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research administrator and independent historian. Opinions are mine, not my employer's. After work: hiker, mom, writer, reader. Brecht: “When the times darken/ Will there be singing even then? /There will be singing even then. /Of how the times darken.”
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Hannah Arendt located the origins of Nazism in the German bourgeoisie’s secretly delighting in the mob’s irreverence. For the fun of having the curtain pulled on their own hypocrisy, Arendt describes, the elite “did not at all object to paying a price, the destruction of civilization.”

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Social Security is far too important to be raided by the Musk-rats 🐀😡

submitted 9 hours ago • 114 comments

A large Ukrainian protest is taking place right now at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC On the posters: "Ukraine is not for sale", "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine", "Stop the aggressor by force!" 🖼️: Ostap Yarysh

submitted 7 hours ago • 11 comments

Hey students: if you are angry at how your higher ed institution is handling things, let me tell you: You have far more power than you know. (1/x)

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

Norms & duct tape, folks. For decades, these were the only things preventing the president from acting like a Mad King or a fascist. We are learning that, in the absence of two pro-democracy parties, our laws, institutions, & the Constitution are not fit for purpose, & we’re all out of norms & tape.

submitted 13 hours ago • 3 comments

This piece by @sashahemon.bsky.social has haunted me for seven years.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

NIH leader resigns, effectively calling Trump a traitor, elected politicians cowards, and notes this is being done by foreign interests to intentionally kill the United States.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Okay, so I’m finally putting a thread together: what is the deep-blue Delaware legislature proposing to do and why is it the most evil thing not directly involving Donald Trump happening in America today? legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/1...

submitted 2 days ago • 22 comments

With national events moving fast and in a threatening direction, we’re beyond the range of experience of any living person. A primer for scientists (and everyone) on why it’s not just politics - and seven ways to act, locally: samwang.substack.com/p/an-action-...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Hard cosign.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

We all need a few minutes of joy right now. Watch till the end: youtu.be/QNV2OuZRpno

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

submitted 3 days ago • 2367 comments

Ojalá.

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While Russia and U.S. were spreading Putin’s propaganda, Russia continued war crimes.

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1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.” I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.

submitted 4 days ago • 46 comments

’Tis the time’s plague, when madmen lead the blind.

submitted 4 days ago • 14 comments

(1/4) Recent layoffs of federal workers has a disproportionate impact on Native Americans, but is receiving almost no media attention. In Indian Health Services, which provides healthcare to 2.8 mil NAs, 2,200 people were laid off, including 1,400 who provide direct patient care.

submitted 5 days ago • 7 comments

A good general epistemic rule of thumb: If you have spent a few hours or weeks studying an area large numbers of smart, educated people have worked in for decades, and you believe you have discoverer an earthshattering truth they all missed, your default should be to regard this as VERY unlikely.

submitted 5 days ago • 64 comments

Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.

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