Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈⬛
@cristinalalfar.bsky.social
Professor ~ EM English drama ~ Shakespeare ~ feminist ethics ~ parrhesia ~ book series ed. *Late Tudor & Stuart Drama* @MIP ~ https://hcommons.org/members/clalfar/
🌻 amateur gardener ~ childless cat lady 🐈⬛~ "I can see a church by daylight."
🌻 amateur gardener ~ childless cat lady 🐈⬛~ "I can see a church by daylight."
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Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Theories and Histories
wmich.edu
Just a reminder to authors working on #EarlyModern English drama that I edit a book series, "Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Histories and Theories. I would love to read your proposal! #Drama #16thC #17thC 🗃️ wmich.edu/medievalpubl...
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You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nation’s wealth. It’s not sustainable.
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nation’s wealth. It’s not sustainable.
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just attended ngarino ellis’s keynote on māori responses to c18 colonial representations of indigenous peoples and now need to buy this book. perhaps you do too? (or recommend to your library!)
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Toi Te Mana
A landmark account in words and pictures of Māori art, by Māori art historians—from Polynesian voyaging waka to contemporary Māori artists.He toi whakairo, he mana tangata. Through artistic excellence...
press.uchicago.edu
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
just attended ngarino ellis’s keynote on māori responses to c18 colonial representations of indigenous peoples and now need to buy this book. perhaps you do too? (or recommend to your library!)
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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when the tryptophan hits
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
when the tryptophan hits
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"You will be visited by three spirits."
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
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Feels like a deep state conspiracy
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Feels like a deep state conspiracy
"You will be visited by three spirits."
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
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This has been a challenging year, but time & time again, Marylanders have stepped up to help neighbors in need.
That spirit shines through at Nourishing Bethesda and I am grateful for their work supporting families this holiday season and all year long.
That spirit shines through at Nourishing Bethesda and I am grateful for their work supporting families this holiday season and all year long.
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This has been a challenging year, but time & time again, Marylanders have stepped up to help neighbors in need.
That spirit shines through at Nourishing Bethesda and I am grateful for their work supporting families this holiday season and all year long.
That spirit shines through at Nourishing Bethesda and I am grateful for their work supporting families this holiday season and all year long.
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Young adults deserve to feel supported as they transition into adulthood.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Young adults deserve to feel supported as they transition into adulthood.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
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Federal judge busts the IRS in its illegal data-sharing scheme with DHS where IRS was giving ICE confidential info of undocumented immigrants WHO ARE PAYING THEIR TAXES to help ICE find & deport them.
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
Judge SLAMS Trump Admin Over ILLEGAL ICE Data LEAK!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Federal judge busts the IRS in its illegal data-sharing scheme with DHS where IRS was giving ICE confidential info of undocumented immigrants WHO ARE PAYING THEIR TAXES to help ICE find & deport them.
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
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After ousting the BLS director and scrapping the October jobs and inflation reports, Trump is now canceling release of the advance Q3 GDP estimate.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
After ousting the BLS director and scrapping the October jobs and inflation reports, Trump is now canceling release of the advance Q3 GDP estimate.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
Trump doesn't mind turning the lights off on the economy because he’d rather Americans not know how badly it’s doing under him.
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@lydiacooper.bsky.social’s and my special issue of @studiesinthenovel.bsky.social is out now. Such a joy to work with one of my best friends on this amazing set of articles muse.jhu.edu/issue/55993
Project MUSE - Studies in the Novel-Volume 57, Number 4, Winter 2025
muse.jhu.edu
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@lydiacooper.bsky.social’s and my special issue of @studiesinthenovel.bsky.social is out now. Such a joy to work with one of my best friends on this amazing set of articles muse.jhu.edu/issue/55993
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Wrote a thing about this samuelscohen.com/2025/11/24/t...
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Wrote a thing about this samuelscohen.com/2025/11/24/t...
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Fab thread.
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fab thread.
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
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Surely someone is thinking about cooking today? Not a soul apparently was yesterday...
What is your BEST Thanksgiving side-dish, the one people yell at you over if you try to sub something else into the rotation? Mine is this, but use queso blanco for the cheese.
Corn Pudding
Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are from Fonda San Miguel: Thirty Years of Food and Art, by Tom Gilliland, Miguel Ravago, and Virginia B. Wood. Chef Miguel Ravago also shared s...
www.epicurious.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Surely someone is thinking about cooking today? Not a soul apparently was yesterday...
👇🏼 bc they are no longer professions.
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
👇🏼 bc they are no longer professions.
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every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Donald Trump and Russ Vought already sidelined the financial cop on the beat protecting you from scams.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
Consumer Bureau’s Bank Examiners Criticize New ‘Humility Pledge’
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Donald Trump and Russ Vought already sidelined the financial cop on the beat protecting you from scams.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
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Got the flu last year on Thanksgiving and it really sucked. Obviously vaccine is no guarantee you won’t get it, but it’s basically free with no downside and is, imho, a no-brainer.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
A New Flu Variant May Make Cold Season Brutal This Year
U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a new strain that’s been linked to unexpectedly early and severe seasons in several other countries
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Got the flu last year on Thanksgiving and it really sucked. Obviously vaccine is no guarantee you won’t get it, but it’s basically free with no downside and is, imho, a no-brainer.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Good study from KCL: “Terms like 'bots' or 'trolls' no longer capture the full variety of online manipulation. Today, we observe a spectrum of actors ranging from fully automated accounts to 'cyborgs'…co-ordinated troll farms, and loyalist users who…become part of orchestrated campaigns.”
This is useful recent research on how the “bot” category breaks down into people and actual bots - “inauthentic participation” is the unifier www.kcl.ac.uk/orchestrated...
Orchestrated Crowds: Rethinking Inauthentic Participation in Digital…
What is driving online communication today?
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Good study from KCL: “Terms like 'bots' or 'trolls' no longer capture the full variety of online manipulation. Today, we observe a spectrum of actors ranging from fully automated accounts to 'cyborgs'…co-ordinated troll farms, and loyalist users who…become part of orchestrated campaigns.”
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@timmiller.bsky.social pushes back on the idea that Trump is suddenly some cross-ideological populist figure.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break isn’t evidence of a realignment—it’s proof the MAGA brand is cracking. The left shouldn’t help prop it back up. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oX2lLf?utm_...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break isn’t evidence of a realignment—it’s proof the MAGA brand is cracking. The left shouldn’t help prop it back up. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oX2lLf?utm_...
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social pushes back on the idea that Trump is suddenly some cross-ideological populist figure.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break isn’t evidence of a realignment—it’s proof the MAGA brand is cracking. The left shouldn’t help prop it back up. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oX2lLf?utm_...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break isn’t evidence of a realignment—it’s proof the MAGA brand is cracking. The left shouldn’t help prop it back up. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oX2lLf?utm_...
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experiencing my hometown burn as a native Angeleno and covering it as a journalist was not possible to process in real time. that’s why I wrote FIRESTORM. I cannot wait to share the book with you on January 6. available for preorder now: www.harpercollins.com/products/fir...
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
experiencing my hometown burn as a native Angeleno and covering it as a journalist was not possible to process in real time. that’s why I wrote FIRESTORM. I cannot wait to share the book with you on January 6. available for preorder now: www.harpercollins.com/products/fir...
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Fancy guy on a fancy horse, 1549
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fancy guy on a fancy horse, 1549
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
It is a truth universally acknowledged that having a good class starts with just the right question. #AcademicSky
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that having a good class starts with just the right question. #AcademicSky
Boom
BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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