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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
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This is what it is to be a trans professional.
Any pretext will be used to eliminate us. Our institutions abandon us, refuse to fight for us - even when all we're guilty of is doing our jobs correctly.
How are we meant to live in society? How are we supposed to win?
Any pretext will be used to eliminate us. Our institutions abandon us, refuse to fight for us - even when all we're guilty of is doing our jobs correctly.
How are we meant to live in society? How are we supposed to win?
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is what it is to be a trans professional.
Any pretext will be used to eliminate us. Our institutions abandon us, refuse to fight for us - even when all we're guilty of is doing our jobs correctly.
How are we meant to live in society? How are we supposed to win?
Any pretext will be used to eliminate us. Our institutions abandon us, refuse to fight for us - even when all we're guilty of is doing our jobs correctly.
How are we meant to live in society? How are we supposed to win?
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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I still cannot believe it is easier for Andrew Tate to travel to America or Europe than me, who got a Master in law degree from a European university - purely because I do not, unlike Tate, have US and/or British citizenship.
I couldn't even attend my graduation because my Visa "expired".
I couldn't even attend my graduation because my Visa "expired".
December 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I still cannot believe it is easier for Andrew Tate to travel to America or Europe than me, who got a Master in law degree from a European university - purely because I do not, unlike Tate, have US and/or British citizenship.
I couldn't even attend my graduation because my Visa "expired".
I couldn't even attend my graduation because my Visa "expired".
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"If my daughter went to Israel more she'd vote for the rapist!"
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"If my daughter went to Israel more she'd vote for the rapist!"
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my solidarity is with all survivors of childhood abuse tonight. what an incredibly fucking rough news cycle this has been, with no end in sight.
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
my solidarity is with all survivors of childhood abuse tonight. what an incredibly fucking rough news cycle this has been, with no end in sight.
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Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
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Academic freedom does not exist at my grad alma mater York University thanks to the Palestine Exception.
Should be an enormous scandal but of course it won’t be.
www.thegrindmag.ca/york-univers...
Should be an enormous scandal but of course it won’t be.
www.thegrindmag.ca/york-univers...
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Academic freedom does not exist at my grad alma mater York University thanks to the Palestine Exception.
Should be an enormous scandal but of course it won’t be.
www.thegrindmag.ca/york-univers...
Should be an enormous scandal but of course it won’t be.
www.thegrindmag.ca/york-univers...
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when conservarives told me shit like "kids cant consent to healthcare" to argue for banning puberty blockers i didn't think they actually meant all healthcare
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
when conservarives told me shit like "kids cant consent to healthcare" to argue for banning puberty blockers i didn't think they actually meant all healthcare
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This is such a bad take I had to block the person no matter how many smart people I like follow them lmao
This is presumes that all creative output must be availed to the public. This is stupid. You do not owe everyone a behind-the-scenes look at your development if you don’t want to.
This is presumes that all creative output must be availed to the public. This is stupid. You do not owe everyone a behind-the-scenes look at your development if you don’t want to.
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is such a bad take I had to block the person no matter how many smart people I like follow them lmao
This is presumes that all creative output must be availed to the public. This is stupid. You do not owe everyone a behind-the-scenes look at your development if you don’t want to.
This is presumes that all creative output must be availed to the public. This is stupid. You do not owe everyone a behind-the-scenes look at your development if you don’t want to.
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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I am so tired of letting fascists dictate the narrative! It is exactly what they did last election and they are already starting up again. They are trying to steal the rights of a group of Americans utilizing the lie that they are "protecting children."
December 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I am so tired of letting fascists dictate the narrative! It is exactly what they did last election and they are already starting up again. They are trying to steal the rights of a group of Americans utilizing the lie that they are "protecting children."
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It is the exact hill to die on. Even if a person were completely self-absorbed, it would still be the hill to die on. Because civil rights are civil rights and Republicans are trying to use this issue to make Dems look weak and distract from the fact that the Republican Party protects pedophiles.
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It is the exact hill to die on. Even if a person were completely self-absorbed, it would still be the hill to die on. Because civil rights are civil rights and Republicans are trying to use this issue to make Dems look weak and distract from the fact that the Republican Party protects pedophiles.
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I have had three hip surgeries. I have also had knee, shoulder, and jaw surgeries. You would not guess any of that from looking at me.
I can walk, but a lot of times I definitely CANNOT walk through a large, busy airport while dragging bags.
MOST wheelchair users are ambulatory to some degree.
I can walk, but a lot of times I definitely CANNOT walk through a large, busy airport while dragging bags.
MOST wheelchair users are ambulatory to some degree.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I have had three hip surgeries. I have also had knee, shoulder, and jaw surgeries. You would not guess any of that from looking at me.
I can walk, but a lot of times I definitely CANNOT walk through a large, busy airport while dragging bags.
MOST wheelchair users are ambulatory to some degree.
I can walk, but a lot of times I definitely CANNOT walk through a large, busy airport while dragging bags.
MOST wheelchair users are ambulatory to some degree.
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This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
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disappointed but never surprised an absence of black women in these articles
GamesIndustry.biz spoke to some of the industry's most influential women about how they've seen attitudes change over the past decade and – crucially – what steps are still needed to encourage and retain female talent.
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
disappointed but never surprised an absence of black women in these articles
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This shows the uselessness of many c-suites: They don't care about actually efficient companies or work (otherwise THEY would be pushing WFH given research); they're petty tyrants who wants power and control. With gen-AI bullshit, they "feel" they can do work their actually talented employees do.
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This shows the uselessness of many c-suites: They don't care about actually efficient companies or work (otherwise THEY would be pushing WFH given research); they're petty tyrants who wants power and control. With gen-AI bullshit, they "feel" they can do work their actually talented employees do.
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If you've ever said that you support trans people, it's time to take a stand. It's time to prove that you care more about your trans friends than you do for Fortnite and Harry Potter. Show them you won't stand for Fortnite putting money into the pockets of bigots running anti-trans orgs.
🪄✨ BREAKING: #FortniteWinterfest 2025 Harry Potter crossover CONFIRMED!
Stay tune for more updates at tinyurl.com/56y9bxe4
Patch 39.11 December 18
#Fortnite #HarryPotter #FortniteSkin #WinterfestEvent
#FortniteCrossover #GamingTrends #HarryPotterFortnite #Baskingamer
Stay tune for more updates at tinyurl.com/56y9bxe4
Patch 39.11 December 18
#Fortnite #HarryPotter #FortniteSkin #WinterfestEvent
#FortniteCrossover #GamingTrends #HarryPotterFortnite #Baskingamer
December 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If you've ever said that you support trans people, it's time to take a stand. It's time to prove that you care more about your trans friends than you do for Fortnite and Harry Potter. Show them you won't stand for Fortnite putting money into the pockets of bigots running anti-trans orgs.
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I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks