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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 4h

Were the author not a business school prof high on his own supply of AI hype, he would perhaps be able to comprehend that the answer to the question of why new graduates lack critical thinking skills lies in the normalization of AI, and the pandemic.
The solution is not more AI, Shannon.

Most college students now use AI tools for academic work, yet employers consistently report that new graduates lack the critical thinking and decision-making skills needed in an AI-augmented workplace. This disconnect signals the beginning of higher education's great unbundling.

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 6h

There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)

Reuters @reuters.com · 11h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

Meanwhile, Justice Gorsuch is nodding along to oral arguments at the Supreme Court about how there’s no racism in politics anymore

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7h

This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 11h

Archaeologists think they've found a mass grave of Roman soldiers from the Battle of Mursa (260 AD). 🧪🏺

Skeleton-filled well in Croatia likely holds remains of Roman soldiers, study finds

Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of Roman soldiers hidden inside an ancient well in Croatia.

www.livescience.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

Reporting on and from the Pentagon is not a perk for journalists; it's how a free people knows what is being done with their tax dollars and in their names. www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

www.thebulwark.com

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 19h

h/t @drewjakeprof.bsky.social

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the students' @idsnews.bsky.social report out of Indiana University, where the student media director was fired today. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 19h

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most important things I teach when I teach about the history of the FDA is how supplements are not monitored and tested like drugs are. They rely on self or 3rd party regulation, which often fails in so many ways.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d

In 1972, a whistleblower leaked to the press the details of the highly unethical & racist Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments run by the United States Public Health Service. Because of that (and other unethical experiments) Congress passed the National Research Act of 1974, which includes the IRB process.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1d

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

The only really surprising thing about this is that the chats were leaked. Open racism and bigotry are the mainstream positions in the GOP at the moment. They feel liberated from the tyranny of being decent human beings. Like I said the other day, the Alt-right won and this is what they wanted.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

Sure hope Jonathan Greenblatt is feeling good about himself right about now.

"‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

It’s almost like billionaires and strong vibrant institutions of civil society can’t coexist

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 1d

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 1d

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

the position of the administration it seems is that it is illegal discrimination and divisive racism for historically excluded groups to organize on that basis to improve their position. it’s basically just a genteel version of david duke’s complaint that there wasn’t a NAACP for white people

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

I know it is beside the point because this administration simply wants resegregation but conferences for Black professional associations have always been open to everyone. Typically, the started as a response to white exclusion, and did not replicate that.

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ETX Gov🏴‍☠️ @etxgov.bsky.social · 1d

Counterpoint, medicaid for all.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson says Medicaid is "intended for vulnerable populations, the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women, and not young able-bodied men without dependents who are playing video games."

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 1d

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towaterfront42k on Instagram: "Think of this as your race-day trailer. 🎬⁠⁠No plot twists, just 42.2K (or 21.1K) of pure Toronto energy.⁠⁠Hit play, visualize your…"

Think of this as your race-day trailer. 🎬⁠⁠No plot twists, just 42.2K (or 21.1K) of pure Toronto energy.⁠⁠Hit play, visualize your finish line moment, and let’s make it official on Oct 19. 🏅⁠⁠⁠⁠#TOwaterfront42k #Marathon #HalfMarathon #ChooseTOrun

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 1d

Why you gotta do math on a beautiful Tuesday morning!?!?!?!

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 1d

Next week, Oct 17-19, see Shari Rabin, author of The Jewish South, at the Southern Jewish Historical Society's 49th Annual Convention in New Orleans! Shari will speak on the 18th at 2:45pm and the 19th at 10:15am CDT

See the full list of speakers and register for the conference here buff.ly/UFZA0p9

The Jewish South: An American History by Shari Rabin

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 1d

I will be accepting thank you cards and gifts from everyone living along Lake Erie for what is sure to be a winter with a dearth of snow. 😉

A new orange Ariens snow blower in my garage.

Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 2d

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 2d

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 2d

Sweet boy.

Suffering so many indignities.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if all the people braying about the "war on Christianity" might raise some objections if it were a *Democratic* administration who had its armed thugs shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and waiting outside Catholic Churches to disappear parishioners?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social · 2d

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Bloody Mary (mirror entity, not cocktail) @marygillis.bsky.social · 2d

Won't somebody think of the people who overextended themselves trying to get rich gouging the needs of foreign students to have basic shelter?

‘If there is no demand, we can’t operate’: Small landlords ponder future after foreign student cuts

The case for investing in student housing isn’t as obvious as it once was as the federal cap on international students enters its second year

www.theglobeandmail.com