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Nothing about what Jill Lepore says is remotely true for @pullman.wsu.edu for 2014 or any other year—maybe because we’re a land grant institution? Also: didn’t we used to say that anecdata is not data?

Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place

'His book tour brought him to Cambridgeshire, where he would marry and have two children with Susannah Cullen, an Englishwoman from Ely. They settled in Soham, supported by a local network including abolitionist friends, safe...when reactionary “church and king” mobs were targeting reformers.' 1/3

Wonderful essay by Nora Gilbert on "Gaslight"

Found it! For Outlook Version 16.102.2: (1) begin to write an email message; (2) Go to Edit - Spelling & Grammar; (3) Uncheck Show Text Predictions.

Assistant Professor of English, Career Track (Scholarly Sub-track) Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: December 10, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 161-NN_FACULTY - ...

Assistant Professor of English Education, career track, at Washington State University: wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...

Is anyone else being driven insane by Outlook’s predictive text feature, which apparently came from hell with a Microsoft update and CANNOT BE TURNED OFF? I’ve tried several solutions offered online but none of them work.

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

He hates this country, like his puppetmaster Putin, so tearing down the White House is the next logical step.

He’s already destroying the country, so destroying the symbols of the country isn’t surprising. Of course it’s not legal, but then, nothing he’s done since January 20 has been legal, however much it’s been rubber-stamped by a corrupt Supreme Court.

Agreed. And since when is it an American value to tear-gas children attending school?

Spokane Airport won't air Sec. Noem video blaming democrats for shutdown The Spokane Airport leadership says it will not air a video from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that blames democrats for the federal government shutdown. The video is meant to air

Spokane Airport stands by its advertising policy after declining to air a political video from DHS Secretary Noem.

This has to be from “Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven.”

An image of a Tarot card empress with a crown of stars on a mustard yellow background. The text says: Weird Modernism, BAMS/ MSA 26, 1-4 July 2026. Loughborough University, UK

Believe it or not, it's already time to think about MSA 2026 in Loughborough, UK. The conference will meet July 1-4, and proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, workshops, and seminars is December 1. Please note this MUCH earlier deadline. The CFP is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Yup! We know it too well :).

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

This total shocker just in from the Harvard Business Review: “Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers.” hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Think I’ll stick with BF’s original checklist version and rule a notebook page with red ink, thanks.

Ben's Virtues - Benjamin Franklin's Virtue-Tracking App A modern incarnation of Benjamin Franklin's original chart of thirteen virtues - now available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Androids

It has been brought to my attention that not everyone knows about Ben Franklin's virtue-tracking app

Good deed for the day: canceled Disney+ for Reasons.

I mean what on earth are district court judges supposed to do at this point other than get the message from SCOTUS to let Trump do whatever he wants to no matter what the law says.

Lobby card for the film written in English. Black and white. There is a woman with long hair that is being bobbed. We can also see two hands and scissors indicating that the hair is being cut.

Bobbed Hair (USA, 1922). It is a romance film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Harvey F. Thew. It stars Wanda Hawley, William Boyd, Adele Farrington, Leigh Wyant, Jane Starr, and Margaret Vilmore.

Wikipedia link: en.wikipedia.org/wik...

#silentfilm #cinema #movie

Totally illegal.

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.

If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.

If you're under 28, the number is 100%.

Happy Labor Day.

Get well soon!

US farmers are pulling back on spending in threat to rural economy Sunny skies and mild temperatures this week greeted the biggest U.S. farm show of the year. The contrast couldn’t be greater with the sentiment among attendees as low crop prices and trade tariffs squ...

American Soybean Association says they're near a "financial precipice," but Trump--the person whose tariffs are causing it--will use taxpayer money to bail them out for billions of $, just like last time. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

We had lively, excellent discussions on _The Blithedale Romance_ for the past three classes, but when I showed a picture of Hawthorne as part of an introduction one day, there was a murmur I didn't expect. "What?" "Hawthorne--he's handsome," they told me, or words to that effect.

I am stealing this from Glenda Farrell for the next time a meeting is running long: “Oh, cut off the eulogy and listen a minute.” Her dialogue is gold.

They don’t make taglines like this any more: “Emily Bronte’s tremendous Story of Hate.” If I were teaching Wuthering Heights, this would be the way.