imagine being hit on by gross old Larry Summers when you just wanted professional advice and then finding out he was getting advice on how to hit on you from Jeffrey fucking Epstein one of the grossest things I’ve ever read

The fact that Summers remained so popular after questioning the intellectual abilities of women is really a pretty harsh indictment of US society as a whole and particularly the elite circles Summers travels in, and Democrats should have kicked him to the curb for that shit.

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"But now, six months after the Trump administration canceled virtually all grants approved during the Biden administration, the nation’s largest public funder of the humanities appears to be transforming into a vehicle narrowly tailored to the president’s agenda." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...

Did you know I lead monthly live workshops for PhDs exploring careers beyond academia? They’re supportive, structured, and full of smart people figuring it out together.

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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...

Can a chatbot replace a PhD career coach? Dear Reader, I’ve been working on something new (fun!) and I’m not sure how I feel about it (hmm!). The new thing is a chatbot based on my approach to career transition coaching for PhDs. It’s a guided reflection tool designed to help users better…

Seems like there's a lot of good US politics news tonight (for a change). Congratulations!

Congratulations NYC folks!! 👏🏻🙌🏻

as far as i can tell this is what new york is facing right now and im wishing you all the best

“I’ve been working in the lab and am paying close attention to every single thing. . . . I’m savoring every moment, in case these are my last ones.” @juliekovacs.bsky.social 🧪⚗️ cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴 how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids a 🧵 (on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2) 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 [links to referenced articles in ALT text]

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

I was at Nathan Phillips again tonight for game 7 - great crowd, disappointing end.

Not sure I've ever been in such a crowded subway, coming back home from watching the Jays game at Nathan Phillips. Sucks they lost but it was fun!

Timeline cleanse- NYC Halloween Parade and Thriller.

Sports fans singing to Nickelback lol (at City Hall for game 6)

Digital displays on buses are in the spirit with LET'S GO BLUE JAYS! alternating with regular text

Going to attempt to watch the game outside at City Hall 🤞🏻⚾ #BlueJays

Food for very worried thought: This Physicist Says We Don't Take COVID Seriously Enough via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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will kim is still in ICE detention

Here's a recording of my 10-minute presentation about addressing shared indoor air as an accessibility barrier in our learning environments. Feel free to share! youtu.be/HD0wVoN7Pr8

Booked a flight going the wrong way! 😩 Noticed almost immediately and could cancel no problem but yikes, me. Who else has done this?

This is important, #HigherEd 👇

Outstanding! 👏🏻👏🏻⚾

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Rename all of Dundas Street “Yesavage St” & it would be the least controversial Toronto thing this decade.

Mom referred to "the Expos" as winning yesterday and I didn't even notice. We were an Expos family until they were no more! Go Ex-, er, Jays!

I finished the second of a series of two big (paid) workshops this morning, and while those were fun to do, they required a lot of prep, so it's good to have them done! Next workshop is Friday, but it's more chill, and then I can rest all weekend.

Blue Jays! Willing a win in Game 5.

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Final: BlueJays 6 Dodgers 2

Baseballllllll! 🤞🏻

Dad reports that (and I didn't think of this) altho he set up the recording to capture the game and the following two scheduled shows (in case of extra innings), the tape (as it were) ran out before the end. Of course. 18 innings! Nearly 7 hours!

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I can't take it. I'll find out in the morning! ⚾

The baseball is exciting!

My dad sets the baseball game to tape, goes to bed early, and watches the game the next morning before checking any news. He can't handle the stress of watching live! Ahhhh! #BlueJays

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Sad news. My condolences to all his colleagues, friends, and family. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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🤖 Prominent AI scientists call for a halt to the “uncritical adoption of AI technologies in academia” in an open letter. The authors of the position paper oppose… insist that “university leaders and administrators must act to help us collectively turn back the tide of garbage software” (sic).

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Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...

👏🏻👏🏻 Blue Jays

This free webinar is for professors, postdocs, and PhDs ready to make a real change. Learn what’s possible and how to get there Especially relevant for professors, postdocs, and other PhDs exploring new paths. Watch the free webinar now. #PhDSky