Leslie
@blu-karou.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History (cross-appointed to the the Division of Engineering) at Saint Mary’s University. Introvert, gamer, reader, trying to fight the good fight. I will choose my dog over any of you, and I hope you’d pick yours over me.
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ok that made me laugh
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
A little joy to interrupt your room scrolling. ❤️🐾❄️
February 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A little joy to interrupt your room scrolling. ❤️🐾❄️
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
I can’t decide whether I am the main character or the moral of someone else’s story…
January 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I can’t decide whether I am the main character or the moral of someone else’s story…
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In reporting this, every media outlet needs to note that “cleaning people out” of their Gaza homes by force is ETHNIC CLEANSING and is a war crime. Not to do so normalizes Trump’s endorsement of atrocity.
See the next post for what Trump said to reporters.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
See the next post for what Trump said to reporters.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Live briefing: IDF opens fire on Lebanese returning home as ceasefire with Hezbollah expires
The 60-day deadline for Israeli troops and Hezbollah to withdraw from southern Lebanon, as stipulated in a ceasefire deal, expired.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In reporting this, every media outlet needs to note that “cleaning people out” of their Gaza homes by force is ETHNIC CLEANSING and is a war crime. Not to do so normalizes Trump’s endorsement of atrocity.
See the next post for what Trump said to reporters.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
See the next post for what Trump said to reporters.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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On the importance of (art) historical approaches for protecting us against propaganda: “Roman military history has long attracted a certain White male demographic, but when politics, power, and artistic propaganda get involved, things can take a fascist turn.”
hyperallergic.com/984855/the-r...
hyperallergic.com/984855/the-r...
The Revisionist History of the Nazi Salute
Elon Musk’s defenders were quick to claim that his hand motion was actually an ancient “Roman salute” — but that gesture never existed.
hyperallergic.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On the importance of (art) historical approaches for protecting us against propaganda: “Roman military history has long attracted a certain White male demographic, but when politics, power, and artistic propaganda get involved, things can take a fascist turn.”
hyperallergic.com/984855/the-r...
hyperallergic.com/984855/the-r...