Incredible, sharp, critical reflection on Habermas’ legacy from Nancy Fraser. This is the postmortem I’ve been hoping would come and also sums up so much of my relationship to his work

My TA resting after helping with our conversation about Edgeworth’s Belinda (1801) in Reading the Social Determinants

this is like, literally the exact kind of thing that kicked off the revolutionary war. i'm trying to find a way to be goofy and say i'm exaggerating but taxing shipments in order to pay for expensive foreign wars was literally the flashpoint lol

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

World Cup will be shite anyway

Sending ICE agents to airports has not reduced security lines, data shows. Passengers still took four or more hours to clear security at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where unpaid TSA agents skipping shifts sharply reduced screenings. https://wapo.st/4d778a4

***Call for Applicants*** The Frontera Scholars Collective at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin invites applications for the 2026 Summer Institute, focusing on the writing and research of Mexico-United States borderlands historians. Apply by 3/27: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Republic of Ireland squander a two-goal lead as they are beaten by Czech Republic on penalties in Prague. Both Finn Azaz and Alan Browne missed crucial spot kicks as the home side booked a clash with Denmark for a place at the 2026 World Cup.

With another No Kings coming up, a reminder that irony and coolness will never save us. Cringe is good. www.liberalcurrents.com/cringe-is-go...

I'm looking to hire two postdoctoral researchers on The Consensus Project. Full-time research positions for three years. Preferably people in social/formal epistemology and/or philosophy of science. Please share widely! More here: philjobs.org/job/show/31193 #philsci #philsky

Absolutely livid.

Wikipedia does what is essentially a full ban on AI content: www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

Ok seeing that we’re clearly not doing a second spring break, can I offer a motion to skip right to summer break?

We Had to Run: Liberian Journeys from War to Belonging. Join us for a book talk with UMN grad student author Darlington Sehgbean. Tues April14 at 12:30. cla.umn.edu/human-rights... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social

Absolutely thrilled to report that the Board of Governors at @uncpress.bsky.social have approved my book THE RACIALIZATION OF PRINT for publication by @oieahc.bsky.social. Forthcoming, early 2027.

Thanks to @democracynow.bsky.social for hosting our client, ex ICE legal instructor Ryan Schwank, today! "I cannot tell you what the [ICE] cadets are taught about airport security because it is not part of the training program," he said, as ICE deploys to US airports. https://ow.ly/jM3C50Yzj6u

Nice tautology you got there.

Doing more than most universities.

The update, which was added to Wikipedia’s guidelines late last week, cites the tendency for AI-written articles to violate “several of Wikipedia’s core content policies” as the reason for the ban.

Boulevard Montmartre Spring https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16715

The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball

** Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction ** is officially published today! Happy to have this new little book out in the world. For more info: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

The Pets Left Behind When Their Owners Are Deported www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...

One of the very best Irish novels. For my money it’s the best depiction of rural Irish domestic life and the stifling and tragic power of repressed masculinity.

If only travel to the Untidy States were not off-limits for me (for obvious reasons I shall not mention): Gainsborough and 'The Fashion of Portraiture' at the Frick in NYC www.frick.org/exhibitions/... #c18 #c18th #18thc

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There are more Republicans in the Epstein Files than incidents of Voter Fraud, if you were wondering why Republicans are pretending the Epstein Files don’t exist but Voter Fraud is a national problem that needs immediate action.

Excited to be the keynote this Saturday for the University of Toronto's Book History and Print Culture Colloquium on Process, Practice, Praxis! I understand that this is free and open to the public, so if you're in Toronto and interested in making and + bhpcprocesspracticepraxis2026.wordpress.com

How John Vanbrugh revolutionised British architecture The architect and playwright, who died 300 years ago, left his imaginative stamp on the nation By Michael Prodger

NEW POLL: - 72% oppose ground troops in Iran — including a majority of Republicans. - 53% of adults oppose ICE at airports - 59% disapprove of Trump rejecting the DHS funding deal Full results from my new Strength In Numbers / @Verasight.io survey: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-03-26...

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

If you happen to be near Purdue on April 7th, I’ll be giving a keynote at their Digital Humanities Day “Anemoia, AI, & Skeuomorphism: The Material Turn in Digital Humanities” will try to theorize the growing interest in material technologies & "dead media" among DH practitioners—more at the link!

Jack Smith gathered evidence that Trump took top secret documents during his first term that specifically related to his worldwide business interests — and investigators considered this a likely motive for Trump concealing them at his Florida club, according to newly released case records.

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“At trial, Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testified that ‘harms to children, such as sexual exploitation and detriments to mental health, were inevitable on the company’s platforms due to their vast user bases…’”

Oh man, I miss Herrera's enchiladas (2B special); and Gonzalez's carne guisada.

We know that people in the past felt, but not what, how, or why. Is emotional history recoverable? ⌛️ Last chance to read the latest archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/head...

"You, boy! What day is it?" URCHIN: Why, it's Opening Day sir!

Link to my recent #PublicHealth in Action talk, about why it is so hard to get people to think about 'obesity' systemically, and why we should focus on on equitable food access instead. @publichealthucc.bsky.social #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #foodpolicy #foodjustice www.ucc.ie/en/publichea...

Powerful words from University of Pennsylvania students against their university's headlong rush into uncritically embracing AI:

💚 Bruce Springsteen will perform at the No Kings rally in Saint Paul on Saturday, March 28.

O' what a tangled web we weave when we practice to hey look over there

I do not regret to inform you that it is Pimm's Cup weather.

Nothing quite triggers my professional anxiety like badly written or ill defined policies. So going up for promotion has been a journey.

might also be helpful to note how much money that exact guy has personally stuffed into the pockets of the trump family? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

When they were assuring us all these things were only going to get better, they meant getting better on a nice farm upstate I guess.

Rare opportunity for European postdocs to define your own research project in #envhist #envirohist Potential topics include extractivism in the electronics industry! @andrewcampana.bsky.social @mmuscolino.bsky.social @eastasiascitech.bsky.social

"You must choose. But choose wisely. For as the True Grail will bring you life, a False Grail will take it from you." More new baseball stadium foods for 2026 here: www.foodservicedirector.com/food-beverag...

A common thread in our times. There's a way in which arguing for "classical" education, or using an AI tool with a cartoon Einstein on it, or Jordan Peterson's stupid suits, are all efforts to capture "the appearance of intellectualism without the substance."

Trump votes by mail.