This is fun, somehow Iâd missed that Kristen Felicetti wrote a YA novel that takes the form of journal entries on a Livejournal blog in 2001. www.shabbydollhouse.com/log-off
Teen Vogue looks at a lot of recent legislation designed to squelch protests⌠www.teenvogue.com/story/states...
In some states, people can now spend up to a year in jail for âobstructing sidewalks.â
We need to talk about right-wing students harassing professors
âI wasnât 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.â
Pennsylvaniaâs 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...
Some representations of what it took to make the Frankenstein Variorum (frankensteinvariorum.org), from the documentation:
The Protestant religion of my youth has very strict rules regarding state-mandated/sponsored religious practice. I hear that a fair number of middle-aged dudes have crossed over to the dark side, but by and large M$G& is verboten.
âWhy is it the responsibility of women to remove ourselves from public space, in order to be safe from threats and violence? Telling victims or those at risk of abuse to get off social media just gives free rein to the perpetrators. It does nothing to stop them.â
Muskâs latest plan will endanger stalking and domestic abuse victims â and make online life harder for all women
Substack still sucks (but Platformer doesnât). âIâm proud that when Platformer was asked to actually live its values â to stand up for the idea that basic content moderation is good and necessary â we did.â [kottke.org]
deeply fucking weird
Trump addresses women: "I am your protector. I want to be your protector ... you will no longer be abandoned, lonely, or scared. You will no longer be in danger ... you will no longer be thinking about abortion."
Trump addresses women: "I am your protector. I want to be your protector ... you will no longer be abandoned, lonely, or scared. You will no longer be in danger ... you will no longer be thinking...
Cornell students allege yesterday was the âfirst [known] time a U.S. university has enacted deportation powers against a studentâ over Palestine organizing, effectively deporting grad student Momodou Taal, over a protest of defense contractors at a job fair last week h/t @leximcmenamin.bsky.social