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Deborah McDowell

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Reader, writer, teacher, gardener, seamstress, contrarian. Alice Griffin Professor of English, Former Director of Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia. Please, no DMs unless I know you. For professional matters, please contact me via UVA.

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MANY THANKS!!

10.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Celebrating this win for you!

10.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

MANY THANKS!!

10.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you're recovering!!

10.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

MANY THANKS!!

10.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sending you good energy and well wishes πŸ’

10.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’›πŸ™πŸΎ

10.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wishing you a speedy and full recovery!

10.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’›πŸ™πŸΎ

10.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i do wish you further full revovery, i so commiserate (knowing ankle break!)! and a good birthday, madame!

10.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Take your time! πŸ™

10.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THANKS SO MUCH CHRISTINA! πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›

10.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are not for the weak!!! Keep getting stronger. Early happy birthday πŸŽ‰

10.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks!! The worst is pastβ€”I think!

10.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no! Please take your recovery slowly. Sending care and strength.

10.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Drove today for the first time in 3 monthsβ€”the 1 mile distance from my 🏠 to Physical Therapy. It felt weird, but I managed the shift from gas to brake, albeit tentatively. I see this baby step as an early birthday present to myself. Ya’ll mind your steps out there. Ankle breaks ain’t for the weak.

10.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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The headline that highlights the absurd form of American fascism we now live with:

10.03.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 631 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 23
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Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.

Data centers generate massive amounts of heat that must be removed, generally using electric fans. In Pennsylvania, where summers are hot and humid, cooling costs spike and often get passed to residents through electricity rate increases.

10.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Former U.Va. Health CEO Craig Kent files $34 million defamation lawsuit Craig Kent, former chief executive officer of U.Va. Health, filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 23 seeking more than $34 million in damages against the law firm and individual attorneys whose report to th...

Noteworthy that in his counter lawsuit, Craig Kent does not deny that he took a vacation early in the pandemic or that his family got Covid tests when they were scarce

www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...

10.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The utter stupidity of evil.

09.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just walked by a colleague's classroom after my class finished and he was talking about Elvis, getting blank stares and so he had to ask "Does anyone know who Elvis Presley is?"

It's rough out here on these teaching streets.

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GOP member becomes an independent, narrowing House Republicans’ edge again With Rep. Kevin Kiley going independent, the House GOP majority is down to 217 votes β€” in a chamber where 218 is a majority.

πŸ‘€ β€œwith Kiley becoming an independent, the House Republican majority is now down to 217 votes β€” in a chamber where 218 is a majority.”

09.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6

We tend to talk of Noem, Patel and their perk-minded pals as grifters. The word surely fits.

But that gives short shrift to their sloppiness, selfishness, disregard for proper procedure, evasion of accountability.

THEY SIMPLY DON’T DO THEIR JOBS, at least not earnestly, maturely and competently.

09.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the worst ones are the ones that nag you for feedback when the product hasn't even shipped.

09.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

War must be going really bad for the US to already start setting up Israel to become the scapegoat for its failures and atrocities

09.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 522 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation

08.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 5174 πŸ” 1587 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 17
How College Board Quietly Became the "Cartel of Education" | The Deep
How College Board Quietly Became the "Cartel of Education" | The Deep YouTube video by The LOOPcast

i don’t know how to say it so that more people understand and care: the right wing is really going after the college board and if everyone else pretends the organization is great, we’re in big trouble m.youtube.com/watch?v=ASY8...

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Sally Rooney: "By standing in solidarity with Palestine, we are learning how to fight for life on earth"

08.03.2026 06:50 πŸ‘ 560 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

This is ambitious, beautiful, and essential.

08.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to read this.

08.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0