We just watched that tonight too! Lots of scenes where people either stand still and wait for the car to run them over, or run in a straight line down an easily drivable road.

I agree with this, but how do folks deal with simple lack of class time? Unfortunately, I know my students don't read everything I assign, and if I try to incorporate some lecture/explanation in class, plus discussion, plus assessments, it just makes class time seem almost impossible.

Thanks. I'll try to check in with @sandrasulldun.bsky.social as well. I'm sure this stuff is going to keep coming up.

Tisha, I'm trying to write on Christian cosmopolitan and communitarian thought for The Conversation right now, but I think your comments on the ordo amoris may be more poignant. Do you ever write for them? I'd love to give your name to the editor if you're willing, for this or something else.

Party of free speech, Cindy! I vaguely remember when it was supposed to be bad for government to be telling private companies how to run their business.

Yep, I've been reporting those. They're not always super contentious even - a bunch of replies saying "Do you like golf?" Or "What do you think about AI?" But some are more confrontational.

They're all written by other Laura Alexanders. It's not even that easy to review them all at once because the "go to the next article to review" button doesn't actually work. I have to imagine this is an AI thing designed to "make my work life easier and more efficient." Blah./2

Agree with that. The circumstances would have to be right.

Middle schoolers ALL call each other "bro" now, it seems. But although I don't find it offensive, I do find it interesting that we continue to view the male-coded words as "neutral"

Doesn't offend me, and I still use "guys" myself sometimes, although I prefer y'all. Now I'm thinking of going up to a group of men or mixed gender and greeting them "hey gals" and seeing what happens though!

...that your spouse has behaved in whatever bad way those powers think justifies ending things. We can all imagine cases of mental cruelty that are hard to prove in court. No-fault divorce isn't just about love, it's about whether ppl determine the course of their own lives and relationships. (2/2)

I appreciate the author's history, but I feel like this is a weird way to address no-fault divorce. It's not just about whether you can divorce if you fall out of love, it's about being able to end a bad marriage even if you can't prove to the satisfaction of the powers that be...(1/2)

I'm sure there's multiple nuances to this, but it's amazing how differently people can think about "scary 'men'" (sarcasm, trans women are women) "going into women's bathrooms" vs. "my colleague who I know, using the bathroom that's right for her."

I know Giving Tuesday is over but I asked my colleague who directs our Native American studies program and he recommends this org, which advocates for Indigenous rights in the US: narf.org/about-us/