George S
@harmonygritz.bsky.social
Also @ harmonygritz elsewhere. #HigherEd and #EdTech interests keep my blood boiling. Our fractured social networks remind me of the Battlestar Galactica diaspora. I am the other person you see wearing a mask in the store.
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Documents Reveal Florida Paid Over $573 Million to DeSantis-Connected Immigrant Detention Contractors in 2025
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New Documents Reveal Florida Paid Over $573 Million to DeSantis-Connected Immigrant Detention Contractors in 2025 - UNICORN RIOT
New documents provided to Unicorn Riot have revealed that the state of Florida gave at least $558 million to private contractors last year to work on two immigrant detention centers — including the no...
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February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Documents Reveal Florida Paid Over $573 Million to DeSantis-Connected Immigrant Detention Contractors in 2025
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Heck, we just assumed you hadn’t paid the licensing fee, and were required by trademark law to call it “The Big Game” instead
"First of all, I don’t see any issue with my choice of words. Human chess is quite literally a big game. Not only that, I can’t think of ANY game that is bigger than human chess."
When I Invited All of You Over to Watch “The Big Game,” I Assumed You Knew I Was Talking about Human Chess
I don’t know why you’re all so upset. I’m sorry if there’s some “other event” that you were all more excited about that’s apparently also happening...
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Heck, we just assumed you hadn’t paid the licensing fee, and were required by trademark law to call it “The Big Game” instead
The near-perfect #TaxSeason story, guaranteed to keep you rattled till at least April 15th.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social discusses how Thiel, Musk et al have taken over the UK govt data--and our US personal data too. Recall how Doge took over the IRS? Palantir has all our data now, along with US military and ICE and other govt. surveillance contracts. WTAF?!
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The near-perfect #TaxSeason story, guaranteed to keep you rattled till at least April 15th.
Why do we need an #AI author at all, if you’re gonna go there.
The easiest race to win is one you don’t have to compete in.
#writing #books
The easiest race to win is one you don’t have to compete in.
#writing #books
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
What does it take to get Dana Bash to say “Oh, come on”?
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
What does it take to get Dana Bash to say “Oh, come on”?
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It’s more than disappointing to see people mocking the red knit hats.
1. The symbol was strong enough the Nazis banned them to stop people signaling their resistance to each other.
2. Sales of patterns have raised hundreds of thousands for mutual aid.
3. Not everyone can stand, shout, smuggle.
1. The symbol was strong enough the Nazis banned them to stop people signaling their resistance to each other.
2. Sales of patterns have raised hundreds of thousands for mutual aid.
3. Not everyone can stand, shout, smuggle.
February 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It’s more than disappointing to see people mocking the red knit hats.
1. The symbol was strong enough the Nazis banned them to stop people signaling their resistance to each other.
2. Sales of patterns have raised hundreds of thousands for mutual aid.
3. Not everyone can stand, shout, smuggle.
1. The symbol was strong enough the Nazis banned them to stop people signaling their resistance to each other.
2. Sales of patterns have raised hundreds of thousands for mutual aid.
3. Not everyone can stand, shout, smuggle.
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I talked with @victorerikray.bsky.social about the repression we’re facing at public universities here in Florida, where the state is attempting to impose a textbook on our intro classes, insisting that no published textbook complies with state law.
Here’s Part 1. Part 2 drops next week.
Here’s Part 1. Part 2 drops next week.
What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson
A discussion about Florida's censorship of sociology and teaching under authoritarianism
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February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I talked with @victorerikray.bsky.social about the repression we’re facing at public universities here in Florida, where the state is attempting to impose a textbook on our intro classes, insisting that no published textbook complies with state law.
Here’s Part 1. Part 2 drops next week.
Here’s Part 1. Part 2 drops next week.
Florida won’t be the only state. They’re just a potential role model for others.
#textbooks #sociology
#textbooks #sociology
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Florida won’t be the only state. They’re just a potential role model for others.
#textbooks #sociology
#textbooks #sociology
Shocked/not shocked 🧐
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Shocked/not shocked 🧐
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[Cool US Taxes Thing]
If you live in the US you do not need to give $270 to turboTax or whoever. Especially if your income is one job with a W2.
You can use https://www.freefilefillableforms.com which is run by the government and you can fill out the form on your computer. It has tips and help […]
If you live in the US you do not need to give $270 to turboTax or whoever. Especially if your income is one job with a W2.
You can use https://www.freefilefillableforms.com which is run by the government and you can fill out the form on your computer. It has tips and help […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
[Cool US Taxes Thing]
If you live in the US you do not need to give $270 to turboTax or whoever. Especially if your income is one job with a W2.
You can use https://www.freefilefillableforms.com which is run by the government and you can fill out the form on your computer. It has tips and help […]
If you live in the US you do not need to give $270 to turboTax or whoever. Especially if your income is one job with a W2.
You can use https://www.freefilefillableforms.com which is run by the government and you can fill out the form on your computer. It has tips and help […]
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Wasted on the Way 🤪
#CrosbyStillsAndNash
#CrosbyStillsAndNash
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February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Wasted on the Way 🤪
#CrosbyStillsAndNash
#CrosbyStillsAndNash
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A group of independent Idaho schools won a court order that will block the state from enforcing a law banning schools from using books the state deems “harmful to minors.”
Idaho Schools to Get Block on State’s ‘Harm to Minors’ Book Ban
A group of independent Idaho schools won a court order that will block the state from enforcing a law banning schools from using books the state deems “harmful to minors.”
buff.ly
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A group of independent Idaho schools won a court order that will block the state from enforcing a law banning schools from using books the state deems “harmful to minors.”
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Oh, I wish I could take this class! Also, I'll never be proud of any of my syllabuses again.
Woohoo! Comic syllabus for my superhero class is live and students were geeked! It was a mammoth effort to make it but so worth it to be able to give to them! Pleased & excited for the term! And you can have your own too - all on my site for printing, sharing! 1/?
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February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Oh, I wish I could take this class! Also, I'll never be proud of any of my syllabuses again.
GOP: Parents should control what our kids learn. Schools can't indoctrinate our kids.
Texas GOP: Actually, the state decides and here are the only books your kids can be assigned in schools.
Texas GOP: Actually, the state decides and here are the only books your kids can be assigned in schools.
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Yes! Not sure we should drink the water though
we must go back in time and prevent this Event
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Yes! Not sure we should drink the water though
We CANNOT be surprised at this point by #SiliconValley claims.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We CANNOT be surprised at this point by #SiliconValley claims.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
Bungleton Green stories were mind-blowing. Was reading one involving time travel to the far future… The more things change, etc. etc.
#BHM
#BHM
Cartoonist & illustrator Jay Jackson (Sept. 10, 1905-May 16, 1954). His work appeared in science fiction magazines & newspaper comic strips such as Bungleton Green, As Others See Us, & Speed Jaxon. He also produced editorial cartoons, war bond posters, Pepsi ads, & more. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Bungleton Green stories were mind-blowing. Was reading one involving time travel to the far future… The more things change, etc. etc.
#BHM
#BHM
Haven’t had any undergrads demand more PPT for a few years. But I wouldn’t be surprised in the AI age.
Had an interesting discussion recently with some faculty about an uptick in students wanting more "direct instruction" or, as the students sometimes put it, more "teaching."
What they seem to mean is more lecture, presentation with slides, or sage on the stage stuff.
What they seem to mean is more lecture, presentation with slides, or sage on the stage stuff.
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Haven’t had any undergrads demand more PPT for a few years. But I wouldn’t be surprised in the AI age.
“with some exceptions”
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“with some exceptions”
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
The Teamsters sent a strong signal when their boss guy spoke at the 2024 GOP convention. The pain on the faces of their Black Caucus was evident.
I know a lot of people operate off the assumption all unions are good and should be regarded as such at all times but they are in fact very different depending on their leadership and membership.
Teamsters back Greg Abbott as unions split endorsements in governor's race
The state’s largest labor group, the Texas AFL-CIO, is backing Democrat Gina Hinojosa.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The Teamsters sent a strong signal when their boss guy spoke at the 2024 GOP convention. The pain on the faces of their Black Caucus was evident.
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the primary blocker to UBI is the puritan belief that humanity is so sinful and depraved that it should not be permitted personhood unless it becomes 'civilised'
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
the primary blocker to UBI is the puritan belief that humanity is so sinful and depraved that it should not be permitted personhood unless it becomes 'civilised'
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
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William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Top Senate negotiators say an effort to renew expired healthcare subsidies has effectively collapsed www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead
New, higher health-insurance bills are kicking in for many households.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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“The situation is not nearly as bad as in December, when emergency rooms were flooded with sick patients. But doctors say that we are likely to see a second, smaller rise in cases in the weeks ahead, which tends to happen every year in late winter, and that the virus will continue to spread”
U.S. Flu Cases Are Rising Again
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“The situation is not nearly as bad as in December, when emergency rooms were flooded with sick patients. But doctors say that we are likely to see a second, smaller rise in cases in the weeks ahead, which tends to happen every year in late winter, and that the virus will continue to spread”