@left_plain saw a post from a while ago saying china discussions have shifted from mao china to china today. i guess this is why? it is alot easier to think it has always been like this, esp since the nominally socialist gov remained in place unlike in the soviet bloc
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A few days to start treating patients at my uni in Gaza! I’m waiving all fees for them, but between tuition & dental supplies, the bills r adding up.
A little help could cover the basics so I can keep fixing smiles✨️🦷
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@promise__li yeah, and I worry about what comes afterwards. Censorship and algorithms will make communications hard, and some xhs users’ blatant racism, ableism etc might just discourage further engagements…
the leftist position is that people’s positions, even if horrific, have roots in their material reality. the liberal position as best i can tell is that 20-30% of the country has an irredeemably evil soul. i guess im going with the one you could actually do something about.
ELECTION ALERT: Still Too Early To Know Which Minority To Scapegoat
ONN political analyst Jason Copeland breaks down why it's still too early to say exactly which racial and ethnic minority groups will be to blame for each political party's shortcomings this election.
As @HossamShabat said on live today, "if you can, just tweet. A tweet can help protect the journalists and their integrity as they are continuing to be targeted [by the IOF]. This tweet could be used to spread awareness of the plan the Zionist entity has for the journalists ... inside the Gaza Strip, so that [the IOF] can create [a] media blackout and silence the voices within."
@ASPertierra In the case of postsoc China (which might be somewhat relevant here), maybe material improvements did not address the precarity ppl felt during the 90s? I have an old neighbour who was a laidoff SOE worker and the experience of being fired really stuck with her when we talked...
A testimony from a young journalist in Gaza named Bisan. Please watch. This is heartbreaking and terrifying and no mainstream media outlet will report it.
screwed for 3/4 years in exchange for a 'badge of honour' allowing you to find some kind of job. This really puts universities 'educational missions' in scrutiny, a total insult for those who actually wanted to learn something in higher ed.
End of thread 12/12
A thread on my views about the statement sent by @OxfordHistory today to all finalists:
To start off, the statement is frankly troubling, trying to frame changes made to the assessment process that clearly impacted academic integrity in an almost harmless light.
Moreover, I find the possibilty that the actions taken to counter the MAB could be used again in the future worrying. If univerisities can get away with giving out degrees on dubious academic grounds, they are basically admitting that unis are mere degree plants. You get 11/n