scrutiny when false references linked to artificial intelligence drafting were discovered.

www.profolus.com

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 5d

Purposely stayed a bit further away from the conference since I knew it would make me anxious if I was around it the whole time. But now I need the courage to drive into the city.

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University of Illinois RBML @illinoisrbml.bsky.social · 12d

What do you get when you cross a peepshow with a petite book? A peti-pshow!

A peepshow, or tunnel book, is a book format that spaces multiple illustrated leaves apart from one another to create an illusion of depth when viewed through a front opening.

A peepshow book depicting a conductor and an orchestra.

A peepshow book depicting people in a library.

A peepshow book depicting a whale in front of a ship.

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 7d

#MondayNetwork - a regular appeal to any #skystorians with intersecting interests: food /nutrition, surviving climate change, environmental determinism, race science, exploration, acclimatisation & physiology, cit sci, Indigenous knowledge, & related topics to say hi or share link to your work! 🗃️

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