Rima Basu
@rimabasu.bsky.social
Philosopher. Ethics. Epistemology. Race. In my expert opinion everything is terrible (except dogs).
It was clear in 2008, it was clear in 2020, and it should be clear again that growing an endowment is not about putting an institution in better shape to weather financial storms, it’s just hoarding.
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Will Deny All Waitlisted Candidates Amid Financial Uncertainty | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will reject all waitlisted candidates for its Ph.D. programs — the University’s latest response to federal funding cuts threatened by the Trump adminis...
www.thecrimson.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It was clear in 2008, it was clear in 2020, and it should be clear again that growing an endowment is not about putting an institution in better shape to weather financial storms, it’s just hoarding.
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Academics ignore procedure and mandates all the time. They fudge due dates, ignore deadlines, pretend to forget rules. And so when I see them complying in advance with non-laws, it tells me something really gross about them.
I removed the ID of the posters but at what point do we have a moral imperative here? I would not want to participate in a process that explicitly discriminated against minorities. If the applications aren’t reviewed they are basically rejected no? Pull out of the reviews.
February 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Academics ignore procedure and mandates all the time. They fudge due dates, ignore deadlines, pretend to forget rules. And so when I see them complying in advance with non-laws, it tells me something really gross about them.
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There are far too many grifting ~DEI practictioners~ out there who charge thousands of dollars so you can sit through that one Diversity Day episode of The Office in real time. It’s very bad
But if your reaction to that kind of thing is “Resegregating public society is good, actually,” you’re worse
But if your reaction to that kind of thing is “Resegregating public society is good, actually,” you’re worse
lmao we live in hell
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b...
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There are far too many grifting ~DEI practictioners~ out there who charge thousands of dollars so you can sit through that one Diversity Day episode of The Office in real time. It’s very bad
But if your reaction to that kind of thing is “Resegregating public society is good, actually,” you’re worse
But if your reaction to that kind of thing is “Resegregating public society is good, actually,” you’re worse
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Really enjoyed @rimabasu.bsky.social 's paper "The Importance of Forgetting" today! Such great writing, compelling examples, and clear argumentation. I'm not fully convinced regarding ought-implies-can worries for a duty to forget, but I want to read more on this issue. #phunphilosophyphridays
February 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Really enjoyed @rimabasu.bsky.social 's paper "The Importance of Forgetting" today! Such great writing, compelling examples, and clear argumentation. I'm not fully convinced regarding ought-implies-can worries for a duty to forget, but I want to read more on this issue. #phunphilosophyphridays
It’s like when the abortion decision was leaked you’d think they’d use that time to plan a response, but nope.
Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023
January 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It’s like when the abortion decision was leaked you’d think they’d use that time to plan a response, but nope.
Every line just gets worse and worse
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Every line just gets worse and worse
Academics in Jan: So happy to have sent off those papers before classes started!
Those same academics later in Jan: How am I getting so many referee requests! It’s only January!
Those same academics later in Jan: How am I getting so many referee requests! It’s only January!
January 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Academics in Jan: So happy to have sent off those papers before classes started!
Those same academics later in Jan: How am I getting so many referee requests! It’s only January!
Those same academics later in Jan: How am I getting so many referee requests! It’s only January!
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cool how Judith Butler said the gender critical movement is ideologically incapable of offering resistance to the coming fascism and got pilloried for using big words, and now official GC organisations are releasing statements of support for Trump's first acts as returning president
January 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
cool how Judith Butler said the gender critical movement is ideologically incapable of offering resistance to the coming fascism and got pilloried for using big words, and now official GC organisations are releasing statements of support for Trump's first acts as returning president
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i'm not dogging on AOC for this at all but it's insane that we're in a position now where a government official straight up saying "nazis are bad and i will fight them" is like, shocking and notable because none of the rest of them will say it
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
i'm not dogging on AOC for this at all but it's insane that we're in a position now where a government official straight up saying "nazis are bad and i will fight them" is like, shocking and notable because none of the rest of them will say it
Sorry I didn’t respond sooner. The cat was drinking water so I couldn’t move.
January 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sorry I didn’t respond sooner. The cat was drinking water so I couldn’t move.
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we're all rightfully stressed about The News; on a dif note — been thinking a lot about the lack of awards recognition for I Saw The TV Glow despite its long tail of influence. sharing this profile I did of the film's music, talking to Jane Schoenbrun, Frances Quinlan of Hop Along, and Sloppy Jane
How ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Made the Perfect Teen Angst Movie Soundtrack
“Teenage angst is a very earnest, potentially even embarrassing space to occupy exactly because of how sincere it is; that feels not unrelated to my queerness.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
we're all rightfully stressed about The News; on a dif note — been thinking a lot about the lack of awards recognition for I Saw The TV Glow despite its long tail of influence. sharing this profile I did of the film's music, talking to Jane Schoenbrun, Frances Quinlan of Hop Along, and Sloppy Jane
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January 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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I will just say that in every country I've ever lived in, it is an explicit goal for many families to send their kids to university in the u.s.
u.s. public universities are very, very good. the private ones are ok too
u.s. public universities are very, very good. the private ones are ok too
Our universities are so good that our adversaries send their children to be educated here. We’re dismantling that unbelievable strategic advantage, hurting our own children and our own health in the process.
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
January 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I will just say that in every country I've ever lived in, it is an explicit goal for many families to send their kids to university in the u.s.
u.s. public universities are very, very good. the private ones are ok too
u.s. public universities are very, very good. the private ones are ok too
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Huge W for us
Like, analytic philosophy can be really boring, but at least I know what they’re being boring about!
January 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Huge W for us
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What if there’s a public health emergency? Or a drug recall? We won’t hear from agencies we pay for, which Congress created to protect the public, because the Trump White House needs time to conduct a political purge.
The Trump admin has instructed federal health agencies — including the FDA, CDC, and NIH — to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What if there’s a public health emergency? Or a drug recall? We won’t hear from agencies we pay for, which Congress created to protect the public, because the Trump White House needs time to conduct a political purge.
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why are "brave truth tellers" always so eager to say something sexist or racist instead of something like "would a clove of garlic taste good in one of those green smoothies"
January 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
why are "brave truth tellers" always so eager to say something sexist or racist instead of something like "would a clove of garlic taste good in one of those green smoothies"
Here’s a very good dog for your feed.
January 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Here’s a very good dog for your feed.
This is how I feel when people ask me about my papers.
January 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is how I feel when people ask me about my papers.
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Live your life so that when you die, some joyless schmuck is annoyed that his entire social media feed is a wall of people's posts talking about how much you and your work meant to them
January 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Live your life so that when you die, some joyless schmuck is annoyed that his entire social media feed is a wall of people's posts talking about how much you and your work meant to them
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I like to remind people that Ruby Bridges is a vivacious 70 years old, not some doddering relic of a distant past.
First Black faculty members:
Michigan: 1952
Penn State: 1956
Ohio State: 1957
Notre Dame: 1957
Texas: 1964
Florida: 1970
Michigan: 1952
Penn State: 1956
Ohio State: 1957
Notre Dame: 1957
Texas: 1964
Florida: 1970
The University of Alabama did not have a single Black faculty member until 1970. www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2...
January 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I like to remind people that Ruby Bridges is a vivacious 70 years old, not some doddering relic of a distant past.
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They knew they were lying about shoplifting for 2+ years and still kept stuff locked up...play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
January 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
They knew they were lying about shoplifting for 2+ years and still kept stuff locked up...play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
I know no fear except the fear of accidentally calling the president “Dad”
January 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I know no fear except the fear of accidentally calling the president “Dad”
Prompt and publish
"A record-breaking 10,000 scientific papers were retracted in 2023 because of scientific misconduct, and academic journals are overwhelmed by AI-generated images, data, and texts."
Read more: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/01/how-...
Read more: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/01/how-...
January 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Prompt and publish
Every day I am saddened to be left off another Bluesky list and not having a warship named after me despite neither being a dancer that likes to photograph rocks or an ex-president.
January 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Every day I am saddened to be left off another Bluesky list and not having a warship named after me despite neither being a dancer that likes to photograph rocks or an ex-president.