Dr ShinyGoth
@ghostingdani.bsky.social
A Shiny Goth! Literary and horny. English PhD in Dallas. The Gothic, Victorians, Feminism, Foucault.
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Wrote about that viral blog which claimed that the poverty line for a family of 4 is $140,000, a ridiculous number buttressed by a lot of good arguments. www.jezebel.com/consumer-sen...
The True Poverty Line Is not $140,000, But It’s Still Shockingly High
A semi-viral post claiming the poverty line is $140,000 may be BS, but the precariousness Americans feel in everyday life is very real.
www.jezebel.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Wrote about that viral blog which claimed that the poverty line for a family of 4 is $140,000, a ridiculous number buttressed by a lot of good arguments. www.jezebel.com/consumer-sen...
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While there are often some ethical issues with making free PDFs of paywalled content, in this case it seems entirely justifiable, given the author, the subject, and the journalistic imperative to provide the widest possible audience for the verb "Michael Wolffed"
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
While there are often some ethical issues with making free PDFs of paywalled content, in this case it seems entirely justifiable, given the author, the subject, and the journalistic imperative to provide the widest possible audience for the verb "Michael Wolffed"
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
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Last week a judge ruled the deployment of National Guard in DC illegal. In the order, the judge noted the substantial risk that the deployment “is going to lead to a dangerous or deadly encounter that could be catastrophic for public safety.”
#consequences
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
#consequences
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Two National Guard Members in Critical Condition After Shooting Near White House
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Last week a judge ruled the deployment of National Guard in DC illegal. In the order, the judge noted the substantial risk that the deployment “is going to lead to a dangerous or deadly encounter that could be catastrophic for public safety.”
#consequences
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
#consequences
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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If you really wanted to get this country back on its feet again you would delete all student loans and call them grants (as they should have been) so as to free the young earners of that millstone of stupid debt that should never have been hung round them.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you really wanted to get this country back on its feet again you would delete all student loans and call them grants (as they should have been) so as to free the young earners of that millstone of stupid debt that should never have been hung round them.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Tada! Nantucket Pie, which like Boston Cream, is really a cake. @johnmkuhn.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Tada! Nantucket Pie, which like Boston Cream, is really a cake. @johnmkuhn.bsky.social
I'm in here! We're working on a sequel! www.peterlang.com/document/106...
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I'm in here! We're working on a sequel! www.peterlang.com/document/106...
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
The group of USians who also refer to themselves as 1/78th Irish or whatever don't get to complain about the term USian.
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The group of USians who also refer to themselves as 1/78th Irish or whatever don't get to complain about the term USian.
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I published a bunch of books of poetry this year...this is a book of broken sonnets I was proud of.
www.amazon.com/Gnarly-Thumb...
www.amazon.com/Gnarly-Thumb...
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I published a bunch of books of poetry this year...this is a book of broken sonnets I was proud of.
www.amazon.com/Gnarly-Thumb...
www.amazon.com/Gnarly-Thumb...
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cranberry tart doesn't have meringue top yet. Turned out delicious, although slightly ruined by the intrusive thought that it looks a bit liked dried ketchup
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
cranberry tart doesn't have meringue top yet. Turned out delicious, although slightly ruined by the intrusive thought that it looks a bit liked dried ketchup
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I've just bought some lovely pieces from Leanna!! Go get some stuff!!
This is a great time to remind everyone that Thom & I run Torch & Arrow, an Etsy shop w/ cool fandom things, 1-of-a-kind Goth stuff, pins, tie bars, cuff-links, jewelry, accessories, restored vintage goodies, my backlist books, sculpture & more! We're part of Etsy's big sale! torchandarrow.etsy.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I've just bought some lovely pieces from Leanna!! Go get some stuff!!
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who is increasingly likely to be regarded as an unworldly weirdo for objecting to casual use of AI
Seeing a fair few academics saying things like ‘sure I know AI is terrible and the people who designed it are terrible and the impact it has on the planet is terrible…but how might *I* be able to use it in a non-terrible way?’
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm sure I'm not the only one who is increasingly likely to be regarded as an unworldly weirdo for objecting to casual use of AI
Healthy masculinity is being able to say "that doesn't bother me so it's none of my business."
from this definition, i think you can derive what behavior is exhibited in a healthy masculine person. like refusing to shame others for any of their choices or characteristics, because to do so would be a projection of insecurity inherited from what was indoctrinated in oneself.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Healthy masculinity is being able to say "that doesn't bother me so it's none of my business."
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This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie?open=false#§how-a-broken-benchmark-quietly-broke-america
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
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I would LOVE to gossip with Jane Austen!
Apple Podcasts just recommended me a podcast with @drbeard79.bsky.social!! I love the implication that part of the answer to "where Austen often took tea" is "with Andrew McInnes"... didn't know you were such good friends with her!
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I would LOVE to gossip with Jane Austen!
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Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Honestly you're not a real Marxist and are just an unserious Puritan if you think that it's revolutionary to ask people to work for you for free in a system where that "for free" doesn't come with a UBI or free food, housing, and healthcare for the worker
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Honestly you're not a real Marxist and are just an unserious Puritan if you think that it's revolutionary to ask people to work for you for free in a system where that "for free" doesn't come with a UBI or free food, housing, and healthcare for the worker
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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this is gorgeous and moving
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
this is gorgeous and moving
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AI is a very general term, you have to be more specific. Do you mean the AI that stole my copyright, the chatbot causing teen suicide and psychosis, the deepfake porn of women without their consent, the bots driving political division or the ones polluting communities and driving electric bills up?
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
AI is a very general term, you have to be more specific. Do you mean the AI that stole my copyright, the chatbot causing teen suicide and psychosis, the deepfake porn of women without their consent, the bots driving political division or the ones polluting communities and driving electric bills up?
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new writing is now up on the haunt: thehaunt.blog/2025/11/25/t...
The Haunted House On Film Part One
Over the next few months I’ve decided to spend some time exploring the haunted house in horror film. Given the simplicity of the plots and the general structure which has become so well established…
thehaunt.blog
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
new writing is now up on the haunt: thehaunt.blog/2025/11/25/t...
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills