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Nicole Guenther Discenza

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Medievalist who loves reading, especially science fiction & fantasy. I don't speak for my employer or anyone else. she/hers

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · Jun 1

Remember alt text, folks!
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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 8m

If Mike Johnson "hasn't seen them cross the line," he's not looking.

Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 9m

Read the story & see photos.
Feds "intentionally crashed into the car in a risky maneuver restricted by some police departments.…
"leading the occupants of the car to fall out while it was moving. The occupants then fled on foot as agents ran behind."
Agents also violently restrained protesters.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 21h

A car crash involving federal immigration agents late Tuesday morning in the East Side neighborhood led to agents deploying tear gas after a large crowd gathered in protest of the federal agents.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 21h

A car crash involving federal immigration agents late Tuesday morning in the East Side neighborhood led to agents deploying tear gas after a large crowd gathered in protest of the federal agents.

Feds tear-gas crowd after car chase leads to crash on Chicago's East Side

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 18h

I once met a very large dog when I was having my period. He greeted the men around me enthusiastically, and his human was reminding him "down."
He got to me, stuck his nose in my crotch, and lifted me from the floor just enough that I almost fell onto him. That one definitely noticed something!

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 19h

Looks like public media platform at Penn State University will stay open, after news that Philadelphia public media outlet WHYY will take control of WPSU - which was slated to be the first public media outlet to close following loss of federal funding. https://loom.ly/4HCc8As.

Reverse card: Penn State trustees agree to transfer WPSU to WHYY

The university will no longer be required to pay a $17.6 million subsidy to WHYY as financial supporters are expected to step up to save the central Pennsylvania station.

whyy.org

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

"Applicants should be teacher-scholars who specialize in the literatures of early medieval England (500-1100 C.E) and whose research and teaching integrate the study of race, racism, and racialism in the premodern era."

2/3 teaching load

joblist.mla.org/job/2000349/...

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Early Medieval Literatures and Cultures job with Fordham University/Rose Hill | 2000349

English Dept at Fordham U seeks to hire a tenure-track Asst Prof in Early Medieval Literatures and Cultures to be based at the Rose Hill Camp, fall 26

joblist.mla.org

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

David Black, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, in a photo by Ashlee Rezin of the @chicago.suntimes.com

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

"The Eternal Flame symbolizes the continuing effort to realize Dr. King’s dream of the “Beloved Community,” which was his vision for a world of justice, peace and equality for all mankind."

thekingcenter.org/visit/

Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

I just learned about this today; most of the coverage seems to have been local to the King Center?I am furious and horrified.

That eternal flame, however, was just a visible symbol of an unquenchable desire for love and justice.

www.bet.com/article/17tx...

Man Arrested For Damaging Martin Luther King Jr.’s Eternal Flame in Atlanta

Authorities say the suspect stomped out the flame and urinated in a reflecting pool at the King Center, causing thousands in damage.

www.bet.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Just now— @SpeakerJohnson announces he will lead a global pressure campaign to get the narcissist-in-chief a Nobel Prize next year

(Also revealing he doesn’t understand what “objective facts” are)

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

I know it is beside the point because this administration simply wants resegregation but conferences for Black professional associations have always been open to everyone. Typically, the started as a response to white exclusion, and did not replicate that.

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Find a frog gathering near you this Saturday, October 18

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Nokings.org

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

I have just shared this with my husband, who will laugh with me; and my adult child, who may not.

Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

My neighbors put up their usual Halloween decoration, which makes me absurdly happy. Then it went down on a windy day, and when they didn't put it back up for days, I was afraid it was gone forever.

Yesterday, it was back! What you can't see from the photo is that the eyes flash red.

Inflated figure, larger than a human, with a jack-o-lantern head curved into a cruel smile; a purple tunic with different jack-o-lantern face on it, eyes, nose, and mouth green inside; and giant orange hands.

Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

Not fair!

Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful!

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday to the US Navy.

And in particular to the captain of the USS Missouri.

Who, when Cher walked out on deck in this, not in the jump suit they'd been promised, went:

"Ah. Fuck it. YOLO."

And later almost got stripped of command for it.

youtu.be/9n3A_-HRFfc?...

Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time (Official Video)

YouTube video by Cher

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

Four decades wrongfully incarcerated isn’t punishment enough for these sadistic fucks.

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio
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Burglary, carrying a firearm without a license, drug trafficking—break the law, you will face the consequences.

Having a single conviction vacated when you have a laundry list of criminal charges will not stop ICE’s enforcement of the federal immigration laws.

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Indy Strange @indystrange.bsky.social · 1d

Wouldn't be surprised if the higher-ups at Ubisoft had a meeting just like this:
www.youtube.com/shorts/k7YxP...

Assassin’s Creed cancelled an incredible game bc they suck #relatable #assassinscreed #game

YouTube video by zaydante

www.youtube.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

"The liberty and security of our fellow citizens is our great object, and not the prompt execution of the laws. Indecision, delay, blunders, nay villainous actions in the administration of government, are trifles compared to legalizing the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition."

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 2d

I wasn’t expecting this kind of horror from you!

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2d

“… we weren’t shocked when #IndigenousPeoplesDay was erased at the federal level. But we’re also not deterred. We’ve always had to fight to be seen. And we’ve never needed permission to celebrate ourselves.” nativenewsonline.net/opinion/we-r...

We're Still Here: Why It's Still a Good Day to Be Indigenous

Opinion. It’s a good day to be Indigenous.

nativenewsonline.net

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 2d

lol lmao you can just hit that RT button homie

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so sorry, Thomas!
((hugs)) and prayers