Joe DiGrazia

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This is not the United States I wanted to live in. It's not the United States I wanted my kids to become adults and live out their lives in. But it's the United States we've got right now, and we need to keep alive the hope we can make it the one we do want, and work to achieve that.

I saw the worst minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,

The lesson for universities is you may as well fight back. You'll lose the money either way. The only question is whether you keep your dignity.

Question for #polisky (or others): what does the literature/empirical evidence show about the effectiveness of door-to-door canvassing for campaigns?

Post-college, I've worked in non-profits, in academia (as a prof and postdoc), in a large company, and in an early stage start-up. Academia, by far, had the worst work/life balance.

It's happening

What's going on with this smoke in DC?

Those two things cancel each other out.

“Danaya Wright, chairperson of the University of Florida’s faculty senate, questioned whether research on breast cancer or gynecological treatments would be allowed based on the language of the draft, because it involves spending in a way that classifies individuals by sex.”

Florida rule would limit talk of ‘social issues’ at public universities Critics say a proposed regulation is too broad and could inhibit free speech.

Proposed Florida rule bans public univ activities "intended to achieve a desired result related to social issues," defined as "topics that polarize or divide society among political, ideological, moral, or religious beliefs, positions, or norms." USF lawyer: "I can’t think of anything that doesn't."

Collections: This. Isn’t. Sparta. Part I: Spartan School This is Part I of a seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) comparing the popular legacy of Sparta (embodied in films like 300) with the historical ancient state. Toda…

Apparently I've upset the Sparta-bros on the Other Platform again, and it occurs to me that I haven't done that here yet.

So...Lycurgus isn't a real historical figure, Sparta wasn't that militarily capable, and internally, it was a horrific society.

For the long version: acoup.blog/2019/08/16/c...

I really miss the blog era

Yep. Also true for jobs outside of academia.

While we argue about whether senators should always wear suits, "the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America’s top general deserves to be put to death."

US COVID SHOTS ARE FREE.

Please do not let Walgreens and CVS mislead you or your family members or neighbors about this! They are the biggest part of the federal bridge (free shots for uninsured people) program, but the rollout’s logistics have been a little scattered and you may get pushback.

My sense is the former

Elon appears to have fucked up a Ukranian counterstrike last year because Incel Corner author Ian Miles Cheong told him to: edition.cnn.com/2023/09/07/p...

Marsha Blackburn Makes It Clear: KOSA Is Designed To Silence Trans People It still amazes me that KOSA has any Democratic co-sponsors, let alone 21 Democratic co-sponsors in the Senate led by lead Democratic sponsor (and embracer of any bill that will undermine the inter…

I wrote about Senator Blackburn making it quite clear that she intends KOSA to silence "the transgender," and wondering how the hell Democrats like @schatz.bsky.social can still support the law.

Duke blowing Clemson out? You love to see it.

I forgot LSU had a player named Major Burns. Really hope his parents were MASH fans.

Strong Buster Bluth vibes

First MLS game in 4 years DC United vs. Chicago

This Colorado TCU game is one of the most entertaining football games I've seen in a while.

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“Many people who have progressive values oppose new housing because they genuinely believe doing so somehow puts them on the side of the working people and against the greedy developers. Unfortunately, no. It puts you on the side of the Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust and its pricing power.”

That's just a slogan. What does that mean in practice? Why is an apartment in SF 3k per month while a similar apartment in Indianapolis is 1k?

Not being snarky,I would sincerely love to hear what you think the mechanism is that determines housing prices.

Yes, building new housing units in numbers large enough to absorb excess demand rarely happens.