entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster

Mad to me that universities are partnering with companies which have built their entire business model on theft, plagiarism, labour abuses and environmental destruction, and whose product will facilitate an entirely new round of plagiarism on the part of student users

Bonjour, c'est la rentrée, le moment parfait pour vous rappeler : - L'existence du Pass Lecture BNF pour lire la presse pour 24€/an - L'existence d'Ophirofox pour utiliser efficacement son Pass Lecture depuis les sites des journaux - L'existence d'easyyBNF pour ... accéder au reste

J'achève pour recension ce livre important ⤵️ Pas seulement très bon et très bien écrit, mais aussi très important à mon sens, parce que c'est la première fois que je vois une chronologie et une analyse convaincantes de l'émergence du "mariage d'amour", sujet majeur qui en touche 1000 autres

I'm an "A.i." abolitionist. No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything. Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine. But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires? No.

Des années qu'on répète que l'extrême-droite s'attaque à l'université, marquée de près par la droite et le centre. Tout en chialant contre la cancel culture pendant qu'on vitrifie les postes et les budgets. www.lemonde.fr/campus/artic...

ECHELLES : un nouveau laboratoire pour repenser l’histoire et les sociétés à l’échelle globale 👉 echelles.u-pariscite.fr/echelles/ech... @echelles-umr8264.bsky.social @cnrsshs.bsky.social

The Journal of the History of Sexuality is looking for new editor(s) networks.h-net.org/group/announ... 🌈🎓

The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus. We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Work permits are a moral anomaly: they should be abolished - or so I argue in this v short paper shs.cairn.info/revue-france...

La récupération politique éhontée du prestige moral entourant la figure de Martin Luther King pour légitimer des objectifs politiques d'extrême droite est ancienne aux États-Unis. Ce livre dont j'écris la recension en propose une analyse éclairante. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

A personal story, from a child's vantage point, about what it's like to live under never-ending state surveillance and persecution. Also to survive that through resistance and solidarity. From Joan Wallach Scott, who I was lucky to have as a colleague last year. www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...

« Bloquons tout » est-il vraiment la saison 2 des gilets jaunes ? Tribune de François Buton et Emmanuelle Reungoat, co-directeurs du livre "Idées reçues sur les Gilets jaunes", dans @theconversation.com theconversation.com/bloquons-tou...

A nice article about friend and colleague Raewyn Connell in the SMH, including foreshadowing her new trans memoir. Pleased to see she's delivering this year's Ted Wheelwright lecture in political economy at Sydney University - one of the few universities to maintain political economy and Marxism.

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

1/3 20 years ago today, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I wrote a piece called "Being Poor," to answer, in a way that I hoped would stick, why so many people stayed in New Orleans to face the storm. It was and remains one of the best things I've ever written. whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/b...

To gauge how it’s “working,” one would have to be clear on what the actual work is, which is not helping to educate children but rather to imbed these systems in a way that they cannot be removed, establish them as a source of truth, and destabilize labor.

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Comme c'est bientôt la rentrée, petit fil de saison sur la réforme de la formation des enseignant·es (sponsorisé par la @ferc-cgt.bsky.social). Lancée en 2024, elle avait fait l'objet de trèsnombreuses critiques, et été abandonnée avec la dissolution. Elle a été relancée quasi à l'identique en 2025

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Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social

C’est jeudi 4 septembre, pour bien commencer la rentrée ! 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

La CGT au niveau national va appeler à la grève et à la mobilisation dans tous les secteurs le 10 septembre. Un communiqué paraîtra dans les prochaines minutes dans ce sens. @politis.fr

This sounds hyperbolic and I need every cis person following me, who thinks it is, to understand this is very much the reality in the UK.

For Transgender History Month, OutHistory celebrates the transgender activists and history-makers who fought for equality, cared for our community, and inspired those that followed. Check out “Finding Annette: Uncovering Trans History in Idaho, 1950-70,” by Sophie McMahon at the link in our bio.

Can anyone recommend a piece on AI in education that uses the concept of "deskilling?" I'll explain why I'm asking in the next post. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskill...

Not an original thought, but the vicious attacks on higher ed underway in deep blue states like Oregon and Connecticut demonstrate that the anti-intellectualism coursing through American life cannot be localized within one political party or political tradition. 🗃️

I share this syllabus bc I'm one of a tiny handful of university faculty in the UK who teach trans history at a specialist level, & I'd like there to be more of us! I learned the field from scratch post-PhD, bc at my prev institution it was politically necessary - which means that you can too!

Here it is, the call for submissions for my next anthology, ACT UP BEYOND NEW YORK: Stories and Strategies from a Movement to End the AIDS Crisis, to be published by @haymarketbooks.org! Please forward widely!⚡💕⚡💕⚡ Here's the link to the call: www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/other

teachers! excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone. take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE against-a-i.com

La librairie parisienne Violette and Co, institution lesbienne, féministe et LGBT, a vu sa devanture attaquée à l’acide, avant une vague de cyberharcèlement et d’intimidations. Une mécanique de haine attisée sur X et amplifiée par les médias de Vincent Bolloré. Par @laurawoj1.bsky.social‬

Conversion therapy is quietly spreading across America again. These survivors say it nearly cost them their lives.

Comités de sélection : c'est clairement un revirement, ou du moins une très forte atténuation, de la jurisprudence antérieure du Conseil d'État sur l'impartialité des jurys. Thread.

Quick weekend trip to the French Alps. Beautiful views & a lot of hills to climb! ⛰️

on the one hand we should want people to change their mind so we can stop what's happening now. On the other hand there need to be costs for the ghoulish behavior that got us here, as these people absolutely will do this again given half a chance

We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

New at Tusk: Would abandoning trans people help Democrats in elections? Many Democrats are quite certain they know the answer.

If we want men to be less lonely, we should start by socializing them in boyhood to be part of a shared project of care. Give them dolls, toy kitchens, and tea sets. Ask them to help care for younger children. Expect them to clean up after themselves. Let them feel the work and value of care. 1/

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

Nouvel épisode de podcast : 389. À l’écoute des grévistes en temps de guerre, avec @arianemak.bsky.social pour son livre @editions.ehess.fr Un superbe travail d'histoire sociale, une discussion enrichie par les extraits audio des entretiens avec d'anciens mineurs. Bonne écoute !

Great stuff from Joan Scott. So disappointing to see so many full and emeritus folks defend an organization that has: (1) failed to advocate for young scholars entering a collapsing profession; and (2) refused to take its members’ grievances and demands seriously—esp. on the issue of scholasticide.🗃️

[ #VeilleESR #OffensiveObscurantiste ] Adoption définitive de la PPL lutte contre l'antisémitisme dans l'enseignement supérieur. Une section disciplinaire du rectorat pourra sanctionner le "trouble l'ordre public" y compris "en dehors de l'établissement". www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/texte...

Demain soir, j’aurai le plaisir de présenter mon livre en dialogue avec celui de Marie Cabadi ! Pour celles et ceux qui veulent discuter grèves de mineurs, sociabilités militantes et histoire du genre, c’est à 19h à la librairie Le chat se livre !

Call for Papers, please share! “Power Couples? Collaborations at work and at home, c.1750-1914” workshop to be held at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany 11-13 May 2026. Deadline for expression of interest 1 Sep 2025. Please see more info in the attached & email me if any questions.

I wrote about the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp:

This type of archival work of LGBTQ+ social spaces, folkways, etc. is crucial but SO underfunded. I did a similar story on historians of queer nightlife a few years ago and it was a) tons of fun & b) depressing to hear how little money/resources were available then. Presumably even less now.