Stéphanie Martel

A haunted house for academics but it is just flashes of all the times you've said "oh I'll catch up next week!"

We had a NATO coalition and tens of thousands of troops in Afghanistan for 20 years and never managed to stop the cultivation of opium.

I have no idea what sort of brain damage the Trump administration has that makes them think they’re going to drone strike their way into ending cocaine use.

Political parties must shift immediately and dramatically to the left to avoid alienating these frustrated and abandoned young women. Am I doing this right?

Thanks for sharing! Do you have a list of suggested works of fiction you'd be willing to share as well or do they come up with their own?

Professeurs d’université | Les femmes touchent moins de primes que les hommes Les femmes qui enseignent à l’université sont bien moins nombreuses que les hommes à recevoir des « primes de marché », selon des données de La Presse.

J'attends avec grande impatience les multiples interventions et prises de position publiques des défenseurs* de la méritocratie dans nos universités sur le sujet...
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*Le masculin n'est pas utilisé pour alléger le texte.

I guess even Kissinger is woke now.

This last 24 hours have been wretched. The attack in Manchester is horrific antisemitic violence. My heart goes out to the community, the victims and their family and friends. No Jewish person should face or risk violence going to synagogue or participating in Jewish life. Thank you to everyone who reached out and checked in.

The worst outcome of this attack would be for it to be used as justification for further divide and rule politics: increased surveillance and policing of muslim communities, further attacks on the Palestine movement, increased police powers et al. Acknowledging this likely scenario (Tommy Robinson is already in full swing) does not take away from the grief and fear so many Jews are feeling today.

Rather, we must understand how our grief is politicised by those who care very little about our actual wellbeing, to degrade and target others. We must say loudly and clearly that this is unacceptable. The only way we defeat racialised violence is by fighting for a world we look out for each other, where our safety and wellbeing is seen as intertwined.

The UK is increasingly a hostile place to minorities and marginalised communities. Muslim communities, asylum seekers, trans folks, and Jewish communities are all at risk from the far-right resurgence, extremism and a Government that prefers fuelling culture wars than building a clear alternative to this racist and violent politics. We are in dire straits.

My comrade + Jewish sister Em Hilton has shared these words. I wholeheartedly agree with everything she has to say, including (in the next set of posts) her advice to log off and interrogate your own prejudices. I've seen some of the comments she describes on my own posts. (1/2)

I didn't see the tweet. I didn't hear the comment. I didn't watch the speech.

Republicans have been feigning ignorance about their mad king for eight years now.

"Amid a conservative movement to enshrine rights to fetuses, being pregnant is not just a health status. Sometimes, it’s a criminal liability."

As always: the primary goal of disinformation isn't to make you believe the fake thing.

It's to make you believe that everything is fake, so you shouldn't even bother attempting to discern truth.

Does January 6th, 2021 count as only one attack?

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

This is really bad. It won’t get the popular opposition the Kimmel incident did, but it’s way more sweeping and authoritarian. This is an effort to bring the full force of government down on any and all opposition to this administration.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Two sources believed that the timing was pegged to the potential government shutdown.
They said that even top brass in conflict zones and forward areas are among those ordered to attend. One official said that the order was “madness” and unlike any order in living memory “or probably ever.”

🔴 ONU : Trump emmerde le monde. C'est la une de Libération ce mercredi.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Eat. Sleep. Exercise. Nurture the relationships that sustain you. Protect your health. Find joy. Don't mistake any of these for the resistance itself. Joy isn't resistance, neither is rest. But you need to be whole to resist for a lifetime.

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

WHEN DEFINITIONS ARE READ. For years, I have worked on messaging and communication with organizers, activists, and electeds, and especially with young organizers. We have to say what we mean and mean what we say. It should be clear, relatable, and connected to people's lives.

Be sure to register for next Monday's workshop!

The first panel, taking place from 9:30am-10:30am, will discuss "What is the Future of the Multilateral System – and What Can Be Done?"

Featuring Ole Jacob Sending, @smartel.bsky.social & Anthony Dworkin, chaired by Alexandra Gheciu

> bit.ly/3V9kNmY

I'm so tired of my stream (and life) being populated with stories on radical day-tripping, the protein additives trend, and AI counselling. Can we reboot this timeline already? Preferably before the climate does it for us?
We reap what we sow, huh. *sigh*

It’s how I feel about my university’s mental health program. It’s outsourced to an American platform with automated modules and robotic CBT counsellors, instead of supporting local practitioners through a traditional extended health benefits program.

"President starts low-level conflict by trying to get Nobel Peace Prize" is the funniest story going, can't get enough

Amazing fellowship opportunity for Canadian Black women (+) writers (including art critics) who are OVER 40. Love it. Pass along!

Come take a humanity class and actually learn smt useful about science, fool. -_-

"Is there language teaching that we can do via ChatGPT?" for the love of...

This was the logical next step, if you’ve been paying attention.

A Canadian has died in ICE custody, cause under investigation A Canadian in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody has died, according to the government agency.

#BREAKING A Canadian has died in ICE custody, cause under investigation

A once great American City, Los Angeles, has been invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals.  Now violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations — But these lawless riots only strengthen our resolve. I am directing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, in coordination with all other relevant Departments and Agencies, to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots. Order will be restored, the Illegals will be expelled, and Los Angeles will be set free. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Breaking: President Trump directs Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi to take all action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the threat of President Trump’s fertile imagination.

The 🍿 moment we all knew would happen is finally happening; buckle up.