Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel)
@nicomaramckay.com
Historian in Tkaronto (Toronto). Likes bats, monsters, sincereposting, alt text, and DEIA. Genderqueer. Trans. Autistic. 40s. 👬 🧛 nicomaramckay.com
There will be typos.
Ephemeral Record of queer and trans histories: patreon.com/ephemeralrecord
There will be typos.
Ephemeral Record of queer and trans histories: patreon.com/ephemeralrecord
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
Related. 😭
Author: I have a book coming out!
Reader: Happy for you, babe.
Author: Here's the cover!
Reader: Cool!
Author: Buy my book!
Reader: If you want me to buy it, at some point you're going to have to tell me what it's about. 🙃
#BookSky in a nutshell.
Reader: Happy for you, babe.
Author: Here's the cover!
Reader: Cool!
Author: Buy my book!
Reader: If you want me to buy it, at some point you're going to have to tell me what it's about. 🙃
#BookSky in a nutshell.
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Related. 😭
I searched and found a gay one? There's a gay sexy hockey show??
Please report back if it's any good. There may yet be a way to get me interested in a team sport. 👀
Please report back if it's any good. There may yet be a way to get me interested in a team sport. 👀
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I searched and found a gay one? There's a gay sexy hockey show??
Please report back if it's any good. There may yet be a way to get me interested in a team sport. 👀
Please report back if it's any good. There may yet be a way to get me interested in a team sport. 👀
Reposted by Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel)
But it requires not only a willingness to flunk students, but also a willingness to construct your course—and your pedagogy, and your professional persona—around an overt, articulated, emphatic set of ethical commitments.
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
But it requires not only a willingness to flunk students, but also a willingness to construct your course—and your pedagogy, and your professional persona—around an overt, articulated, emphatic set of ethical commitments.
It's a stew.
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It's a stew.
The absolute best.
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The absolute best.
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"International legal experts have argued that the US actions constitute a war crime."
US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says
G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglers
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"International legal experts have argued that the US actions constitute a war crime."
Yes, but it's also quite literally a war crime.
"International legal experts have argued that the US actions constitute a war crime."
US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says
G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglers
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yes, but it's also quite literally a war crime.
It's a war crime.
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's a war crime.