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My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers
"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
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If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
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Marie McGowan, 89, has died 3 years after a brutal assault during which she was put headfirst into a rubbish bin. Her attacker, Alex Bailey, believed she was "a man dressed as a woman."
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
Woman, 80s, dies three years after Dublin attack
A woman in her 80s who was attacked in south Dublin just over three years ago has passed away.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Marie McGowan, 89, has died 3 years after a brutal assault during which she was put headfirst into a rubbish bin. Her attacker, Alex Bailey, believed she was "a man dressed as a woman."
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
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Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
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very low importance but… the new spotify feature “messages” is verrrry surveillance-esque & feels creepy plus was pushed in an app update you may not have noticed. if you still use spotify, you can turn it off. here.
October 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
very low importance but… the new spotify feature “messages” is verrrry surveillance-esque & feels creepy plus was pushed in an app update you may not have noticed. if you still use spotify, you can turn it off. here.
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On top of the endless performative public lying (bsky.app/profile/donm...), this is more of the endlessly offensive/inane “government jobs are not real jobs, except when they’re cops & soldiers” nonsense that every right-wing politician from Ronald Reagan to Scott Walker has been selling for years.
WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?
VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?
WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?
VANCE: They have forced us to choose
VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?
WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?
VANCE: They have forced us to choose
October 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On top of the endless performative public lying (bsky.app/profile/donm...), this is more of the endlessly offensive/inane “government jobs are not real jobs, except when they’re cops & soldiers” nonsense that every right-wing politician from Ronald Reagan to Scott Walker has been selling for years.
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Looking for accurate, truthful information about various aspects of the history of the Holocaust?
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The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Library is one of the world's leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, the Library's unique collection of over one million items includes…
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October 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Looking for accurate, truthful information about various aspects of the history of the Holocaust?
We're constantly adding new videos to our YouTube channel drawing on our unique archive collections, academic talks and lectures, and our expertly curated exhibitions.
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We're constantly adding new videos to our YouTube channel drawing on our unique archive collections, academic talks and lectures, and our expertly curated exhibitions.
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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
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ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.
"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"
Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"
Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
October 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.
"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"
Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"
Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.
Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.
Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.
October 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.
Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.
Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.
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Saturday News: Stocks Plunge “after Trump’s new China tariff threat”; “Trump says federal layoffs targeting ‘Democrat oriented’ workers”; “Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’”; Letitia James and the “Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk” bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu...
Saturday News: Stocks Plunge “after Trump’s new China tariff threat”; “Trump says federal layoffs targeting ‘Democrat oriented’ workers”; “Johnson [FALSELY!] describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate ...
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 11. Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 1...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Saturday News: Stocks Plunge “after Trump’s new China tariff threat”; “Trump says federal layoffs targeting ‘Democrat oriented’ workers”; “Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’”; Letitia James and the “Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk” bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu...
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BREAKING: ICE agents just abducted a press camera operator in Chicago.
WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.
What the hell is happening in America?
(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)
WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.
What the hell is happening in America?
(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents just abducted a press camera operator in Chicago.
WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.
What the hell is happening in America?
(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)
WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.
What the hell is happening in America?
(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)
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The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
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More here: open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
More here: open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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A sheriff told the media that his team searched a license plate reader database because they were worried about a woman's safety. Records show it was an abortion investigation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and
www.eff.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A sheriff told the media that his team searched a license plate reader database because they were worried about a woman's safety. Records show it was an abortion investigation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
October 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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— Waking up in 2025
Never confuse a single defeat -
With a final defeat -
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Never confuse a single defeat -
With a final defeat -
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
October 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
— Waking up in 2025
Never confuse a single defeat -
With a final defeat -
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Never confuse a single defeat -
With a final defeat -
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Tulane "terminated an academic director this summer after the syllabus she'd helped create for an infectious disease class was rejected by a newly hired instructor because it included an academic article about a polio outbreak in Gaza."
#Louisiana #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
#Louisiana #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
Tulane changes syllabus, fires academic director over Gaza article • Louisiana Illuminator
Some say that the incident is yet another glimpse of the tense climate experienced on local and national campuses by people who support Palestine.
lailluminator.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tulane "terminated an academic director this summer after the syllabus she'd helped create for an infectious disease class was rejected by a newly hired instructor because it included an academic article about a polio outbreak in Gaza."
#Louisiana #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
#Louisiana #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
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google wants to introduce errors into my spreadsheets and attribute them to me
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
google wants to introduce errors into my spreadsheets and attribute them to me
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60 seconds of therapy
October 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
60 seconds of therapy
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SARS-CoV-2 is airborne. It spreads and can linger in the air, a bit like cigarette smoke. High quality masks/respirators are critical to prevent infection from this dangerous SARS virus and other airborne pathogens
October 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
SARS-CoV-2 is airborne. It spreads and can linger in the air, a bit like cigarette smoke. High quality masks/respirators are critical to prevent infection from this dangerous SARS virus and other airborne pathogens
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Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.”
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.”
October 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.”
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.”