dorth vader
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get ready for even more devaluing of higher ed as the proportion of men getting degrees continues to decline...
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
get ready for even more devaluing of higher ed as the proportion of men getting degrees continues to decline...
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Quick, they can’t have gotten far
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Quick, they can’t have gotten far
At least this student is not using AI!
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At least this student is not using AI!
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
dick cheney dies on the same day zohran is going to become mayor?? christmas came early!
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
dick cheney dies on the same day zohran is going to become mayor?? christmas came early!
Well, we tried nothing and that didn't work, so now let's all just pretend everything's fine
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well, we tried nothing and that didn't work, so now let's all just pretend everything's fine
DILUVIAL is not an accepted word in spelling bee today?? are you kidding me??!!! the only evil i would like to eradicate via 40 days and 40 nights of rain is the evil of not recognizing perfectly valid words!
October 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
DILUVIAL is not an accepted word in spelling bee today?? are you kidding me??!!! the only evil i would like to eradicate via 40 days and 40 nights of rain is the evil of not recognizing perfectly valid words!
SIXTY words today in spelling bee?? who has the time!
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
SIXTY words today in spelling bee?? who has the time!
i still remember the numbers of half a dozen people i went to middle school with
I mean, you also had a little book where they were all written down. people generally knew their family, their work, and maybe a close friend or two
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
i still remember the numbers of half a dozen people i went to middle school with
nor'easter, more like NO'easter amiright?
(there was supposed to be a big storm but it's barely raining)
(there was supposed to be a big storm but it's barely raining)
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
nor'easter, more like NO'easter amiright?
(there was supposed to be a big storm but it's barely raining)
(there was supposed to be a big storm but it's barely raining)
They make it sound like this is not what’s also happening here
At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.
Africa's oldest leader isn't ready to retire - and he's not the only one defying age
At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
They make it sound like this is not what’s also happening here
This why people need unions! Last year the new provost asked faculty to send him our CVs within two days so he could get to know everyone. Union got so mad about it he sent out an email apologizing and retracted his request.
October 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This why people need unions! Last year the new provost asked faculty to send him our CVs within two days so he could get to know everyone. Union got so mad about it he sent out an email apologizing and retracted his request.
i guess it's good that she's mad at him, but it really highlights the selfish republican mindset in that all she wants is military families--HER family--to get paid. she doesn't care about anyone else who's suffering
VIRGINIA CALLER: “As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you… I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.” #TrumpShutdown
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
i guess it's good that she's mad at him, but it really highlights the selfish republican mindset in that all she wants is military families--HER family--to get paid. she doesn't care about anyone else who's suffering
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In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
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So a group of democrats are putting together a response speech to what just happened… right?
September 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So a group of democrats are putting together a response speech to what just happened… right?
Pound and sterling are the same currencies!!! Am I missing something?
September 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pound and sterling are the same currencies!!! Am I missing something?
this is the seinfeld bit where jerry is complaining about cops standing around "why not pick up a broom?!"
National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
August 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
this is the seinfeld bit where jerry is complaining about cops standing around "why not pick up a broom?!"
lololllol genuinely laughing out loud rn.. if I want the fbi to visit my class???! Are you INSANE???!!!!
August 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
lololllol genuinely laughing out loud rn.. if I want the fbi to visit my class???! Are you INSANE???!!!!
tech is getting unusable.. netflix just told me my "device is not part of my household," despite being on my laptop on my wifi. i have a blank facebook account, use it only to look at my town's page, just tried to log in & found it's been disabled bc it doesnt "follow standards on account integrity"
August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
tech is getting unusable.. netflix just told me my "device is not part of my household," despite being on my laptop on my wifi. i have a blank facebook account, use it only to look at my town's page, just tried to log in & found it's been disabled bc it doesnt "follow standards on account integrity"
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Where the f**k was all this reporting from the Times & the Journal on Trump & the world’s most famous child rapist in 2016, 2020, & 2020? Where were the effing Dems & their oppo research? How on earth has it taken this long for this stuff to come out?
Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Where the f**k was all this reporting from the Times & the Journal on Trump & the world’s most famous child rapist in 2016, 2020, & 2020? Where were the effing Dems & their oppo research? How on earth has it taken this long for this stuff to come out?
im so sick of this. politicians have to earn our votes. i couldn't tell you a single policy kamala campaigned on or anything she stands for other than continued bombing of gaza. what i did see was appearances w liz cheney. if that wasnt enough to earn her some votes from democrats, thats her problem
At the end of the day, the reason this nightmare is unfolding is that too many people who were supposed to be in our coalition sat on their asses last November instead of voting for Kamala Harris.
If you need to blame someone, blame them.
If you need to blame someone, blame them.
senate democrats did literally everything possible to stop this bill and to draw attention to it, and they succeeded in striking several awful parts from it *and* forced two retirements, if you they could’ve done more, your argument is with arithmetic, not politics
July 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
im so sick of this. politicians have to earn our votes. i couldn't tell you a single policy kamala campaigned on or anything she stands for other than continued bombing of gaza. what i did see was appearances w liz cheney. if that wasnt enough to earn her some votes from democrats, thats her problem
lately i have been seeing "isle" instead of "aisle." people really are becoming more illiterate by the day.
July 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
lately i have been seeing "isle" instead of "aisle." people really are becoming more illiterate by the day.
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I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
There was a political assassination a few days and there is literally no mention of it on the nytimes or Washington post websites
June 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
There was a political assassination a few days and there is literally no mention of it on the nytimes or Washington post websites