THEN. DON'T. CONFIRM. HIM.

"Sorry, I'm trying to keep politics out of my political confirmation because Trump wants me for my politics in the Federal Reserve."

I have never once believed that "men can't see the mess."

Men ignore the mess.

Which means that the primary hurdle isn't getting them to see it.

"Why haven't you sold them already?"

These fools have marinated so long in Content mentality, they have forgotten (or coveniently decided to ignore) that science and journalism ARE the processes. But process can't be monetized directly, so focus on the end product. 😬

The union representing thousands of Harvard graduate students just went on strike - The Boston Globe The university and its graduate student union are at odds over pay and protections for noncitizen students.

Graduate student workers at Harvard University are walking off their jobs Tuesday on the first day of a union strike that could disrupt academic life, just weeks before final exams.

According to his website: "I specialize in computational and experimental methods, drawing on diverse data sources from surveys to historical records."

I think I see the problem.....

That's what this has all been about.

"Correcting diversity."

Deportations, concentration camps, murdering protestors, anti-DEI, forcing trans people into hiding, it's all for one reason....

That's what this has all been about.

"Correcting diversity."

Deportations, concentration camps, murdering protestors, anti-DEI, forcing trans people into hiding, it's all for one reason....

I think I figured out one of Kustov's problems.

"I specialize in computational and experimental methods, drawing on diverse data sources from surveys to historical records."

Jokes on him. I've been running an experiment with AI and ethnographic work for the past six months with two assistant researchers.

No AI model we've used can do anything anywhere near social science research.

A dark grey cardigan sweater with patches of moss sewn onto the sleeves, pockets, and front pleats.

I've decided to lean into my bog witch era fully. Time to sew this grey cardigan with a full moss and lichen covering. Here's round one!

This passive voice (“something has happened”; politics “has changed”), both sides, and abbreviated overview of political history offers a good example of how trying to appear fair-minded can be deeply misleading, as it shifts agency to universities by not mentioning the scope of the GOP attack.

I am not even joking when I say, that might require a level of thinking beyond a few of these men.

The shoes! I just can't deal with it!

They fear Gender Studies because it unapologetically exposes the real reasons why all of these middle-aged men would indignantly wear clown shoes solely for the approval of other men.

A wonderful thread by Erin on why deity repatriation matters in Nepal today!

With feet pics in the thumbnail and everything.

I made it through the first two paragraphs and I just....the amount of sheer assumptions being made here weigh more than all the cultural heavy-lifting that "Peter Thiel-funded" is doing.

Western men are going abroad to find traditional wives Frustration with modern dating has fuelled the rise of “passport bros”

And by "traditional wives" and "frustrated with dating," The Economist means American men who don't view women as real people. Instead, they seek a potential slave they can economically force into submission. Or just straight-up children.

www.economist.com/culture/2026...

Thanks for hanging on with us for the ride. Awful as it may be.

If it's the only thing I do today, it will have been a good day!

Social media might be low-key evil but I think there's a good chance that a lot of people are going to learn something about Alexandre Dumas today.

Do people think artists and professors are… rich?

"Look, that's going to take double the time we have. Let's just say, I am applying for my own job. Again. Like I've been doing for the last eight years."

Well, that's ONE way to get people to come to my talk. :)

a plate of dumplings with green onions and sauce on a table ALT: a plate of dumplings with green onions and sauce on a table

A conference wherein I talk about sacred ammonite fossils while cooking delicious Nepali Mo Mo.

Ohio's public universities are eliminating nearly 90 degree programs as a result of Senate Bill 1 • Ohio Capital Journal Nearly 90 degree programs have been identified to be cut at Ohio’s public universities since Senate Bill 1 was signed into law a year ago.

If you think legislation that targets “low enrollment degrees” only impacts the humanities please look at this list. Degrees in chemistry, math, physics, political science, data analytics, psychology and economics are being eliminated. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/16/o...

My doctor: "Do you think stress is an issue?"

Me: "Well, let's see. I'm a precarious academic on the reappointment cycle right now, the pandemic is ongoing, I'm holding down two jobs, and I am in treatment for metastatic cancer."

My doctor: "So, can you....reduce your stress?"

Me: "You tell me."