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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 3d

There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Authentic at Work

Workers have been told to bring themselves to work, only to be disappointed time and time again, argues author Jodi-Ann Burey in her new book
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There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Authentic at Work

Workers have been told to bring themselves to work, only to be disappointed time and time again, argues author Jodi-Ann Burey in her new book.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 2d

"Americans, meanwhile, are already paying other people—a lot—to care for their children. According to 2022 data from the National Database of Childcare Prices, families with just one child spend 8.9 to 16% of their median income for child care..."
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One Obvious, Underused Child-Care Solution

Pay grandparents.

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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 3h

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 15h

News coverage: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 4h

I teach in my undergrad class on the history of the US jury system that the institution's roots are in colonial juries serving as a counterweight to abuses of imperial power. The American jury has problems for sure but still can serve that roll. Don't blow off jury service.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Amanda Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 16d

Abortion bans making pregnancy more dangerous, shaming women for using tylenol, making the world more dangerous for babies: this is all pronatalist because pronatalism is about recreating mandatory childbearing, not making childbearing easier.

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Kylie M. Smith @drkyliesmith.bsky.social · Apr 25

Y’all! My book is available for pre order now from @uncpress.bsky.social So excited! uncpress.org/book/9781469...

Jim Crow in the Asylum | Kylie M. Smith | University of North Carolina Press

There is a complicated history of racism and psychiatric healthcare in the Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The asylums of the Jim Cro...

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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · 12d

Beyond Florence is one of our favourite series we’ve done! nursingclio.org/Series/serie...

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 14h

SILS is one of the top library and information schools in the country.

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 13h

if you have any other tips and would like your friendly gang of civic enthusiasts to file foia requests, confirm information with multiple, trusted sources, and/or dig into financial records, reach out. this is our strange hobby and we actually enjoy it quite a lot.

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 15h

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.

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United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @unidir.org · 3d

The fourth round of the Youth Visions of Peace photo campaign is now open!

📷 Disarming the world - What would your world look like without weapons?

📥 Submit your photo: unidir.org/YouthVisions

#YouthUNIDIR

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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 4h

What do we know about the hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas? https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-do-we-know-about-the-hostage-ceasefire-deal-between-israel-hamas/

What do we know about the hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas?

Agreement ensures return of all hostages within 72 hours in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian security prisoners, eventual IDF withdrawal from Gaza, increased humanitarian aid

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The Jerusalem Post @thejerusalempost.bsky.social · 4h

The Gaza ceasefire began at noon Thursday, marking the start of a 72-hour window for the release of all hostages, both alive and deceased. The agreement was reached informally, without a signed document.

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World News @newsfromtheworld.bsky.social · 4h

'Joy and pain': Palestinians celebrate ceasefire deal - but fear confronting grief

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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 4h

This is heartening. More time for sea shanties.

Rutgers History Department @ruhistorydept.bsky.social · 17d

As always, the most fun to be had in Van Dyck Hall happens at the undergraduate History Club meetings on Monday night. All Rutgers students interested in history are welcome at the Monday evening club meetings. Sea Shanties on Monday, September 22, 2025. #rutgers

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 1d

Sweetums.

And it isn’t even particularly close.

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

I may not "know the rules of basketball," but this is now a Napheesa Collier stan account

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 1d

But Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier is proving herself a labor rights legend.
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The WNBA Contract Negotiations Are as Intense as the Finals

But Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier is proving herself a labor rights legend.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 1d

“To calm the waters, she said, WCG called a senior leadership meeting in 2024 in Princeton, N.J., assisted by a consulting group led by the retired Army general Stanley A. McChrystal.”

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4d

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Charlie Kirk, Ezra Klein, and the Cost of Civility-Theater Liberalism

“Talking across divides” is laudable—until it becomes a license to launder antidemocratic and dehumanizing ideas.

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 2d

“The United States’ current government abhors empathy and kindness, much less diversity and inclusion.”

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In an ironic turn, Baylor University mirrors Southern Seminary – Baptist News Global

What went around for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary three decades ago has come back around for Baylor University this fall.

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Baptist News Global @baptistnews.com · 8d

"What went around for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary three decades ago has come back around for Baylor University this fall."
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In an ironic turn, Baylor University mirrors Southern Seminary – Baptist News Global

What went around for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary three decades ago has come back around for Baylor University this fall.

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