“Words don’t have meaning without context.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates humorously explains why relationships behind words , like calling a spouse “honey,” matters in relation to the N-Word and Black people.
(This was a great event at Northwestern)
"My generation is obsessed with treating every trait as a symptom of a disorder: You’re not shy, you’re autistic; you’re not forgetful, you’ve got ADHD," writes Freya India.
World military expenditure rose by 9.4 per cent in real terms to $2718 billion in 2024, the highest global total ever recorded by SIPRI and the 10th year of consecutive increases. New SIPRI data on #MilitarySpending out now ➡️ https://t.co/z50bEYa7p7
#GDAMS2025 #MilitaryExpenditure #DefenseBudget #MilitaryBudget #SIPRI #Milex
Financial Times: "Science institutions in Europe and beyond are racing to hire researchers from the US looking to flee the Trump administration's crackdown on research agencies."
@halcyon_hazel Try this. Did you see Interstellar? How many people will get off earth? I’ve asked around. 2000 tops. At least, 8 billion left behind. Why support that with tax dollars? Why not focus on life conditions here?
Before 1967, Aboriginal Australians were not even recognized as citizens and were classified under the Flora and Fauna Act, stripping them of basic human rights. This image of Aboriginal men in chains at Wyndham Prison is a painful reminder of their oppression. History must never be erased.
To the financial institutions & industries backtracking on climate commitments, I want to say loudly & clearly:
You’re on the wrong side of history.
You’re on the wrong side of science.
And you’re on the wrong side of consumers who are looking for more sustainability, not less.
@skdh I’ve long noted the expanded definition of science in Europe, especially via Wissenschaft in German, but I’ve seen the opposite problem where poor scientific method is applied in humanities fields. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ori_goldberg My thoughts go back to 911 when I expressed similar thoughts in NY. It’s especially disturbing when the world offers so much empathy during suffering and the government responds with vengeance… and silence at best from the citizenry.