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This is horrible news. This program is a huge success, identifies brilliant scholars and gives them a transitional landing place that can help them land a tenure track job in the system. It’s a win for students, their programs, and all the schools in the system. Why end it?
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is horrible news. This program is a huge success, identifies brilliant scholars and gives them a transitional landing place that can help them land a tenure track job in the system. It’s a win for students, their programs, and all the schools in the system. Why end it?
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The cruelty is the whole fucking deal. They don't care about legality or have a purpose they just want to terrorize.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
19thnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The cruelty is the whole fucking deal. They don't care about legality or have a purpose they just want to terrorize.
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NPR REPORTER: “I’m in Gaza for the first time after two years of war, looking at this devastation up close… We are here accompanied by Israeli troops — more than two years after the war began, Israel is not allowing journalists into Gaza independently.”
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
NPR REPORTER: “I’m in Gaza for the first time after two years of war, looking at this devastation up close… We are here accompanied by Israeli troops — more than two years after the war began, Israel is not allowing journalists into Gaza independently.”
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Boeing settles with families of three 737 MAX crash victims reut.rs/47pl3oK
Boeing settles with families of three 737 MAX crash victims
Boeing has reached settlements in three lawsuits brought by the families of victims who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, the attorney representing the families announced Wednesday.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Boeing settles with families of three 737 MAX crash victims reut.rs/47pl3oK
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It really is pretty shocking that Mamdani won even after referring to his dad’s cousin as his aunt when she was really his first cousin once removed
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It really is pretty shocking that Mamdani won even after referring to his dad’s cousin as his aunt when she was really his first cousin once removed
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has released its report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community (SONIC) Bill 2025: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Advisory report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025
Report
www.aph.gov.au
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has released its report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community (SONIC) Bill 2025: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Eugenicist assholes.
NEW: A federal judge said the decision by Trump WH to end sign language interpretation at briefings by Trump and Leavitt likely violated the Rehabilitation Act and harmed deaf people who communicate in ASL.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Eugenicist assholes.
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A Florida man was arrested in connection with a series of online threats against several of President Trump’s political adversaries, according to a criminal complaint, which said that his targets included James Comey, Letitia James and Hunter Biden.
Florida Man Threatened James Comey and Letitia James, Complaint Says
Gregory Formicone, of Bradenton, Fla., used online comments to call for several of President Trump’s most prominent adversaries to be targeted, the authorities said.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A Florida man was arrested in connection with a series of online threats against several of President Trump’s political adversaries, according to a criminal complaint, which said that his targets included James Comey, Letitia James and Hunter Biden.
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Italy says communication between rescue teams, local officials, foreign diplomatic missions 'extremely challenging'.
Seven Italian climbers missing in Nepal as storms, avalanches leave 9 dead
Italy says communication between rescue teams, local officials, foreign diplomatic missions 'extremely challenging'.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Italy says communication between rescue teams, local officials, foreign diplomatic missions 'extremely challenging'.
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📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
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It was great to talk Iran-Houthi ties - background, their evolution more recently, the consequences of growing Houthi power - with Afshon @osto.bsky.social:
How did a Yemeni militia become one of Tehran's most powerful proxies? @osto.bsky.social and @thomasjuneau.bsky.social analyze the rise of the Houthis on the latest episode of The Iran Reckoning. (Members Only)
Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It was great to talk Iran-Houthi ties - background, their evolution more recently, the consequences of growing Houthi power - with Afshon @osto.bsky.social:
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like I do one of the very least backbreaking forms of manual labor there is, and we still have people laid up on the regular because they twisted the wrong way while drilling overhead on a ladder
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
like I do one of the very least backbreaking forms of manual labor there is, and we still have people laid up on the regular because they twisted the wrong way while drilling overhead on a ladder
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my dad had a commercial window cleaning and landscaping company and I started working for him at 12 years old and did that until I was 23, it sucked, a lot
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
my dad had a commercial window cleaning and landscaping company and I started working for him at 12 years old and did that until I was 23, it sucked, a lot
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#RodentOfTheDay Darwin's Leaf-Eared Mouse (Phyllotis darwini)
"Acquiring their name from the famed biologist himself, Charles Darwin studied this species during his research expedition aboard the Beagle that took place from 1831-1836."
#MouseMonday
Photo/info: www.oneearth.org/species-of-t...
"Acquiring their name from the famed biologist himself, Charles Darwin studied this species during his research expedition aboard the Beagle that took place from 1831-1836."
#MouseMonday
Photo/info: www.oneearth.org/species-of-t...
Darwin’s leaf-eared mouse: helping plants grow in the desert | One Earth
Surviving in the driest place on earth, Darwin’s leaf-eared mouse finds water in the scarce vegetation.
www.oneearth.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Darwin's Leaf-Eared Mouse (Phyllotis darwini)
"Acquiring their name from the famed biologist himself, Charles Darwin studied this species during his research expedition aboard the Beagle that took place from 1831-1836."
#MouseMonday
Photo/info: www.oneearth.org/species-of-t...
"Acquiring their name from the famed biologist himself, Charles Darwin studied this species during his research expedition aboard the Beagle that took place from 1831-1836."
#MouseMonday
Photo/info: www.oneearth.org/species-of-t...
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My job is one of those jobs that people assume will be taken by AI-- almost all of the digital suites I use have been pushing me to write, schedule, whatever with AI for months now.
<looks around> I live in farm country and there STILL aren't manual labor jobs that I could do.
<looks around> I live in farm country and there STILL aren't manual labor jobs that I could do.
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My job is one of those jobs that people assume will be taken by AI-- almost all of the digital suites I use have been pushing me to write, schedule, whatever with AI for months now.
<looks around> I live in farm country and there STILL aren't manual labor jobs that I could do.
<looks around> I live in farm country and there STILL aren't manual labor jobs that I could do.
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I mean good for him
Anecdotal, but: recently found out that an acquaintance who got into welding ran into the same issue and became a pole dancer. He’s good at it and evidently makes decent money, but yeah, “learn a trade” isn’t a job guarantee anymore
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I mean good for him
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I hate how disconnected people are from reality.
Those mountains you see here are artificial mountains created from the debris of asbestos mines in Quebec.
This is what industrialization removed.
It’s good.
Those mountains you see here are artificial mountains created from the debris of asbestos mines in Quebec.
This is what industrialization removed.
It’s good.
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I hate how disconnected people are from reality.
Those mountains you see here are artificial mountains created from the debris of asbestos mines in Quebec.
This is what industrialization removed.
It’s good.
Those mountains you see here are artificial mountains created from the debris of asbestos mines in Quebec.
This is what industrialization removed.
It’s good.
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🎶Manual labor is often highly specialized and requires education and training🎶
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🎶Manual labor is often highly specialized and requires education and training🎶
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earlier this summer, i had to defend my disabilities (again) reminding someone that i cant just go get a job in a shipping warehouse
i tried that over a decade ago, my body will not let me
and yet im still trying to get healthy enough to work a job at the co-op bc my body is healing
i tried that over a decade ago, my body will not let me
and yet im still trying to get healthy enough to work a job at the co-op bc my body is healing
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
earlier this summer, i had to defend my disabilities (again) reminding someone that i cant just go get a job in a shipping warehouse
i tried that over a decade ago, my body will not let me
and yet im still trying to get healthy enough to work a job at the co-op bc my body is healing
i tried that over a decade ago, my body will not let me
and yet im still trying to get healthy enough to work a job at the co-op bc my body is healing
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People don't think of retail jobs as manual labor, but they are. I was in retail for decades and even when I was young being on my feet 8-10 hours a day was rough. Then add in unloading trucks, stocking shelves, climbing ladders, even folding clothes is tough when you do it for hours nonstop.
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
People don't think of retail jobs as manual labor, but they are. I was in retail for decades and even when I was young being on my feet 8-10 hours a day was rough. Then add in unloading trucks, stocking shelves, climbing ladders, even folding clothes is tough when you do it for hours nonstop.
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In less than half a minute, I went from working some $9/hr job building fancy homes for rich people to being disabled for life at the age of 33.
I just stepped backwards and OOPSY. 🤷♂️🙃
I just stepped backwards and OOPSY. 🤷♂️🙃
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In less than half a minute, I went from working some $9/hr job building fancy homes for rich people to being disabled for life at the age of 33.
I just stepped backwards and OOPSY. 🤷♂️🙃
I just stepped backwards and OOPSY. 🤷♂️🙃
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Now, before everyone loses their minds: OBVIOUSLY one attack is too many and it's heartbreaking for the victims.
But also...first responders and police were on the train in 8 MINUTES, the perpetrator was arrested, and no one was killed.
Maybe it's my American showing, but that's amazing.
But also...first responders and police were on the train in 8 MINUTES, the perpetrator was arrested, and no one was killed.
Maybe it's my American showing, but that's amazing.
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Now, before everyone loses their minds: OBVIOUSLY one attack is too many and it's heartbreaking for the victims.
But also...first responders and police were on the train in 8 MINUTES, the perpetrator was arrested, and no one was killed.
Maybe it's my American showing, but that's amazing.
But also...first responders and police were on the train in 8 MINUTES, the perpetrator was arrested, and no one was killed.
Maybe it's my American showing, but that's amazing.
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In 2024, there were 1.6 BILLION rail journeys in the UK (passenger journeys).
The knife attack last week was horrendous but it doesn't mean we need to:
Turn train stations into airports
Carry pepper spray
Wear body armor
Kick out all immigrants.
Thanks for coming to my TED talks.
The knife attack last week was horrendous but it doesn't mean we need to:
Turn train stations into airports
Carry pepper spray
Wear body armor
Kick out all immigrants.
Thanks for coming to my TED talks.
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In 2024, there were 1.6 BILLION rail journeys in the UK (passenger journeys).
The knife attack last week was horrendous but it doesn't mean we need to:
Turn train stations into airports
Carry pepper spray
Wear body armor
Kick out all immigrants.
Thanks for coming to my TED talks.
The knife attack last week was horrendous but it doesn't mean we need to:
Turn train stations into airports
Carry pepper spray
Wear body armor
Kick out all immigrants.
Thanks for coming to my TED talks.