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Another one:
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by Laia Balcells

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I don't know, but I get many of these now.
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Full blown propaganda machine brought to you by big tech.
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by Laia Balcells

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These are the kind of things that show up on Meta's Facebook these days:
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Voters say Republicans aren’t focused enough on pocketbook issues www.gelliottmorris.com/p/independen...
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by Laia Balcells — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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In 2011, I did not get my dream job, and it was a very close call. I still think about it some times, but then I also think that perhaps I would not be where I am right now if I had been offered that job.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
New in Respect the Marble:
✏️ Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Matter More Than Your Publications

👉 Thoughts on the hidden curriculum of failure:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

How do you deal with rejection & what has it taught you?

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
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by Catherine E. De Vries — Reposted by Laia Balcells, Catherine E. De Vries

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New in Respect the Marble:
✏️ Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Matter More Than Your Publications

👉 Thoughts on the hidden curriculum of failure:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

How do you deal with rejection & what has it taught you?

/end
Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Robert C. Richards, Aaron Sojourner , and 4 more

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That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.
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by Ryan Enos — Reposted by Laia Balcells

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Yep.
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by Laia Balcells — Reposted by David Darmofal

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"I think it’s finally time I get the award I don’t want, but definitely deserve."

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Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense | Dave Schiling
Maga supporters are upset the president didn’t receive the peace prize. One thing’s for sure: it’s all about him
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Joshua S. Weitz, Andrew Rudalevige

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FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Joe R. Feagin, Michael Kevane , and 6 more

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Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
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by Victor Asal — Reposted by Laia Balcells

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Tracking Trump Tariffs on Countries and Products

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Tracking Trump Tariffs on Countries and Products
See which countries and industries are being targeted by President Trump, as he seeks to remake the global trading system.
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Mark A. Lemley, Joe R. Feagin , and 9 more

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His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Dani Rodrik, Stephen M. Walt , and 51 more

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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Reposted by Laia Balcells, David Darmofal

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So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions
Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.
www.motherjones.com
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by Jonathan Hopkin — Reposted by Laia Balcells, Benjamin Braun

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All university researchers around the country are having to deal with new procedures around the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme yet foreign fascists are given free rein to pollute our public space. What a joke of a country. Zero dignity.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 7d
🔴 ‘America Must Save Britain’: MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News’ New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump. ✍️ @bylinetimes.bsky.social
'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show
A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, David R. Miller

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Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.

Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Stephen M. Walt, Norbert Schwarz , and 15 more

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Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
www.nobelprize.org
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Sad to see the University of Washington Astronomy Department has suspended graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. astro.washington.edu/graduate-adm...
Graduate Admissions | Department of Astronomy | University of Washington
The Department of Astronomy has  suspended graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. General Information for applying to UW Astronomy Graduate Program. Applications must be submitted using ...
astro.washington.edu
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by Laia Balcells

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Scary.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d
Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
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Despite the grim topic, this is a very good paper: monuments that signal white supremacy can substitute performative violence and thus reduce it.

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Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South
www.cambridge.org
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Kimberly A. Prather, Sanford F. Schram , and 1 more

sifill.bsky.social
Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, David Darmofal

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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
www.npr.org
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Will Jennings, Bryan D. Jones , and 2 more

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at this point you have to acknowledge that there is no way that these guys don't try to mess with the 2026 midterms. there is absolutely no respect for the legitimacy of the opposition
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 9d
Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Joanna Bryson, Will Jennings , and 1 more

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Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
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Reposted by Laia Balcells

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Oh so the guy who made up gross lies about immigrants STEALING AND EATING PETS has more thoughts about immigrants? I’m sure he’s totally telling the truth this time.

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They’re Lying, Dividing, And Distracting. Don’t Believe The GOP’s Shutdown Hype
“This isn’t about health care for undocumented immigrants—that’s already against the law," said Sen. Mark Warner. "It’s about the fact that Republicans are intentionally skyrocketing your premiums.”
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Reposted by Laia Balcells, Alan Richardson, David Darmofal

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There it is.
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by David Darmofal — Reposted by Laia Balcells

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Gosh, maybe if these toxic know-it-all bros had taken the time to educate themselves on Trump & his positions before they endorsed him, this wouldn’t be happening now.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10d
Pod man out: Trump's support with influential podcasters is waning
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Pod man out: Trump's support with influential podcasters is waning
Some of the podcasters who hosted Trump ahead of last year's election are breaking with him now on key issues like deportations and the war in Gaza.
www.nbcnews.com
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Reposted by Laia Balcells

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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
www.bbc.com
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