Reposted by Lauren Howell
"She has not proposed to seize the means of production."
NYT fact check has now converted me into a single issue voter
NYT fact check has now converted me into a single issue voter
September 11, 2024 at 1:53 AM
"She has not proposed to seize the means of production."
NYT fact check has now converted me into a single issue voter
NYT fact check has now converted me into a single issue voter
this is asking way too much
i am begging people on here to understand the difference between describing a situation and endorsing it
January 20, 2024 at 12:44 AM
this is asking way too much
Reposted by Lauren Howell
215 people were buried in the pauper’s cemetery behind a jail in Mississippi without notification of their relatives
Some said they were surprised when told that they have to “buy back” the remains of their loved ones in order to give them a proper burial
Some said they were surprised when told that they have to “buy back” the remains of their loved ones in order to give them a proper burial
Crump wants inquiry of 215 people buried in county pauper’s field - Jackson Advocate
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump issued a clarion call for justice on behalf of the relatives, friends, and close associates of 215 people buried in the pauper’s cemetery behind the Hinds County jail...
jacksonadvocateonline.com
January 6, 2024 at 9:02 PM
215 people were buried in the pauper’s cemetery behind a jail in Mississippi without notification of their relatives
Some said they were surprised when told that they have to “buy back” the remains of their loved ones in order to give them a proper burial
Some said they were surprised when told that they have to “buy back” the remains of their loved ones in order to give them a proper burial
Reposted by Lauren Howell
A while back the great people at the Journal of Social History asked me to write a piece about agency and environmental history as part of a retrospective on Walter Johnson’s tremendous article. It’s now live in the world in case you need a nerd-read
#envhist #envhum
academic.oup.com/jsh/advance-...
#envhist #envhum
academic.oup.com/jsh/advance-...
On the Agency of Environmental History
Abstract. Twenty years ago, Walter Johnson warned historians not to rely on a concept that let both user and audience alike feel better without doing better. Th
academic.oup.com
December 11, 2023 at 10:41 PM
A while back the great people at the Journal of Social History asked me to write a piece about agency and environmental history as part of a retrospective on Walter Johnson’s tremendous article. It’s now live in the world in case you need a nerd-read
#envhist #envhum
academic.oup.com/jsh/advance-...
#envhist #envhum
academic.oup.com/jsh/advance-...
Reposted by Lauren Howell
A group of Palestinians from Gaza have circulated these demands, calling people everywhere to take action. Please share if you can 🇵🇸
October 22, 2023 at 10:19 PM
A group of Palestinians from Gaza have circulated these demands, calling people everywhere to take action. Please share if you can 🇵🇸
This whole industry needs to crumble
Modeling agencies are recruiting young people who have fled war-torn African countries and are living in extreme poverty.
They are flown to Europe to take part in fashion castings, but some return within days or weeks, often laden with debt
They are flown to Europe to take part in fashion castings, but some return within days or weeks, often laden with debt
How modelling agencies recruit refugees from one of the world’s biggest camps
Wearing a long, gold knitted dress, Achol Malual Jau, strode confidently along the runway at this year’s London Fashion Week. The South Sudanese model, 23, who had for months practised walking in he...
www.thetimes.co.uk
October 9, 2023 at 6:10 PM
This whole industry needs to crumble
Reposted by Lauren Howell
Here is my Conversation piece on last night’s election and Manitoba history: t.co/HAOPyPut5r
October 4, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Here is my Conversation piece on last night’s election and Manitoba history: t.co/HAOPyPut5r
Reposted by Lauren Howell
Reposted by Lauren Howell
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla allowed racial harassment of its Black employees to run rampant at its Fremont, Calif., plant and retaliated against some workers who complained, the federal agency charged with enforcing civil rights laws alleged in a lawsuit Thursday.
Tesla workers faced slurs, racist graffiti and retaliation, federal suit says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged that Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company allowed racial harassment to run rampant in its workplace.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla allowed racial harassment of its Black employees to run rampant at its Fremont, Calif., plant and retaliated against some workers who complained, the federal agency charged with enforcing civil rights laws alleged in a lawsuit Thursday.
Reposted by Lauren Howell
Have you heard these claims?
"AGI (short for “artificial general intelligence”) is imminent!"
or
"At current rate of progress, AGI is inevitable!"
We explain why, and present a formal proof that, such claims are false and misleading.
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/09/17/d...
"AGI (short for “artificial general intelligence”) is imminent!"
or
"At current rate of progress, AGI is inevitable!"
We explain why, and present a formal proof that, such claims are false and misleading.
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/09/17/d...
Debunking AGI inevitability claims
Have you heard these claims? "AGI is imminent!" or "At current rate of progress, AGI is inevitable!" In a recent preprint, my co-authors and I explain why, and present a formal proof that, such claims...
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
September 18, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Have you heard these claims?
"AGI (short for “artificial general intelligence”) is imminent!"
or
"At current rate of progress, AGI is inevitable!"
We explain why, and present a formal proof that, such claims are false and misleading.
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/09/17/d...
"AGI (short for “artificial general intelligence”) is imminent!"
or
"At current rate of progress, AGI is inevitable!"
We explain why, and present a formal proof that, such claims are false and misleading.
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/09/17/d...