This is an absolute travesty. Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc). A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.

SCOOP: Northwestern moves to close Program of African Studies

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Remarkable photo from Reddit user u/karantza of the solar eclipse today in Mallorca. Ethereal.

I can't stress enough the importance of making shitty things. Shitty writing. Shitty art. Shitty paintings. Shitty films. Shitty songs. Shitty sculptures. Shitty is beautiful, because it's human. There's no glory without shitty. Get out there and shit things up.

sent in my letter resigning from teaching. it was rough. feels bad, man. but the call center pays a living wage and is unionized and has health benefits. marriage is also not doing great, so it's hard to write, but it is what it is. good night, bluesky. weekends aren't my friend lately.

They're losing the reflective sunglasses truck men

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last wk.

“While he says he understands that what he did was illegal, despite his arrest and still not having his work truck back, he says he does not regret his decision.”

LinkedIn added an "AI slop" button. The U-Turn is happening, expect to see a lot more of this from other tech companies.

Palestinian-Armenian artist and curator Kegham Djeghalian Jr. (@keghamdjeghalian) has brought his grandfather's extraordinary archive back to life in ‘Photo Kegham of Gaza’ in Marseille. Filmed and presented by Rawaa Atalass

watched the odyssey last night. film ruined by everyone speaking english instead of ancient greek.

i absolutely do this working in an insurance call center (bye academia, you never gave me health insurance)

Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4w ago

People are making fun of AOC for having a slight southern accent while speaking in Memphis but they clearly don’t know the pain of habitually and unconsciously imitating the speaking style of the people around you

Video available online shows police shot this man at point-blank range while he was already on the ground. Police in the United States have killed more than 10,000 people since 2016 alone.

Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · 4w ago

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Hooray!!⚽🇪🇸

canada must be so proud

I cannot recommend n95 and kn95 masks enough. I've covered enormous wildfires multiple times throughout my career (southern california reporter) and they have saved my ass time and again. Remember, burning houses also means burning household chemicals

Fifty Shades of Whey@fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · last mo.

As the nation is engulfed by wildfire smoke, you should all know that there's a clear statistical link between exposure to drifting wildfire smoke and chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, and oncological (cancer) health problems. 🧵

This is Lamine Yamal the 19 year old star of the Spanish National team & FC Barcelona. He did this in May at the parade when Barca won the league. In case you’re not sure whom to root for tomorrow. ⚽️

Fuck off. If anything is "millennial", it's those cool transparent colors our iMacs, Gameboys, and Tamagotchis came in. No fucking millennial likes the house flipper grey. Call it a millennial paint job when I can see through the exterior of a car because it's Glacier Purple like my GBA.

Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · last mo.

No fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this

...shiny hunters? I just need to sit with that.

WIRED@wired.com · last mo.

MSG’s so-called “talent” database is part of a larger data leak published last month by ShinyHunters, a criminal hacker collective, as first reported by 404 Media. But the extent of the labeling and the rationale for MSG to do so haven’t been previously revealed.

As with so many things, it is critical to realize this is not bumbling or ineptitude or not thinking through policy implications. On the contrary: making it impossible for foreign students to do the doctorate here is THE WHOLE POINT. It’s about starving higher ed under the guise of America first.

Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · last mo.

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

this smoke is apocalyptic. with the heat, I can either run my A/C and smell the burning Canadian forests or run my air filter and get very hot... but running both feels like wasting electricity somehow. It's unpleasant enough for me, but I'm worried about the bird and sensitive folks. sigh, cough

WAIT FOR IT WAIT. FOR. IT! 🪶 🐣

I love copyeditors because apparently I had been calling the Statute of Anne the Statue of Anne

Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · last mo.

Not me nodding along to my own sentences as I do copyedits

Heartbreaking: The Worst Country You Know Just Won A Great World Cup Quarterfinal Game

belated happy america day to those who celebrate, it was Sylvie's hatchday yesterday, she got pineapple bird bread and is very pleased. She is six years old 😍

am i the only one who that that red-card was well-deserved? Idk if I'm the only one, I am find with defending this hill, esp now it's consequence-free. aggro playing like that should have consequences, imo.

President Claudia Sheinbaum is rolling out Universal Healthcare for 120 Million Mexican residents. Now that is leadership, I’m both jealous and very happy for the people of Mexico.

when will Senegal have justice in tournament play? why have we stayed so far from His grace?

that was a tense game but boy did we cheer at my place

It shouldn’t be controversial to say that the creation of a “trillionaire” represents a giant and complete failure of public policy and government.

“Recent public health data shows alarming trends, including a doubling of infant mortality...and a decline in childhood cancer survival rates...since the fuel restrictions were imposed,” the UN said. “Essential medicines are in critical short supply, with supply levels down to about 30 per cent.”

UN Says Children Are Dying in Cuba Because of Strict US Sanctions

Tighter US sanctions on Cuba have led to a spike in infant mortality and plummeting survival rates for child cancer patients, the United Nations warned in one of its strongest rebukes of Washington’s ...

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