Deep Fried Sharktocrab
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Nobody deserves to suffer.
I repost things so that you can see them and you can spread them. We're in this together.
I love art
I will post my vogon poetry. That is a risk you take by following.
I repost things so that you can see them and you can spread them. We're in this together.
I love art
I will post my vogon poetry. That is a risk you take by following.
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A lot of bad out there. Look for the helpers and help them.
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Also yeah, I think a lot about Sara Ahmed's book Complaint. Especially as individuals, I don't even know what winning would look like.
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Also yeah, I think a lot about Sara Ahmed's book Complaint. Especially as individuals, I don't even know what winning would look like.
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Most departments don't have crisis plans. Most universities do.
Most crisis plans protect the university and not (or at the expense of) employees.
This is a MAJOR HOLE in #SciComm advocacy.
Data on this are scattered, but here's some to start with:
newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcont...
Most crisis plans protect the university and not (or at the expense of) employees.
This is a MAJOR HOLE in #SciComm advocacy.
Data on this are scattered, but here's some to start with:
newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcont...
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Most departments don't have crisis plans. Most universities do.
Most crisis plans protect the university and not (or at the expense of) employees.
This is a MAJOR HOLE in #SciComm advocacy.
Data on this are scattered, but here's some to start with:
newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcont...
Most crisis plans protect the university and not (or at the expense of) employees.
This is a MAJOR HOLE in #SciComm advocacy.
Data on this are scattered, but here's some to start with:
newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcont...
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Researchers who have been doxxed for their academic work have been shouting this for years: we need a plan to protect ourselves from concerted, politically motivated attacks on individuals. We need this at the grassroots level, at the departmental level, at the institutional level.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Researchers who have been doxxed for their academic work have been shouting this for years: we need a plan to protect ourselves from concerted, politically motivated attacks on individuals. We need this at the grassroots level, at the departmental level, at the institutional level.
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This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
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We need to know who is vulnerable among us and how we can protect them so they can continue to do their work with integrity.
This is not a "grading essays on controversial topics" problem.
This is a "protecting our colleagues from bad actors" problem.
This is not a "grading essays on controversial topics" problem.
This is a "protecting our colleagues from bad actors" problem.
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We need to know who is vulnerable among us and how we can protect them so they can continue to do their work with integrity.
This is not a "grading essays on controversial topics" problem.
This is a "protecting our colleagues from bad actors" problem.
This is not a "grading essays on controversial topics" problem.
This is a "protecting our colleagues from bad actors" problem.
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COPA, a bill that will let community land trusts have first dibs on bidding on distressed properties, is poised for a breakthrough with the city council, 5 yrs after it was first proposed. Now the city's housing agency is on board.
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
Social Housing Bill Poised for Breakthrough in City Council - City Limits
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties.
citylimits.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
COPA, a bill that will let community land trusts have first dibs on bidding on distressed properties, is poised for a breakthrough with the city council, 5 yrs after it was first proposed. Now the city's housing agency is on board.
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
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Graham Platner is a sentient mad libs sheet
okay sorry this is really funny. Graham Platner was on a Facebook "Are We Dating the Same Guy"
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Graham Platner is a sentient mad libs sheet
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Does the TA have a support network? Is it even possible to contact her in a caring way when she is undergoing mass harassment and institutional betrayal? It feels like very few academics give a shit about that, and perhaps that’s why you’re doomed.
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Does the TA have a support network? Is it even possible to contact her in a caring way when she is undergoing mass harassment and institutional betrayal? It feels like very few academics give a shit about that, and perhaps that’s why you’re doomed.
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Here’s a novel idea: what if we discussed how to support the TA while she’s going through this. How do we help an academic worker who is being institutionally thrown under the bus and actively harassed for doing her job because of who she is?
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Here’s a novel idea: what if we discussed how to support the TA while she’s going through this. How do we help an academic worker who is being institutionally thrown under the bus and actively harassed for doing her job because of who she is?
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Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
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It sucks that meeting a new class now involves not just going over the syllabus, setting expectations, and trying to establish a rapport, but also trying to deduce whether any of your new students are vigilante right wing operatives out to seek viral controversy at the expense of your job
If you are a chair of a department or supervise grad students, it might be important to collaborate with your colleagues on ways to strategize when a "problem essay" comes down the pike. It's one small way of protecting each other.
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It sucks that meeting a new class now involves not just going over the syllabus, setting expectations, and trying to establish a rapport, but also trying to deduce whether any of your new students are vigilante right wing operatives out to seek viral controversy at the expense of your job
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Lewis Black, about 25 years ago, pointed out that Bill Clinton claimed credit for improving education rankings in Arkansas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hA...
His theory: "I think they shot some dumb kids"
Lewis Black is a better statistician than statisticians.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hA...
His theory: "I think they shot some dumb kids"
Lewis Black is a better statistician than statisticians.
Governor of Arkansas (Lewis Black Excerpt)
YouTube video by Panflute Extra
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Lewis Black, about 25 years ago, pointed out that Bill Clinton claimed credit for improving education rankings in Arkansas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hA...
His theory: "I think they shot some dumb kids"
Lewis Black is a better statistician than statisticians.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hA...
His theory: "I think they shot some dumb kids"
Lewis Black is a better statistician than statisticians.
I love art and I love swords. Do y'all wanna offer up your hand for these folks?
youtube.com/post/Ugkx76b...
youtube.com/post/Ugkx76b...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I love art and I love swords. Do y'all wanna offer up your hand for these folks?
youtube.com/post/Ugkx76b...
youtube.com/post/Ugkx76b...
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it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
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this is correct. colleges and universities need this too.
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
this is correct. colleges and universities need this too.
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free speech: blatant lies from transphobes and the religious right is ok when it comes to firing someone who did literally nothing wrong
not free speech: being called a dumbass when im a dumbass
not free speech: being called a dumbass when im a dumbass
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
free speech: blatant lies from transphobes and the religious right is ok when it comes to firing someone who did literally nothing wrong
not free speech: being called a dumbass when im a dumbass
not free speech: being called a dumbass when im a dumbass
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“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
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In college, I had to read the Department of Defense’s Law of War manual.
I kid you not when I tell you that firing at the shipwrecked is quite literally provided as an example of an illegal order.
I kid you not when I tell you that firing at the shipwrecked is quite literally provided as an example of an illegal order.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In college, I had to read the Department of Defense’s Law of War manual.
I kid you not when I tell you that firing at the shipwrecked is quite literally provided as an example of an illegal order.
I kid you not when I tell you that firing at the shipwrecked is quite literally provided as an example of an illegal order.
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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"the essay sucks ass" is no doubt true, couldn't be bothered to read it, but consider that the essay may have been written to receive an F in order to instigate a campaign against the trans TA. in any case it's not a great dunk because this isn't about the essay, it's about purging trans ppl
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"the essay sucks ass" is no doubt true, couldn't be bothered to read it, but consider that the essay may have been written to receive an F in order to instigate a campaign against the trans TA. in any case it's not a great dunk because this isn't about the essay, it's about purging trans ppl
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[trans people fired from all federal jobs]
[trans people fired from all military jobs]
[trans people fired from jobs everywhere]
[cis people fired for being accused of being trans]
[cis professors fired for mentioning trans people exist]
[trans teacher fired for giving a bad grade to Nazi]
liberal:
[trans people fired from all military jobs]
[trans people fired from jobs everywhere]
[cis people fired for being accused of being trans]
[cis professors fired for mentioning trans people exist]
[trans teacher fired for giving a bad grade to Nazi]
liberal:
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
[trans people fired from all federal jobs]
[trans people fired from all military jobs]
[trans people fired from jobs everywhere]
[cis people fired for being accused of being trans]
[cis professors fired for mentioning trans people exist]
[trans teacher fired for giving a bad grade to Nazi]
liberal:
[trans people fired from all military jobs]
[trans people fired from jobs everywhere]
[cis people fired for being accused of being trans]
[cis professors fired for mentioning trans people exist]
[trans teacher fired for giving a bad grade to Nazi]
liberal:
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My general feeling is that if something is called a “Revolution”, but there is no mention of the people and/or cultures destroyed in the process, it’s either not a revolution or it’s violences are being intentionally obscured
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My general feeling is that if something is called a “Revolution”, but there is no mention of the people and/or cultures destroyed in the process, it’s either not a revolution or it’s violences are being intentionally obscured
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One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
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I work with adult survivors of complex trauma. This is a conversation we have all the time.
People who have experienced the worst humanity has to offer are often the ones who struggle with this the most. Complex trauma lies to us about who is to blame.
People who have experienced the worst humanity has to offer are often the ones who struggle with this the most. Complex trauma lies to us about who is to blame.
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I work with adult survivors of complex trauma. This is a conversation we have all the time.
People who have experienced the worst humanity has to offer are often the ones who struggle with this the most. Complex trauma lies to us about who is to blame.
People who have experienced the worst humanity has to offer are often the ones who struggle with this the most. Complex trauma lies to us about who is to blame.