Canada, FIFA World Cup host country, rejected visa to President, Gen. Sec and Head of Legal at Palestine FA to attend FIFA Congress on 30 April. We're hearing also Lebanese, Iranian, Syrian FAs were denied visas. Congress is only event where FAs can feed into football governance

This is indefensible.

Canadians must boycott the World Cup.

Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think | Bruce Schneier Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own

Such a great piece about LLMs and the way they can change language (and thinking): AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think | Ada Palmer and Bruce Schneier | The Guardian share.google/xfh6NNA2XxQ6...

Not good developments here, stay tuned.

These are orders given "under a black flag," and US military personnel should refuse to carry them out.

Screenshot: Key lunar flyby times, milestones All times Eastern, subject to change based on real-time operations 1 p.m. NASA+ coverage of lunar flyby begins 1:56 p.m. Crew passes distance from Earth record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 2:45 p.m. Lunar flyby begins 7:02 p.m. Orion closest approach to the Moon (4,070 miles) 7:07 p.m. Orion reaches maximum distance from Earth (252,760 miles) 8:35 p.m. Orion enters solar eclipse

NASA #Artemis II flyby coverage schedule; all times in Eastern. You can follow along live on NASA+ (plus.nasa.gov) or on the NASA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NASA).

It should be amazing to watch!

Pope Leo XIV carried the cross across all fourteen stations for over an hour.

The prayers named children who had been “taken away and imprisoned during protests, deported by policies devoid of compassion, shipwrecked on desperate journeys of hope, killed in war zones, and wiped out in death camps.”

Let's also note that the denial of right-wing radicalism does not mean the absence of right-wing radicalism! Much like the denial of genocide usually tells us that genocide has, in fact, happened.

Sorry Mr. President, but that’s not how NATO works. Let me help you out. 1/
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Literally setting the global economy on fire

Feeling drained? Eight types of hidden work cause women to feel overwhelmed Women are still taking on most of the cognitive burden of running a household. Understanding why is the key to reducing burnout.

Women's hidden mental load includes:
- Magic-making: creating special life moments
- Dream-building: signing up kids for ideal hobbies or ensuring one's partner can pay golf or work long hours
- Individual upkeep: Presenting fit image to others
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French History Seminar/Seminaire d'histoire de France. "Reforming the Republican Empire.” Speaker: Prof. Katie Edwards, Tulane University. When: 27 March. 2026, 4-6pm EDT, location: 108 N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 3K7. In centre of poster, a headshot of a white woman with straight light brown hair and a smile. Bottom of poster lists financial sponsors at YorkU and UofT.

Announcing our final seminar of this year -- please join us in person on March 27th, 4-6 pm, for Dr. Katie Edwards' talk "Reforming the Republican Empire." More info and registration link here: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/reform... 🗃️ #frenchhistory #indochine #colonialism

If I had a nickel for every time Franz Ferdinand was involved in the precursor events of a world war, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice

My partner would say the same. And he'd add that historians have an exceptional capacity to analyze large amounts of information quickly (and usually accurately).

Cool, cool, cool. Adding this to the ongoing genocide, the deliberate targeting of civilians in Iran, the environmental and health consequences of bombing oil refineries, the potential for serious retaliation, and the biggest energy crisis since the '70s. Cool. Gonna sleep well tonight.

it's sparkling conflict you fool, it's only called a war if it originates in the Department of Wa- hold on, my producer is gesticulating violently and handing me a note

Tired of relentless boosterism and narratives of inevitability? Worried about the thoughtless outsourcing of our universities' work and mission? We got you. 👊

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

In case you’re just waking up, the U.S. has teamed up with Israel overnight to start an illegal war of regime change, apparently on a presidential whim with no involvement of Congress, and they are already committing horrific atrocities.

Infographic about FD MAS.

Do you know about #fibrousdysplasia or #McCuneAlbrightsyndrome? I didn’t until relatively recently. #FDMAS is a rare genetic syndrome. As a #RareDisease there are few good treatment options & they are very expensive. For #FDMASGlobalAwarenessWeek I want to share my family’s experience with it - 1/4

Roses are red
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too

The Grading Conference Call for Abstracts Abstracts are due February 13 The 2026 Grading Conference is June 16--18

Abstracts for the 2026 Grading Conference are due this week!

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Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...

Israel gets booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Presenter makes note of it, too, says it's the first time they've heard booing all night.

It is very clear that this is an intended consequence...built into the very fabric of return to office mandates. Losing women isn't a bonus - I think it's the intent.

My experience is much like Rebecca's! I only ever justified the archival need by detailing how the information might support my research plan. I don't think I ever submitted any extra documentation.

Yes! I've had great experiences with the collections there. It's been a while, but they were very helpful in the past (and easily granted my dérogation).

FILED January 31, 2026 CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Jaemie Herndon DEPUTY ADRIAN CONEJO ARIAS, and L.C.R., a Minor Child by and through His Parent and Guardian Adrian Conejo Arias, Petitioners, VS. KRISTI NOEM, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security; PAMELA BONDI, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States; TODD LYONS, in His Official Capacity as Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; DAREN MARGOLIN, in His Official Capacity as Acting Director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review; and JOHN DOE, in His Official Capacity as the Warden of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas, Respondents. CIVIL CASE NO. SA-26-CV-415-FB § OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT

Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster. That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer. Accordingly, the Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.

Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more orderly and humane policy than currently in place. Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you can keep it." With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, It is so ORDERED. SIGNED this 31st day of February [sic], 2026. Fred Biery FRED BIERY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Credit: Bystander Matthew 19:14 John 11:35

BREAKING: Federal judge orders Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R., released.

"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."

"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."

I hate this year already :(