I need some real solidarity. On Friday, I published this article about why Zuckerberg should resign. It’s being throttled on Meta products and I’ve had several attempts to hijack my fb acct. Please repost this article, esp on your Meta accounts. #ZuckMustGo www.theguardian.com/technology/c...

It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta | Joan Donovan

The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement

theguardian.com

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it may ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

Please enjoy these menu descriptions.

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Helena Fitzgerald@hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 4w ago

yeah, this essay rules, read it defector.com/humanists-ha...

NEW in Porch Party: I surveyed PhDs and spoke to experts re DHS's new rule forcing international students to extend stay past four years via USCIS. It may be mostly a logistics nightmare, but the uncertainty is a threat to universities, US innovation, & society www.porchpartynews.com/p/what-new-d...

What an “absurd” new rule on student visas means for international PhDs—and the country

DHS claims it’s not trying to “impose a rigid completion deadline.” But the uncertainty could threaten this pipeline of exceptional contributors to American innovation and society.

porchpartynews.com

The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.

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AndaliteBandit@andalitebandit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Found this on Tumblr with the caption, "Saw a fire, stopped his car, got out and Madonna'd the fuck out of those flames". I want him carnally.

For fellow (current or former) international PhDs in the US 👇

Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW at @porchparty.bsky.social: Did you come from abroad and complete an American PhD? If so, take our survey on what you're doing now—and what Trump's new rule to cap student visas at four years (w/ uncertain extension) means for individuals and in your field www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

brilliant!

Caroline Hack@carolinehack.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Absolutely loving this new merch design from New Bedford Whaling Museum store.whalingmuseum.org/en-gb/produc...

Sam Neil and Jeff Goldblum September Song, composer Kurt Weill

Read the introduction to 'Dictatorships in Portuguese: Legacies and Repercussions' by Rosane Carneiro Ramos (@bristoluni.bsky.social) which reflects on the experiences of dictatorships in Brazil and Portugal in the 20th Century. ➡️ bit.ly/MLO-DIP1 @apamferreira.bsky.social @amklobucka.bsky.social

NEW | 'Dictatorships in Portuguese: Legacies and Repercussions' ed. Rosane Carneiro Ramos is a new Special Collection offering interdisciplinary analysis of 20th century dictatorships in Brazil & Portugal. @apamferreira.bsky.social @amklobucka.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/MLO-Ramos-blog

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Mel Andrews@bayesianboy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.

My Canadian Queen 👸🏽, Alanis Morissette, with A stunning acoustic performance of "You Oughta Know" at her induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last night! 🌹🩷

I've spent months speaking to current & retired Black service members about being part of the military in this political moment. What I found were officers and soldiers despondent at the resurgence of racism, yet often insistent that they were fighting for what this country could be, not what it is.

The Betrayal of Black Patriots

They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.

theatlantic.com

June 9, 1926: Two women sharing a hotel room in Lincoln, Neb., are arrested after authorities learn they were married last week, one of them giving a man’s name. Neil Garess (born Nellie) wears men’s clothes and is a bacteriologiet at a veterans hospital; Marie Primeau is a nurse. 1/2

Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot

Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

a piece inspired by this concept www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Are You Enjoying Your Girl Rights Yet?

They’re like regular rights, just skimpier.

theatlantic.com

one trick to getting students to close reading is to break them of the habit talking as if the text came to them simultaneously rather than as one word after the other, in order. The urge to *summarize* what's just been read rather than to account for its gradual arrival is deadly to good reading

I got to play a role in facilitating something so perfect and joyful: @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is a New York Times bestselling author.

I DO NOT WANT TO 'CHAT WITH MY FILES'

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

The incoming health minister of the future Magyar government, upon learning of the election results last night (From Instagram)

Dorothea Tanning — Robert Motherwell, 1945

It’s Tennessee’s birthday tomorrow. 📸 Richard Avedon (1950)

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Lori Emerson@loriemerson.net · 6mo ago

OH MY HEART...the Oberlin Luddites Reject "The Year of AI Exploration"! 💚