Heather Chacon@wickettred

American Literature assistant professor. Studies medicine & economics in c19 Am. Lit. Enjoys the arts. Closed Adoptee. Cowgirl from some row-dayo. She/her/hers

Joined January 2015
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Let’s try this again without a typo! Just found out my article on Fanny Fern’s Ruth Hall, medicine, and authorship is out in the latest issue of Legacy! Many thanks to so many of you! muse.jhu.edu/article/934767
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The first time I heard something like this I was 22 and just happened to walk into a cathedral while in France. They were only practicing and it literally stopped me in my tracks. It was like heaven opened up. How did Catholics trade this for what sounds like bad 70s music?
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Joseph Fasano
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2 May 2025
Humanity only survives if it matches every advancement in technology with a deepening of the soul. Without clarity about ethics, without sensitivity to truth and beauty, we will quickly lose ourselves in a heartless hellscape of digital minds. Teach the humanities and the arts.
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Literary Hub
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Dutchy Patrick@DutchyPatrick
1 May 2025
Wow, just wow….
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1 May 2025
Whoever is still left defending this, you’re not embarrassed of yourself yet?
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RT @AAIHS: ✨🎬 The ‘Sinners’ Movie Syllabus is a curated educational resource inspired by the 2025 film ‘Sinners,’ directed by Ryan Coogler.…
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THANK YOU GREYHOUND🙏🏾💙🗣️
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Mr. P. Explores@ExploresMr
29 Apr 2025
An old and abandoned library somewhere in the Rust Belt.
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At the end of his life, Pope Francis made one last symbolic gesture: he emptied his personal bank account to donate 200,000 euros to the prisoners he had long championed. ncronline.org/vatican/final-…

In final act of mercy, Pope Francis donates entire private bank account to prisoners

The 200,000 euro donation captures the very essence of Francis' pontificate, said Bishop Benoni Ambarus, auxiliary Bishop of Rome.

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Eighty years ago today, American forces liberated Dachau, the longest operating Nazi concentration camp. Scenes of the aftermath are among those captured by Hollywood director George Stevens, who led a special unit of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, in rare color footage of WWII. 🧵
The bare feet of prisoners in striped pants at the Dachau concentration camp in Germany, after American forces liberated it

ALT The bare feet of prisoners in striped pants at the Dachau concentration camp in Germany, after American forces liberated it

Prisoners at Dachau concentration camp in Germany receiving a disinfecting treatment after the camp was liberated by American forces

ALT Prisoners at Dachau concentration camp in Germany receiving a disinfecting treatment after the camp was liberated by American forces

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Alex Cole
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29 Apr 2025
The United States Secretary of Defense got community noted. Just saving a screenshot before Elon removes it.
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Dan Walden@dwaldenwrites
28 Apr 2025
i am once again begging humanities professors to understand what this thing is actually doing and write about its outputs in a rigorous and critical way. it is genuinely embarrassing that you all continue to write as if the computer is thinking and talking
The New Yorker
@NewYorker
26 Apr 2025
A Princeton professor had his students complete an assignment using A.I. It became “the most profound experience” in his teaching career. nyer.cm/Tj8AQpU
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MARGARET QUALLEY in a short film ad for Kenzo. It was directed by Spike Jonze, and choreographed by Ryan Heffington.
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Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
26 Apr 2025
“The much discussed AI-2027 scenario, for example, predicts in passing that by the end of 2025 (eight months from now!), there will be AIs that have “a PhD-level knowledge of every field”. I often get the sense that many of the people who make those kinds of predictions have no idea what constitutes expert-level knowledge or expert-level capacities in any field except, possibly, computer science. With these kinds of statements being tossed around casually, it is salutary to remind people that AIs facing problems from various fields make some mistakes that even human beings who are entirely ignorant of the field could avoid, and make many mistakes that a human (such as myself) with only casual knowledge could avoid.” — @ErnestSDavis, in an analysis of fairly easy but novel problem that ChatGPT-4-mini-high gets mediocre marks, source below.
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Fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections Keele University, UK jobs.ac.uk/job/DMT293/beyond…
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Andy Bass@AndyBassNY
25 Apr 2025
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train passed through Hyde Park, New York, on April 25, 1865. Local lore has it that his "ghost train" passes through the town every night on the anniversary. A historical marker commemorating this folklore was unveiled at the site on April 24, 2025.
Marist University history professor Nicholas Marshall speaks on the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln to a gathering outside the Hyde Park Railroad Station Museum in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. His remarks were part of the unveiling ceremony for the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore historical marker commemorating the legend of Lincoln’s “Ghost Train.” Local lore has it that the “ghost train” passes through Hyde Park every night on the anniversary of when Lincoln’s actual funeral train passed through the town on April 25, 1865. The slain president’s train passed just a few feet behind where Marshall is standing. The Hudson River is seen in the background.

ALT Marist University history professor Nicholas Marshall speaks on the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln to a gathering outside the Hyde Park Railroad Station Museum in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. His remarks were part of the unveiling ceremony for the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore historical marker commemorating the legend of Lincoln’s “Ghost Train.” Local lore has it that the “ghost train” passes through Hyde Park every night on the anniversary of when Lincoln’s actual funeral train passed through the town on April 25, 1865. The slain president’s train passed just a few feet behind where Marshall is standing. The Hudson River is seen in the background.

Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society, unveils the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore marker commemorating the Lincoln “Ghost Train” at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Looking on are members of the 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association.

ALT Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society, unveils the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore marker commemorating the Lincoln “Ghost Train” at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Looking on are members of the 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association.

The newly unveiled “Ghost Train” historical marker stands at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. The marker project was spearheaded by the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. It was funded through the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program.

ALT The newly unveiled “Ghost Train” historical marker stands at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. The marker project was spearheaded by the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. It was funded through the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program.

Participants in the unveiling ceremony for the Lincoln “Ghost Train” historical marker gather around the newly unveiled marker at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Standing beside six members of 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association are (left to right) Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society; Tom Canavan, 9/11 survivor and train and history enthusiast; Nicholas Marshall, Marist University history professor; and Michael Grodesky, Vice President of the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. The Hype Park Railroad Station Museum and Hudson River are seen in the background.

ALT Participants in the unveiling ceremony for the Lincoln “Ghost Train” historical marker gather around the newly unveiled marker at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Standing beside six members of 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association are (left to right) Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society; Tom Canavan, 9/11 survivor and train and history enthusiast; Nicholas Marshall, Marist University history professor; and Michael Grodesky, Vice President of the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. The Hype Park Railroad Station Museum and Hudson River are seen in the background.

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RT @SW_Columbia: Update: Columbia chickened on bargaining AGAIN 🤡 Right before the end of the business day yesterday, a CU rep emailed us…
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Mike Drucker@MikeDrucker
25 Apr 2025
your family may die from violent diarrhea like they’re on the Oregon Trail, but at least you didn’t have to see pronouns in an email signature
Lindsay Wise@lindsaywise
25 Apr 2025
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry apnews.com/article/poultry-s…
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