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Amy Sherman @andcleverness.bsky.social · 2d

I don't want an obsequious chatbot, I just want:
a) to be able to attach comments to endnotes/footnotes
b) to be able to convert PDFs with endnotes/footnotes to a Word doc

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Tories and Reform want to quit the European Convention on Human Rights.

Since 1980, the ECHR court has heard 29 cases of immigrant deportation. UK won 16. No defeats in the last 5 yrs.

Quitting ECHR won't fix illegal immigration, will destroy our freedoms and rights.
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Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration

Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift

www.thetimes.com

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · 2d

That's a lot of lost "out of state tuition" and all the money they spend in US businesses, not to mention all that soft power good will.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2d

The number of international students entering the U.S. has seen its steepest drop on record, outside of the pandemic.

U.S. Hit by Record Drop in International Student Arrivals Under Trump

Federal travel data shows steep declines across nearly every region, with the sharpest drops among students from India, China, and Africa.

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · 2d

#reads: James Bamford, The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America’s Most Secret Agency (Penguin Books, 1983).

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22d

Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d

Rand Paul: "People say, 'Oh, people have a right to say things.' Well, actually they don't necessarily have a right to say things. Many people have in their contract what we call a morals clause ... I think it is time for this to be a crackdown on people."

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25d

@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social reflects on why DVD owners shouldn’t throw away their collections just yet.

What We Lose When Streaming Companies Choose What We Watch

Maybe don’t throw away all your DVDs just yet.

www.newyorker.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 27d

pretty wild that it so quickly became normalized that immigrants don’t have even basic free speech rights

www.axios.com/2025/09/11/c...

State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau posted the warning on Thursday.

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · 28d

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · 29d

Coicaud (who was my Ph.D. supervisor) is definitely worth your time if you are interested in international legitimacy. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this.

Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · Jul 24

Explores how international law constructs a sense of legitimacy, what its limitations are and how to improve it.

The Law and Politics of International Legitimacy by Jean-Marc Coicaud of @law.rutgers.edu , Out Now

#LawSky #BookSky #Politics #InternationalLaw

https://cup.org/3UAuZUV

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · 29d

A polyprayercule

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29d

President Trump suggested Americans gather in groups of 10 for weekly prayers ahead of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, a blurring of church-state lines.

Trump exhorts Americans to pray for U.S. ahead of 250th anniversary

Trump suggests Americans gather in groups of 10 for weekly prayers ahead of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, a blurring of church-state lines.

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Sep 6

But I thought it was the vaccines?!

Forbes @forbes.com · Sep 5

Tylenol maker Kenvue denies the connection allegedly made in the report, which is expected to be published by the Department of Health and Human Services this month.

RFK Jr. Report Will Link Autism To Tylenol Use During Pregnancy, Report Says

Tylenol maker Kenvue denies the connection allegedly made in the report, which is expected to be published by the Department of Health and Human Services this month.

www.forbes.com

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James Vizzard @jwvizzard.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dear Microsoft, nobody wants to open PDFs in Edge. Ever. This is why people don’t like you.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Sep 3

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Sep 2

#reads: Roald Dahl, The Magic Finger (1966)

P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Aug 29

#reads: Roald Dahl, George's Marvelous Medicine (1981)

P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Aug 28

#reads: Laura Ingalls WIlder, Little House on the Prarie (1935)

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · Aug 26

Hah! Apollo-Soyuz commemorative... cigarettes!

“The Most 1970s Thing I've Ever Seen...” www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFrB...

The Most 1970s Thing I've Ever Seen...

YouTube video by Alexander the ok

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Aug 25

The GOP is now in a place of what I'm calling Schrodinger's anti-Semitism in which anti-Semitism is both condemned and embraced.

The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · Aug 24

The Diary of Anne Frank is among the hundreds of books banned in Florida this year. When I was in school, it was required reading. (Guardian)

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Aug 25

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · Aug 24

Dear universities, please follow suit.

Protik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · Aug 23

For the EU, this should be a very urgent matter of national security. All EU member states should build on Denmark's wise strategy to phase out Microsoft products