abg, phd
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sensitive comrade | taga ilog hanggang dagat cultural history of the atomic bomb and nuclear age, screen media, opera views my own etc. etc.
everybody is (rightfully) remembering her incredible charity work, the 300 million books and counting for kids, the moderna vaccine, all of it she also wrote 'I Will Always Love You' and 'Jolene' on the same dang day. absolutely peerless
Dolly loved and mothered all of us who were told by our towns we were too fallen for loving and mothering. The queer. The slutty. The barren. “I know, honey. Just let it out.” —— I’ll leave you this. Dolly (and Linda and Emmylou) loving and mothering the wayward son. youtu.be/wWEQDyrbphE?...
Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt Emmylou Harris - The Sweetest Gift
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OH NO DOLLY blessed is the true judge NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ok who just got born we like need you TODAY ok
BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain. @sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
ISO librarian/collections contact for the Canadian Opera Company. Looking to do some more spectacle research 👀👀👀 #opera #classicalmusic
Did you know that Coretta Scott King was a force behind many nuclear weapons protests of the 20th century? She was a delegate for Women Strike for Peace at a 1962 conference in Geneva and pushed for a nuclear test ban treaty. MLK Jr. credited her with influencing his stance against nuclear weapons.
The threat of the “butts in seats” model is being internalized by young profs. I see my peers agonizing that it’s their “fault” students drop their class. The consumerist model of education has fully poisoned the futurity of higher ed.
Tenet, Oppenheimer, the Odyssey: the “you’re a good man, Charlie Brown” Nolan trilogy
Assigned Attali _Noise_ for my upcoming grad seminar and I gotta say I really miss these grand narrative historiographical accounts.
Yall need to read/re-read Gabrielle Hecht’s _Being Nuclear_ bc this definition of “clean energy” comes at the expense of African miners and laborers. Please be for real.
Katy Huff@katyhuff.bsky.social · last mo.1) Nuclear energy is pivotal to a clean energy future. 2) International cooperation on peaceful nuclear technologies must therefore be part of a clean energy future.
I swear TCM is the only silver lining of our shared employer
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · last mo.I swear, Dr Cottom (like a lot of professional Black women online experience) could say the sky is blue, in the most casual tone, and reply guys would show up to wag their fingers at her either way.
Why how in what ways was a singular entertainment park allowed to accumulate THIRTY BELUGA WHALES www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marineland belugas' 'emergency rescue' has begun, leaving Niagara Falls, Ont., for U.S. aquariums | CBC News
The first group of Marineland beluga whales that have been at a permanently closed theme park and zoo in Niagara Falls, Ont., have begun their journey to their new homes in the U.S. "The first wave of...
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But mostly, a journey that should take half an hour ends up taking 10 years. Traffic.
not to brag, but our department is the most diverse music studies department among our peer institutions. and that really says something about our commitment to the future of intellectual thought and knowledge production for our fields.
Turns out it’s already happening futurism.com/artificial-i...
Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find
A new Stanford study found that popular AI chatbots are likely to adopt socialist personas when pushed by demanding bosses.
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abg, phd@gatsbea.bsky.social · 3mo agoSorry if someone already said this but the bar for if AI is conscious should be if AI has class consciousness
In honor of DUP’s 100 year anniversary, their sale should be 100% off
Duke University Press@dukepress.bsky.social · 3mo agoJust a few hours left to save 40% on available books & journal issues during our Spring Sale. It ends at 11:59 pm ET tonight! If you spend more than $100, you save 50%. Shop now, there's no more time to delay! buff.ly/PE3Jz2h
Sorry if someone already said this but the bar for if AI is conscious should be if AI has class consciousness
That May 16, 2025, tornado system was the most destructive tornado to carve through an American city in over a decade. It damaged more than 10,000 properties, killing and injuring residents along its path and leveling entire blocks holding generations of Black history. https://bit.ly/48Wa8TW
Trump Weakened FEMA, and a Black St. Louis Neighborhood Is Paying the Price
After the most destructive urban tornado in years, a historic Black community is rebuilding largely on its own.
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Do not create a deep fake of yourself in order to have a 24/7 office hours chat bot. Just don’t.
*90s beat in background* hey you kids! It’s Magnus here! Your new provost of the new year! If you think school is lame, you just haven’t seen my game!
Kennedy Owra, a PhD student at UW, and his 13 year old son were deported from Seattle, WA earlier today (4/8/26) after being detained and denied legal counsel. Here is a GoFundMe to help their family with legal costs: www.gofundme.com/f/9wup9u-hel...
Donate to Help Kennedy and Son Return to Seattle, organized by Kevin M Mcgill
Kennedy Owra is a PhD student in the Information School in good standing. Origin… Kevin M Mcgill needs your support for Help Kennedy and Son Return to Seattle
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the realest part of The Metamorphosis is how on top of everything he is still expected to show up at the office somehow