Ian Nurmi
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This part. Teachers are so undervalued and underpaid and loudly told both "you're essential" and also "you suck and if you say a word out of line, you might get fired and/or be targeted for harassment by the most powerful people in the country"
And of course we get the brain-dead political analysis. The biggest crisis of public education (and the greatest threat to kids with mental illness) is the Republican Party's funding cuts. But guess who gets blamed in the conclusion of the article?
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This part. Teachers are so undervalued and underpaid and loudly told both "you're essential" and also "you suck and if you say a word out of line, you might get fired and/or be targeted for harassment by the most powerful people in the country"
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What frightens me isn’t just that people have stopped reading. It’s that they’ve replaced reading with mimicry. A quote here, a post there, stitched together to sound like wisdom. And sadly, in this world where books gather dust and posts go viral, it’s very easy to confuse loudness for wisdom.
August 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
What frightens me isn’t just that people have stopped reading. It’s that they’ve replaced reading with mimicry. A quote here, a post there, stitched together to sound like wisdom. And sadly, in this world where books gather dust and posts go viral, it’s very easy to confuse loudness for wisdom.
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Lots of history in Boston
April 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Lots of history in Boston
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I still think about this tweet sometimes
April 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I still think about this tweet sometimes
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Whenever people challenge privileged elites and make them explain themselves, that is a Great Horror That Signals The End Times.
But, those so-called protectors of free speech will say nothing when it comes to actual censorship based on fear of government retaliation.
Because it was always a lie.
But, those so-called protectors of free speech will say nothing when it comes to actual censorship based on fear of government retaliation.
Because it was always a lie.
NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.
This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation
A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Whenever people challenge privileged elites and make them explain themselves, that is a Great Horror That Signals The End Times.
But, those so-called protectors of free speech will say nothing when it comes to actual censorship based on fear of government retaliation.
Because it was always a lie.
But, those so-called protectors of free speech will say nothing when it comes to actual censorship based on fear of government retaliation.
Because it was always a lie.
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No grift has ever come to a dead stop like "Free Speech On Campus". Months of headlines when Oberlin changed some cafeteria wording. But when students are kidnapped and imprisoned - from universities denied billions on speech grounds - the free speech zealots roll up the medicine tent and skip town.
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
March 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No grift has ever come to a dead stop like "Free Speech On Campus". Months of headlines when Oberlin changed some cafeteria wording. But when students are kidnapped and imprisoned - from universities denied billions on speech grounds - the free speech zealots roll up the medicine tent and skip town.
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students on visas who have protested are being threatened with transport to the el salvador work prisions. any professor who said a sensitivity training was like a struggle session has my undying contempt
These efforts were discussed endlessly in the nation's most prestigious publications. They were compared to McCarthyism, Stalinism, the Salem witch trials. College activists were framed as an existential threat against which the population required constant vigilance.
March 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
students on visas who have protested are being threatened with transport to the el salvador work prisions. any professor who said a sensitivity training was like a struggle session has my undying contempt
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Again, today would be an excellent day for Ivy League, Big Ten, & all the other chancellors & university presidents to start speaking loudly & collectively against the all-out existential crisis that this assault on US higher ed represents. The silence is deafening.
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They are coming for every university, if you think you’re safe because it hasn’t been yours yet I don’t know what to tell you. Join AAUP, refuse to comply, organize your colleagues
Trump administration freezes $175 million in federal funding to Penn
According to a White House tweet, Wednesday's decision is a result of Penn's
www.thedp.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Again, today would be an excellent day for Ivy League, Big Ten, & all the other chancellors & university presidents to start speaking loudly & collectively against the all-out existential crisis that this assault on US higher ed represents. The silence is deafening.
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OMG look:
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
Columbia University Associate Professor Joseph Howley speaks in defense of Mahmoud Khalil | Maktoob
YouTube video by Maktoob
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
OMG look:
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
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i’m stealing from @mtsw.bsky.social here, but we are seeing — on the national level — a very common red state dynamic. republicans tanking the economy and destroying the most dynamic sectors in order to *produce* a brain drain
March 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i’m stealing from @mtsw.bsky.social here, but we are seeing — on the national level — a very common red state dynamic. republicans tanking the economy and destroying the most dynamic sectors in order to *produce* a brain drain
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This congressionally-mandated institution is how we know about the state of education in America. Literally turning off the lights.
I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
March 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This congressionally-mandated institution is how we know about the state of education in America. Literally turning off the lights.
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mundus sine caesaribus.
March 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
mundus sine caesaribus.
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I think about this a lot, especially as I’m teaching college students, these days.
Sometimes the point of being alive is the people we are alive for. Sometimes we have to be each other’s reason and trust that doing so will lead us to other reasons.
Sometimes the point of being alive is the people we are alive for. Sometimes we have to be each other’s reason and trust that doing so will lead us to other reasons.
My 22yo keeps asking me what's the point of being alive.
She's not loving that there's so much work in it.
She's not loving that there's so much work in it.
March 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I think about this a lot, especially as I’m teaching college students, these days.
Sometimes the point of being alive is the people we are alive for. Sometimes we have to be each other’s reason and trust that doing so will lead us to other reasons.
Sometimes the point of being alive is the people we are alive for. Sometimes we have to be each other’s reason and trust that doing so will lead us to other reasons.
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Other day someone quoted the Numidian King Jugurtha, who allegedly said while departing Rome having bribed his way out of charges of bribery, "A City for sale, and doomed to speedy destruction should it find a purchaser".
March 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Other day someone quoted the Numidian King Jugurtha, who allegedly said while departing Rome having bribed his way out of charges of bribery, "A City for sale, and doomed to speedy destruction should it find a purchaser".
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49% of Troy was like "they tried to kill us yesterday" but 51 were chanting HORSE! HORSE! really loud
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
49% of Troy was like "they tried to kill us yesterday" but 51 were chanting HORSE! HORSE! really loud
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:: Yes, this came from a comic book. It still has a powerful, moral lesson, & it should be shared, especially with everything that's happening in our world. Please take the time to read the whole thing.
February 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
:: Yes, this came from a comic book. It still has a powerful, moral lesson, & it should be shared, especially with everything that's happening in our world. Please take the time to read the whole thing.
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absolutely shameful that not a single university in the US has matched costco's energy in saying no thanks to the rank, bigoted and illegal executive orders issued by new self appointed king of the USA
February 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
absolutely shameful that not a single university in the US has matched costco's energy in saying no thanks to the rank, bigoted and illegal executive orders issued by new self appointed king of the USA
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Illinois public schools are not changing curriculum as it relates to LGBTQ+ issues, despite a warning from the federal Department of Education.
(wgntv.com/news/illinoi...)
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February 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Illinois public schools are not changing curriculum as it relates to LGBTQ+ issues, despite a warning from the federal Department of Education.
(wgntv.com/news/illinoi...)
(wgntv.com/news/illinoi...)
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KEY JOB ALERT: The New York Attorney General's Office is looking for a "Special Counsel for LGBTQIA Rights."
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
ag.ny.gov
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
KEY JOB ALERT: The New York Attorney General's Office is looking for a "Special Counsel for LGBTQIA Rights."
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
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A few things to keep in mind as we navigate the coming days, weeks, years. One thing I'd like to emphasize is:
While universities seem shaky, for many of the people who we serve, our institutions are still their anchors of support, and lets's act like it. 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/p/four-thing...
While universities seem shaky, for many of the people who we serve, our institutions are still their anchors of support, and lets's act like it. 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/p/four-thing...
Four things for scientists about the democracy thing
Over the last month, I’ve been mostly quiet and just listening to other as things have evolved.
scienceforeveryone.science
February 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A few things to keep in mind as we navigate the coming days, weeks, years. One thing I'd like to emphasize is:
While universities seem shaky, for many of the people who we serve, our institutions are still their anchors of support, and lets's act like it. 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/p/four-thing...
While universities seem shaky, for many of the people who we serve, our institutions are still their anchors of support, and lets's act like it. 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/p/four-thing...
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oh good they’re doing Lavender Scare II
“In the US Department of Agriculture, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people, ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
oh good they’re doing Lavender Scare II