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Appolina Saul 2d ago

old roadside pictures 3d ago

wigwam village #2, office teepee and several teepee cabins, route 31w, cave city, kentucky, 1979

Appolina Saul 3d ago

Ran into my sister on the train, which hasn’t happened in *months*.

Always the best way to start the day 😊

Appolina Saul Apr 10

The Red Line is Red Lining 😭

Appolina Saul Mar 26

Being in Baton Rouge, even if just briefly, always reminds me of happy newlywed years with my husband 🥰

Appolina Saul Mar 17

Techdirt Mar 16

Turns Out The DOGE Bros Who Killed Humanities Grants Are Kinda Sensitive About It

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/16/turns-out-the-doge-bros-who-killed-humanities-grants-are-kinda-sensitive-about-it/

Turns Out The DOGE Bros Who Killed Humanities Grants Are Kinda Sensitive About It

Much of last week I had been working on a different article than the one this became. The American Historical Association, the Modern Language Association, and the American Council of Learned Socie…

Techdirt

Appolina Saul Mar 13

Standout quote from this evening’s alumnae event: If you don’t believe in a multiracial democracy, you don’t believe in America.

Appolina Saul Mar 8

Kathleen Fitzpatrick Mar 7

From Jason Rhody (‪@jasonrhody.bsky.social‬):

As someone who watched the careful stewardship of grants over many years, the lack of care and the dismissal of the hard work of scholars and NEH program staff described here is devastating and shameful.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/arts/humanities-endowment-doge-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RVA.Bd8D.OkH3n_4SroUM&smid=url-share

https://bsky.app/profile/jasonrhody.bsky.social/post/3mgiq7j44hc2k

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

Documents show how A.I. was used to cancel most previously approved grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities as the agency embraced President Trump’s agenda.

The New York Times

Appolina Saul Feb 26

I stopped shopping at Target in January 2025, but I finally took the last step of calling to cancel my Red Card. They screwed up so bad I *made a phone call*.

Sucks to suck, Target.

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Appolina Saul Jan 29

And to absolutely no one’s surprise, my former insurance company has processed the claim incorrectly. 😡
ISTG, if I have to get OPM involved…

Appolina Saul Jan 29

old roadside pictures Jan 29

kay's ice cream sign, knoxville, tennessee, 1979