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interested in preserving information through the polycrisis.
interested in preserving information through the polycrisis.
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NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
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I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.
“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on
@msnbc.com
@msnbc.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.
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Now would be a good time for US academics, and everyone else, to stop being deer in the headlights, and start organising. The traditional institutions are too weak, corrup and scared to help you. You're going to have to this yourselves, like big boys and girls and genderfluids.
a girl in a white t-shirt with netflix written on the bottom
ALT: a girl in a white t-shirt with netflix written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Now would be a good time for US academics, and everyone else, to stop being deer in the headlights, and start organising. The traditional institutions are too weak, corrup and scared to help you. You're going to have to this yourselves, like big boys and girls and genderfluids.
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It's called a polycrisis bc multiple, unsolvable crises are occurring at once. The rise of the authoritarianism, the climate, planetary boundaries, and financial markets built on speculation, not to mention the inherent contradictions of capitalism. Buckle up, buttercup.
February 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It's called a polycrisis bc multiple, unsolvable crises are occurring at once. The rise of the authoritarianism, the climate, planetary boundaries, and financial markets built on speculation, not to mention the inherent contradictions of capitalism. Buckle up, buttercup.
Now I half-heartedly try to justify resources for preservation, much as a salesperson pushes a product they don't believe in. Because who really will benefit from this data? Our future techno-feudalist lords?
February 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Now I half-heartedly try to justify resources for preservation, much as a salesperson pushes a product they don't believe in. Because who really will benefit from this data? Our future techno-feudalist lords?
The other justification for preservation? The essential march forward, the religion of progress, of growth, of advancement. Ideas we need to rid ourselves of if we ever are to live in balance with nature's metabolism.
February 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The other justification for preservation? The essential march forward, the religion of progress, of growth, of advancement. Ideas we need to rid ourselves of if we ever are to live in balance with nature's metabolism.
I used to think my job was important: preserving history so humanity doesn't repeat mistakes. Oh, the naivete.
February 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I used to think my job was important: preserving history so humanity doesn't repeat mistakes. Oh, the naivete.
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Today in 15+ cities & online: We Walk Out, We Rise Up, We Fight for the Future! From campuses to Capitol Hill, higher ed workers take action. Join us as we demand funding for science, protections for research, and a future where knowledge serves the people—not corporate greed: www.labor4highered.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Today in 15+ cities & online: We Walk Out, We Rise Up, We Fight for the Future! From campuses to Capitol Hill, higher ed workers take action. Join us as we demand funding for science, protections for research, and a future where knowledge serves the people—not corporate greed: www.labor4highered.org
I've been talking about this at mpow for weeks now.
A real possibility: your uni is classified as a govt contractor bc it takes grant funds. Govt says "everything in repository that uses 'DEI' language goes or we pull funding." Uni admin capitulates bc millions. Your work is gone.
YOU NEED A COPY.
Sorry if this overwhelms. I focused on action items
YOU NEED A COPY.
Sorry if this overwhelms. I focused on action items
Scraping in python is straightforward. The program "reads" the website and snags data based on your instructions (the program). Overview linked.
If you are AI averse and arent adept at scraping, now is the time to set that aside. AI is good at writing basic code.
realpython.com/python-web-s...
If you are AI averse and arent adept at scraping, now is the time to set that aside. AI is good at writing basic code.
realpython.com/python-web-s...
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I've been talking about this at mpow for weeks now.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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My response, to myself and others who are STILL wishfully praying that universities will stand up for us, for science, for knowledge, for democracy, despite knowing FULL WELL that they've spent all their resources the past few decades converting these universities into ROI-driven businesses:
February 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My response, to myself and others who are STILL wishfully praying that universities will stand up for us, for science, for knowledge, for democracy, despite knowing FULL WELL that they've spent all their resources the past few decades converting these universities into ROI-driven businesses:
Essential primer on the Butterfly Revolution, aka, what's going on rn youtube.com/watch?v=5RpP...
youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Essential primer on the Butterfly Revolution, aka, what's going on rn youtube.com/watch?v=5RpP...
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
An honest update on climate change, with the appropriate amount of curse words:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqX...
Honest Government Ad | Net Zero (feat. Greta Thunberg)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:20 AM
An honest update on climate change, with the appropriate amount of curse words:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqX...