#Book looking for a good home: a signed 1st/1st of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Pulitzer winner & a favorite. Also an influence on my forthcoming memoir. Signed in person in 2012 after his Pittsburgh lecture. Includes provenance archive materials. Link:
https://t.co/AjqPQhcVZx
We have the ability, right now this very minute, to end hunger, poverty, and homelessness, and to give everyone free healthcare and a free university level education. Let that sink in.
Thomas Paine, writing in Common Sense in 1776: “For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.”
I used to like @Zoom, until I got autobilled for a renewal today that I didn't want and they flatly refused to refund me the day of the renewal, knowing the month they billed me for wouldn't even be used. Not going back.
People don't realize this but there's an extinction level event happening at US universities right now. My old department at Harvard cut the number of new PhD students by 75%, most of those were American trainees.
American science is falling off a cliff.
Both Democrats and Republicans are susceptible to misinformation, confirmation bias, and conspiracy theories. Always vet what you see and hear on social media with multiple reliable sources. Go for triangulation.
There is so much information floating around online. Some of it is solid, some not so much. Please be sure to vet content before you you share with reliable and reputable sources and include links for verification.