Ashley P., Ph.D.
@dr-alp.bsky.social
Adjunct Professor at The University of Portland. Feminist philosophy of language researcher, specializing in pragmatics & power.
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surely an experience shared only by this weirdo, no one else
rather than talk about Scott Adams I want to talk about something weirder (me). Who else was really into Dilbert when you were 12. Who else was like, boy, I can't wait to work a cubicle job
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
surely an experience shared only by this weirdo, no one else
I've been reading a lot of Scandinavian sci-fi/speculative fiction lately (in my limited free time). And honestly, the deeper I get into it, the more living in the middle of a frigid expanse, devoid of life appeals to me.
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I've been reading a lot of Scandinavian sci-fi/speculative fiction lately (in my limited free time). And honestly, the deeper I get into it, the more living in the middle of a frigid expanse, devoid of life appeals to me.
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FINISH HIM
Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card
Musk Won’t Fix Grok’s Fake AI Nudes. A Ban Would
When Julie Yukari posted a New Year’s Eve photo in a red dress with her cat, she didn’t expect X users to tag Grok asking it to undress her. Within hours, nude AI-generated images of her had spread across the social-media website — without her consent and without consequences.
bloom.bg
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
FINISH HIM
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Idk why people are interpreting this as "Portland Cops are actually doing OK in this instance". They insisted the victims were involved in a massive criminal investigation despite not being able to provide a single example of said organization operating in Portland. They are covering for ICE
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Idk why people are interpreting this as "Portland Cops are actually doing OK in this instance". They insisted the victims were involved in a massive criminal investigation despite not being able to provide a single example of said organization operating in Portland. They are covering for ICE
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Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
Ah, Portland...never not dropping the ball.
I should note that our Police Chief's opening comment was, "I recently read the Declaration of Independence for the first time"
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Ah, Portland...never not dropping the ball.
I was so sad that his character appeared so briefly. Really enjoying the saturation level of Kumail Nanjiani in pop media rn.
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I was so sad that his character appeared so briefly. Really enjoying the saturation level of Kumail Nanjiani in pop media rn.
Normalise pointing & yelling, "The hubris of humanity will be its downfall!" when you see someone reading the book "How Not to Die" in public.
January 2, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Normalise pointing & yelling, "The hubris of humanity will be its downfall!" when you see someone reading the book "How Not to Die" in public.
I will not see marty supreme and you can't make me.
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I will not see marty supreme and you can't make me.
New favourite insult just dropped.
i’m not wishing anything on anyone, i’m just describing the future
We don't need to wish poverty and suffering on the people who are very squarely in the wrong. Hate the sin, love the sinner, and try to point her in the direction of justice and fairness.
December 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
New favourite insult just dropped.
If I see one more announcement or ad for an academic confidence on AI, I am going to walk into the Pacific with rocks sewn into my clothes.
(This isn't a knock on my colleagues who write & do important research related to the topic, of course!)
(This isn't a knock on my colleagues who write & do important research related to the topic, of course!)
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If I see one more announcement or ad for an academic confidence on AI, I am going to walk into the Pacific with rocks sewn into my clothes.
(This isn't a knock on my colleagues who write & do important research related to the topic, of course!)
(This isn't a knock on my colleagues who write & do important research related to the topic, of course!)
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hmu if you know of a method for reviving fountain pens that doesn’t involve licking
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
hmu if you know of a method for reviving fountain pens that doesn’t involve licking
It's always funny to me when someone I don't know tries to be mean or rude to me. I always want to be like, yeah you can't hurt me. I've got a mental illness and already had that exact thought 100x today. Get in line. 🤷♀️
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
It's always funny to me when someone I don't know tries to be mean or rude to me. I always want to be like, yeah you can't hurt me. I've got a mental illness and already had that exact thought 100x today. Get in line. 🤷♀️
Living in Portland: where a gazillion people show up to protest, but then aggressively organise against helping people who live in city. (It's been a tough week in the mutual aid/direct action/homelessness organising space.) 😔
December 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Living in Portland: where a gazillion people show up to protest, but then aggressively organise against helping people who live in city. (It's been a tough week in the mutual aid/direct action/homelessness organising space.) 😔
In which a white lady confuses proximity to power with actual power. If only the woman had read some Patricia Hills Collins. 🤔
Oh my god in the scenes where she interviews Trump she just quotes him in full verbatim. Why would you include this in your book?!
She's allegedly this master of working high-level sources but she lets him filibuster for minutes on end. The interview produces nothing.
She's allegedly this master of working high-level sources but she lets him filibuster for minutes on end. The interview produces nothing.
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In which a white lady confuses proximity to power with actual power. If only the woman had read some Patricia Hills Collins. 🤔
Sure, when Gehry subverted expectations he "defied gravity", but when I try to do the same thing with my syllabus' it "doesn't make sense" and is "confusing to students". #rude ( #kidding )
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said. n.pr/44TlUw2
Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Discussion of politicians' 'fitness to serve' is a really fun way to find out just how deeply ableist everyone you know is.
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Discussion of politicians' 'fitness to serve' is a really fun way to find out just how deeply ableist everyone you know is.
"You would think if all these rich dudes cared so much about living forever, they'd be more concerned with climate change?" - me, an ✨️ intellectual ✨️ having sudden thought in a Trader Joe's, that has already occurred to literally everyone else around me.
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"You would think if all these rich dudes cared so much about living forever, they'd be more concerned with climate change?" - me, an ✨️ intellectual ✨️ having sudden thought in a Trader Joe's, that has already occurred to literally everyone else around me.
A + work. No notes.
“My ‘I am not a wife beater’ shirt seems to provoke more questions than it answers”
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Love that Beri Weiss wants to elevate voices like Alan Dershowitz, whose other notable accomplishments include being Jeffery Epstein's lawyer.
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Love that Beri Weiss wants to elevate voices like Alan Dershowitz, whose other notable accomplishments include being Jeffery Epstein's lawyer.
Why does this feel worse than anything she did as a DA?
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Why does this feel worse than anything she did as a DA?
There's so much discourse around how terrible duolingo is now, but no one seems to be talking about what we're really missing: learning how to swear. #duolingo #languagesky
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
There's so much discourse around how terrible duolingo is now, but no one seems to be talking about what we're really missing: learning how to swear. #duolingo #languagesky
There has not been a day that has passed since that I haven't thought of Helen. Grief is a funny thing; wholly unpredictable. I didn't know her personally, yet her work and life had a profound impact on my teaching & research. She will be missed immensely.
Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
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Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
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July 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There has not been a day that has passed since that I haven't thought of Helen. Grief is a funny thing; wholly unpredictable. I didn't know her personally, yet her work and life had a profound impact on my teaching & research. She will be missed immensely.
Here's a horrifying thing I learned today: that budget bill that just passed bans Medicaid funds from going to large non-profits that perform abortions...which effectively bans abortion nationwide. 🎉🎉🎉 #IHateItHere
July 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Here's a horrifying thing I learned today: that budget bill that just passed bans Medicaid funds from going to large non-profits that perform abortions...which effectively bans abortion nationwide. 🎉🎉🎉 #IHateItHere
This is just a reminder that property doesn't have rights. 😸
June 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is just a reminder that property doesn't have rights. 😸