To be clear, they're play-fighting and also: this video improved my day measurably and I wish I'd've watched it earlier. If you haven't, fix that now.
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To be clear, they're play-fighting and also: this video improved my day measurably and I wish I'd've watched it earlier. If you haven't, fix that now.
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
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You never know what ancient texts might be hiding in a medieval monastic archive! That’s the dream, at least.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walaric
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Fo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veborg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaid...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goiswin...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furta_s...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrad...
Once again, the students in my medieval history class wrote Wikipedia articles. I'm very proud of their work, and it really is theirs; I don't interfere beyond giving normal feedback. Here are the projects from this semester. If you want to suggest revisions, please do!
Why? Because they’re scrubbing abstracts of anything that smells of inclusivity. Why does this matter? Scientific inquiry should not be policed by the state. That’s some Nazi-level shit.
The freeze on funds is still on at the National Science Foundation where grant panels were supposed to meet this week. That means if you have an NSF grant, your funds are frozen, even if you’re in the middle of something critically important and timely.
🚨Breaking - There’s a published report on NSF funding by Ted Cruz and at the end, he has dozens of key words they’ll use to root out “dei” projects. Among them is “indigenous.” #NSF #research #academia #STEM #archaeology
You can read the report for yourself: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
A random list of things you can do if a federal agency attempts to cancel your grant (please add suggestions):
1. Organize. Talk to the news about the work that will not happen as a result of this. Explain how promising scientists are now out of a job and their families are affected.
The photo shows the upper part of a sword, displayed vertically: the pommel (the top part of the hilt), the tang (the shaft of the sword), the cross guard and a small part of the blade are visible.
A hilt of a so-called ULFBERHT #sword, found in the River Rhine near Speyer. From the 9th to the 11th century a group of outstanding swords are known throughout large parts of Europe, they were produced in the Frankish Empire. Their blades were of highest quality and bear...🧵1/3
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