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Mike Karim
@mikekarim.bsky.social
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PhD (Fuller), BS ChemE (Berkeley), critical realism, higher ed, Asian American studies; Adjunct (Fuller).
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I cooked this for my dad who passed away yesterday. Red lentil and sweet potato curry. He enjoyed hearing about it, but didn’t feel up to eating it. It’s a dish that will bring up good memories of him.
January 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
@revdamy.bsky.social Hey
January 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Gosh: Imagine if Jeff Bezos learned about this… oh yeah… 🤔
katiephang.bsky.social Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Dec 28
“Upon not enrolling [in college], [Elon] Musk would have had to leave the country…He would not have been allowed to work.

While overstaying a student visa is somewhat common and officials have at times turned a blind eye to it, it remains illegal.”

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally
Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Question: Should we be concerned that neither the @nytimes.com or the @latimes.com has anything on their respective “Top News”/front page on this horrific shooting?

apnews.com/article/wisc...
3 dead, others injured in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin
A student opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before Christmas break.
apnews.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:03 PM
@theresthistory.bsky.social Started listening from Ep 1… and oh: Your forecasts of Trum9 in Ep 3!!! LOL Would love for you to revisit that episode!!! One would wish your prognostications were realized! 👏🏽🤣
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Unpopular Christmas Hot Take #2
Much of Advent (and even Christian mission) will rise and fall on the cleanliness of your microwave.
December 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
March 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
The contrast with the USA could not be sharper.
minseonku.bsky.social Minseon Ku @minseonku.bsky.social · Dec 3
Per ROK Dem Party sources Yoon and the military put together a special unit to arrest Lee Jae-myung (DP leader), Han Dong-hoon (PPP leader), and Woo Won-shik (Natl Assembly speaker) without any warrant. Yoon is politically done and over if this is true.
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Imagine if GOP representatives back in 2015 — or even now — had the courage… never mind

www.latimes.com/world-nation...
South Korean parliament votes to defy president by lifting his declaration of martial law
The South Korean president accuses the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Dear voice-to-text/dictation app designers: When I say “martial law” I do not intend nor want to read “Marshall Law [Plan],” as though I endorse a historic rescue effort that interestingly reproduced imperial & neo-colonial states. Suppressing democracy anywhere is suppression everywhere #SouthKorea
December 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Hot take: U Miami Football is overrated. The saying holds, “It’s better to be lucky than good.” Today’s loss vs Syracuse was completely unsurprising. Rest of season: Fortuitous bounces and calls that went their way. Expect Gator or Mayo Bowl. 🤔
December 1, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
I know that giving into fear will only strengthen Trump and undermine the future of our democracy. Trump wants us to be scared. He wants us to give up — gradually and then suddenly. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Choices I’ve Made
From Marc | Since the election, media figures and outlets have followed suit — each moving gradually towards obedience to Trump and then suddenly.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:23 AM
@mwkraus.bsky.social 24 hours in at #sblaar2024 and I’m observing presentations by women & POC: objectivity armoring is a thing. Also: a few sessions where trust is present, OA is less conspicuous, i.e., less emphasis on objectivity interrogation.
November 23, 2024 at 11:29 PM
An outstanding panel for Asian North American Religion, Culture, and Society, aka ANARCS!!! Just delighted to serve as presider for this session. These folks have some great presents and horizons! Thanks, @sjkoh.bsky.social #sblaar2024
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM
@writingiron.bsky.social Attending #sblaar2024 ??? Need to follow up on our convo at Mundelein 2023!
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 AM
@mwkraus.bsky.social Big Game on Saturday. And I’ll be at #sblaar2024 with many Stanford alumni. 😑
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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crnetwork.bsky.social
Coming soon: The Real Podcast, dedicated to embracing Critical Realism’s emancipatory purpose.
The Real Podcast: Coming January 2025
We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of The Real podcast in January 2025, dedicated to embracing Critical Realism’s emancipatory purpose. As a dynamic, transformative philosophy of science…
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October 25, 2024 at 5:48 PM
@tanyariches.bsky.social I am your follower! LOL
November 19, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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dynarski.bsky.social
Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research

Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it

www.nber.org/system/files...
The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez, and Joseph Price NBER Working Paper No. 33164 November 2024 JEL No. 123, 124, N32 ABSTRACT We compile, transcribe, and standardize historical records for 2.5 million students at 65 elite (private and public) U.S. colleges. By combining these data with more recent survey and administrative data, we assemble the largest dataset on the socioeconomic backgrounds of students at American colleges spanning the last 100 years. We document the following: First, despite a large increase in the share of lower-income students in the overall college-going population, the representation of these students at elite private or public colleges has remained at similarly low levels throughout the last century. Second, the representation of upper-income students at elite colleges decreased after World War II, but this group has regained its high representation since the 1980s. Third, while there has been no increase in the economic diversity of elite private and public colleges, these colleges have become more racially and geographically diverse. Fourth, two major policy changes in the history of American higher education, namely the G.I. Bill after World War II and the introduction of standardized tests for admissions, had little success in increasing the representation of lower- and middle-income students at elite colleges.
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
This slender book was resting perfectly in a slot in my backpack for several months… I had searched in vain for it; it’s a great read!
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Y’know that moment when you’re asked an important theological question at lunchtime and you’re trying to swallow a bite of a PBJ? That moment… 🙄🤷🏽‍♂️😬
November 17, 2024 at 9:22 PM
@profkjoshi.bsky.social re: jalapeños on pizza. We were separated at birth… 😆🌶️🍕
November 17, 2024 at 9:18 PM
@cokohbeans.bsky.social We are here!
November 16, 2024 at 1:41 AM
SoCal ppl: It’s wet out here, no? 😳🤷🏽‍♂️😬
February 5, 2024 at 5:20 PM