A neighbor in my building leaves little gifts of flowers at my door on the regular. This little guy is about done, but these flowers really do make thesis writing a little bit nicer and I appreciate her kind thoughts.
Will Vance and Trump declare war on the Pope? I mean, more directly then the dumb shit both have said so far, and less than a formal declaration from Congress, because this regime operates outside of the law.
Our moon is gorgeous! Thanks, Artemis II!
Kansas is already sending out letters to transfolks. There is no grace period for compliance to the reversal of gender markers on driver's licenses. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
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@kawulf.bsky.social rightly notes that Martha was "casually cruel about slavery."
There's considerable evidence she herself had an enslaved grandchild. Her son Jacky was most likely the father of William Costin--freed just weeks after Martha's death.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-...
My home state also turned over voter data almost immediately.
I keep thinking about the networking aspect of this whole thing. None of these people have to go through Epstein for any of this, but they do. It's like the biggest part of the game.
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Large brick wall with a tiny white signat the base of the wall that says "Slavery was real"
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
This is insane. INSANE. Without any legal basis at all, this memo says ICE doesn't need a warrant (or probable cause) to break into someone's home to arrest them. It's like a memo that says, "Actually, you DON'T have the right to remain silent."
*screams in historian*
Go Robert Mueller and the rule of law
It’s a reminder that handwriting recognition — even without this kind of crossed letter writing — is a holy grail, but enormously complex compared to OCR (itself still not 100% as we know).
Projects like Transkribus are getting close, but lots of caveats & complexities.
Multipass!
I am four years late to the party, but the solar punk novella, "A Psalm for the Wild-Built" by Becky Chambers is really good.
On the morning of Halloween, two instructors came across a grouping of pumpkins displayed near the student union. They were carved with Nazi words and symbols, including a swastika.
Photo credit: Tony Webster
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That's exactly what I do when given a slice of buttered bread. Let that be a lesson to you.
David Mitchell and Robert Webb have a new (!) comedy sketch show?! Yes, please!
I really love being on a university campus in the late summer and how the energy slowly builds towards the beginning of the academic year. It feels hopeful and exciting, and it's just the best.
Oh, you're right about him being cast as Malfoy, I realized.
I saw yesterday that Johnny Flynn, who is a musician I really like and a sometimes actor, has been cast as Lupin. I want to say I'm not surprised, but I am sure disheartened at all of these actors selling out transfolk
I reckoned, my comment was about "John Adams" shilling Prager U schlock
Gross.
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Things are about to become impossible for so many people I care about.
Just seen the news out of Washington DC… So, this might be a bad time to tell you BBC You’re Dead To Me is back tomorrow with a July 4th special about the American War of Independence
America, it’s not too late to return to Britain
