Mark Shea

First day teaching "Understanding Accent" (an undergrad English Dept course). We started by reading and listening to @aracelisxgirmay.bsky.social "For Estefani . . ." We'll eventually add in Pavitra Sundar's discussion of the poem from Thinking With An Accent www.ucpress.edu/books/thinki...

I think this is very interesting (from a longer list of non-expert observations about Brazil). And I feel like social media structures and norms work against this. Work against this by design?

I don’t care for the way this man keeps calling it ‘slug’

They better not use that stupid camera angle again

Another bullseye, but I feel like they could ask me the bubbler question and the Mary merger question and let me skip the other 58. I also demand the option to select both sub and grinder

Grown man bringing a glove to the game 😕

Fellow Massholes, please read this thread. Every election expert is predicting this will bite us in the ass if we screw up. Please vote no on 3

Brassica oculus, watercolor on paper, animated in Photoshop and after effects

This is a really great question, and I'm gonna go... pretty in depth to answer it so buckle up (if you wanna come along for the ride)! (1/n)

Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:

Farmers must be protected from deadly heat. Working people musn’t be forced to collapse at work while protections & safety enforcements are rolled back. We need water, breaks, shade & real protections! Climate change is a labor issue & we’re fighting to make sure worker safety is never optional.

I wrote this essay Monday evening, in a state of agitation after watching Max Miller’s use his wife’s act of making him dinner as evidence that he couldn’t possibly have abused her. I published it this morning, and mere hours later it’s all gotten even more horrific. 1/ dot-connecting.ghost.io/on/

I really like every Felice Brothers song I hear, but they feel like a guilty pleasure for me. The lyrics are great but I can’t quite shake this vibe

Haley Stevens's accent has people talking. Is it really a Michigan accent? (spoiler: yes. It really is - tho see the note below) I had fun talking with the New York Times about one of my very specific niches of expertise (Michigan English). www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

A nice reason to share Karla Scott’s study of “girl” and “look” in Black women’s language drive.google.com/file/d/1-tLz...

Sure sure but am I supposed to root for Harry Kane, the bounder who tormented Elaine?

It was 91° as workers are harvesting nectarines in the Fresno area. "Ian" explains, "Picking the fruit takes focus, as we need to choose what to pick based on skin color and texture. We start working early to prevent bruising on the fruit. This extends the shelf life." #WeFeedYou

Chemical spraying in an apple nursery in upstate NY. Workers tell us "the spraying feels like we're inside a box with no circulation. We feel like we're slowly suffocating. But if we have the windows open, we would be breathing in the chemicals." #WeFeedYou

The rainier cherry harvest has begun in WA. Workers earn $10 per 25lb bucket. This short one month season is how workers save up for winter time as they have the opportunity to save money if they work extremely fast. Some can make $30-$40/hr but most workers don't. #WeFeedYou

"Lucy" said, "This is my crew harvesting strawberries in Oxnard. For every EIGHT 1lb baskets I harvest, I earn $2.30. But EACH of these boxes is sold at the grocery store for around $6. This was a short season. I wasn’t able to save much money to cover expenses." #WeFeedYou

"Roberto" sent this picture from Merced County CA where he is about to climb a ladder to pick apricots. "It is dangerous work because I have to carry a bucket that can weigh about 15-20lbs going up the ladder." #WeFeedYou

"Maximino" works in Oxnard CA preparing for the romaine lettuce season. "I weed for 7 hrs/day using a long hoe. It's hard work especially the last few days have been HOT. Thankfully this company provide shade and water." #WeFeedYou

"Mario" is picking plums in CAs San Joaquin Valley. "The most dangerous part of the job is making sure not to fall off the ladder. We carry our bucket in front of our chest so the plums don’t fall or get damaged. This makes balance hard. I work 8 hrs/day for min wage. #WeFeedYou

Water-gate 2.0

It was 99° in the Bakersfield CA area when "Ian" sent us this photo. "My co-worker is cleaning dry weeds from around a irrigation reservoir for a green chili farm. This is hard work at any time but with this heat it was harder than usual." #WeFeedYou

Non-union workers in Watsonville CA are picking strawberries at $6 hourly wage + $2/box. “It's unfair we are making less than minimum wage, but not all companies respect the law. If we mention this to the supervisors, we are let go from our job and we need the pay.” #WeFeedYou

Workers are weeding young sweet potato plants in Merced County. Rosario shares, "It's not the work itself that's hard. However , standing in the heat in an open field makes the work difficult. I need to take constant water breaks to avoid dehydration." #WeFeedYou

The broccoli has been harvested in this field so "Salvador" is in the field gathering the irrigation pipes used to water the crop. After this they will can clear out what is left of the broccoli and plant a new crop of vegetables. #WeFeedYou

‘Most of the Time’ by Bettye Lavette! youtu.be/0ZImFnG7wg8?...

MAJOR UPDATE: I found the best free restaurant bread in the United States www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I can’t believe I’m writing this, but today is one of the greatest moments in baseball history history. It’s the 19th anniversary of the Fenway Pizza Throw featuring Don Orsillo and the late Jerry Remy with a guy who wasted a piece of cheese pizza.

"Ana" was harvesting spinach one CAs Central Coast. She tells us, “I wanted to get a drink of water, but the row of spinach is really long and the water was was at the other end. I was afraid the foreman would chew me out. I ended up holding it in until lunchtime.” #WeFeedYou

Laundry as art [📸 Helga Stentzel]

i need the “llms are might be conscious” folx to read this

Kathleen was asked by a coworker about how they could learn more about the ASL Interpreters Union, which is organizing workers who serve Deaf people making phone calls. Kathleen's manager overheard. Two days later, she was fired. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"AI" is not a stochastic parrot.🦜 I wrote this piece a couple weeks ago, but it was hard for me to finish up given AI's role in society and war over the past few weeks. I should share it at some point though. Not perfect, but here it is. medium.com/@margarmitch...