Ty
@tyanna.bsky.social
linguistic anthropologist, postdoc in the forest 🌲, she/her
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"As one senior researcher told me, decades of painstaking work vanished overnight in an attack by an inexperienced and ideologically driven staff intent on dismantling the bureaucracy without understanding its purpose."
A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
hechingerreport.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"As one senior researcher told me, decades of painstaking work vanished overnight in an attack by an inexperienced and ideologically driven staff intent on dismantling the bureaucracy without understanding its purpose."
I don’t think it’s normal that we have a camera inside of the chickens’ coop and we’re evaluating and worrying about their behaviors.
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I don’t think it’s normal that we have a camera inside of the chickens’ coop and we’re evaluating and worrying about their behaviors.
An experience in the garden ❄️🌻🐥
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
An experience in the garden ❄️🌻🐥
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"Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
I just became shocked upon realizing that the youth are barely even sampling The Hush Sound in their TikToks
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I just became shocked upon realizing that the youth are barely even sampling The Hush Sound in their TikToks
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Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post
Sunrise and slides on the way to New Orleans for AAA!
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Sunrise and slides on the way to New Orleans for AAA!
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PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
they’re calling it the Big Beautiful Bill in the TikTok comments 💀
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
they’re calling it the Big Beautiful Bill in the TikTok comments 💀
There’s a lot of vibe degradation too (duh). Position your attention wisely.
On that note, I do not believe that most ADHD-centric mood board vibe accounts are doing good work. I think they’re working against us.
Throwing this out there because I would like the masses to have the frameworks.
On that note, I do not believe that most ADHD-centric mood board vibe accounts are doing good work. I think they’re working against us.
Throwing this out there because I would like the masses to have the frameworks.
Niche “I have a PhD in this” comment:
Very good things are happening on Instagram. Bad things too, I’m sure. Other places too, I’m sure.
But they’re seizing the means on Zuck’s own algos.
The youths are doing populism in ways you probably don’t even know about yet and you’re gonna know.
Very good things are happening on Instagram. Bad things too, I’m sure. Other places too, I’m sure.
But they’re seizing the means on Zuck’s own algos.
The youths are doing populism in ways you probably don’t even know about yet and you’re gonna know.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
There’s a lot of vibe degradation too (duh). Position your attention wisely.
On that note, I do not believe that most ADHD-centric mood board vibe accounts are doing good work. I think they’re working against us.
Throwing this out there because I would like the masses to have the frameworks.
On that note, I do not believe that most ADHD-centric mood board vibe accounts are doing good work. I think they’re working against us.
Throwing this out there because I would like the masses to have the frameworks.
Niche “I have a PhD in this” comment:
Very good things are happening on Instagram. Bad things too, I’m sure. Other places too, I’m sure.
But they’re seizing the means on Zuck’s own algos.
The youths are doing populism in ways you probably don’t even know about yet and you’re gonna know.
Very good things are happening on Instagram. Bad things too, I’m sure. Other places too, I’m sure.
But they’re seizing the means on Zuck’s own algos.
The youths are doing populism in ways you probably don’t even know about yet and you’re gonna know.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Niche “I have a PhD in this” comment:
Very good things are happening on Instagram. Bad things too, I’m sure. Other places too, I’m sure.
But they’re seizing the means on Zuck’s own algos.
The youths are doing populism in ways you probably don’t even know about yet and you’re gonna know.
Very good things are happening on Instagram. Bad things too, I’m sure. Other places too, I’m sure.
But they’re seizing the means on Zuck’s own algos.
The youths are doing populism in ways you probably don’t even know about yet and you’re gonna know.
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Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
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Normal people are just sick to fucking death of the cruelty and meanness
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Normal people are just sick to fucking death of the cruelty and meanness
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Teen Vogue eliminated all their Black and trans staff today.
It's resegregation in real time.
It's resegregation in real time.
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Teen Vogue eliminated all their Black and trans staff today.
It's resegregation in real time.
It's resegregation in real time.
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Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
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hollering into the void: OCD is not shorthand for your fun lil quirks or hangups around organization, it's an irrational and sometimes dehabilitating condition that destroys your quality of life from the inside out
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
hollering into the void: OCD is not shorthand for your fun lil quirks or hangups around organization, it's an irrational and sometimes dehabilitating condition that destroys your quality of life from the inside out
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"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
Together, we’re critical to the comprehension and production of meaning! 🧠 @markthornton.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Together, we’re critical to the comprehension and production of meaning! 🧠 @markthornton.bsky.social
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This is a piece of the Mamdani campaign that I think is really underdiscussed—that in a moment of terror and despair, his premise is that standing up against fascism can be joyous.
My wife is Chilean and there are lots of parallels to the referendum on Pinochet where he was defeated. The pro-Pinochet ads were doom and gloom. The anti were upbeat and sunny. There was a movie about it: youtu.be/lt8VayTqQhQ?...
NO | Official Trailer HD (2013)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is a piece of the Mamdani campaign that I think is really underdiscussed—that in a moment of terror and despair, his premise is that standing up against fascism can be joyous.
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worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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Don't forget @tyanna.bsky.social's linguistic anthropology starter pack! bsky.app/starter-pack...
October 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Don't forget @tyanna.bsky.social's linguistic anthropology starter pack! bsky.app/starter-pack...
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And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment
With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.
www.thedp.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨🚨🚨
And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social