Saethelred the UnreadyMove fast, break things, hurt people, be reviled, die alone
Pamela K Gilbert
@PamelaKGilbert
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Scholar of 19th C British literature and curious reader of news about the world. Author, most recently, of _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_ (Cornell, 2019).
Judd LegumTo recap: Supreme Court justices nominated by a president who lost the popular vote and confirmed by Senators representing far less than half the country have eliminated abortion rights, green-lighted anti-LGBTQ discrimination, and ended affirmative action.
In one year.
Matthew L. ReznicekThe College Board pre-emptively caving to DeSantis is a clear violation of one of Timothy Snyder's rules for resisting an autocracy
Brendan NyhanIn America. In 2023. What a moral panic looks like. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/31/florida-hide-books-stop-woke-manatee-county-duval-county-desantis/
@TedUnderwood do you think so? I figured it would either collapse or stabilize in a new normal in a matter of months?
manu chander (he/him)since more and more people are joining just wanted to re-announce that tricia matthew and i are editing a book series on race in nineteenth-century literature and culture -- details in the flyer below and more info at https://www.bigger6.com/oup. send us proposals and/or share with others!
@dmgarofalo what a sweetheart!
Benjamin WittesIn response to a reader question on a different platform, I wrote this thread on application of the Genocide Convention to the Ukraine conflict:
The TLDR? It's genocide, and it's not a close question: https://thecooltable.wtf/@benjaminwittes/109558844023375605
The TLDR? It's genocide, and it's not a close question: https://thecooltable.wtf/@benjaminwittes/109558844023375605
Benjamin Wittes (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image In response to a post in which I said that russia is committing genocide in Ukraine, @[email protected] asks me the following question. I would be pleased to oblige her with an explanation.