Nothing in the humanities academe is simultaneously so awe-inspiring and dispiriting as going through applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. What a profoundly broken world in which none of these people have permanent jobs.
"The #ICC sanctions are the latest step in #Trump’s effort to make the world safe for American and Israeli war criminals. He wants the ICC to agree, presumably during the six-month hiatus, never to prosecute the national of a country that has not joined the court, even when the individual commits a crime on the territory of a member state."
#Politics #USPol #Israel #RuleOfLaw
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/20/trump-icc-sanctions-opinion
@AmeliasBrain I just wish I had the confidence of Alberta conservatives, where a 25/75 loss is "you need to listen to our minority", while a 51/49 win is "we have a clear mandate and you losers should shut up".
RE: https://mastodon.social/@TwraSun/117484270657855967
Dolly Parton's sister, Stella Parton, says that a voting machine in Tennessee repeatedly switched her selection to Republican Marsha Blackburn, so she had to correct her ballot paper three times before she could vote. She's not alone. Other voters in Tennessee have reported similar issues while trying to vote for Democrats.
"Palantir says it cannot shut off NATO AI system as Europeans fear US tech dependence"
The surveillance company owned by the vampire tech oligarch, who also owns a prediction market; the one that called Greta Thunberg the anti-christ; the one who is openly anti-democracy, and white supremacist
Well, he and his lackies promise they won't leverage their power against you
@GeriAQuin
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I usually like it when the wings are more symmetrical, but frames like this are a reminder of how much the wings need to do in order to provide pinpoint accuracy in flight. 1/4000 shutter
So, as a social scientist, I am absolutely fascinated with the longstanding issue about AirBNB guests being requested to do the cleaning of a home that they then have to play a cleaning fee in anyway.
I want to know: has there been any sociologist or economist who's taken a look at this moment where we can, for the first time, put an actual price tag and some data on the economic cost of the maintenance of a home? The ongoing work of homemaking is one of continuous tasks throughout a day, including exactly the list that guests often get, like stripping beds to start loads of laundry with very explicit directions on the washing machine settings...that would normally be stored in the emotional and logistical load of the primary homemaker/caregiver. This is often seen as "too much work" or "not important" or "why are they so picky about the washing machine settings" and the answer, of course, is that for the first time, people who don't have to manage a home have to understand the sheer effort it takes to manage a clean and welcoming home. And now, there has been a specific price tag on it.
I hope someone goes and does this work now, because the data is likely there.
Russia is assisting Iran. Iran is at war with the U.S. and targeting and killing our troops. Trump is providing aid and comfort to our enemies.
They didn't like her because at lunch she admitted she had no idea what the latest video games or sci fi/fantasy TV shows were because she had two young children so she is saturated in kids media.
because of that they passed on her and hired some jackass who vaped all the time in our cramped open office and made the place reek of chemical vape flavor
managers had not the slightest clue they were Doing A Sexism. Looking for "culture fit" is a policy which leads to sexist outcomes
Colombia judge orders protection of historical artifacts after museum purge sparks protests.
30 historical artifacts were removed by officials from exhibits in Bogota’s National Museum last week, as part of an effort by Colombia’s conservative government to change how the nation’s history is told in museums and schools.
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-bogota-national-museum-protect-exhibits-27e61c2b7f3f7f4937472ca209f16aa9 #globalmuseum #museums #Columbia
I’m going to sleep tonight with a heavy heart. Before I close my eyes, I pray that when I wake up tomorrow, I will find that someone has donated to help my children
My children need food, and I’m doing everything I can to provide for them. I go to sleep hoping that tomorrow will bring us a little kindness and relief.
Please, if you can, donate even €1 for my children. If you cannot donate, please share my fundraiser. Your kindness could change our tomorrow
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#fediforGaza😭
🔴 BREAKING
US Envoy Witkoff Meets Putin Amid Ukraine Peace Strategy
Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, employing a strategy of maximum pressure on Kyiv and diplomatic flattery toward Moscow. The meeting highlights the Trump administration's...
From Brittany Trang's excellent AI in healthcare newsletter:
"investment firm 8VC’s head of health care, Sebastian Caliri, simultaneously dismissed some of [a report's] main points. 'There is a somewhat lazy meme circulating about how ‘AI is increases the cost of healthcare’ - which is strictly speaking true today but in a general sense, totally false,' he said"
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The cat is sleeping, purring in time with the hissing of the radiator.
My 9th grade students have at last begun to understand what it means to write a proof.
"Do you mean I could just write it out in words? Just explain why it's true?"
Yes! That is exactly what I mean. Or you could draw a diagram. Or you could sing.
"Oh, Lord, Oh Lord, It's a Beautiful Day..."
Ossoff is the real deal.
As I've been pointing out for years, there is a world of difference between the way that Ossoff talks about and addresses systemic racism, vs most of the democratic party.
There is a valid reason that he is so popular with Black voters.
Tell me that you can't see it.
Trump's threat is clear: US companies have six months to stop working with the International Criminal Court (ICC). In practice, that means the court won’t be able to pay its staff or communicate by email, and it might cease to exist.
But Europe can still save the ICC. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, can activate a legal shield that would block these US sanctions in Europe. This petition asks Europe to use this tool:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/campaigns/save_the_icc_loc/
More than 1,200 rabbis, imams, pastors, Quakers and Buddhists are about to do something beautiful: stand outside polling places in 9 battleground states on Nov. 3, trained in de-escalation, with one mission.
As co-founder Barbara Williams-Skinner puts it, “People just need to be able to vote, unafraid.”
It’s a shame a democracy needs this at all, but with so many families worried about federal agents near the polls, these faith leaders are showing up. 👏
@Brad_Rosenheim the US is always trying to break up other countries for its own benefit