Still kind of inconceivable how many people died or will die because of the death of USAID. And the world’s richest man did it almost as a joke
D E McCoskey
@denisemccoskey.bsky.social
always concerned about the state of the world. often teaching Latin and writing about the ancient Greek and Roman worlds and issues related to race. never tolerating race science. don't even get me started on IQ
As a Cornell alumna, this thread is . . . something else.
nick@unionnick.bsky.social · 4d agoOn the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
renaissance painting when the renaissance is really fucking stupid
More of this please. Democrats pushing shitty Democrats on us is a huge problem.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d agoI know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
As a Cincinnatian, I'm SO happy with the way Sherrod Brown is running his campaign this time! Take no prisoners.
Sherrod Brown@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 2d agoNEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
Completely dismantling state-by-state the public education that helped build this country. It used to be the envy of almost every nation in the world. Now an absolute clusterf*ck of censorship and AI slop.
Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P@clairezagorski.bsky.social · 6d agoI hate it so much. This can happen to you too. A year ago, almost everyone doubted this would happen. I had faculty at other schools telling me I was hysterical. (Irony!) Watch for the installation of right wing figureheads without an academic background. Watch for assaults on faculty governance.
The sad reality is that progressive backlash against Marcy Kaptur’s transphobic ads is the kind of advertising that money can’t buy in her R+11 district that includes the most conservative part of the state. www.rooster.info/p/marcy-kapt...
Ohio Democrats’ trans panic, explained
Or why Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur won’t be taking down her transphobic ads anytime soon.
rooster.info
TFW you realize how academic institutions are actually run these days👇
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 7d agoRead this: is is from the chair of outside advisors of the Iowa civics center imposed on campus. He thinks he is describing current faculty but he is perfectly describing himself and his fellow travelers
Sen. Jon Husted: “The war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices” Sen. Jon Husted when he could've voted to do just that:
What I can't get over is the Dems out there trying to transphobia their way out of these numbers. Just out there riding the crest of the wave, doing morally unsupportable pandering to bigotry at a time when it is also strategically foolish, just for love of the capitulation game.
John Muller@mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · last wk.I don't think Trump is going to be able to transphobia his way out of these numbers. He's gonna try, it will be absolutely disgusting and incredibly harmful, and it will fail.
This is disgusting--only the ODP would see what looks to be a Democrat wave in November and be craven enough to start picking on trans-Ohians. This should enrage every Democrat of conscience.
Arienne Childrey@ari4ohio.bsky.social · last wk.
Joshua Katz!
Annoyed Cat's Side-Eye Stare
ALT: Annoyed Cat's Side-Eye Stare
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Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last wk.This is basically an internecine feud between two sets of conservatives -- University of Austin types vs. Iowa political appointees -- over who controls a center imposed on campus despite local faculty opposition. And the U Austin types are shocked, shocked by the lack of faculty (their) input.
Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
And here we go . . . (still, I love the way student newspapers are exposing these clowns and reading them for filth)
Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · last wk.The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
imagine trying to write innocently about Your Struggle in the midst of today's cancel culture
They know how sh*tty these consultants are and still shove their garbage down our throat: truthout.org/articles/unp...
Unpublished DNC Autopsy Chapter Slams “Self-Enriching” Consultants for 2024 Loss
The document describes them as insulated “from the realities many Americans were encountering in their lives.”…
truthout.org
Thomas Lecaque@tlecaque.bsky.social · last wk.I want the name of every consultant who convinces a Democrat to run an ad ceding ground to trans hatred, and I want them blacklisted by the party and noted so I can never give a cent to anyone who hires them ever again.
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
“Students told us the temptation was greatest when they feared they would miss a deadline,” the report reads. IMO the underlying issue here is the labor practices these students are being fed into as they near adulthood. Learning is not about volume of output, but do these students understand that?
Futurism@futurism.com · 2w agoIt's a disaster in the making.
Slavoj Žižek has my dream job. I watched him speak in front of a crowd for 45 minutes uninterrupted about whatever he felt like while the host watched helplessly. when he finally finished she said "wise words" and he said "I HATE WISDOM" then started talking again
This is why the world needs humanities majors—people well-versed in the creation and interpretation of messages by human beings. Some actual designs:
Democrats *cannot* support the Protection College Sports Act. It’s the most anti-labor coming out of this Congress. We cannot cap the mobility of black athletes, but not white coaches. My newsletter is up. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
We Need to Protect College Sports from Ted Cruz
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent looks at the many ways Ted Cruz’s college-sports bill threatens athletes’ labor rights. Plus: why our mail-in voting nightmare isn’t over.
thenation.com
FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them
FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them
ICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them.
gizmodo.com
