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As an actual Religious Studies scholar, it is an insult to our field to describe anything this student wrote about gender as "Bible-based."
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As an actual Religious Studies scholar, it is an insult to our field to describe anything this student wrote about gender as "Bible-based."
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Even more than that, Picasso's Guernica is about the first experience of aerial bombing of a civilian population. Not just the horror of war but the absolute Hell of a specific aspect of warfare that would define the coming carnage of the next 100 years.
Sometimes you see a painting at 13 and it’s like yup, he did it, that motherfucker did it, he summed up the war is bad and stupid argument vividly and we’re good now. This painting is it, just look at this painting and understand why it’s time to stop doing this shit
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Even more than that, Picasso's Guernica is about the first experience of aerial bombing of a civilian population. Not just the horror of war but the absolute Hell of a specific aspect of warfare that would define the coming carnage of the next 100 years.
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Justice for Mel Curth. Does anyone know if she has a fundraiser or someplace to direct support? That they are throwing a grad student under the bus like this is sadly completely predictable and fucked up.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Justice for Mel Curth. Does anyone know if she has a fundraiser or someplace to direct support? That they are throwing a grad student under the bus like this is sadly completely predictable and fucked up.
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She didn't "cite" the Bible. Citations require referencing specific passages relevant to the topic. Writing "the Bible says..." is not a citation.
The teacher was fired for being trans and daring to apply academic standards to a transphobe's transphobic submission. THAT should be in the headline.
The teacher was fired for being trans and daring to apply academic standards to a transphobe's transphobic submission. THAT should be in the headline.
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
She didn't "cite" the Bible. Citations require referencing specific passages relevant to the topic. Writing "the Bible says..." is not a citation.
The teacher was fired for being trans and daring to apply academic standards to a transphobe's transphobic submission. THAT should be in the headline.
The teacher was fired for being trans and daring to apply academic standards to a transphobe's transphobic submission. THAT should be in the headline.
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i’m at a bar and they’re playing heated rivalry and there’s a big crowd of people and they’re cheering and hollering i did not realize the extent of this shows powers
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
i’m at a bar and they’re playing heated rivalry and there’s a big crowd of people and they’re cheering and hollering i did not realize the extent of this shows powers
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Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
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Happy Festivus! I got a lot of grievances with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about em.
You know the drill: one like = one grievance. I'll start after lunch.
You know the drill: one like = one grievance. I'll start after lunch.
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happy Festivus! I got a lot of grievances with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about em.
You know the drill: one like = one grievance. I'll start after lunch.
You know the drill: one like = one grievance. I'll start after lunch.
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"Great writing can't be taught."
Total bullshit. Writing is just as much of a teachable and learnable skill as playing an instrument or acting or painting. You don't have to have any prodigy to write a great book - just a strong work ethic, years of practice, and a willingness to innovate.
Total bullshit. Writing is just as much of a teachable and learnable skill as playing an instrument or acting or painting. You don't have to have any prodigy to write a great book - just a strong work ethic, years of practice, and a willingness to innovate.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Great writing can't be taught."
Total bullshit. Writing is just as much of a teachable and learnable skill as playing an instrument or acting or painting. You don't have to have any prodigy to write a great book - just a strong work ethic, years of practice, and a willingness to innovate.
Total bullshit. Writing is just as much of a teachable and learnable skill as playing an instrument or acting or painting. You don't have to have any prodigy to write a great book - just a strong work ethic, years of practice, and a willingness to innovate.
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I could say plenty about this, and I could quote plenty in this article, but this one short sentence from the article says everything:
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I could say plenty about this, and I could quote plenty in this article, but this one short sentence from the article says everything:
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
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I hope everyone understands that this was never about the grade or religious freedom. This was a targeted attack on a trans faculty member, and it succeeded.
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I hope everyone understands that this was never about the grade or religious freedom. This was a targeted attack on a trans faculty member, and it succeeded.
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They did what now? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/s...
December 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
They did what now? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/s...
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iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
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an absolute outrage that absolutely everyone will forget about because no one gives a fuck about the freedom and safety of trans people. NO ONE.
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
an absolute outrage that absolutely everyone will forget about because no one gives a fuck about the freedom and safety of trans people. NO ONE.
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the sheer contempt our society has for children is absolutely staggering. “kids lie constantly” is shit adults made up to justify never taking any meaningful action to support the children they so frequently claim to be protecting
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
the sheer contempt our society has for children is absolutely staggering. “kids lie constantly” is shit adults made up to justify never taking any meaningful action to support the children they so frequently claim to be protecting
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Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
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PBS FRONTLINE's "Surviving CECOT" is incredible, disturbing, moving, and they didn't self censor.
Surviving CECOT | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members and deported to CECOT.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
PBS FRONTLINE's "Surviving CECOT" is incredible, disturbing, moving, and they didn't self censor.
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles. n.pr/49mT6i6
Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs. Here's what to know
A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles. n.pr/49mT6i6
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People on 60 Minutes have pretty consistently been brave and willing to give a damn to the point of losing their job rather than sell out their soul and this email is sadly probably going to be a part of that
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
People on 60 Minutes have pretty consistently been brave and willing to give a damn to the point of losing their job rather than sell out their soul and this email is sadly probably going to be a part of that
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"It's all Catholic teleology?"
"Always has been."
"Always has been."
At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban GAC, they said trans people are "at the root of the evils we face" and are "a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"It's all Catholic teleology?"
"Always has been."
"Always has been."
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Novelty t-shirt idea: “I passed the gom jabbar and all I got was this stupid t-shirt”.
December 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Novelty t-shirt idea: “I passed the gom jabbar and all I got was this stupid t-shirt”.
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if you just live your life by taking the opposite stance of conor friedersdorf on nearly every issue you'll do pretty well
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you just live your life by taking the opposite stance of conor friedersdorf on nearly every issue you'll do pretty well
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joining the great machine consciousness
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
joining the great machine consciousness