Ora Tor
@splitrailfence.bsky.social
Civil War historian & Wide Awake. Kind to nonhumans. Old CORE and NOW for ERA activist. Retired from social studies, financial analysis, & small business. Traveled over 50k US miles for my research. Nature knows best & intends no ill will.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
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New data shows consumers are increasingly pessimistic about the economy and their prospects for good paying jobs and economic stability. Not just in times of economic uncertainty, unions are able to advocate for better wages and stability for our members. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/c...
Consumer confidence hits lowest point since April as job worries grow
The board's Consumer Confidence Index slumped to 88.7, a drop of 6.8 points from the prior month for its lowest reading in seven months.
www.cnbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New data shows consumers are increasingly pessimistic about the economy and their prospects for good paying jobs and economic stability. Not just in times of economic uncertainty, unions are able to advocate for better wages and stability for our members. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/c...
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‼️ Historic and sweeping trade protections have been adopted at #CITESCOP20 for sharks and rays.
It's the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history. It belongs to the Parties who championed these protections, says @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/486puVJ
It's the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history. It belongs to the Parties who championed these protections, says @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/486puVJ
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – The following statement was issued today from CITES CoP20, celebrating the adoption of sweeping and historic adoption of new international trade protections for ...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
‼️ Historic and sweeping trade protections have been adopted at #CITESCOP20 for sharks and rays.
It's the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history. It belongs to the Parties who championed these protections, says @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/486puVJ
It's the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history. It belongs to the Parties who championed these protections, says @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/486puVJ
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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Where are we now? Where will we be come May 24, 2026?
Easy Fed, easy credit is the best phase for stocks. Easy Fed,
tight credit (likely: spreads are close to record lows) is the worst -BofA Savita
Easy Fed, easy credit is the best phase for stocks. Easy Fed,
tight credit (likely: spreads are close to record lows) is the worst -BofA Savita
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Where are we now? Where will we be come May 24, 2026?
Easy Fed, easy credit is the best phase for stocks. Easy Fed,
tight credit (likely: spreads are close to record lows) is the worst -BofA Savita
Easy Fed, easy credit is the best phase for stocks. Easy Fed,
tight credit (likely: spreads are close to record lows) is the worst -BofA Savita
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M&A up YoY, especially LBOs -BofA Savita
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
M&A up YoY, especially LBOs -BofA Savita
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Dollar $DXY recovering off its pre-Thanksgiving dip
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Dollar $DXY recovering off its pre-Thanksgiving dip
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Baidu to lay off staff across divisions after Q3 losses - report
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Baidu to lay off staff across divisions after Q3 losses - report
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BofA Savita: Normalized margin debt is now at 2021 peaks (pre-2022’s bear market) $SPY
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
BofA Savita: Normalized margin debt is now at 2021 peaks (pre-2022’s bear market) $SPY
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Storm clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #Scape Friday.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds #sunrise
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds #sunrise
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Storm clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #Scape Friday.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds #sunrise
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds #sunrise
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Thank you for brooding in that location, heron. 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thank you for brooding in that location, heron. 🪶
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As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016. Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016. Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
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Dogs are my gods
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Dogs are my gods
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Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 79% of earnings growth, and 90% of capital spending (Capex and R&D) growth. am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/...
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 79% of earnings growth, and 90% of capital spending (Capex and R&D) growth. am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/...
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The NSF social sciences program has funded some of the best research I’ve seen, especially at the PhD level. There really isn’t another country in the world with the equivalent funding capacity to fill this gap, and the damage from this choice will be felt for a long time.
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The NSF social sciences program has funded some of the best research I’ve seen, especially at the PhD level. There really isn’t another country in the world with the equivalent funding capacity to fill this gap, and the damage from this choice will be felt for a long time.
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I think you know the answer to that. “For my friends everything, for my enemies the law."
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I think you know the answer to that. “For my friends everything, for my enemies the law."
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Some things in life are just amazing!!! 💕💕
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Some things in life are just amazing!!! 💕💕
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Happy Thanksgiving
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NEWS: Latest assessment of Critically Endangered forest elephants sheds new light on their numbers and provides optimism for their future. However, we must not be complacent.
🌍 Read more: bit.ly/49CNL73
🌍 Read more: bit.ly/49CNL73
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
NEWS: Latest assessment of Critically Endangered forest elephants sheds new light on their numbers and provides optimism for their future. However, we must not be complacent.
🌍 Read more: bit.ly/49CNL73
🌍 Read more: bit.ly/49CNL73
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What else won't matter? Evidence from an author's handwriting, watermarks, paper, parchment, mold, folds, stains, seals, signatures, or other signs of usage. Guido Fawkes' signature after having been tortured will look the same as after he recovered; Emily's Dickinson's dashes will be em-dashes
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What else won't matter? Evidence from an author's handwriting, watermarks, paper, parchment, mold, folds, stains, seals, signatures, or other signs of usage. Guido Fawkes' signature after having been tortured will look the same as after he recovered; Emily's Dickinson's dashes will be em-dashes
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No. Trump is not working on a “peace plan” for Ukraine. He’s pressuring Zelenskyy to SURRENDER Ukraine and its citizens to Putin.
Words matter.
Words matter.
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
No. Trump is not working on a “peace plan” for Ukraine. He’s pressuring Zelenskyy to SURRENDER Ukraine and its citizens to Putin.
Words matter.
Words matter.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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If you care about craft, risk, or how writing can bridge philosophy & literature, this conversation is for you.
Read it here:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
And if you take one idea with you, let it be this:
Clarity doesn’t begin with knowing, it begins in questioning.
7/
Read it here:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
And if you take one idea with you, let it be this:
Clarity doesn’t begin with knowing, it begins in questioning.
7/
Etched in Marble: Lea Ypi on Risk, Critical Thinking, and the Art of Not Knowing
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
If you care about craft, risk, or how writing can bridge philosophy & literature, this conversation is for you.
Read it here:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
And if you take one idea with you, let it be this:
Clarity doesn’t begin with knowing, it begins in questioning.
7/
Read it here:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
And if you take one idea with you, let it be this:
Clarity doesn’t begin with knowing, it begins in questioning.
7/