I'll actually be playing my OG G&L ASAT on the tour that starts in, umm, two days. G&L stands for "George and Leo" and is the company George & Leo Fender started after they sold Fender. They just liked making guitars

Maria Bustillos@mariabustillos.com · 7h ago

Private equity strikes again: Fender's sudden decision to enforce its copyright on the 1950s Stratocaster design, 70-odd years later, is creating havoc in the guitar world. Misha Angrist has an absorbing account at @flaminghydra.com flaminghydra.com/issue-622/

Prehistoric Archaeologist – Field Director | CNRS, France Archaeology | Neolithic | Excavation | PhD | Field Research Lead archaeological excavations at the Al-Mathana Neolithic site in Saudi Arabia higherjobz.com/prehistoric-... #AcadHiring #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #Archaeology #PhD #Postdoc

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Apply for the Prehistoric Archaeologist Position at CNRS, France. Open to PhD-qualified researchers in prehistoric archaeology.

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Me: We just found out that your journal's APC won't be covered by our existing agreements. Can we at least get a discount (as your APCs are really unreasonable)? Journal representative: I'll ask. Meanwhile, can you sign the copyright form? Me: No! At this price, we would rather retract. #AcademicSky

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#AcademicSky heads up: If your institution uses Canvas, you should know that the parent company just very quietly (entirely too quietly iykwim) rolled out a whole new thing they are directly marketing to students that will hoover your content into AI whether you like it or not:

Who approves Athena?

Instructure's new AI study coach connects through the student's account, not yours.

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I love Olga Soffer's reinvention story and I love the roles the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @cuny.edu play in it. #academicsky Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/s...

Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83

After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.

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Controversial White House plan to overhaul US science funding faces Senate opposition www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #academicSky

Controversial White House plan to overhaul US science funding faces Senate opposition

Proposal to put political appointees in charge of research grants could be temporarily halted if lawmakers’ efforts are successful.

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#academicsky #highered

Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 2d ago

So Trump and McMahon now are trying the velvet glove approach to get universities to submit. It’s just a watered down version of the compact they tried to impose last year. No self-respecting university should comply. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

What to make of the Trump administration’s new letter to universities. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Trump Administration Tries A New Reform Pitch To The Nation’s Universities

The Trump administration has sent a letter to the nation’s universities asking them to answer how they will address reforms in seven policy areas before the end of 2026.

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Art by Lawrence Tarpey, leader singer Active Ingrédients. « Pouting on a Boat. » Oil on clayboard.

NSF is definitely back to awarding grants at a decent clip, but total award $ still below historic norms. bomeara.github.io/rnsf/index.h... #AcademicSky 🧪

I think a huge issue in academia for minority students without social capital is the idea of the "hidden curriculum" this really puts some students at a really unfair disadvantage, there is so much unsaid in academia that you just have to figure out for yourself. #AcademicSky

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Young Blood: Christophe Clement's Bequest To A Generation Of Horsemen

In a piece on young blood and the philosophies of Christophe Clement the trainer left a bequest to a generation of horsemen that is vital

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Vinyl (2 Discs) and CD Back and front. Active Ingrédients.

Active Ingrédients retrospective album release party at Green Lantern in Lexington, Kentucky. The mighty Lawrence Tarpey, now renowned fine artist. Most punk rock thing: they did not play at their album release party.

Trump confirmed today that he will appeal the ruling from a federal judge in Florida who found the president effectively colluded with his own government in bringing a $10 billion suit against the IRS. Trump has no intention of dropping the IRS slush fund which doesn't look good for Todd Blanche.

Yet, university presidents and boards have already entered into contracts for AI products to be used starting with August classes, & have mandated that they become part of the curriculum. #academicsky www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/18/o...

In a Behind the Paper post, Loekie Schreefel writes how farmers' questions led his research team to map how knowledge on regenerative practices spreads among regenerative farmers. The findings were published in Communications Earth & Environment. #Academicsky #plantscience 🌎🧪

Farmers’ questions changed my research agenda: the case of knowledge sources in regenerative agriculture

Farmers’ questions led us to map how knowledge on regenerative practices spreads among regenerative farmers. We found that international sources mainly shape guiding principles, while local actors adapt these ideas into practices suited to specific farm contexts and conditions.

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The Next Met Fashion Blockbuster and Gala Will Honor the Controversial Designer John Galliano www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/s...

Next Met Gala Show Will Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic Rant (Gift Article)

As famous for his antisemitic rant in 2011 as he is for his fashion, Galliano would be one of only three living designers ever to receive the honor.

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“To demand that the AAUP remain silent about the political attack on academia is ridiculous. To demand that the AAUP should do nothing to fight for academic freedom is wrong.” #academicsky

Critics of the AAUP and the Delusions of Neutrality

The AAUP is not and must not be neutral in defense of academic freedom.

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The Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley is hiring an Asst Professor in Computational Neuro. All areas of computational/theoretical neuro are welcome. Deadline Oct 30. Join our neuroscience community! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05446 #AcademicJobs #Neuroscience #NeuroJobs

Assistant Professor - Computational Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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An analysis of dual enrollment students' data (data from students who take college courses in high school) showed that getting more students to pass requires giving students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds more support vs. excluding them: buff.ly/lBHyaC4 #highered #AcademicSky

uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/... Humanities in the Loop. Eh tu, Brute? $500 mini grants for UKY Humanities programming.

Gaines Center accepting applications for 2026-27 minigrant program

The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities is accepting applications for its 2026-27 minigrant program, which provides grants of up to $500 to support humanities programming across ca...

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Like many of you, we are saddened by the news that NCTE has de-chartered #CCCC. USUP stands in solidarity with comp/rhet scholars seeking to maintain a vibrant research community and looks forward to continuing to support #writingstudies & #teamrhetoric through our publications.

My Department is HIRING! If you're excited about building an innovative research program and joining a collaborative community of scientists, we'd love to hear from you. Come be my colleague! #AcademicJobs #BasicScience #FacultySearch#AcademicJobs More details here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07708

Assistant/Associate Professor- Cell Biology & Human Anatomy

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Editor's Note | A First Lawsuit Tests What Universities Are Owed for AI Research The University of Tennessee’s patent suit against Anthropic challenges the technology’s core architecture—and could set a precedent for other institutions. By Sara Custer: https://bit.ly/4pMeDHT #EDUSky #AcademicSky

‼️ Independent journalist @katiephang.bsky.social, through her lawsuit, has forced Todd Blanche's hand on the #Epstein files. Judge Emmett Sullivan will now have unredacted docs for in-camera review. 🦋 bsky.app/profile/meid...

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 6d ago

🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has officially handed over UNREDACTED Epstein-related records directly to federal Judge Emmet Sullivan for private review following a court order in MeidasTouch host Katie Phang’s lawsuit.

An enormous win for all the Epstein survivors and their families after years of horrendous setbacks from the administration. Thank you @katiephang.bsky.social for your relentless efforts and for having the courage that many so called political leaders have lacked so far to achieve this goal.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 6d ago

🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has officially handed over UNREDACTED Epstein-related records directly to federal Judge Emmet Sullivan for private review following a court order in MeidasTouch host Katie Phang’s lawsuit.

All 41 Concacaf members reject FIFA president Infantino's proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Follows boycott by UEFA and its 55 national associations (tinyurl.com/mk7b32v4) www.concacaf.com/competitions...

Statement on behalf of Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations  | Concacaf

Statement on behalf of Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations

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NEW: 🚨 Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting Kushner & FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 7d ago

UEFA nations will not participate in FIFA events until the investment deal is scrapped