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IR prof (security, civil conflict, peacekeeping, terrorism, climate change), bicoastally migratory (PDX-NYC), dog lover, horse lover, mediocre knitter, avid composter.
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The Trump Doctrine is grounded in three core principles:
1. Who can offer him the most money?
2. What does Putin want?
3. Squirrel!
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In a small town in rural Virginia:
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This typo really bugs me 😂
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Or to defund FEMA
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Terrific book. I teach it in my methods course. I also teach courses on war and terrorism but this is the first book I ever included a trigger warning for. It’s powerful.
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AI is terrible for a lot of the things it gets used for, but good for some stuff. I asked Claude to shorten a tenure letter I’d written down to for the word limit for a nomination letter. Had to edit a tiny bit but it saved me a ton of time. Like many things, it’s good in moderation
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Have you used WordRake for tightening prose? It’s good for a first pass. AI is also not terrible for tightening prose but you have to check it cuz it sometimes cuts important stuff.
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Degrowth Don
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Three Men and a Baby They Can’t Afford Diapers For
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For all the claims that Americans are in a populist mood and therefore scornful of higher education it sure seems as though Trump’s War on College is super-unpopular. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This sucks. Journeys has made such an impact on our field. It’ll be harder now, but we won’t go back!
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It’ll be like the old Lucky Charms ads: pink triangles, yellow stars, blue puzzle pieces, rainbow butterflies, they’re magically fascistic!
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Plus the other typo in the last line
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Watching the struggles of a trans relative and how much better her life was once she transitioned.
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Diversity for me and not thee