Philip Barnard
@philipb1793.bsky.social
Plus on est debout, plus on rit
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"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
All scholars should sign this petition; a very small gesture to say no to neoliberal vandalism in higher education
c.org/PF466Sz9vv
c.org/PF466Sz9vv
We Can Make an Impact.
SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
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November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
All scholars should sign this petition; a very small gesture to say no to neoliberal vandalism in higher education
c.org/PF466Sz9vv
c.org/PF466Sz9vv
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www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
For those outside the UK, the Nottingham program was widely considered to be the pre-eminent one to train Americanists.
Ending this program would sound a death-knell for an entire field's history in the UK.
For those outside the UK, the Nottingham program was widely considered to be the pre-eminent one to train Americanists.
Ending this program would sound a death-knell for an entire field's history in the UK.
Sign the Petition
SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
www.change.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
For those outside the UK, the Nottingham program was widely considered to be the pre-eminent one to train Americanists.
Ending this program would sound a death-knell for an entire field's history in the UK.
For those outside the UK, the Nottingham program was widely considered to be the pre-eminent one to train Americanists.
Ending this program would sound a death-knell for an entire field's history in the UK.
Lahire, à propos de la manie évaluatrice dans les systèmes d’éducation:
www.page-educ.fr/article/eval...
www.page-educ.fr/article/eval...
Page ÉDUC’
Laissez-vous guider par les libraires. Les coups de foudre des libraires indépendants sur l’actualité littéraire dans une revue de 176 pages, six fois par an.
www.page-educ.fr
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Lahire, à propos de la manie évaluatrice dans les systèmes d’éducation:
www.page-educ.fr/article/eval...
www.page-educ.fr/article/eval...
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UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
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Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
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Mamdani is going to impose Sha Na Na law. Everyone will be forced to wear gold lamé, have pompadour haircuts, and go to the hop
Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo
Mamdani gonna implement Shaaloani law. All disputes settled via shootout duels using non-lethal rounds with all the authenticity of a spaghetti western directed by Japanese anime enthusiasts.
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Mamdani is going to impose Sha Na Na law. Everyone will be forced to wear gold lamé, have pompadour haircuts, and go to the hop
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Editor @kwissoker.bsky.social joins The Academic Publishing podcast to talk about how the finances of a press work, and how authors should think about the funding of their books, from subventions to list price: academicpublishingpod.alitu.com/episode/500f...
Ken Wissoker on Finances
Ken Wissoker is Senior Executive Editor at Duke University Press where, since arriving in 1991, he has published over 1400 books. Ken acquires books across the humanities, social sciences, and the art...
academicpublishingpod.alitu.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Editor @kwissoker.bsky.social joins The Academic Publishing podcast to talk about how the finances of a press work, and how authors should think about the funding of their books, from subventions to list price: academicpublishingpod.alitu.com/episode/500f...
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LOL, naturally the NYTimes, engaging in just the most open self-parody, has a big homepage video for Ross Douthat "Mamdani's victory is less significant than you think" so you have to scroll down to see anything else, because they have to be sullen and bitter about it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
LOL, naturally the NYTimes, engaging in just the most open self-parody, has a big homepage video for Ross Douthat "Mamdani's victory is less significant than you think" so you have to scroll down to see anything else, because they have to be sullen and bitter about it.
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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En France aussi, la peur du grand méchant Mamdani : assumant leur panique islamophobe et leur conservatisme social, les porte-voix d'une gauche prétendument « laïque et républicaine » reprennent tous les clichés d'extrême droite. www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
En France aussi, la peur du grand méchant Mamdani
La diabolisation du nouveau maire de New York, socialiste et musulman, déborde largement de l’extrême droite. Pis, ses arguments sont recyclés par l’autoproclamé camp de la raison, pour lequel tout e…
www.mediapart.fr
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
En France aussi, la peur du grand méchant Mamdani : assumant leur panique islamophobe et leur conservatisme social, les porte-voix d'une gauche prétendument « laïque et républicaine » reprennent tous les clichés d'extrême droite. www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
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Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
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from Hackett edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Ormond; or the Secret Witness
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November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
from Hackett edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Ormond; or the Secret Witness
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Bienvenue à Jean-Pierre Farandou, nouveau ministre du travail 👋
À qui il en reste (du travail) en thérapie.
À qui il en reste (du travail) en thérapie.
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Bienvenue à Jean-Pierre Farandou, nouveau ministre du travail 👋
À qui il en reste (du travail) en thérapie.
À qui il en reste (du travail) en thérapie.
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'His book tour brought him to Cambridgeshire, where he would marry and have two children with Susannah Cullen, an Englishwoman from Ely. They settled in Soham, supported by a local network including abolitionist friends, safe...when reactionary “church and king” mobs were targeting reformers.' 1/3
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
'His book tour brought him to Cambridgeshire, where he would marry and have two children with Susannah Cullen, an Englishwoman from Ely. They settled in Soham, supported by a local network including abolitionist friends, safe...when reactionary “church and king” mobs were targeting reformers.' 1/3
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Reposted by Philip Barnard
This might very well be the greatest Halloween costume ever.
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This might very well be the greatest Halloween costume ever.
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"David Harvey in Paris: A Tribute for his 90th Birthday" progressivegeographies.com/2025/10/31/d...
@davidharvey.org A short piece about Harvey's writings on Paris, posted to coincide with his birthday.
@davidharvey.org A short piece about Harvey's writings on Paris, posted to coincide with his birthday.
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"David Harvey in Paris: A Tribute for his 90th Birthday" progressivegeographies.com/2025/10/31/d...
@davidharvey.org A short piece about Harvey's writings on Paris, posted to coincide with his birthday.
@davidharvey.org A short piece about Harvey's writings on Paris, posted to coincide with his birthday.