universities are ultimately conservative institutions and conservatives only started calling them "liberal" when they started accepting women and people of color
also: Viability comes from the trimester framework, which was "derived...from nine guys who went to law school before women could get credit cards in our own name, and their assessment of when 'the state’s interest' in our pregnancies might become 'compelling.'”
The origin of the pregnancy trimester is not in our biology but in 1973’s Roe v. Wade decision.
I don’t want to “Upskill” I want to De-skill! Each day I want to wipe from my memory the software I needed to master to pay for parking in a city I will never return to!
I find it striking how in the aftermath of Helene, libraries are providing crucial community services like free wifi while cops are guarding stores with rotting food from potential "looters" instead of serving and protecting people. Worth considering how we spend local funding.
Disaster preparedness doesn’t just mean a go bag for saving yourself and your family. It also means being ready to assist in times of need. Simply ask yourself this: what are the skills and resources you can offer if a crisis lands in the next town over?
“I wasn’t fired for anything I said in the classroom. I was fired because of a charge brought by a student I had never met, let alone taught, who had been surveying my social media account for months.”
Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College may have become the first institution since Oct. 7 to oust a tenured faculty member for such statements, though the professor is appealing the decision and still rece...
“Write faster, prof-scum! LLM needs a new pair of shoes!” (Guess I called this one; page shots are from my June 2024 article in POETICS TODAY; only mistake is I thought we still had another year or two.)
What's unfolding in Western NC and E Tennessee is a disaster of monumental proportions--please keep the people there in your thoughts and help as you can. BUT ALSO: Project 2025 wants to dismantle NOAA (weather tracking/warnings), FEMA, and effective governance in general. Remember that as you vote
NWS Norman (OK) should be priority before spring tornado season kicks off! Norman is also home to SPC (storm prediction center)