Quote from a story on changes at the U of Chicago that notes they are "pausing" doctoral eduction in Classics, Comp Lit, Germanic studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Romance languages and literatures, and South Asian Studies.

Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.

I have slips. I still wear them.

“In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge grant opportunity for impacted scholars”

A post from Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski ) on X shares a Yahoo News article from The Wrap. The headline reads: "Author of Upcoming Elon Musk Biography Says ‘There Is No Evidence’ Billionaire Has Any ‘Intellectual Achievements’." The article is written by Stephanie Kaloi, published on Fri, February 21, 2025, at 11:05 PM EST, with a 5-minute read time and 7.4K shares. The Yahoo News interface shows a search bar, a "Shop Social Media Faves" button, and an Amazon ad.

Least shocking story of the day.

Also these are not students who have protested anything. Some are being deported for parking tickets. Yes, parking tickets.

Here’s what I want from Dem leadership RIGHT NOW:

1. Say out loud you’re aware we’re in a Constitutional crisis — a state of the situation.

2. A system to triage Trump admin’s EOs, legislation, and actions.

3. A demonstrable effort to listen to your constituents.

4. Your action plan.

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

I can’t help wondering if trump’s behavior towards Zelenskyy would have been milder if Zelenskyy were not Jewish…

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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Yes. And You Can Too.

My new one is up.

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Same here.

And some b.s.

These are my people at their best. #Narthex⚓️

CFP: Caribbean Philosophical Association Summer School | June 1-7, 2025 | Arizona State University | Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025 | More information can be found here: caribbeanphilosophy.org/summer-school

[PIC] Close up of clasped hands over an open bible [TEXT] Loving God, guide those discerning a religious vocation as they seek to follow Your call. Fill their hearts with clarity, courage and peace. Surround them with wise counsel and inspire them to trust in Your plan. May they grow closer to You and serve with joy, wherever You lead them.

This is a fascinating turn of events

New book! Unsilenced: Women Musicians, Gender-Based Violence, and the Popular Music Industry.

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! (Kind of) 📚💙

In honor of my late grandfather CLR James's 124th birthday, meet the new edition of his 1953 book *Mariners, Renegades, and Castaways: The Story of Herman Melville and the World We live In*

I wrote the foreword with 🧪 in mind!

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Trends of acute respiratory infection, including human metapneumovirus, in the Northern Hemisphere

Read the latest Disease Outbreak News: Trends of acute respiratory infection, including human metapneumovirus, in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Jimmy Carter was right about climate change. He was right about the Mideast conflict and apartheid in Israel and South Africa and the ongoing plagues of poverty and racism. It was he not Reagan who freed our hostages in Iran. A true man of God, he died beloved, which not many presidents do or will.

Let me say this again: the AI my W. Indian student used to correct her syntax (Claude I think) also removed every mention of Franz Fanon from her work! I suspect this is because an engineer somewhere decided Fanon's ideas are controversial? WTF!

Paging @ruha9.bsky.social & @alondra.bsky.social!!

These are two amazing artists. The fact one of America's foremost modern Jewish chroniclers of the Holocaust is turning to Gaza should also not be lost on anyone

All three.

Made good progress on Sunday’s sermon. Not done yet but will be by tomorrow night. Gaudete!

May she rest in power.

Amazon workers on strike from Black Friday to Cyber Monday (WFXR) – Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.

Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.