Reb v. Wade
@rsl318.bsky.social
queer disabled feminist activist formerly known as 'the abortion musicologist' // teacher, writer, PhD candidate, peer counselor // Southerner by birth, Kentuckian by trade, New Yorker forever // she & they
my undergrad work-study job was in ILL and it ruled
A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
my undergrad work-study job was in ILL and it ruled
i really need to stop flying American Airlines once and for all
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
i really need to stop flying American Airlines once and for all
a few years ago i got summer research funding (aka didn't have to teach/work a side gig) and i did pretty much the same stuff i was already doing (repro counseling/abortion funding, writing my lil research articles & music criticism) but without the constant suffocating sense of precarity
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
a few years ago i got summer research funding (aka didn't have to teach/work a side gig) and i did pretty much the same stuff i was already doing (repro counseling/abortion funding, writing my lil research articles & music criticism) but without the constant suffocating sense of precarity
i'm sure others have said this, but for PhD students it is the perennial "how much longer do you have left?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i'm sure others have said this, but for PhD students it is the perennial "how much longer do you have left?"
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If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
August 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
ok i have two questions for y'all: where are you from and what time do you eat yr thanksgiving meal
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
ok i have two questions for y'all: where are you from and what time do you eat yr thanksgiving meal
thanksgiving is a great time for us academics to check ourselves & make sure we can explain our research in a way that resonates with normal ass human beings
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
thanksgiving is a great time for us academics to check ourselves & make sure we can explain our research in a way that resonates with normal ass human beings
i know i'm still a new yorker in my bones because a friend i'm visiting here told me that she had just bought a used car and my immediate response was "congrats but now you have to deal with alternate side parking" 😬
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
i know i'm still a new yorker in my bones because a friend i'm visiting here told me that she had just bought a used car and my immediate response was "congrats but now you have to deal with alternate side parking" 😬
friend: this tweet made me think of u
me: omg that should be on a t-shirt
friend, one month later: happy birthday, here's a t-shirt
me: omg that should be on a t-shirt
friend, one month later: happy birthday, here's a t-shirt
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
friend: this tweet made me think of u
me: omg that should be on a t-shirt
friend, one month later: happy birthday, here's a t-shirt
me: omg that should be on a t-shirt
friend, one month later: happy birthday, here's a t-shirt
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When I'm asked what kind of friend groups I have:
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
When I'm asked what kind of friend groups I have:
just remembered that today is Meredith Monk's 83rd birthday 🎉🎉
(which means that it's also Joe Biden's 83rd birthday)
(which means that it's also Joe Biden's 83rd birthday)
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
just remembered that today is Meredith Monk's 83rd birthday 🎉🎉
(which means that it's also Joe Biden's 83rd birthday)
(which means that it's also Joe Biden's 83rd birthday)
my best friend just sent me the note she made after our first date ~5 years ago and i'm dying
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
my best friend just sent me the note she made after our first date ~5 years ago and i'm dying
18 years ago today, my mom got diagnosed w/ cancer (ultimately terminal)... this time of year has been difficult ever since
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
18 years ago today, my mom got diagnosed w/ cancer (ultimately terminal)... this time of year has been difficult ever since
WHY DOES STUFF LIKE THIS KEEP HAPPENING WITHOUT OUR CONSENT
(also, thank you to the people who post instructions for how to opt out of it)
(also, thank you to the people who post instructions for how to opt out of it)
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
WHY DOES STUFF LIKE THIS KEEP HAPPENING WITHOUT OUR CONSENT
(also, thank you to the people who post instructions for how to opt out of it)
(also, thank you to the people who post instructions for how to opt out of it)
"For the sake of her 14-year-old son, JJ, she needed to ask her doctor for an abortion to protect her health. [...] More than 90 doctors were involved in Walker’s care, but not one offered her the option to end her pregnancy, according to medical records."
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"For the sake of her 14-year-old son, JJ, she needed to ask her doctor for an abortion to protect her health. [...] More than 90 doctors were involved in Walker’s care, but not one offered her the option to end her pregnancy, according to medical records."
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
my body canNOT get used to daylight savings this year 😫
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
my body canNOT get used to daylight savings this year 😫
wait students have to buy their blue books for exams now? tf
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
wait students have to buy their blue books for exams now? tf
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There are going to be more stories like this than we will ever hear about. Each person deserved the world, and we let them die.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There are going to be more stories like this than we will ever hear about. Each person deserved the world, and we let them die.
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told my family i'm defending my prospectus today
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November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
told my family i'm defending my prospectus today
apparently eugenics and AI had a baby
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
apparently eugenics and AI had a baby
the word "everyday" is doin' a lotta work here
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
the word "everyday" is doin' a lotta work here
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
being an abortion musicologist is fun because sometimes i'll put my music on shuffle and it'll be like Blondie -> Mahler -> Missy Elliott -> "2018 evangelical parade protest part 2 amplified fetus"
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
being an abortion musicologist is fun because sometimes i'll put my music on shuffle and it'll be like Blondie -> Mahler -> Missy Elliott -> "2018 evangelical parade protest part 2 amplified fetus"