Julia Hudson
@orangejuls1975.bsky.social
Historian, modern Spain, food, labor, and the environment. Secretly obsessed with astrophysics.
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The destruction of the #DepartmentofEducation will be an unmitigated disaster. This has been in the works for a while and it will have devastating impacts on students with disabilities and learning challenges. On women and girls. On Black students. AND THIS IS THE POINT 1/
@generalmotors.bsky.social I have bought a number of Chevies over the years. I currently drive a used Caddy. I will *never* buy a car with a subscription service and it doesn’t matter how Mary Barra spins it, it’s greedy bull shit.
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@generalmotors.bsky.social I have bought a number of Chevies over the years. I currently drive a used Caddy. I will *never* buy a car with a subscription service and it doesn’t matter how Mary Barra spins it, it’s greedy bull shit.
Dear #Pittsburgh: Fix. The. Potholes. Signed: my broken left ankle.
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dear #Pittsburgh: Fix. The. Potholes. Signed: my broken left ankle.
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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I’m not surprised to see hacks like Megyn Kelly defending the sexual assault and trafficking of teens - we saw it coming when they started to referring to them as “young women.” But even if they were adults, *they were held in sexual bondage.* #megynkellydefendsrapists
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I’m not surprised to see hacks like Megyn Kelly defending the sexual assault and trafficking of teens - we saw it coming when they started to referring to them as “young women.” But even if they were adults, *they were held in sexual bondage.* #megynkellydefendsrapists
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Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Trash
Bari Weiss crossed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picket line to falsely portray herself as a scrappy "Pittsburgh Girl".
The move comes as Weiss has begun to fight unions at CBS News.
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The move comes as Weiss has begun to fight unions at CBS News.
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
Bari Weiss Crosses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Picket Line
This week, Bari Weiss, the controversial new right-wing head of CBS News, crossed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picket line to participate in a front-page puff piece that painted her as a scrappy “Pitts...
paydayreport.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
For #Pittsburgh folks, Wilkinsburg Community Ministry always needs donations, but their food program is an indispensable resource. Please donate if you can #foodinsecurity #SNAP
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For #Pittsburgh folks, Wilkinsburg Community Ministry always needs donations, but their food program is an indispensable resource. Please donate if you can #foodinsecurity #SNAP
The fact that @adobe.com is used so often in academic settings and is defaulting to generative AI for documents is so disheartening … it’s already so hard to get students to do their own work, & this just makes things soooo much harder.
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The fact that @adobe.com is used so often in academic settings and is defaulting to generative AI for documents is so disheartening … it’s already so hard to get students to do their own work, & this just makes things soooo much harder.
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I could have SWORN protecting children from predators was a massive part of the right's crusade. Could have sworrrn.
July 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I could have SWORN protecting children from predators was a massive part of the right's crusade. Could have sworrrn.
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Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds
Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds
High cost of staples due to extreme weather could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest
Climate change-induced food price shocks are on the rise and could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest as the world’s poorest are hit by shortages of food staples.
New research links last year’s surges in the price of potatoes in the UK, cabbages in South Korea, onions in India, and cocoa in Ghana to weather extremes that “exceeded all historical precedent prior to 2020”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds
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he's right and he's right to say it
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
he's right and he's right to say it
I made $1000 or so from my HuffPo op-eds and not a dime from any of my academic work.
"If you’ve ever wanted to read an academic journal article, though, you may have noticed that it costs money to download it—anywhere between $5 and $90. The article’s author isn’t getting that money."
How Much Money Do Historians Make From Their Writing?
In general, academic writing doesn’t earn you anything, and most of the time, it costs you.
contingentmagazine.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I made $1000 or so from my HuffPo op-eds and not a dime from any of my academic work.
@lufthansa.bsky.social why require dealing with a “call center” and *not provide the number to the call center*. It should not be this difficult to purchase a seat change or upgrade ffs #flyingusedtobefun #wishicouldteleport
June 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@lufthansa.bsky.social why require dealing with a “call center” and *not provide the number to the call center*. It should not be this difficult to purchase a seat change or upgrade ffs #flyingusedtobefun #wishicouldteleport
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The economic version of "Don't make me hit you" said by every physical abuser. Your fault. Never his.
"President Donald Trump is warning of possible "economic ruination" if the courts do not allow his massive, unilateral tariffs to stay in place"
www.alternet.org/economic-rui...
"President Donald Trump is warning of possible "economic ruination" if the courts do not allow his massive, unilateral tariffs to stay in place"
www.alternet.org/economic-rui...
'Economic ruination': Trump admits Tariffs could backfire
President Donald Trump is warning of possible "economic ruination" if the courts do not allow his massive, unilateral tariffs to stay in place, in an apparent admittance they could backfire.The Presid...
www.alternet.org
June 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The economic version of "Don't make me hit you" said by every physical abuser. Your fault. Never his.
"President Donald Trump is warning of possible "economic ruination" if the courts do not allow his massive, unilateral tariffs to stay in place"
www.alternet.org/economic-rui...
"President Donald Trump is warning of possible "economic ruination" if the courts do not allow his massive, unilateral tariffs to stay in place"
www.alternet.org/economic-rui...
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This is not good.
Colleges & universities should resist calls for closed, secretive presidential searches. Faculty should demand that their institutions observe established norms of shared governance by involving faculty in all stages of the search process.
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Colleges & universities should resist calls for closed, secretive presidential searches. Faculty should demand that their institutions observe established norms of shared governance by involving faculty in all stages of the search process.
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Lawmaker: New law gives regents full control over ISU presidential search
Before regents on Monday authorized their executive director to hire a firm, form a committee, and develop a timeline for the upcoming search to replace outgoing Iowa State University President Wendy ...
www.thegazette.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is not good.
Colleges & universities should resist calls for closed, secretive presidential searches. Faculty should demand that their institutions observe established norms of shared governance by involving faculty in all stages of the search process.
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Colleges & universities should resist calls for closed, secretive presidential searches. Faculty should demand that their institutions observe established norms of shared governance by involving faculty in all stages of the search process.
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I don’t make the rules.
It's been 8 years since the iconic moment Tom Holland lip-synced "Umbrella" by Rihanna for Zendaya. 🎥
May 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I don’t make the rules.
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Seems kinda significant truthout.org/articles/j-d...
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Seems kinda significant truthout.org/articles/j-d...
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"The GOP budget has $0 for FEMA’s emergency management funding, yet provides $300M to pay for Trump’s golf trips,"
www.rawstory.com/trump-budget...
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'Pay for Trump's golf trips': Observers call out 'Orwellian language' in Republican budget
President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget proposal on Friday in a document that says he's cut $163 billion from federal spending so far. Fox News reporter Edward Lawrence said that this was a "s...
www.rawstory.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"The GOP budget has $0 for FEMA’s emergency management funding, yet provides $300M to pay for Trump’s golf trips,"
www.rawstory.com/trump-budget...
www.rawstory.com/trump-budget...
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There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
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do your fucking job you hack
April 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
do your fucking job you hack
As another person who has studied history - 20th cen European and World, to be specific - this is a 10-alarm fire (is that a thing?)…
April 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As another person who has studied history - 20th cen European and World, to be specific - this is a 10-alarm fire (is that a thing?)…
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lol so this "baby boom" movement boils down to they want more white babies because minorities are about outnumber white people in 20 years. That's it.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Inside the White House Plan to Make America Make Babies Again
That is, as long as those babies' parents are married.
www.vanityfair.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
lol so this "baby boom" movement boils down to they want more white babies because minorities are about outnumber white people in 20 years. That's it.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Shutting down Head Start might seem at odds with the administration's pronatalist aims. But they're actually closely aligned. Because moms who can't find/afford childcare often end up leaving the workforce. And once they're home full-time, it often seems reasonable to have more kids.
April 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Shutting down Head Start might seem at odds with the administration's pronatalist aims. But they're actually closely aligned. Because moms who can't find/afford childcare often end up leaving the workforce. And once they're home full-time, it often seems reasonable to have more kids.