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Robin James @robinjames.bsky.social · 1h

Devo already did this (they were at Kent State and saw their fellow students get shot by the Nat'l Guard) - a model very relevant for today when the Natl'l Guard is doing similar stuff around the Great Lakes region

Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 13h

i think we should bring dadaism back as a response to The Horrors. it made sense during world war one

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · 5d

“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...

“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”

Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.

www.dropsitenews.com

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · 9d

I once had a student cite a slew of AI-generated titles of articles that I had supposedly written. Should I have felt more flattered than I did?

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 9d

And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 10d

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · 10d

Much of this is very relatable

The End of an Academic Dream (opinion)

Fidan Cheikosman reflects on leaving academe and finding meaning outside it.

www.insidehighered.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13d

Let me congratulate the resident physicians at Howard University Hospital for winning a new union contract that includes a 16% pay raise.

When workers stand together and fight for their rights there is nothing they cannot accomplish. I was proud to stand in solidarity with them.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 15d

Career Advice | Toward a Trauma-Informed Writing Process

What if writer’s block is not something to “push through”—but instead a bodily response worth listening to and attending to with care, Aurora Chang asks. https://bit.ly/42WhYtq

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

A woman works on a laptop, a mildly distressed look on her face. Crumpled-up pieces of paper lie on the table next to the laptop.

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · 19d

They raided him already, John Bolton, now just make the arrest! 😂

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin and #FreeLink @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 20d

www.democracynow.org/2025/9/26/bl... = Please take a moment today to read the letter that Assata Shakur wrote to Pope John Paul II in 1998 during his trip to Cuba

I am so thankful that she did not die in jail

Rest in power forever and ever

Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur, 78, Dies in Cuba After Decades in Exile

The Cuban government has announced Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at the age of 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.

www.democracynow.org

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23d

I cannot stress this enough.

We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.

If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23d

Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social was thrown to the ground by ICE agents during a Chicago protest.

“That is what these officers are willing to do when there is press and cameras around," she says, adding that they are "committing human rights abuses" inside.

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · 23d

I KNEW it!

The Onion @theonion.com · 23d

God Realizes He Forgot To Put Souls In Humans https://theonion.com/god-realizes-he-forgot-to-put-souls-in-humans-1819577785/

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Sep 15

That India-Pakistan headline continues to boggle my mind! 🤯

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Sep 13

Interesting article on the complexities of apologies for past wrongs.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 13

More than a century after driving out their Chinese residents, some cities in the West are saying sorry, with parks, plaques, and proclamations. But apologies can’t heal the wound, Beth Lew-Williams writes.

The Ritual of Civic Apology

More than a century after driving out their Chinese residents, cities across the West are saying sorry, with parks, plaques, and proclamations. But it’s seldom clear who they’re talking to—or what the...

www.newyorker.com

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Real Gaza Death Toll is Impossible to Know Today, But the Minimum Isn’t - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/19/t...

Home

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Aug 19

Gaza’s journalists are talented, professional and dignified. That’s why Israel targets them | Nesrine Malik

Recent killings have dazed the world and provoked condemnation. But little is said about the calibre of Palestinian journalism, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Aug 17

RIP Terrence Stamp
youtu.be/JsdQYWs3nM4?...

The Limey - Soderbergh - Terry Stamp monologue

YouTube video by Henrique Noronha

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Aug 14

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Shocking Cancellation of a Special Journal Issue (opinion)

The cancellation of a special Harvard Educational Review issue on Palestine speaks to the intensification of an already censorious climate, Thea Renda Abu El-Haj and Jo Kelcey write.

www.insidehighered.com

Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Aug 12

A Palestinian's plea: We can't forget Sudan while fighting for Gaza

(RNS) — I write this not to redirect attention from Gaza, but to expand the circle of concern.

religionnews.com

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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · Aug 4

New episode drops tomorrow ⌛️⌛️

Christopher Dole on “Living On: Psychiatry and the Future of Disaster in Turkey” (‪@stanfordpress.bsky.social‬)

Stay tuned 📌📌

turkeybooktalk.com

turkeybooktalk.substack.com

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Aug 3

Only it’s not the “echo” it’s the shout

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 30

"From here it’s just a hop, skip, and a jump to saying the entire prosecution was a stitch up by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Merrick Garland.

*Pardon for notorious child sex trafficker incoming in 3 … 2 …*"

The conspiracy to free the world's most notorious sex trafficker

QAnon is fake. But Trump's corrupt deal with Ghislaine Maxwell is real.

www.publicnotice.co

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · Jul 8

I very naively thought that people in politics would learn literally anything when Trump won a second time. Guess not. We gotta save ourselves folks. Ain’t no one coming to save the day but us.

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Jul 6

'Like leaving your soul behind:' Tucson humanitarian heals through service tucson.com/news/local/s...

'Like leaving your soul behind:' Tucson humanitarian heals through service

For Star subscribers: Surviving a harrowing border-crossing incident more than four decades ago continues to fuel Tucson migrant advocate Dora Rodriguez, who recounts the journey in a new book.

tucson.com

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Şule Albayrakoğlu #İstanbulSözleşmesiYaşatır @sulebecalm.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hungary banned pride and anything having to do with homosexuality. In response the country responded with the biggest pride protest in modern history. Orban is cooked. #3E

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Alex Schweig @aschweig17.bsky.social · Jun 25

Why think for yourself?

A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts

Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.

www.newyorker.com

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