Just a reminder that most academics are not making oodles of money from their university press books. For some reason, people think I am making bank with my Illinois book. I am not rich by any means.

Some make money with trade press books, but that isn't all of us. Thank you.
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JFC

This is the NEW YORK Times

Perhaps the reporters could look out the window & then note here that public housing has been a successful, non-calamitous fixture of their own city since 1934

Created by reknowned socialist & political naif Fiorello La Guardia

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

The liberal arts college tour actually talking about the liberal arts and not just STEM challenge.

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.

This is how Trumpism squares the circle of using antisemitic tropes against bad rootless diaspora Jews while also claiming to be acting to protect Jews. They, the Christian nationalists, get to decide who is a Jew and who is therefore deserving of protection. Jews as symbols of Christian politics.

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

This is absolutely wild. I’m on a cross country flight. We are being diverted midway through to Denver. The reason? Some dude is sitting in the exit row who didn’t pay the $155 fee and he refuses to move back to his seat.

Please sign if appropriate.

I included my fraternity affiliation and everything so they know they are losing the bros too

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

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Historians who write books, please a) set up your own author website, independent of your university profile and b) get some professional headshots taken. Love, your friendly neighborhood podcaster.