And here I was thinking that my class not knowing the Lincoln Lawyer books was bad enough! Not knowing Elvis takes the cake!

And if this threat was "imminent" for 47 years, why did Trump swear he will not go to war against Iran?

"What role should academics play in a world that is falling apart?" Creative thinking. Truth. Hope. Academics have a vital task in the building of new and better human worlds. We must not betray it, despite attacks on every side. We must work while the light lasts. folukeafrica.com/academics-as...

Today is shaping up to be a real peach! Whatever you’re up to, wherever you are, I hope your day blossoms beautifully!

Yet be well assur’d You put sharp weapons in a madman’s hands.

“As the lotus rises unstained from the mud, so the wise remain untouched by the world.” — Buddhist teachings

So tired of AI Al had made me appreciate things created by humans more than ever I love everything I see that I can tell is human made. It's proof a real person actually tried The effort makes it more precious and respectful. draw sing paint play instruments sculpt write YOU ARE ALL INCREDIBLE!

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

Homo sapiens: wise humans. We are hell-bent on obliterating our own kind.

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

Me to myself beginning the next chapter:

This is blackout poetry to me

If handing someone their arse, was a video clip

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Foggy forest #minimalmonday #photography #forestfriday #fog #foggy #clouds

A walk on the beach

Academic article: "Women were recruited to increase manpower on the battlefield..." 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️

Right out of the textbooks. Literally "Them."

My country Sri Lanka is suffering right now from cyclones, landslides, and flash floods that have claimed the lives of many. If you can, please consider supporting a flood relief initiative recognised by the government. The details are available in the following link: share.google/X6K0eXH7MwBP...

Syria’s National Commission for Transitional Justice is researching the world’s best practices to forge its own path to peace and reconciliation following years of conflict. Members are learning from Rwanda’s experience in “overcoming the effects of genocide for community peace.” wp.me/pgslGE-PH

Why were we force-fed AI when we just asked for Word not to get stuck when we produce a document with 100 pages?!!

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

“banality of evil” doesn’t quite say it

Trees wearing their #Autumn 🍂 clothes

I was today years old when I realised that it is perfectly normal to propose on mainstream media that some of the most vulnerable people in human society like the homeless persons should be killed... how very convenient. Free speech, eh?!

Me to the latest draft of my thesis:

Conference season is here. Run. Save yourself. iandunt.substack.com/p/god-save-u...

So... she does not like immigrants but she herself is an immigrant? Make this make sense... Would she like to be treated with contempt and disrespect because she is an immigrant? I think not. But she is speaking with such contempt about others who are immigrants just like her.

I do not need AI that writes essays. I need AI to understand sections breaks and what it means when I say restart footnotes in each section in word. Apparently that's too much to ask

Forthcoming fantasy (?) book for us who work in academia. Two PhDers (both magicians) need to go to hell to rescue the soul of their dead supervisor so that he can write their recommendation letters. The PhDers want to become tenure track magicians, instead of just being magicians.

"We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." Slow clap 👏 👏 👏

this lady done taught her pups how to play uno and they’re crashing out lmaoooo

I don't understand rich people who spend their money on yachts and partying. If I had the time and the money I'd spend it on classes to learn to sing, draw, paint, weave, make pottery, carve wood, all the random skills I do not currently have. Become a true renaissance man. That's the real flex.

I saved a bee. It's not much and it fair focuses your humanity and empathy for the wider world, but it's a wee fluttery life 🌻

Men who fetishize having a "traditional woman" and obsess over women being modest, obedient, quiet, submissive and homemakers are walking red flags. What they mean is they want a slave, a free SW, and someone to baby them. They want free labor.

Nature is full of beauty

Please take a few minutes to listen to this eloquent speech.

What's happening in UK universities is tragic. It will have longterm ramifications on families, the economy, and the intellectual growth of the country.

"but is yet to acknowledge responsibility..."

There’s a Hindi phrase (usually said by dads) for when someone leaves the lights on that translates to “Is it Diwali again?” A French version is “We’re not in Versailles!” But my favourite version, by far, is the Serbian “Was your grandpa Nikola Tesla?”

A Mexican phrase often said by dads when someone comes into the house and leaves the door open is “did you come with a mariachi band?” An Italian version is “are we at the Colosseum?” But my favourite is a regional Polish version that goes a drzwi ci koza zjadła? It means “did a goat eat the door?”

The daily routine

Must be nice not having oligarchs on your Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...