Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

I can't cancel my subscription because I already canceled my subscription

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I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.

things that are Not Good for the Jews--good thread and resource

Are you looking for a publisher for your manuscript in cultural history or heritage studies? We are setting up a new book series with Bloomsbury, titled Cultural History and Historical Culture.

non-affiliated friends and colleagues this is good news!

it proceeds

Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.

Congratulations to both Vir Rawal and his diploma!

@tricksterprince.bsky.social I taught Queer London this semester, and as always it was a huge hit--great discussions and students loved it

I spent $272 at Costco yesterday, all of them dollars I would previously have spent at Target.

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

Recording a lecture for class, and checking the captions. Canvas Studio assumes that when I talk about Charlotte Brontë's romantic friend 'Ellen Nussey' I mean 'Elon Musk'. I do not.

or rather, I want to murder your family AGAIN

You GUYYYYSSSSSSS The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%. The actual number is less than 1%. Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times @peterbakernyt.bsky.social

@amyklobuchar.com Hi, I'm your constituent, and I do NOT want you to work together and find common ground with this administration or its supporters. I want you to resist at every turn.

REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director? DUFFY: *walks away* (The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)

@mlevclark.bsky.social you're here! hooray!

From an email from TIAA-CREF, which manages most retirement funds for US higher ed, and which is apparently run by idiots and ai.

Oh my god! Everybody pray for people who don't know how to write a paragraph email for themselves, even though they were educated through the university level. They are in some hot water. Anybody got leads for unemployed folks who plagiarize instead of write?

ChatGPT is down? Huh. Crazy how that doesn't affect my life in literally any way at all

Shalom Enemies! Thank you for calling the Elder Millennials of Zion: Elon Apologist Hotline, how can we help with your delusions today? youtube.com/shorts/rfgWU...

If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].

Please understand that “but what about due process???? How can the press print things like this about men and destroy their lives?” …is right up there with “what was she wearing?” We do not have this standard for any other kind of bad behavior.

Sarah Betts' ( @wromantichistry.bsky.social) "The Victorian Royal Family and the Body of Princess Elizabeth Stuart: Historical Culture and Heritage, Collection and Display" has won the @jofvictculture.bsky.social Grad Student Essay Prize and is now available! academic.oup.com/jvc/advance-...

I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣

"But why won't you, academic, help improve the World Eating Plagiarism Death Sphere, that we built to destroy your field and our world and fund it through the theft of your work? Why are you so negative about it?"

🚨BOYCOTT STARBUCKS🚨 Union baristas are calling on EVERYONE to NOT buy from ANY Starbucks store between Dec. 20 -Dec. 24 while the workers are on strike! Here’s how to support: x.com/sbworkersuni...

heartwarming story for the holidays ❤️‍🔥 “…the neo-Nazis told police they had never experienced a response like the one they received in Columbus. They said people pulled guns on them and threw cans and vegetables as they marched... One of the officers noted the men were ‘covered in’ pepper spray.”

@carolinelewis1997.bsky.social Caro!! 🩷

What comes after farce?

i really thought this country would say no. instead, it shouted yes

This from Jill Filipovic sums it up for me: "In the coming days there's gonna be a lot of opining about what the Harris campaign did wrong, but this election was not an indictment of Kamala Harris. It was an indictment of America."

Lmao a better angle of the Kelce Hulk Smash with that guys phone while he carries an open beer AND a case of beer in the other hand

I'd submit that the possible next president of the united states being like "I need to be more like Hitler" might be a bigger anti-semitism issue than college sophomores chanting "from the river to the sea palestine will be free" at a campus protest?

Proud to be involved with this project! Woven Teaching’s new resource, Defending Democracy, is now available! Inspired by Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny, these 15 lessons encourage civic engagement & global citizenship + emphasize critical thinking, media literacy & community-building.

look at this absolute unit

Ok who was blabbing about the cows and the windows

Tim Walz: "He crossed a line ... Trump over the weekend talked about using the Army against people who disagree with him. Just so you're clear about that - that's you. This is not some mythical thing. He called it 'the enemy within.' And to Trump, anybody who doesn't agree with him is the enemy."

If you live in one of these 10 states (AZ, TX AR, MS, FL, GA, TN, KY, IN, OH), today is THE LAST DAY you can register to vote. Even if you think you're registered already, double check to see if your registration is still active. Please do this, it only takes a few minutes. Pass it on.

How is this a question in a debate in the year of our lord 2024?