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Nothing in language is permanent except the conviction that standards are somehow always falling.

You got a sticker???? I'm so jealous

Thrilled to share this new piece in @criticasianstds.bsky.socialcriticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2...

Commentary | Kimberly Hassel, Akil Fletcher, and John G. Russell, Stranger Than Fiction?: Yasuke and the Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Controversy — Critical Asian Studies

Introduction “Nothing is true; everything is permitted.” — Assassin’s maxim, Assassin’s Creed On May 15th, 2024, video game publisher Ubisoft released the trailer for the anticipated next in...

I don't -think- so, but it would explain so much if it were.

Me, three! 😁

"Loss and damage" is what happens when efforts to reduce emissions and address climate risks have been insufficient for avoiding harm. Addressing loss and damage (e.g., via rebuilding) will be far more expensive than avoiding it in the first place. And so many things in this world can't be replaced.

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

More than 50 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions without power as forecasters braced for “catastrophic” flooding.

While trying to figure out how oat milk yogurt works, I encountered a recipe that used the words "ancestral" and "anti-nutrients," and suddenly I need to know if anyone has done any linguistic studies on whatever is happening on that corner of vegan!web.

U Chicago: free speech! Me: Great so the university is gonna commit to pro-Palestinian speech? UC: nope Me: um making sure marginalized students have their voices heard? UC: nope Me: fighting book banners and govt censorship? UC: nope Me: what kinds of speech then? UC: you know which ones

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The University of Chicago has received a $100M anonymous gift to do “free speech” work. As Kagan said in Janus, the right seeks to “weaponize the First Amendment,” pushing a libertarian version of free speech that helps the wealthy. Why is Chicago keeping the donor secret? 1/2

$100 million gift will advance UChicago’s commitment to free expression

Gift will build upon the University’s longstanding leadership in free expression while expanding the Chicago Forum’s impactful work

Normally I'd say size, but maybe here it's also the shape? I buy one's labeled as ベルギー a lot, and they have rounded corners, but these corners are nice and square.