Melissa Baker
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Melissa Baker
@melissabaker.bsky.social
Asst prof at UTEP. Political psychology and political communication. Studying mental health, cognition, emotions, info behavior, & social media.
“Oh he just had his leg bent back” was a wild comment from the announcer on a replay that looked like the dude was about to lose the lower half of his leg
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Have mustard greens been an attempted green side yet? Worth a shot if not!
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
😍 this is basically my ideal bowl of food. Jealous.
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bold move during football season haha
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I drove by a Costco earlier and the answer is definitely not go to Costco
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
You’re onto something here
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to reading the paper in general because it sounds super interesting but also selfishly as someone living in a (red state) good sized city that has weirdly low rent & a ton of multi family housing going up constantly.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Without knowing the context at all I kind of love the idea of this being a lowkey slight because she knew what was coming haha. Cauliflower to send a message.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
& I promise that “milk crust” is even more gross than you’re imagining!
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Stuffing waffles + turkey + gravy + an egg = thanksgiving eggs benedict. I also want to try turkey birria tacos with a cranberry salsa. food52.com/recipes/8692...
food52.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Super frustrating, for sure!
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fwiw, Cambridge abandoned a plan last year to use AI detectors for articles in their journals because it was not reliable enough to justify using. (But based on what I’ve seen this semester, I absolutely believe AI rates that high too, so…)
November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I have been a Good Culture girl forever and it has been so hard to find this year. I need the new trend to start so I can find my cottage cheese of choice again haha
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM