@ecdunham.bsky.social
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If you want to understand how fucked the academic job market is - I still don't have a job, but I did have a major publisher cold email me to ask if I wanted to write a book for their series.
That is not the right order!
It's not DEI - there are no jobs.
That is not the right order!
It's not DEI - there are no jobs.
December 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you want to understand how fucked the academic job market is - I still don't have a job, but I did have a major publisher cold email me to ask if I wanted to write a book for their series.
That is not the right order!
It's not DEI - there are no jobs.
That is not the right order!
It's not DEI - there are no jobs.
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Minnesota King 2028
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Minnesota King 2028
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
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*sigh* I'll say it again: your A.I. generated ResistLib slopaganda doesn't have the effect on your target audience that you hope for. It doesn't make me dislike the President any more than I already do. It does make me think you are an unreliable source of credible opinion or information.
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
*sigh* I'll say it again: your A.I. generated ResistLib slopaganda doesn't have the effect on your target audience that you hope for. It doesn't make me dislike the President any more than I already do. It does make me think you are an unreliable source of credible opinion or information.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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I think my 'most woke opinion' is that all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I think my 'most woke opinion' is that all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
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Absolutely correct. So much of the discourse around restoring trust in the institutions is focused on decorum and civility theater. But why would anyone trust the institutions if, after the horror show that we are suffering through, they yet again fail to impose some measure of real accountability?
Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Absolutely correct. So much of the discourse around restoring trust in the institutions is focused on decorum and civility theater. But why would anyone trust the institutions if, after the horror show that we are suffering through, they yet again fail to impose some measure of real accountability?
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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“Fwd: radical breakthrough”
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“Fwd: radical breakthrough”
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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If the rich don’t want us to eat them they should give us food
August 26, 2024 at 2:26 PM
If the rich don’t want us to eat them they should give us food
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🚨 Montana National Guard preparing to provide support to ICE at state capital of Helena, source tells me.
October 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚨 Montana National Guard preparing to provide support to ICE at state capital of Helena, source tells me.
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New in PN: Kash's FBI is a mess
"Patel and Bongino have carried out a purge partly in fear of being fired by Trump, & under the influence — and sometimes direction — of their social media followings. In fact, they're so focused on clout that it could be affecting the FBI’s ability to solve crimes."
"Patel and Bongino have carried out a purge partly in fear of being fired by Trump, & under the influence — and sometimes direction — of their social media followings. In fact, they're so focused on clout that it could be affecting the FBI’s ability to solve crimes."
Kash Patel's FBI is a total mess
A new lawsuit indicates he's too busy chasing online clout to notice.
www.publicnotice.co
September 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New in PN: Kash's FBI is a mess
"Patel and Bongino have carried out a purge partly in fear of being fired by Trump, & under the influence — and sometimes direction — of their social media followings. In fact, they're so focused on clout that it could be affecting the FBI’s ability to solve crimes."
"Patel and Bongino have carried out a purge partly in fear of being fired by Trump, & under the influence — and sometimes direction — of their social media followings. In fact, they're so focused on clout that it could be affecting the FBI’s ability to solve crimes."
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
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stay classy Steven
September 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
stay classy Steven
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To update this @annabetts.bsky.social has had to have her publication pull and clarify her supposed journalism here. Embarrassing especially when her rush to print something has led to potential more violence against leftist voices. Which maybe was her intention?
September 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
To update this @annabetts.bsky.social has had to have her publication pull and clarify her supposed journalism here. Embarrassing especially when her rush to print something has led to potential more violence against leftist voices. Which maybe was her intention?
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It's extremely interesting that Charlie Kirk had a daily podcast, countless public appearances, and is generally one of the most recorded men on the planet and we are always being told, never shown, that he was an open minded civil debator
He argued with civility. It's a start.
What disagreements, exactly, was he bridging via his work and words?
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's extremely interesting that Charlie Kirk had a daily podcast, countless public appearances, and is generally one of the most recorded men on the planet and we are always being told, never shown, that he was an open minded civil debator
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Weird how when a Trump supporter, white supremacist, and reportedly, a former member of Turning Point USA shot up Florida State University (FSU) several months ago and killed two people - there wasn't the same national conversation about "political violence." www.mediaite.com/news/mass-sh...
September 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Weird how when a Trump supporter, white supremacist, and reportedly, a former member of Turning Point USA shot up Florida State University (FSU) several months ago and killed two people - there wasn't the same national conversation about "political violence." www.mediaite.com/news/mass-sh...
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Y'know that Guardian article which cited an anonymous friend of Tyler Robinson claiming he was the only "leftist" in his family?
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
September 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Y'know that Guardian article which cited an anonymous friend of Tyler Robinson claiming he was the only "leftist" in his family?
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
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White guy shooters get to have nihilism rather than politics, as a treat
As a colleague mentioned yesterday, Gamergate is one of the five most significant developments in US politics since the Cold War
September 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
White guy shooters get to have nihilism rather than politics, as a treat
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The people wondering "how could anyone who isn't a professional escape after a high profile daylight assassination" are forgetting two things:
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
September 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The people wondering "how could anyone who isn't a professional escape after a high profile daylight assassination" are forgetting two things:
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs