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The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 was designed to protect Black Americans. This week, it was used to end a Black scholarship at UCSD that aimed to bolster the campus’s small Black student population. Moments like these remind us why the fight for equity must go on.
An anti-KKK law was used to end a scholarship for Black students
The Reconstruction-era civil rights law was designed to stop conspiracies between government officials and private entities to deny Americans equal protection under the law.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 was designed to protect Black Americans. This week, it was used to end a Black scholarship at UCSD that aimed to bolster the campus’s small Black student population. Moments like these remind us why the fight for equity must go on.
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I hope Ohtani didn’t have a lot of money riding on this game
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I hope Ohtani didn’t have a lot of money riding on this game
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From a mentorship and continuity standpoint, multi-generational is already locked in, the question is how much. And if Congress succeeds in its apparent mission to become a symbolic body, that damage will be maximal.
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
From a mentorship and continuity standpoint, multi-generational is already locked in, the question is how much. And if Congress succeeds in its apparent mission to become a symbolic body, that damage will be maximal.
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Americans are on the verge of losing their ability to choose their government. But they don't seem to have realized it yet.
Donald Trumps plan to subvert the midterms is underway
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Americans are on the verge of losing their ability to choose their government. But they don't seem to have realized it yet.
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(Denver Post) - Colorado insurance commissioner warns that premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs ..
@denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/23/c...
@denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/23/c...
Coloradans still don’t know what they’ll pay for marketplace insurance as open enrollment nears
Colorado insurance commissioner Michael warns premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs to maintain coverage.
www.denverpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
(Denver Post) - Colorado insurance commissioner warns that premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs ..
@denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/23/c...
@denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/23/c...
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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TRUMP: CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE MUST BE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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incisive analysis 🤌🏻
Sliwa is basically a right of center outer borough facebook uncle who every few years pops up and is that guy in public. No one wants that guy to be mayor but Cuomo is currently pretending to be that guy and Sliwa is out uncle-ing him.
October 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
incisive analysis 🤌🏻
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Alternatively, don't apply to jobs in Texas
If you are applying for a faculty job in Texas, argue for a higher salary than you'd get at other institutions. The lack of real tenure protections is a de facto compensation cut and you should negotiate accordingly.
Texas search committees know that getting good candidates is an uphill battle.
Texas search committees know that getting good candidates is an uphill battle.
If you make "controversial statements" outside of classroom, that the President of the university dislikes, you can be summarily fired even if you are tenured.
October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Alternatively, don't apply to jobs in Texas
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No words
May 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
No words
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I’m a tenured professor with an endowed chair.
Looking back, I don’t think the freshly minted PhD version of me could land a job in today’s market. I was smart, I was driven — but mostly, I was lucky.
More of us in academia need to admit that.
Looking back, I don’t think the freshly minted PhD version of me could land a job in today’s market. I was smart, I was driven — but mostly, I was lucky.
More of us in academia need to admit that.
October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I’m a tenured professor with an endowed chair.
Looking back, I don’t think the freshly minted PhD version of me could land a job in today’s market. I was smart, I was driven — but mostly, I was lucky.
More of us in academia need to admit that.
Looking back, I don’t think the freshly minted PhD version of me could land a job in today’s market. I was smart, I was driven — but mostly, I was lucky.
More of us in academia need to admit that.
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Trump just threw the potential for an escalated trade war with China on top of these headlines.
Three @wsj.com headlines from the past three days. 👀
October 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trump just threw the potential for an escalated trade war with China on top of these headlines.
@wyden.senate.gov wow you are so corrupt, why are you trading individual stocks
🚨BREAKING🚨
I just released the full report on Congress trading in 2024.
Like every year since 2020, some US politicians beat the market.
From the start of 2024 to year end, many had unusual trades & huge portfolio gains.
Here are the top political traders of 2024.
I just released the full report on Congress trading in 2024.
Like every year since 2020, some US politicians beat the market.
From the start of 2024 to year end, many had unusual trades & huge portfolio gains.
Here are the top political traders of 2024.
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
@wyden.senate.gov wow you are so corrupt, why are you trading individual stocks
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It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
Don't use @lingopietv.bsky.social they are horrible and no one will respond.
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Don't use @lingopietv.bsky.social they are horrible and no one will respond.
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BREAKING: IRS to furlough 46% of staff
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: IRS to furlough 46% of staff
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The Treasury is planning to mint a $1 coin featuring Trump’s face for America’s 250th anniversary. – POLITICO
Welcome to the banana republic.
Welcome to the banana republic.
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Treasury is planning to mint a $1 coin featuring Trump’s face for America’s 250th anniversary. – POLITICO
Welcome to the banana republic.
Welcome to the banana republic.
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Health insurance premiums will more than DOUBLE for millions of Americans unless Republicans in Congress actually work with Democrats and do something about it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Health insurance premiums will more than DOUBLE for millions of Americans unless Republicans in Congress actually work with Democrats and do something about it.
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“.. a fivefold increase in U.S.-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions ..” 🤡
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“.. a fivefold increase in U.S.-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions ..” 🤡
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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BREAKING: Trump has announced 100% tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product, unless the company is building pharmaceutical manufacturing in the US
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
BREAKING: Trump has announced 100% tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product, unless the company is building pharmaceutical manufacturing in the US
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My dad kicks his cacio e pepe recipe a notch, now with more geeky chemistry 🤓
foodscienceinstitute.com/2025/04/05/c...
foodscienceinstitute.com/2025/04/05/c...
Cacio e pepe made simpler
As we explained in our previous article, cacio e pepe is a beloved Roman dish made of pasta, pecorino romano cheese, some pasta water and pepper. We explained the research of Giacomo Bertolucci et.…
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April 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My dad kicks his cacio e pepe recipe a notch, now with more geeky chemistry 🤓
foodscienceinstitute.com/2025/04/05/c...
foodscienceinstitute.com/2025/04/05/c...