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Eleanor Paynter

@eleanorbpaynter.net

critical refugee studies, Mediterranean migration, testimony, crisis, new project on protection | asst prof @ UOregon book: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/emergency-in-transit/paper website: https://eleanorbpaynter.net/

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Eleanor Paynter@eleanorbpaynter.net · last wk.

new article out in Crossings, coauthored with @frasoliman.bsky.social & Giulia Sbaffi Stolen time: The temporal captivity of migrants in the Italian border regime 1/ intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

Stolen time: The temporal captivity of migrants in the Italian border regime | Intellect

Waiting – a structural condition in the lives of migrants – is a coercive tool built into all bordering practices and one we recognize as a form of captivity, holding migrants hostage through the stea...

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Benjamin McKean@blmckean.bsky.social · 2w ago

“…the Trump administration also announced plans to revoke visas from asylum seekers who initially entered the country for tourism or business. Up to 200,000 people currently seeking asylum could be impacted, marking what would end up being the largest mass pulling of visas in the history of the US.”

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 2w ago

Many applicants impacted by the pause likely “spent thousands of dollars and disrupted their lives to attend scheduled interviews, only to have their appointments cancelled at the last minute.”

Tina Vasquez@tinavasquez.bsky.social · 2w ago

When the Gatlinburg Wildfires happened in 2016, Dolly gave impacted families $1,000/month to help them get back on their feet. This included my father-in-law, who lost everything in the fire. Dolly gave children in TN free books each month, from birth to the age of five. She was a goddamn saint.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3w ago

there is no rhyme or reason to an entire “AI” department, much less an AI school. There is no curriculum, as such, because AI is not a school of thought. It has no theory, no method. It’s just a tool. Two or three courses, max, if someone is obsessed with it should suffice.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3w ago

Almost every single student who has found me this week wants to talk about AI. A couple reflections. One student has taken three AI courses in philosophy, health sciences and comm. They’re basically the same class. As it turns out, it doesn’t take a lot of classes to “learn” ai.

Adam Schiffer@adamschiffer.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is why I get so annoyed with university admins who insist we must teach AI or our students will be left behind. Fine, then require one class and leave the rest of us alone. (After about two weeks in the class, they’ll be like, “shit, what do we do now?” but that’s not my problem.)

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w ago

World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists

World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists

Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023 The world’s seas were hotter last month than in any July on record, scientists have said, as devastating heat struck western Europe. Sea surface temperatures hit record highs for July on the Atlantic coast and western Mediterranean, the EU’s Copernicus climate change service found, with severe marine heatwaves roiling Europe’s seas. Globally, the average sea surface temperature outside the cold polar regions was the highest on record for the month, beating the previous July record set in 2023. Continue reading...

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Brittney Cooper@profcrunk.bsky.social · last mo.

I think this is a really important op-ed from the Mellon Foundation today, doubling down on their philanthropic commitment to humanities research and encouraging universities and other foundations to do the same. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

With Humanities at Risk, How Mellon Sees Its Role (opinion)

Some may disagree with our emphasis on broadening who shapes the humanities. The real challenge to the field is the decline in overall support.

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Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · last mo.

The core argument is that cities like Seattle are so addled by left-wing ideology that they have fallen into dystopia. In reality, the city has never adequately funded harm reduction programs and continues to rely on incarceration to address homelessness. What Powell wants is what we're doing.

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Eleanor Paynter@eleanorbpaynter.net · last mo.

www.internazionale.it/notizie/anna... arrivals "may be partly attributed to the ruling against Spain re: pushbacks carried out at the Moroccan border & the later suspension of these practices, deemed illegal... but Rabat may be behind the events... 1/ [article by Annalisa Camilli in Italian]

Perché così tante persone sono arrivate a Ceuta

I motivi delle migliaia di arrivi non sono ancora chiari, ma dietro ci potrebbe essere il Marocco, come è già successo in passato Leggi

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Amelia Frank-Vitale@ameliafv.bsky.social · last mo.

@laurenheidbrink.bsky.social and I curated this collection of short essays from a group of committed scholars and lawyers on what we learn from observing and accompanying in immigration court. The pieces are excellent, both accessible and powerful. @culanth.bsky.social bit.ly/4bm4LOW

On and Off the Record: Ethnographic Witnessing and Accompaniment in Immigration Court

This collection brings together ethnographers engaged in court-watching, accompaniment in and beyond detained settings, expert witnessing, and co...

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NPR@npr.org · last mo.

Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no containment. n.pr/4pL5LlN

Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season yet

Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no containment.

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