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Faculty panel determined Dr. Melissa MCoul’s firing was based on the content of her course and a violation of her academic freedom. Administration ignored the finding. Another violation of due process in this egregious case.
Texas A&M faculty panel report says professor's firing violated her academic freedom www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
Texas A&M panel: Firing violated professor’s academic freedom
University officials dispute the faculty council’s conclusion. Melissa McCoul lost her job after a video of a classroom debate went viral.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Faculty panel determined Dr. Melissa MCoul’s firing was based on the content of her course and a violation of her academic freedom. Administration ignored the finding. Another violation of due process in this egregious case.
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In a few years there will be movies about their personal anguish over atrocities they had no choice but to participate in
GUARDIAN: “Israeli soldiers described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers… use of human shields, opening fire unprovoked…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a few years there will be movies about their personal anguish over atrocities they had no choice but to participate in
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i’ve said this before but lemme say it again. it makes absolutely 0 sense to talk about “misuse” of llms because there is no clear use or purpose for llms to begin with. genAI is a purposeless tech floating around looking for uptake
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November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
i’ve said this before but lemme say it again. it makes absolutely 0 sense to talk about “misuse” of llms because there is no clear use or purpose for llms to begin with. genAI is a purposeless tech floating around looking for uptake
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
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Complicity of liberal institutions with the crackdown on student protest paved the way for the crisis of academia. To defend our work we must sever the link with the security state. Come join us at U of C tomorrow, where we will discuss how to confront the hiring of the inveterate liar John Kirby.
November 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Complicity of liberal institutions with the crackdown on student protest paved the way for the crisis of academia. To defend our work we must sever the link with the security state. Come join us at U of C tomorrow, where we will discuss how to confront the hiring of the inveterate liar John Kirby.
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This would be a great team to work with! and a project that potentially integrates ecosystem ecology, grassland restoration, and community ecology (unless I'm misunderstanding). Reach out to @hennhouse.bsky.social @schwilk.org et al. learn more.
We're recruiting!! Myself along with Nathan Gill, Dylan Schwilk @schwilk.org, and Katharine Suding are recruiting people for Master's, PhD, and postdoc positions in GrassFire, an NSF funded project examining fuels and fire risk in grassland ecosystems across the Southern Great Plains! 🔥🌿🐮
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This would be a great team to work with! and a project that potentially integrates ecosystem ecology, grassland restoration, and community ecology (unless I'm misunderstanding). Reach out to @hennhouse.bsky.social @schwilk.org et al. learn more.
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U.S Army officer Col. Steve Gabavics has gone public on his participation in the Biden Administration's "investigation" into the Israeli assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh, alleging that the USG softened its conclusions about the murder of the Palestinian American journalist to please Israel.
U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
U.S Army officer Col. Steve Gabavics has gone public on his participation in the Biden Administration's "investigation" into the Israeli assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh, alleging that the USG softened its conclusions about the murder of the Palestinian American journalist to please Israel.
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1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
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This whole thing is incredible, but look how his hand is shaking when he points at the guys who are being hassled. He's scared, he's angry, he's pounding with adrenaline, but he's maintaining control of himself and not backing down. He's taking a stand, whatever the cost.
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This whole thing is incredible, but look how his hand is shaking when he points at the guys who are being hassled. He's scared, he's angry, he's pounding with adrenaline, but he's maintaining control of himself and not backing down. He's taking a stand, whatever the cost.
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Tell me again that it's all in the past and there's no real anti-Irish sentiment in Britain anymore as they shield this monster from justice, because sure who were his victims only a few Paddies
villagemagazine.ie/soldier-f-na...
villagemagazine.ie/soldier-f-na...
David Cleary, mass murderer, aka Soldier F, named in Ireland's parliament. - Village Magazine
Deputy Peadar Tóibín, leader of Aontú, referred to Soldier F by his real name, David James Cleary, in Dáil Éireann, the Irish parliament, yesterday (9 February). Cleary was a cruel, cynical and clini...
villagemagazine.ie
October 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Tell me again that it's all in the past and there's no real anti-Irish sentiment in Britain anymore as they shield this monster from justice, because sure who were his victims only a few Paddies
villagemagazine.ie/soldier-f-na...
villagemagazine.ie/soldier-f-na...
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If you don't know John Moreland's music yet, there is no better place to start.
If you do already, wait until you see this new EP / video set!
If you do already, wait until you see this new EP / video set!
John Moreland - Break My Heart Sweetly | OurVinyl Sessions
YouTube video by OurVinyl
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you don't know John Moreland's music yet, there is no better place to start.
If you do already, wait until you see this new EP / video set!
If you do already, wait until you see this new EP / video set!
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The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
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I am really, really, really heartbroken by the murder of the vet Dr. Muath.
He'd gone to his destroyed house to try to retrieve some belongings as they had abandoned it in terror.
Having examined the map, he'd thought his house was in a safe zone. But the IOF shot him dead. Bloodthirsty pigs.
He'd gone to his destroyed house to try to retrieve some belongings as they had abandoned it in terror.
Having examined the map, he'd thought his house was in a safe zone. But the IOF shot him dead. Bloodthirsty pigs.
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I am really, really, really heartbroken by the murder of the vet Dr. Muath.
He'd gone to his destroyed house to try to retrieve some belongings as they had abandoned it in terror.
Having examined the map, he'd thought his house was in a safe zone. But the IOF shot him dead. Bloodthirsty pigs.
He'd gone to his destroyed house to try to retrieve some belongings as they had abandoned it in terror.
Having examined the map, he'd thought his house was in a safe zone. But the IOF shot him dead. Bloodthirsty pigs.
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For a progressive city, Santa Fe continues to adopt inhumane policies targeting the most vulnerable in our city...
"Keeping animals in medians could soon be illegal in Santa Fe"
This follows a law passed last year restricting people from sitting or standing in medians less than 3 ft wide
"Keeping animals in medians could soon be illegal in Santa Fe"
This follows a law passed last year restricting people from sitting or standing in medians less than 3 ft wide
Continued crackdown on homeless? Santa Fe ordinance would prohibit pets in medians
The legislation also would prohibit animals from being left unattended, with a $200 fine for a first offense and $500 for subsequent offenses.
www.santafenewmexican.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
For a progressive city, Santa Fe continues to adopt inhumane policies targeting the most vulnerable in our city...
"Keeping animals in medians could soon be illegal in Santa Fe"
This follows a law passed last year restricting people from sitting or standing in medians less than 3 ft wide
"Keeping animals in medians could soon be illegal in Santa Fe"
This follows a law passed last year restricting people from sitting or standing in medians less than 3 ft wide
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You can now watch Oscar Award winning documentary No Other Land in the United States of America.
Link below.
Link below.
No Other Land Film - Support Masafer Yatta - Watch No Other Land
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October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
You can now watch Oscar Award winning documentary No Other Land in the United States of America.
Link below.
Link below.
Compare the number of deaths in detention. The horror of the SA apartheid police pales in comparison to Israeli apartheid. This was true long before the current outright genocide.
The most liberal approach to the Palestinian question from any mainstream Israeli party is that of South African Bantustans, which would actually be a major improvement over the current situation.
Oftentimes I see people cite Yair Lapid as evidence of a meaningful opposition to Netanyahu. Here is Yair Lapid's vision of peace in his own words last year.
Then, here is what Netanyahu said in 2018.
Compare them.
Then, here is what Netanyahu said in 2018.
Compare them.
October 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Compare the number of deaths in detention. The horror of the SA apartheid police pales in comparison to Israeli apartheid. This was true long before the current outright genocide.
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We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.
tinyurl.se/crR
tinyurl.se/crR
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.
tinyurl.se/crR
tinyurl.se/crR
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#OtD 19 Oct 1989 after 15 years in prison, a UK judge quashed the convictions of the Guildford Four calling them unreliable and based on confessions extracted by police through violence and threats against family members stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9144...
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#OtD 19 Oct 1989 after 15 years in prison, a UK judge quashed the convictions of the Guildford Four calling them unreliable and based on confessions extracted by police through violence and threats against family members stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9144...
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An Ohio University professor was removed from teaching a MFA class a day after returning home from an Israeli prison where he was detained upon being illegally abducted from the flotilla.
His students [solidarity!] walked out on the replacement prof in protest.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...
His students [solidarity!] walked out on the replacement prof in protest.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...
October 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
An Ohio University professor was removed from teaching a MFA class a day after returning home from an Israeli prison where he was detained upon being illegally abducted from the flotilla.
His students [solidarity!] walked out on the replacement prof in protest.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...
His students [solidarity!] walked out on the replacement prof in protest.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...
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GHOST DAYS is a synthesis of Appalachian folklore and history, a mosaic of short stories that -- taken together -- traces a larger emotional tale. It's got a heroine I loved writing, and some of @tiffanyturrill.bsky.social's gnarliest monsters.
www.asherelbein.com/store/ghost-...
www.asherelbein.com/store/ghost-...
October 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
GHOST DAYS is a synthesis of Appalachian folklore and history, a mosaic of short stories that -- taken together -- traces a larger emotional tale. It's got a heroine I loved writing, and some of @tiffanyturrill.bsky.social's gnarliest monsters.
www.asherelbein.com/store/ghost-...
www.asherelbein.com/store/ghost-...
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“I had previously assumed a 10-year depreciation curve, which I now recognize as quite unrealistic...Based on my conversations over the past month, the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most.” futurism.com/future-socie...
October 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“I had previously assumed a 10-year depreciation curve, which I now recognize as quite unrealistic...Based on my conversations over the past month, the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most.” futurism.com/future-socie...
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It’s Domestic Violence Awareness month.
As a survivor of DV, I never thought to call a hotline for help because of so many reasons. To this day, I wish that I had and maybe i would’ve been able to get out years sooner.
www.thehotline.org/get-help/nat...
As a survivor of DV, I never thought to call a hotline for help because of so many reasons. To this day, I wish that I had and maybe i would’ve been able to get out years sooner.
www.thehotline.org/get-help/nat...
Native American Services
Native American domestic violence services -- free, confidential & available 24/7 -- are rooted in Native cultures and tribal sovereignty.
www.thehotline.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It’s Domestic Violence Awareness month.
As a survivor of DV, I never thought to call a hotline for help because of so many reasons. To this day, I wish that I had and maybe i would’ve been able to get out years sooner.
www.thehotline.org/get-help/nat...
As a survivor of DV, I never thought to call a hotline for help because of so many reasons. To this day, I wish that I had and maybe i would’ve been able to get out years sooner.
www.thehotline.org/get-help/nat...
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This extraordinary piece from Gaza by Ali Skaik about the ceasefire made me cry. It contains so much—joy, grief, determination, love, sorrow, hope. Very proud to run it in @thenation.com today. Please read it. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This extraordinary piece from Gaza by Ali Skaik about the ceasefire made me cry. It contains so much—joy, grief, determination, love, sorrow, hope. Very proud to run it in @thenation.com today. Please read it. www.thenation.com/article/worl...