Sarah Shafer
@sshafer.bsky.social
This was definitely my experience, and why I decided to leave academics.
We found that the most gendered experience wasn’t work-life balance, the focus of most retention efforts. It was feeling devalued, in formal evaluations, but particularly in everyday interactions. Unlike every other topic, the gender gap in devaluation was larger among more senior faculty.
October 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM
This was definitely my experience, and why I decided to leave academics.
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What I don't understand is why, in 2026, violence by someone you know or are related to is still treated as a lesser offense, or no big deal, than if that same violence was done by a complete stranger.
October 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
What I don't understand is why, in 2026, violence by someone you know or are related to is still treated as a lesser offense, or no big deal, than if that same violence was done by a complete stranger.
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Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
![Hello Bone Colleagues,
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans.
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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nycc7oummopgeptw555s6icn/bafkreicwbyb3msa5cnllbexjrxrmuw2s6qj36aiitv2tp5aos5nsz2pem4)
October 6, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Wow, lots of amazing artists/songs in this thread. The origin story for some of these songs are horrible, incredible, unfortunately relatable.
And here’s a little “get your feelings out about decentering men playlist”, starting with Faouzia’s “Unethical,” written about her fiance who told her she’d have to give up singing when they got married.
She chose her voice over him.
She chose her voice over him.
October 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Wow, lots of amazing artists/songs in this thread. The origin story for some of these songs are horrible, incredible, unfortunately relatable.
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To be scrupulously fair to Alito, he doesn't really believe women are people, so I guess it isn't surprising that he doesn't think they have concrete reliance interests.
Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests.
Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade.
Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."
Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade.
Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."
The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice
Justice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet.
www.cbsnews.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
To be scrupulously fair to Alito, he doesn't really believe women are people, so I guess it isn't surprising that he doesn't think they have concrete reliance interests.
The best kind of suspense.
Here's Sarah's Instagram reel about the weigh in process and risk of the vegetable splitting in the final hours. super dramatic! www.instagram.com/reel/DeA9_t7...
October 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The best kind of suspense.
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You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday?
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
October 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday?
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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please do not post photos of barbour jackets in early october if you're not also voting for policies to address global warming
October 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
please do not post photos of barbour jackets in early october if you're not also voting for policies to address global warming
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Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
October 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
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Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
October 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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Holy shit I did not know this
Incredible insight into Western Higher Education, going back to Oxford and Cambridge and still seen today from
@harikondabolu.bsky.social
Incredible insight into Western Higher Education, going back to Oxford and Cambridge and still seen today from
@harikondabolu.bsky.social
October 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Holy shit I did not know this
Incredible insight into Western Higher Education, going back to Oxford and Cambridge and still seen today from
@harikondabolu.bsky.social
Incredible insight into Western Higher Education, going back to Oxford and Cambridge and still seen today from
@harikondabolu.bsky.social
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Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot. Salah Sarsour was arrested and jailed.
The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you.
We must all speak out and demand accountability.
The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you.
We must all speak out and demand accountability.
‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Good, 37, in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 en
www.nbcnews.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot. Salah Sarsour was arrested and jailed.
The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you.
We must all speak out and demand accountability.
The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you.
We must all speak out and demand accountability.
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Household debt at a record high.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
October 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Household debt at a record high.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
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If you want "personalized music" made just for you pick up a fucking guitar. Or else break the heart of someone who already has.
September 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
If you want "personalized music" made just for you pick up a fucking guitar. Or else break the heart of someone who already has.
Nobody (Everybody) could have predicted this.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
www.404media.co
September 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Nobody (Everybody) could have predicted this.
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"The psychologist that evaluated half of the men in the [Pelicot] trial told us that they feed on this collective energy of not just the excitement around the abuse, but also allowing themselves to normalize it."
September 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"The psychologist that evaluated half of the men in the [Pelicot] trial told us that they feed on this collective energy of not just the excitement around the abuse, but also allowing themselves to normalize it."
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What about her future? What about how hard she worked to be there? What is to become of her life now? What process of justice could possibly right these wrongs? And how much more will she lose in the process of trying to get it? How much more of this are we all supposed to tolerate?
September 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
What about her future? What about how hard she worked to be there? What is to become of her life now? What process of justice could possibly right these wrongs? And how much more will she lose in the process of trying to get it? How much more of this are we all supposed to tolerate?
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This is always how it goes. The accused are allowed to ruthlessly and relentlessly smear the victims while engaging in a supposedly fair and just legal process that retraumatizes and creates fresh trauma for victims who are already supposed life altering, sometimes permanent consequences of rape
September 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is always how it goes. The accused are allowed to ruthlessly and relentlessly smear the victims while engaging in a supposedly fair and just legal process that retraumatizes and creates fresh trauma for victims who are already supposed life altering, sometimes permanent consequences of rape
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There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which.
There’s something to be said for how most of the political spectrum can unite around hounding some lesbians over niche drama in their spaces but huge segments of society are silent about pervasive campus rape impacting a huge population of primarily youngwomen
September 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which.
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A woman’s lifetime of suffering is weighed against a potential temporary setback in a man’s career, and the man’s self-induced plight always carries more weight.
September 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A woman’s lifetime of suffering is weighed against a potential temporary setback in a man’s career, and the man’s self-induced plight always carries more weight.
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all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd
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Part of the testimonial injustice in the situation is believing that the harm to accused men is worse than the rape and worse than the harm caused to advocates and survivors everywhere when men are let off easy
September 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Part of the testimonial injustice in the situation is believing that the harm to accused men is worse than the rape and worse than the harm caused to advocates and survivors everywhere when men are let off easy
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“It’s not ALL men.”
None of the 50+ men the Cornell rapists invited to come join them in raping a woman they’d drugged went to the authorities or tried to stop it.
Not all men would rape an unconscious woman, but where are the men who’d try to stop it, or EVEN FUCKING OBJECT?
None of the 50+ men the Cornell rapists invited to come join them in raping a woman they’d drugged went to the authorities or tried to stop it.
Not all men would rape an unconscious woman, but where are the men who’d try to stop it, or EVEN FUCKING OBJECT?
September 27, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“It’s not ALL men.”
None of the 50+ men the Cornell rapists invited to come join them in raping a woman they’d drugged went to the authorities or tried to stop it.
Not all men would rape an unconscious woman, but where are the men who’d try to stop it, or EVEN FUCKING OBJECT?
None of the 50+ men the Cornell rapists invited to come join them in raping a woman they’d drugged went to the authorities or tried to stop it.
Not all men would rape an unconscious woman, but where are the men who’d try to stop it, or EVEN FUCKING OBJECT?
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A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."
September 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
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the fact that nuremberg failed doesn't mean there's nothing worth studying. or even appreciating there. It's basically the first time we tried to hold a nation's leadership accountable for war crimes in such a way.
but let's not pretend it was a success.
but let's not pretend it was a success.
September 26, 2026 at 5:55 AM
the fact that nuremberg failed doesn't mean there's nothing worth studying. or even appreciating there. It's basically the first time we tried to hold a nation's leadership accountable for war crimes in such a way.
but let's not pretend it was a success.
but let's not pretend it was a success.