David Jekel
@davidjekel.bsky.social
Mathematics poastdoc from US at University of Copenhagen. Personal account/opinions. Posts often about current events, sometimes math & education. Leftist, anti-war, anti-colonialism, food & housing for all.
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This Giving Tuesday, if you’re looking for an initiative that can really use your support, consider giving to this project that will help LA area math teachers and improve the math preparation of students, through the terrific work of the The UCLA Curtis Center:
crowdfunding.ucla.edu/project/47891
crowdfunding.ucla.edu/project/47891
The Modern Math Teacher Circle Initiative
Help UCLA raise $7,500 for the project: The Modern Math Teacher Circle Initiative. Your gift will make a difference!
crowdfunding.ucla.edu
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This Giving Tuesday, if you’re looking for an initiative that can really use your support, consider giving to this project that will help LA area math teachers and improve the math preparation of students, through the terrific work of the The UCLA Curtis Center:
crowdfunding.ucla.edu/project/47891
crowdfunding.ucla.edu/project/47891
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Homeless mothers all over the place. Can't log on any platform without being inundated with unmet mutual aid needs.
Buildings for financial aid are packed with families needing assistance.
Buildings for financial aid are packed with families needing assistance.
Billionaires existing contributes to families currently being priced out of existence.
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Homeless mothers all over the place. Can't log on any platform without being inundated with unmet mutual aid needs.
Buildings for financial aid are packed with families needing assistance.
Buildings for financial aid are packed with families needing assistance.
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Amazon stopped reporting its total energy consumption about two years ago, but I've estimated it here using the raw emissions data they've reported (and buried deep in hard-to-find places)
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Amazon stopped reporting its total energy consumption about two years ago, but I've estimated it here using the raw emissions data they've reported (and buried deep in hard-to-find places)
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
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How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords #AlJazeera #Sudan
How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords
European migration funding strengthened Sudanese paramilitaries, while weak export oversight allowed the flow of arms.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords #AlJazeera #Sudan
Saving to watch this later. Keep supporting the people of the DR Congo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgx...
Donald Trump's Congo Peace Deal: Who Benefits?
YouTube video by Friends of the Congo
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Saving to watch this later. Keep supporting the people of the DR Congo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgx...
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Your scream time was up 20% this week for a total of…
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Your scream time was up 20% this week for a total of…
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Italy “objectively” evaluates scientific output by metrics on WoS and Scops.
Researchers with a “difficult” name (accents, two words surnames, etc) have to learn how to get their records complete.
Universities pay for access.
Need for papers and citations leads some to questionable practices.
Researchers with a “difficult” name (accents, two words surnames, etc) have to learn how to get their records complete.
Universities pay for access.
Need for papers and citations leads some to questionable practices.
„CNRS began this process by unsubscribing from Elsevier's Scopus and is continuing today by cutting access to Clarivate Analytics' bibliometric database. This will help the org save €1.4 mill annually in subscription fees, redirected towards promoting open science & development of open databases.“
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Italy “objectively” evaluates scientific output by metrics on WoS and Scops.
Researchers with a “difficult” name (accents, two words surnames, etc) have to learn how to get their records complete.
Universities pay for access.
Need for papers and citations leads some to questionable practices.
Researchers with a “difficult” name (accents, two words surnames, etc) have to learn how to get their records complete.
Universities pay for access.
Need for papers and citations leads some to questionable practices.
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Turning Point (l'organisation de Charlie Kirk) fabrique une controverse sur une assistante de cours trans à Oklahoma U. pour la faire virer.
Le "motif" c'est "mettre 0 à une copie de psycho qui ne cite que la Bible" 🙃. Mais c'est bien une offensive organisée contre les profs trans à l'Université.
Le "motif" c'est "mettre 0 à une copie de psycho qui ne cite que la Bible" 🙃. Mais c'est bien une offensive organisée contre les profs trans à l'Université.
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Turning Point (l'organisation de Charlie Kirk) fabrique une controverse sur une assistante de cours trans à Oklahoma U. pour la faire virer.
Le "motif" c'est "mettre 0 à une copie de psycho qui ne cite que la Bible" 🙃. Mais c'est bien une offensive organisée contre les profs trans à l'Université.
Le "motif" c'est "mettre 0 à une copie de psycho qui ne cite que la Bible" 🙃. Mais c'est bien une offensive organisée contre les profs trans à l'Université.
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"massacre-linked gas project"
The UK ➕ NL pulling out funding so shortly after the criminal complaint was filed is the writing on the wall for the LNG Mozambique project's future.
Now all other financiers must stop funding this atrocious project linked to human rights violations❗
#StopMozGas
www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
Now all other financiers must stop funding this atrocious project linked to human rights violations❗
#StopMozGas
www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
UK, Netherlands drop funding for TotalEnergies’ massacre-linked gas project
The governments had been under pressure to ditch support for the scheme.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"massacre-linked gas project"
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the sadness of being almost done w breakfast
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
the sadness of being almost done w breakfast
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4-year-old kicked his feet up on a pillow and said “my legs are sooo tired” and then said “im pretending to be a grownup”
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
4-year-old kicked his feet up on a pillow and said “my legs are sooo tired” and then said “im pretending to be a grownup”
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Moth
Liv Rainey-Smith
Woodcut print
Never editioned. Part of the ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald. #art #woodcut #printmaking #bestiary #ArtAdventCalendar
Liv Rainey-Smith
Woodcut print
Never editioned. Part of the ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald. #art #woodcut #printmaking #bestiary #ArtAdventCalendar
December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Moth
Liv Rainey-Smith
Woodcut print
Never editioned. Part of the ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald. #art #woodcut #printmaking #bestiary #ArtAdventCalendar
Liv Rainey-Smith
Woodcut print
Never editioned. Part of the ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald. #art #woodcut #printmaking #bestiary #ArtAdventCalendar
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Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
lol people inclined to boycott will boycott it even more now
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
lol people inclined to boycott will boycott it even more now
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While I was TAing during my first MA, we were tasked with solo teaching a couple sections a semester. Our advisor encouraged us to bring these types of situations (really any situation we didn't know how to handle) to her to resolve. We were students still learning, & our tenured profs protected us
If you are a chair of a department or supervise grad students, it might be important to collaborate with your colleagues on ways to strategize when a "problem essay" comes down the pike. It's one small way of protecting each other.
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
While I was TAing during my first MA, we were tasked with solo teaching a couple sections a semester. Our advisor encouraged us to bring these types of situations (really any situation we didn't know how to handle) to her to resolve. We were students still learning, & our tenured profs protected us
You're not obligated to argue with everyone who is wrong on the internet.
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You're not obligated to argue with everyone who is wrong on the internet.
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I'm part of a group in Lebanon who support queer and trans people amidst ongoing economic collapse, war situation, and rising queer/transphobia. We are currently doing a fundraiser to help sustain our work. Please consider joining our Patreon (more info inside).
www.patreon.com/qmalebanon
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Get more from Queer Mutual Aid Lebanon on Patreon
creating mutual aid for the queer community in Lebanon
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December 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm part of a group in Lebanon who support queer and trans people amidst ongoing economic collapse, war situation, and rising queer/transphobia. We are currently doing a fundraiser to help sustain our work. Please consider joining our Patreon (more info inside).
www.patreon.com/qmalebanon
www.patreon.com/qmalebanon
We have a lot of more fundamental problems but this is good I guess
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We have a lot of more fundamental problems but this is good I guess
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Monthly registrations, a proxy for sales, slumped 58% in France to 1,593 vehicles sold, and by 49% to 534 cars in Denmark, where the Model Y was the 23rd most popular vehicle with 206 units sold, official data showed.
Tesla November car registrations drop 58% in France, 49% in Denmark, data shows
Tesla 's November registrations in France and Denmark halved from a year ago, as the EV maker struggled to reverse market share losses in Europe despite the launch of a new range of its best-selling M...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Monthly registrations, a proxy for sales, slumped 58% in France to 1,593 vehicles sold, and by 49% to 534 cars in Denmark, where the Model Y was the 23rd most popular vehicle with 206 units sold, official data showed.
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1. Steve Witkoff, Trump's top negotiator for a peace deal in Ukraine, has an active financial partnership with Len Blavatnik, a billionaire sanctioned by the Ukrainian government. Witkoff and Blavatnik are co-developing ultra-luxury condos in NYC, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
Top Trump negotiator retains partnership with Ukraine-sanctioned billionaire
Steve Witkoff coached a top Putin aide on managing Trump and created a peace plan that mirrored Russian demands
popular.info
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
1. Steve Witkoff, Trump's top negotiator for a peace deal in Ukraine, has an active financial partnership with Len Blavatnik, a billionaire sanctioned by the Ukrainian government. Witkoff and Blavatnik are co-developing ultra-luxury condos in NYC, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
A retired professor sent me a request for arXiv endorsement to post in probability a paper attempting to prove the wrong answer to the Monty Hall Problem.
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A retired professor sent me a request for arXiv endorsement to post in probability a paper attempting to prove the wrong answer to the Monty Hall Problem.
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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+972’s West Bank reporter Basel Adra reports that Israeli police arrested his father, Naser Adra, following a settler attack on the village of Al-Faqra in Masafer Yatta.
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
+972’s West Bank reporter Basel Adra reports that Israeli police arrested his father, Naser Adra, following a settler attack on the village of Al-Faqra in Masafer Yatta.