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Most humanities research — including the best, most world leading research by people we’ve all heard of — is unfunded, by which they mean produced as part of one’s routine job as a university lecturer, just “not funded by a big competitive external grant”.
This would mean the death of research.
This would mean the death of research.
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
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September 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Most humanities research — including the best, most world leading research by people we’ve all heard of — is unfunded, by which they mean produced as part of one’s routine job as a university lecturer, just “not funded by a big competitive external grant”.
This would mean the death of research.
This would mean the death of research.
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RFK’s confusing statement in the FDA’s approval of the Covid vax says everyone at high risk (see list below—it’s long enough that almost anyone could claim to qualify) has access “and all patients who choose them after consulting their doctors.” I will be v interested to see what pharmacies do.
August 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
RFK’s confusing statement in the FDA’s approval of the Covid vax says everyone at high risk (see list below—it’s long enough that almost anyone could claim to qualify) has access “and all patients who choose them after consulting their doctors.” I will be v interested to see what pharmacies do.
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Kid Rock: I will no longer sell my music in California.
Scott Baio: I will no longer act in California.
Governor Newsom: My policies are working.
Scott Baio: I will no longer act in California.
Governor Newsom: My policies are working.
August 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Kid Rock: I will no longer sell my music in California.
Scott Baio: I will no longer act in California.
Governor Newsom: My policies are working.
Scott Baio: I will no longer act in California.
Governor Newsom: My policies are working.
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🚨 Breaking News | Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful
The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. bit.ly/4l091FL
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. bit.ly/4l091FL
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
DOJ Declares Slew of DEI Practices Unlawful in Memo
The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🚨 Breaking News | Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful
The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. bit.ly/4l091FL
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. bit.ly/4l091FL
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
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I’m not going to repost it here, but Andrew Yang is claiming on social media that a partner at a “prominent” law firm told him AI models are replacing 1st to 3rd year associates in litigation right now, and said this was true in briefing.
That is not true. /1
That is not true. /1
July 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I’m not going to repost it here, but Andrew Yang is claiming on social media that a partner at a “prominent” law firm told him AI models are replacing 1st to 3rd year associates in litigation right now, and said this was true in briefing.
That is not true. /1
That is not true. /1
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NEW: We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
www.propublica.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
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The reason [besides his utter incompetence and mental decline] that the WH Felon doesn't seem to know what's in his Butt Ugly Bill is because the Project 2025 ghouls wrote the bill all on their own and passed it straight to Maga Mike in the House. We don't even have a president, just a figure head.
July 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The reason [besides his utter incompetence and mental decline] that the WH Felon doesn't seem to know what's in his Butt Ugly Bill is because the Project 2025 ghouls wrote the bill all on their own and passed it straight to Maga Mike in the House. We don't even have a president, just a figure head.
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I honestly think that the advent of cheating so easy that it could doom us should really be a prybar that opens up a more radical discussion of what education is for in the first place. But I'm not holding my breath.
Dress it up in progressive language but you're cheating yourself by not doing the work. This is the worst thing about AI: millions of students refusing to learn, taking zero interest in the world around them, empty in mind and heart. Your punishment is the person you will become.
June 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I honestly think that the advent of cheating so easy that it could doom us should really be a prybar that opens up a more radical discussion of what education is for in the first place. But I'm not holding my breath.
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Here's what really fucks with me. I live in Texas. It is 6:30PM. I could leave my house with nothing more than a credit card & my phone and be dressed like this and similarly armed to the teeth before sunset. What's to stop ANYONE from doing that but the social contract half the country is ignoring.
Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
June 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Here's what really fucks with me. I live in Texas. It is 6:30PM. I could leave my house with nothing more than a credit card & my phone and be dressed like this and similarly armed to the teeth before sunset. What's to stop ANYONE from doing that but the social contract half the country is ignoring.
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Democrats… learn something from this
Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
June 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Democrats… learn something from this
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My constant mental back-and-forth these days:
"People have dealt with way worse throughout human history."
"Yes but WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO, this was all SO ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY."
"People have dealt with way worse throughout human history."
"Yes but WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO, this was all SO ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY."
May 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My constant mental back-and-forth these days:
"People have dealt with way worse throughout human history."
"Yes but WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO, this was all SO ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY."
"People have dealt with way worse throughout human history."
"Yes but WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO, this was all SO ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY."
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I say without any irony or sarcasm: yes, thank you, we want parliamentary sabotage.
Again, I'm 100% serious. It's one of the few things a minority party can do, and which Republicans themselves did. It's essential.
Again, I'm 100% serious. It's one of the few things a minority party can do, and which Republicans themselves did. It's essential.
They wanted to pass this evil budget to take away healthcare from millions earlier today. It’s still stuck in the rules committee cause House Dems introduced over 500 amendments and we are lined up to debate on them. Delaying is important. Keep up the pressure on these Congressional Republicans.
May 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I say without any irony or sarcasm: yes, thank you, we want parliamentary sabotage.
Again, I'm 100% serious. It's one of the few things a minority party can do, and which Republicans themselves did. It's essential.
Again, I'm 100% serious. It's one of the few things a minority party can do, and which Republicans themselves did. It's essential.
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The budget situation is incredibly bleak in Maryland.
Maryland regents will allow furloughs, salary reductions at universities
Maryland regents will allow furloughs, salary reductions at universities
Amid state and federal budget cuts, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted to allow universities to institute furloughs and temporary salary cuts.
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May 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The budget situation is incredibly bleak in Maryland.
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Ruth Lopez, a human rights and anti-corruption attorney, who spoke to Rolling Stone earlier this year about the brutal conditions in El Salvador's prisons, has reportedly been arrested by the Bukele government.
(via @cristosal.bsky.social)
(via @cristosal.bsky.social)
The 'Judicial Black Hole' of El Salvador's Prisons Is a Warning for Americans
Donald Trump is cementing a partnership with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose assault on civil rights is being mirrored in the U.S.
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May 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ruth Lopez, a human rights and anti-corruption attorney, who spoke to Rolling Stone earlier this year about the brutal conditions in El Salvador's prisons, has reportedly been arrested by the Bukele government.
(via @cristosal.bsky.social)
(via @cristosal.bsky.social)
Anyone else dread submitting grades because of past verbal abuse? Because I do…
May 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Anyone else dread submitting grades because of past verbal abuse? Because I do…
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Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
May 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
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The cost of the 4 F-18 planes lost in the Red Sea ($240 million) is now greater than the 2025 NEH Budget ($200 million)
May 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The cost of the 4 F-18 planes lost in the Red Sea ($240 million) is now greater than the 2025 NEH Budget ($200 million)
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my vet, who's hard of hearing: can you repeat your cat's name
me:
me:
May 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
my vet, who's hard of hearing: can you repeat your cat's name
me:
me:
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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“This decision will invariably result in decreased vaccine access for the public, less transparency, and fewer approvals."
apnews.com/article/vina...
apnews.com/article/vina...
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center. Dr.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“This decision will invariably result in decreased vaccine access for the public, less transparency, and fewer approvals."
apnews.com/article/vina...
apnews.com/article/vina...
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He thinks there’s a cargo ship full of VCR tapes steaming toward the Port of Blockbuster that he’s going to exact these tariffs upon, doesn’t he
May 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
He thinks there’s a cargo ship full of VCR tapes steaming toward the Port of Blockbuster that he’s going to exact these tariffs upon, doesn’t he
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God, I wish this were true. ☠️😭
May 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
God, I wish this were true. ☠️😭