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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
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March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Now that I am finished screaming into the void about schooling for kids with disabilities being assigned to RFK: understand what this means.

He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.

This is eugenics.
March 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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girls only want one thing and it’s A SWORD WITH WHICH TO SLAY THE WITCH-KING OF ANGMAR
March 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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The guy whose daddy bought his way into Wharton, the guy whose grades were so shitty he's never disclosed them – that guy just destroyed the Department of Education. This is what dystopia looks like. This is what Fascism looks like.
March 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Book 11 of 2025
“The Complete Maus“ by Art Spiegelman

5/5 ⭐️

This is a graphic novel written from taped interviews by Art Spiegleman with his father. Art captures his father’s experience as a Jewish man in Poland to life in the ghetto then surviving Auschwitz to reuniting with his wife.
March 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Book 9 of 2025
“The Mysterious Affair at Styles“ by Agatha Christie

4/5 ⭐️

In this first Hercule Poirot book, Christie introduces the “funny, little man” from Belgium with an uncanny talent for solving crimes.

#books #bookrecommendations #bookreview
March 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“They Called Us Enemy“ by George Takei

5/5 ⭐️

Genre: History, Memoir, Graphic Novel Length: 208 pages

Synopsis: This memoir by George Takei is about his family being incarcerated during the Japanese internment in the 1940’s.
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January 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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January 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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January 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Book 1 of 2025
“The Husbands“ by Holly Gramazio

3.5/5 ⭐️

Genre: Magical Realism, Romance Length: 10 hrs, 30 mins

This book made me think about how relationships & experiences really shape who we are.

#books #bookrecs #bookreview #52bookclubchallenge
January 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Book 126 of 2024
“Everyone on This Train is a Suspect“ (Ernest Cunningham, 2) by Benjamin Stevenson

4.5/5 ⭐️

Genre: Mystery Thriller Length: 8 hours, 27 minutes

#bookreview #bookrecomendations #mystery #thriller #mysterythriller #books
January 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It was so good!
December 28, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Book 125 of 2024
“Murder at the Mousetrap“ (Bunburry, book 1) by Hellena Marchmont

4.5/5 ⭐️

Genre: Cozy Mystery Length: 3 hrs, 29 min

I love cozy mysteries & this one hits all the sweet spots. I didn’t expect to add another series to my series tracker spreadsheet but that is what has happened.
December 27, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Book 124 of 2024
“Apprentice to the Villain“ (Assistant to the Villain, 2) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

4/5 ⭐️

Genre: Romantasy
Length: 12 hrs, 40 mins

#bookrecommendations #books #fantasy #romance #romantasy #bookrecs
December 20, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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December 8, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Vaccinated and still alive.

Anyone else?
December 9, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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RFK Jr. isn’t qualified:
December 8, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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December 5, 2024 at 12:26 AM
New video up!
Book Review: “The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer

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Book Review: "The Things We Cannot Say" by Kelly Rimmer
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December 5, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Currently reading: “The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer
November 30, 2024 at 5:28 AM
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November 24, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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November 24, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Currently reading: “Assistant to the Villain” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

#books #currentlyreading #fantasybooks #fantasy #romance #romancebooks #romantasybooks #romantasy
November 19, 2024 at 2:44 AM