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Best intro to a book I’ve seen in awhile
January 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Best intro to a book I’ve seen in awhile
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Higher Ed Unionization Boomed Under Biden. Will That Change Under Trump?
Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ig8WOa
Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ig8WOa
Higher ed unionization has boomed. Will it change under Trump?
Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. But the coming Republican federal takeover could threaten that growth.
bit.ly
December 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Higher Ed Unionization Boomed Under Biden. Will That Change Under Trump?
Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ig8WOa
Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ig8WOa
Turkish nationalist leader Bahceli declares ‘Aleppo as 100 % turkish and muslim’ - translation mine…
December 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Turkish nationalist leader Bahceli declares ‘Aleppo as 100 % turkish and muslim’ - translation mine…
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From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition | Nesrine Malik
From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition | Nesrine Malik
The Arab world is increasingly divided between those who are losing everything, and those who have everything
For the past few months, there has been a grim new ritual whenever I meet people from some Arab countries. It’s a sort of mutual commiseration…
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:13 AM
From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition | Nesrine Malik
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Excellent @justsecurity.org podcast featuring @leilasadat1.bsky.social and @akilarad.bsky.social on the momentous step on Nov 22 from the UN Sixth Committee to move the crimes against humanity draft treaty to negotiations.
www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...
A Major Breakthrough Towards a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity - The Just Security Podcast
On November 22, the United Nations General Assembly’s legal arm, the Sixth Committee, adopted a resolution paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes aga...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Excellent @justsecurity.org podcast featuring @leilasadat1.bsky.social and @akilarad.bsky.social on the momentous step on Nov 22 from the UN Sixth Committee to move the crimes against humanity draft treaty to negotiations.
www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...
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i know the actual ad campaign goes back to at least 2008 but it still feels like "whats the matter lager boy, afraid you might taste something?" is the opening salvo of the backlash to the backlash against craft IPAs
November 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM
i know the actual ad campaign goes back to at least 2008 but it still feels like "whats the matter lager boy, afraid you might taste something?" is the opening salvo of the backlash to the backlash against craft IPAs
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"I don't believe in hope and I don't believe in hopelessness. Hope can be lethal when you're fighting an autocracy because hope is inextricable from time. An enduring strategy of autocrats is to simply run out the clock."
--HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
www.sarahkendziorbooks.com
--HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
www.sarahkendziorbooks.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:41 AM
"I don't believe in hope and I don't believe in hopelessness. Hope can be lethal when you're fighting an autocracy because hope is inextricable from time. An enduring strategy of autocrats is to simply run out the clock."
--HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
www.sarahkendziorbooks.com
--HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
www.sarahkendziorbooks.com
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William Armstrong talks to @jenhattam.bsky.social about life as a freelance writer, runner, guidebook writer and now substack creator.
turkeybooktalk.podbean.com/e/jennifer-h...
turkeybooktalk.podbean.com/e/jennifer-h...
Jennifer Hattam on Istanbul's shifting cultural landscape | Turkey Book Talk
Jennifer Hattam reflects on a decade-and-a-half of reporting on Turkey's environmental, political and cultural agenda, as well as wrenching changes in journalism and staying afloat amid Istanbul's rel...
turkeybooktalk.podbean.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:46 PM
William Armstrong talks to @jenhattam.bsky.social about life as a freelance writer, runner, guidebook writer and now substack creator.
turkeybooktalk.podbean.com/e/jennifer-h...
turkeybooktalk.podbean.com/e/jennifer-h...
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Note: Canada’s No. 1 export to the United States is oil.
Is Trump proposing jacking up the price of oil by 25% on the first day of his presidency?
Is Trump proposing jacking up the price of oil by 25% on the first day of his presidency?
November 25, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Note: Canada’s No. 1 export to the United States is oil.
Is Trump proposing jacking up the price of oil by 25% on the first day of his presidency?
Is Trump proposing jacking up the price of oil by 25% on the first day of his presidency?
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Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
The Oxygen of Amplification
New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas
datasociety.net
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
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How many of these do we have?
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM
How many of these do we have?
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Among other factors, the presidential election came down to the simple math of turnout. Kamala Harris failed to find new voters in three of the seven swing states and in 80% of counties across the U.S., a New York Times analysis shows. nyti.ms/48WTsud
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Among other factors, the presidential election came down to the simple math of turnout. Kamala Harris failed to find new voters in three of the seven swing states and in 80% of counties across the U.S., a New York Times analysis shows. nyti.ms/48WTsud
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Spent time this weekend with a very old friend who’s been doing immigration law for the last 20 years. He’s plenty mad and plenty worried. But he’s also buckled down and doing his work. I think the closer you get to the actual thing the less you are doom-spiraling.
November 18, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Spent time this weekend with a very old friend who’s been doing immigration law for the last 20 years. He’s plenty mad and plenty worried. But he’s also buckled down and doing his work. I think the closer you get to the actual thing the less you are doom-spiraling.
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An analysis of over 500 conflicts shows they rarely end easily.
How to Stop a War
Trump says he wants to stop wars, but modern conflicts rarely end easily
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:35 PM
An analysis of over 500 conflicts shows they rarely end easily.
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This is heart-breaking and is unfortunately increasingly common Turkey. In this heated exchange, young Syrian kids are being showered with xenophobic comments and are being subjected to physical violence. They’re being told to go back to where they came from in the ugliest way possible.
📌Sokak röportajı: Suriyeli çocuğa, etmedik küfür bırakmadılar.
November 16, 2024 at 5:36 PM
This is heart-breaking and is unfortunately increasingly common Turkey. In this heated exchange, young Syrian kids are being showered with xenophobic comments and are being subjected to physical violence. They’re being told to go back to where they came from in the ugliest way possible.
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Jack Kirby with the point 50 years ago
November 11, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Jack Kirby with the point 50 years ago