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jaded academic | new Norwegian | chronically ill | ace woke pinko SJW | surviving mainly on film, TV, SFF novels - doesn't suffer fools - gleefully uses block function - mastodon https://hcommons.social/@julia - movies https://letterboxd.com/jleyda

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Opinion | A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education

come on, pop, bubble, pop! from vice dean for AI initiatives at Columbia: "Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves...administrators are aiding & abetting a hostile takeover of higher ed" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...

10.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Does Your Country Need Regime Change? A Quiz β€œIn announcing the U.S. military strike on Iran, President Donald Trump went significantly beyond his previous justification of destroying the coun...

"Has your leader renamed several prominent institutions after himself?"

08.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Det jeg har mΓΈtt i Fukushima, er en langsom katastrofe som fortsatt pΓ₯gΓ₯r NΓ₯r Norge nΓ₯ diskuterer ny kjernekraft, diskuterer vi ikke bare energi for de neste tiΓ₯rene. Vi diskuterer forpliktelser som strekker seg langt forbi alle som i dag deltar i debatten.

Tomorrow it's 15 years since the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdowns struck Japan. In today's Aftenposten, I'm writing about my visits to Fukushima and what the possible lessons for Norway today are.

10.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Popcorn Resistance of β€˜One Battle After Another’

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o...
Thank you! Sheesh.

09.03.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wahrheit zum internationalen #Frauentag 2026.

08.03.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 370 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

"When I was young, I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of cinema, and dynamite. Now I just believe in dynamite."

β€” Sergio Leone.

01.03.2026 06:45 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

everyone loved the tech industry's free music and friendship machines of 20-30 years ago. it's unclear what could be causing people to feel the opposite about the industry's new racism and insanity machine

21.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 10074 πŸ” 2273 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 14

We've raised nearly $6800 for this utterly essential organization (see thread).

Can you help us get to $7500 today?

(Remember to click "adjust donation")

13.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
The front cover of the book "Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex" by Angela Chen

The front cover of the book "Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex" by Angela Chen

Just finished the book ACE: What Asexuality reveals about desires, society, and the meaning of sex. High recommend anyone and everyone 10/10. My biggest realisation from this book is that I am one very ignorant girly😭
At least now I am a bit less ignorant nowπŸ‘
#asexual #asexuality

12.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Spotlight: Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics by Daniel Worden

11.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beginner's Guide to Black Science Fiction & Fantasy part iii This is a beginner's guide to black science fiction and fantasy.

Gerald L. Coleman comes through once again with a comprehensive collection of Black Fantastic fiction to check out for Black History Month and beyond. Please share.
geraldcoleman.com/beginners-gu...?

10.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Am 31. MΓ€rz darf ich auf Einladung des Leibniz-Instituts fΓΌr Geschichte und Kultur des ΓΆstlichen Europa die Oskar-Halecki-Lecture 2026 halten, in der ich ΓΌber Nationalstaatsbildung, LatinitΓ€t und ungleichen Vorstellungen von RumΓ€nischsein sprechen werde. Details unten, Vortrag wird aufgezeichnet.

10.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy (Full Version) [HD]
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy (Full Version) [HD] YouTube video by T.Rex

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 9: A Song that feels underrated

08.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD candidate within Gender Studies and/or STS: Imagining Positive Energy Futures (294972) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: PhD candidate within Gender Studies and/or STS: Imagining Positive Energy Futures (294972), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Some colleagues in my old department in Trondheim are recruiting a PhD candidate in Gender Studies and/or STS on the "Imagining Positive Energy Futures" project. 3 years, fully funded. Norway's a good place to do a PhD and Trondheim's a nice place to live!

09.02.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wir sind der Osten Wir glauben, die Mehrheit der Menschen in Ostdeutschland denkt fortschrittlich. Und genau das zeigen wir.

Durch eine Kollegin entdeckt. Sehr spannend und ermutigend, die vielen Kurzportraits zu lesen. wirsindderosten.de/wir-sind-der...

06.02.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Environmental Film and Television Studies Environmental Film and Television Studies encompasses a set of interdisciplinary scholarly practices designed to foreground ecological issues in film and television. Drawing on approaches from across ...

1st pub this year. Open access handbook entry. Please share! ✍🏻
#AcademicPublishing #EnvHum
doi.org/10.1007/978-...

01.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Once again proving the profound unpopularity of…Brett Ratner.
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28.01.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a black and white striped sweater is laying on a bed with #schitts creek written on the bottom Alt: a man in a black and white striped sweater (David) is in a bed looking horrified and covering his face with his hands with #schitts creek written on the bottom

Wow. They worked hard on that title.

29.01.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you have concerns about the production of your book manuscript or how a publisher is engaging with AI, *please* ask your dealbreaker questions well before you are holding a contract in hand. You will lose months if not years if you wait until after peer review (and likely won’t get what you want)

28.01.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

2026 mascot just dropped πŸ΄πŸ€”

28.01.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A landmark chronicle of queer Black lives, movements, and desires across US history.

A landmark chronicle of queer Black lives, movements, and desires across US history.

Huge kudos to Ideas on Fire authors C. Riley Snorton @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost on the publication of A Black Queer History of the United States, out now from @beaconpress.bsky.social! πŸŽ‰

www.beacon.org/Black-Queer-...

#IoFAuthors

26.01.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ILU MSP!! ❀️

(alt text: You can't kill us all/ We're always watching you/
Get the fuck out of our state/ All power to the people)

25.01.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+
Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+ YouTube video by Star Wars

I dislike when people reduce important, history-making moments in modern life to pop culture references.

But also fuck it, this is a super great time to rewatch Andor.

25.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 2164 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Call the piece of legislation that ultimately abolishes ICE the Pretti-Good Act

25.01.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 5592 πŸ” 1261 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 64

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

24.01.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 47118 πŸ” 13479 πŸ’¬ 6110 πŸ“Œ 1901
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β€˜Sinners’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes Oscar History as First Woman of Color Nominated for Best Cinematography "Sinners" cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made Oscar history, becoming the first woman of color to be nominated in that category.

❀️❀️❀️

23.01.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 2466 πŸ” 401 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 21

thank you minnesota. death to fascism

23.01.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pencil lovers, we've made a wallpaper for your phone.

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