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Avatar: middle-age white woman wearing glasses in library
Header: Egyptian fish textile, 200s-400s AD

Multnomah Co has been sitting on millions in unspent funding for homeless services. Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran said “We have so much money .... I mean, it really is shocking,”
breakdown of where the money came from and where it might be going here:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/we-have-so-much-money-multnomah-county-has-more-than-100-million-for-homeless-services-that-it-has-yet-to-spend/283-7a7b350b-0789-4e88-a6d6-1ac73cbd9c45

#portland #pdx #multnomah #oregon #homeless #homelessness #funding #news #local #kgw #thursday #Community

A Blood Test Predicts Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Women

The assessment is the first advance in diagnosing the deadly condition since it was discovered more than a century ago, experts said.

The New York Times
In ~2014, my colleague & I argued that social media (esp. Twitter) had become part of the critical infrastructure of disaster response. People were turning to Twitter during crises to share information about impacts and resources. Disaster responders were using the data shared there for situational awareness, and were communicating in real-time with their constituents. Today’s events underscore just how dangerous it is for society to come to rely on private platforms as critical infrastructure.

That giddy feeling when you find a new primary source in your research*.

*doesn't matter how many other sources you STILL have to read a new is always exciting.

#AmResearching
#Histodons
#History

If you're enlightened and you know it clap one hand...
Since when do police vans say 'Mutual Aid' in huge letters on the side?
What if street signs showed femme images as neutral?

Reminder, I'll be speaking on 'Decentering Europe Two Ways: Swimming and the Slave Trade in Classical Antiquity' at 5 pm Malta time Wednesday 11th January; that's 11 am EST/8 am PST.

Register here:

https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/events/um/2023/01/online-public-lecture-by-mca

#histodons #swimming #classics

Decentering Europe Two Ways: Swimming and the Slave Trade in Classical Antiquity

Wednesday 11 January

University of Malta

I'm surely not alone in thinking this article is revolting?

'...violence and danger will remain at the beating heart of football. Take it out, and the game is football no more. So, we will watch, enthralled, and sometimes horrified...'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/sports/football/nfl-broadcast-fans.html

We’re All Complicit in the N.F.L.’s Violent Spectacle

The appetite for football has never been higher, even as viewers look past the toll the sport takes on players’ lives. Damar Hamlin’s collapse during a prime-time game should force a reconsideration.