Professor Power
@powerofacademe.bsky.social
16thC after it was cool. Any pronouns except 'it.' Political theorist (ops =/= my employer's). Tired Jew. Solo parent. Curmudgeon extraordinaire.
Pinned
My summary of the 'torah' of gender, standing on one foot:
Gender can and should be a home, not a prison. That is the entire teaching. The rest is interpretation.
(inspiration: www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a....)
Gender can and should be a home, not a prison. That is the entire teaching. The rest is interpretation.
(inspiration: www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a....)
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Confessions of the influenced
Behind every influencer is an army of the people mired in debt and mass-produced clutter.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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JOB KLAXON!
CHAIR IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY AT @ox.ac.uk: please publicize!
Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
CHAIR IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY AT @ox.ac.uk: please publicize!
Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JOB KLAXON!
CHAIR IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY AT @ox.ac.uk: please publicize!
Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
CHAIR IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY AT @ox.ac.uk: please publicize!
Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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This is a great podcast about women’s health, and not just because my thank you letter was read at the end. 😉
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a great podcast about women’s health, and not just because my thank you letter was read at the end. 😉
My 'hood (again). 🙁 www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...
Hate Crime Unit investigating after Jewish prayer scrolls removed from doorways of North York homes
Toronto police’s Hate Crime Unit is investigating after multiple Jewish prayer scrolls were removed from the doorways of units in a TCHC apartment building in North York.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My 'hood (again). 🙁 www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...
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wow... it's almost like the HRT is a medication these people need
In August, we got a bit of extra money from a generous donor, and I used it to expand into coverage of trans life in American prisons.
This piece, by incarcerated journalist B Speaks, describes the chaos Georgia's forced detransition regime, currently halted by the courts, wreaked in one prison.
This piece, by incarcerated journalist B Speaks, describes the chaos Georgia's forced detransition regime, currently halted by the courts, wreaked in one prison.
EXCLUSIVE: Forced Detransitions ‘Nearly Toppled’ Medical Unit in Georgia Prison During Care Ban — Assigned
In the midst of a lawsuit, a Georgia prison resumes gender affirming care for trans inmates.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
wow... it's almost like the HRT is a medication these people need
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You Should Stop Texting On Your iPhone Or Android Phone Now
You Should Stop Texting On Your iPhone Or Android Phone Now
This week has changed the game for text messaging — in a bad way.
www.forbes.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
You Should Stop Texting On Your iPhone Or Android Phone Now
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
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I’m glad they’re saying this shit out loud, honestly. Let’s get the paper trail going, let’s collect the receipts.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’m glad they’re saying this shit out loud, honestly. Let’s get the paper trail going, let’s collect the receipts.
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
The challot became as one, but the cinnamon buns are more important anyway. Shabbat shalom!
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The challot became as one, but the cinnamon buns are more important anyway. Shabbat shalom!
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This new documentary about single working class men in China is compelling. But it attributes their hardship to the shortage of men, explained only as: "[China's] one-child policy left it with over 30 million more men than women." A one-child policy by itself does not affect the sex ratio...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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OMG it's titled HUNTER!! (I knew it!)
I mean, if I'm awake at midnight anyway, I may as well just watch the new episode of Heated Rivalry as soon as it drops, eh?
a close up of a man 's face with sweat coming out of his mouth
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with sweat coming out of his mouth
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
OMG it's titled HUNTER!! (I knew it!)
I mean, if I'm awake at midnight anyway, I may as well just watch the new episode of Heated Rivalry as soon as it drops, eh?
a close up of a man 's face with sweat coming out of his mouth
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with sweat coming out of his mouth
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I mean, if I'm awake at midnight anyway, I may as well just watch the new episode of Heated Rivalry as soon as it drops, eh?
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Disgusting.
Among Republicans - " The Holocaust of Jews and Nazi Germany was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe"
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Disgusting.
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This exemplifies how big media like the nyt skewed the facts to serve their bias.
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This exemplifies how big media like the nyt skewed the facts to serve their bias.
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
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You can't understand what has happened in Israel over the last few years without understanding how Benjamin Netanyahu has brazenly prioritized his own political power and survival over the preferences of the Israeli public:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You can't understand what has happened in Israel over the last few years without understanding how Benjamin Netanyahu has brazenly prioritized his own political power and survival over the preferences of the Israeli public:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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The Louvre heist got all the fanfare so I missed this Oakland museum theft a few days later, which included a number of precious Native baskets and other items.
California museum's collection looted: Over 1,000 items stolen in early morning heist
Police in California are investigating the theft of over 1,000 items from the Oakland Museum of California.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Louvre heist got all the fanfare so I missed this Oakland museum theft a few days later, which included a number of precious Native baskets and other items.
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"I wasn't able to let them know that I was going to get deported. I didn't even know I would be deported until I was on the plane."
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"I wasn't able to let them know that I was going to get deported. I didn't even know I would be deported until I was on the plane."
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This piece is so good. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM