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In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
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If you love the old internet please don't miss this, about the handmade worlds people are still building together
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Personal data
David Moore visits a DIY data market
flaminghydra.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If you love the old internet please don't miss this, about the handmade worlds people are still building together
flaminghydra.com/issue-347/#t...
flaminghydra.com/issue-347/#t...
Them: I don’t have anything to hide.
Me:
Me:
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Them: I don’t have anything to hide.
Me:
Me:
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
The more you know…https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2023/03/20/1950s-many-wives-financed-their-husbands-through-college-1
June 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The more you know…https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2023/03/20/1950s-many-wives-financed-their-husbands-through-college-1
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I think the suggestion that any kind of human-to-human interaction should be replaced with human-to-chatbot interaction should be scrutinized as a kind of moral rot. It’s antisocial ideology and should be treated as such
May 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I think the suggestion that any kind of human-to-human interaction should be replaced with human-to-chatbot interaction should be scrutinized as a kind of moral rot. It’s antisocial ideology and should be treated as such
Just think of all the pain and suffering the world has had (and continues) to endure because of mediocre white men.
May 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Just think of all the pain and suffering the world has had (and continues) to endure because of mediocre white men.
What if we all sat down and watched District 9 together?
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
What if we all sat down and watched District 9 together?
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.
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Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy, not only for non-citizens but for Americans as well.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
www.wired.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Anyone have a good book on how to cope with a loved one that you’ve lost to a cult? It’s like their body is still here but they aren’t.
March 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Anyone have a good book on how to cope with a loved one that you’ve lost to a cult? It’s like their body is still here but they aren’t.
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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"
March 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"
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As we honor Women’s History Month, let’s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
March 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As we honor Women’s History Month, let’s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
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Women's rights are human rights.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
March 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Women's rights are human rights.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
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Last year, Republicans silenced her.
This year, many stood beside her and defeated four anti-trans bills.
This is the power of standing up for your beliefs and for what's right, and good trouble.
National Democrats, take notice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This year, many stood beside her and defeated four anti-trans bills.
This is the power of standing up for your beliefs and for what's right, and good trouble.
National Democrats, take notice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana
One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Last year, Republicans silenced her.
This year, many stood beside her and defeated four anti-trans bills.
This is the power of standing up for your beliefs and for what's right, and good trouble.
National Democrats, take notice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This year, many stood beside her and defeated four anti-trans bills.
This is the power of standing up for your beliefs and for what's right, and good trouble.
National Democrats, take notice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Some federal workers are going back to work.
The USDA has been ordered to temporarily give over 5,000 workers their jobs back.
Dozens of CDC scientists have been reinstated after being illegally fired.
The National Science Foundation has rehired half of the workers it fired.
The USDA has been ordered to temporarily give over 5,000 workers their jobs back.
Dozens of CDC scientists have been reinstated after being illegally fired.
The National Science Foundation has rehired half of the workers it fired.
March 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Some federal workers are going back to work.
The USDA has been ordered to temporarily give over 5,000 workers their jobs back.
Dozens of CDC scientists have been reinstated after being illegally fired.
The National Science Foundation has rehired half of the workers it fired.
The USDA has been ordered to temporarily give over 5,000 workers their jobs back.
Dozens of CDC scientists have been reinstated after being illegally fired.
The National Science Foundation has rehired half of the workers it fired.
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To my younger and older followers on here: take advantage of this!
You do not have to be in Brooklyn to do so and its worthwhile. Especially if you live in a state that censors queer and black books. ❤️👇🏾
You do not have to be in Brooklyn to do so and its worthwhile. Especially if you live in a state that censors queer and black books. ❤️👇🏾
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
March 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
To my younger and older followers on here: take advantage of this!
You do not have to be in Brooklyn to do so and its worthwhile. Especially if you live in a state that censors queer and black books. ❤️👇🏾
You do not have to be in Brooklyn to do so and its worthwhile. Especially if you live in a state that censors queer and black books. ❤️👇🏾