Julie Flynn
@gardenstate-julie.bsky.social
Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing at Rutgers University
Vice President of the New Brunswick chapter of the AAUP-AFT
Member of the Rutgers University Senate
Progressive Candidate for New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District
Instagram @julie4jersey
Vice President of the New Brunswick chapter of the AAUP-AFT
Member of the Rutgers University Senate
Progressive Candidate for New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District
Instagram @julie4jersey
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It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.
people see the simple awfulness of things.
President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine heavily favored Russia in its initial form and included demand that Kyiv has consistently rejected. Here's how the plan came together.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by … Russia?
President Trump’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine heavily favored Moscow in its initial form and included demands that Kyiv has consistently rejected.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.
people see the simple awfulness of things.
REM
Gogol Bordello
Bruce Springsteen
Indigo Girls
Dar Williams
Gogol Bordello
Bruce Springsteen
Indigo Girls
Dar Williams
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen
R.E.M.
Sara Bareilles
Pearl Jam
Hall & Oates
Madonna
Sara Bareilles
Pearl Jam
Hall & Oates
Madonna
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
REM
Gogol Bordello
Bruce Springsteen
Indigo Girls
Dar Williams
Gogol Bordello
Bruce Springsteen
Indigo Girls
Dar Williams
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Stephen Miller is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His great-grandparents inhabited the Pale of Settlement (western Russia where Jews were allowed to live) and escaped Russian pogroms and the Holocaust. All the same racist, xenophobic, ignorant things he is saying were said about his own family.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Stephen Miller is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His great-grandparents inhabited the Pale of Settlement (western Russia where Jews were allowed to live) and escaped Russian pogroms and the Holocaust. All the same racist, xenophobic, ignorant things he is saying were said about his own family.
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
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Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
![I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreiaaicjid4jg3oongeah73ukqvwsqv4vwbp75q4f755nldtcfermhi@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
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AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
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also bookshop dot org has free shipping today and we still have a small handful of books on our wishlist for people who are incarcerated in NYC! would love to fulfill all the requests: bookshop.org/wishlists/7a...
Fall Wishlist for Rikers
Bookshop.org Custom Registry
bookshop.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
also bookshop dot org has free shipping today and we still have a small handful of books on our wishlist for people who are incarcerated in NYC! would love to fulfill all the requests: bookshop.org/wishlists/7a...
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Somewhat related, my graphic design advice is that unless the image is a key point of your presentation, like it’s actually something you need to show people to get the point of your slide across, then don’t use one. Slides need to be functional, not overcrowded and “cute”.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Somewhat related, my graphic design advice is that unless the image is a key point of your presentation, like it’s actually something you need to show people to get the point of your slide across, then don’t use one. Slides need to be functional, not overcrowded and “cute”.
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If Dems do nothing to address this disadvantage (e.g. tax billionaires and businesses providing big payouts, block political giving past a threshold, block rotating door hiring for hiring ex-officials as lobbyists), removing Trump does nothing to fix the lopsided politics that helped produce him
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If Dems do nothing to address this disadvantage (e.g. tax billionaires and businesses providing big payouts, block political giving past a threshold, block rotating door hiring for hiring ex-officials as lobbyists), removing Trump does nothing to fix the lopsided politics that helped produce him
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Criminal liability attaches for following an order "which a man of ordinary sense and understanding would, under the circumstances, know to be unlawful, or if the order in question is actually known to the accused to be unlawful." U.S. v. Calley (1974)
So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Criminal liability attaches for following an order "which a man of ordinary sense and understanding would, under the circumstances, know to be unlawful, or if the order in question is actually known to the accused to be unlawful." U.S. v. Calley (1974)
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I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Neither Montana nor California have legalized in-app gambling and the fact that those two very different states agree on this should be a signal to everywhere else.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Neither Montana nor California have legalized in-app gambling and the fact that those two very different states agree on this should be a signal to everywhere else.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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If Thanksgiving starts the Christmas season, it's not too early for this
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
If Thanksgiving starts the Christmas season, it's not too early for this
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Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
What We Know About U.S.-Backed Zero Units in Afghanistan
Deadly night raids. Faulty U.S. intelligence. A “classified” war loophole. Reporter Lynzy Billing’s investigation offers an unprecedented insight into the civilian casualties of Afghanistan’s Zero Uni...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
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This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
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Judging colleges by how they teach vocational skills misses the point, argues an engineering professor.
The skills employers need most include initiative, critical thinking, navigating ambiguity, and more – and those come from blending humanities and STEM. buff.ly/FWQuzll
The skills employers need most include initiative, critical thinking, navigating ambiguity, and more – and those come from blending humanities and STEM. buff.ly/FWQuzll
Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don’t stick narrowly to preprofessional education
Parents and policymakers want job security for graduates, but in the AI and automation era, careers may depend as much on curiosity and initiative as on credentials.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Judging colleges by how they teach vocational skills misses the point, argues an engineering professor.
The skills employers need most include initiative, critical thinking, navigating ambiguity, and more – and those come from blending humanities and STEM. buff.ly/FWQuzll
The skills employers need most include initiative, critical thinking, navigating ambiguity, and more – and those come from blending humanities and STEM. buff.ly/FWQuzll
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Trump’s tariffs are making your Thanksgiving more expensive.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Trump’s tariffs are making your Thanksgiving more expensive.
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It’s incredibly easy to forget that, amid all the Trump administration’s attacks on democracy this year, there are ample reasons to be grateful — and even hopeful — as we begin to bring 2025 to a close. Here are six things keeping us grateful this year 🙌
Six Things for Democracy Supporters to Be Grateful for this Thanksgiving
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s incredibly easy to forget that, amid all the Trump administration’s attacks on democracy this year, there are ample reasons to be grateful — and even hopeful — as we begin to bring 2025 to a close. Here are six things keeping us grateful this year 🙌
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In Philly, algorithms help determine which unhoused residents get a bed and which remain on the street.
This may centralize services, but it can introduce bias and deepen confusion, writes a researcher and former social worker.
This may centralize services, but it can introduce bias and deepen confusion, writes a researcher and former social worker.
Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street – often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting
Supportive housing combines subsidies with wraparound social services to help people stay off the streets. But demand far outstrips supply in Philadelphia.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In Philly, algorithms help determine which unhoused residents get a bed and which remain on the street.
This may centralize services, but it can introduce bias and deepen confusion, writes a researcher and former social worker.
This may centralize services, but it can introduce bias and deepen confusion, writes a researcher and former social worker.
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trump won two elections because he convinced a shitload of people to vote for him.
believing anything else is willful ignorance that will only hurt you.
believing anything else is willful ignorance that will only hurt you.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
trump won two elections because he convinced a shitload of people to vote for him.
believing anything else is willful ignorance that will only hurt you.
believing anything else is willful ignorance that will only hurt you.
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WOW!
Now they don’t want us to find out where we can get vaccinated: CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Now they don’t want us to find out where we can get vaccinated: CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
WOW!
Now they don’t want us to find out where we can get vaccinated: CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Now they don’t want us to find out where we can get vaccinated: CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Watch your step along that path!
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Watch your step along that path!