Professor Power
@powerofacademe.bsky.social
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16thC after it was cool. Any pronouns except 'it.' Political theorist (ops =/= my employer's). Tired Jew. Solo parent. Curmudgeon extraordinaire.
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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....)
Pretty much everything to do with American healthcare sounds scary to me.
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Many such cases in fact (there's a big drop in the frequency of marriages where a woman makes 50% or more of income... because those couples become super likely to get divorced)
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Erin did great work with this one.
1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.

Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."

Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.

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Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing
The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.
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Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”
My instinct is to defend Toronto, but I will admit that March is usually not the ideal time to visit. Still...great restos, no matter the weather!
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It is briefings day!

We are releasing newly updated versions of our briefings, plus three new ones!

The series covers topics from the constitutional principles that underpin democracy to the role of citizens' assemblies.

Use this mega-thread to browse them.

And find out more 👇
Constitution Unit publishes new briefings on constitutional principles and the health of democracy
The Constitution Unit has today published new and updated briefings as part of its Constitutional Principles and the Health of Democracy project.
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Chag same'ach to all those celebrating. Even as we mourn so much heartbreaking loss all around, and the depths of disdain revealed to us these past two years, may our hakafot be especially joyous this simchat Torah. עם ישראעל חי
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Hi anglo friends!

Living with men came out in the UK this weekend! I went to talk about it on BBC Woman’s Hour (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...) and on ABC Late night if you want to listen, otherwise you can read this wonderful interview ⬇️

I hope it’ll make you want to read the book!
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A poem by Lea Goldberg that speaks to the joy, grief, and hope of this moment.
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“Siphoning off the skills associated with a humanities education and then claiming the development of those skills as part of one’s discipline shortchanges the humanities, the other disciplines, and our students." Claire Katz on the "stolen valor" of the humanities.
The Counterfeiting of the Humanities - Daily Nous
In 2023, I attended an annual conference on the humanities. In a conversation over lunch, a program manager for a state humanities council, whose job is to review grant applications for humanities pro...
dailynous.com
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🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
Image of a flashing red siren. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban This is an emergency. Tell your MP to say no to segregation. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
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By Artist Dana Barlev
“Our heart is at home.”
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While Israel tried to avoid comitting formally to ending the war, Hamas did all it could to avoid handing over all the hostages and in one go.

A lot of blood has been spilled to achieve this.
ICRC received last 13 living hostages from Hamas, and is heading into Israel. No more living hostages in Hamas' hands. 28 dead still to be handed over.
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Trump and the Israeli government give Netanyahu a standing ovation.

This man's failings led to the largest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, and the subsequent largest slaughter of Palestinians in history.

The most catastrophic Israeli leader in history does not deserve this praise.
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“Einav Tsangauker, Matan's mother, and Ilana Gritzuisky, a captivity survivor and Matan's partner, pack a bag for Matan, ahead of his return from captivity.
And then a hug. Of two lionesses.
No words to describe this moment, these hours. The heart at the peak of its beats”
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Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
The "conflict" is the world vs Jews/Hebrews?
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Hear comedy sets from Adrienne Fish, Nour Hadidi, Foad HP and Dan Rosen, and stick around for a panel discussion about what it's like performing as Muslim and Jewish comics in 2025—including the challenges they’ve faced since October 7th.

Register here: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.

They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.

Story: bit.ly/47grj1P