Luke Kanies
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Good news: only really, really dumb people thought they really wanted free speech on campus
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Good news: only really, really dumb people thought they really wanted free speech on campus
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
Bad news: There are a deal-breakingly lot of really, really dumb people
Jemisin has written a bit about her realization that one of her books (in the Ten Thousand Kingdoms series, I believe) really had to be in 2nd person so she rewrote it all. I assume that gave her a lot of love and experience with the method.
I adore these books,
I adore these books,
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Jemisin has written a bit about her realization that one of her books (in the Ten Thousand Kingdoms series, I believe) really had to be in 2nd person so she rewrote it all. I assume that gave her a lot of love and experience with the method.
I adore these books,
I adore these books,
I absolutely cannot conceive of being attracted to someone without knowing their reading habits
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I absolutely cannot conceive of being attracted to someone without knowing their reading habits
That’s like, not very long?
I mean, mathematically, most of us Gen xers have lived quite a bit longer
I mean, mathematically, most of us Gen xers have lived quite a bit longer
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
That’s like, not very long?
I mean, mathematically, most of us Gen xers have lived quite a bit longer
I mean, mathematically, most of us Gen xers have lived quite a bit longer
I do not feel encouraged to pick it back up.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I do not feel encouraged to pick it back up.
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The greatest call in higher education history:
A professor who had also read the US white nationalist plans to do a little Asian hate, even if it bankrupts US universities, saw that Trump had selected Stephen Miller to run immigration.🤦🏿♂️
So he insured his university against "sudden revenue loss!"🤯
A professor who had also read the US white nationalist plans to do a little Asian hate, even if it bankrupts US universities, saw that Trump had selected Stephen Miller to run immigration.🤦🏿♂️
So he insured his university against "sudden revenue loss!"🤯
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This part is hilarious:
The University of Illinois insured itself against a big drop in Chinese students as soon as it saw that Trump won the 2016 election. The drop in Chinese...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The greatest call in higher education history:
A professor who had also read the US white nationalist plans to do a little Asian hate, even if it bankrupts US universities, saw that Trump had selected Stephen Miller to run immigration.🤦🏿♂️
So he insured his university against "sudden revenue loss!"🤯
A professor who had also read the US white nationalist plans to do a little Asian hate, even if it bankrupts US universities, saw that Trump had selected Stephen Miller to run immigration.🤦🏿♂️
So he insured his university against "sudden revenue loss!"🤯
100%. that and a masters in Dunning-Kreuger can take you a long ways
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
100%. that and a masters in Dunning-Kreuger can take you a long ways
And the illness. Kids have to stop getting ill. It’s over
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
And the illness. Kids have to stop getting ill. It’s over