Democrats were quicker to respond to students protesting a genocide than to the richest man on earth trying to unilaterally shut down a government agency
Like I’m sorry, that man will not be sending me into a frenzy. I have dedicated my life to this work in very real ways & nothing about my objectives are changing bc he signed some piece of paper. This is the country we’ve always lived in, you’re just now seeing it for what it is.
Harvard had a KKK chapter. They even burned crosses on campus. Harvard faculty also owned slaves. Harvard NEVER paid reparations. But they quickly moved mountains to settle and pay Pro- Israel students due Gaza protests.
Mask bans do not belong in higher ed. Cultures of protest do. Proud of all students who are engaging in political activism. Sincerely, a prof who will keep masking - for myself, for my students, for my community.
i need people who work in the tv/film industry to understand that the rise in fascism & institutions like the Oscars embracing work done by ai are connected. hollywood is run by corporations— they’re normalizing ai so it can proliferate further in every aspect of life.
At some point, people will have to be honest with themselves about how Biden waiting until 3 months before the election to step aside was an unprecedentedly catastrophic decision.
“It’s never enough for you people,”
and it’s not. We deserve more. Give us more. Disabled people actually historically have been/are given the least.
You can’t shame us into silence in the face of your abandonment, no, your actively resentful faux solidarity ain’t enough.
My entire scientific career I have been cautioning against climate doomerism. It’s dangerously unhealthy for young people and leads into apathy.
Humanity won on ozone depletion. Much of the world has been successful on acid rain and air pollution. Climate is winnable.
My first solo entry is a satire about one of the lowest points in my life and has no hook. A message to smaller artists: Create whatever art you want theres really no rules.