Maureen Karb

As an American Jew, I Feel Completely Reassured for My Safety Now That Trump Has Targeted the Epicenter of American Antisemitism, Columbia University “The Trump administration said Friday that it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts because of what the g...

"We all know Columbia is American antisemitism’s ground zero. It couldn’t be bothered to appoint a Jewish member of its Board of Trustees until 1784 and has only been led by Jewish presidents for a mere thirty-four of the past forty-five years."
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It's back up, let's get it down again!!!

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My face at the latest Trump/Musk news...

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Screenshot of US bill introduced to acquire Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland”

Not even the best satire writer in the world could have come up with “Red, White, and Blueland”

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Donated!

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I feel like my role as a young Gen Xer is partly just to be the Boomer/Gen Z translator.

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Barnes & Noble announces the sale of Sterling Publishing to Hachette Book Group - Barnes & Noble Inc New York – November 18, 2024 – Barnes & Noble announces today the sale of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. to Hachette Book Group. The publisher was acquired by Barnes & Noble in 2003 and now includes adult imprints Union Square & Co., Puzzlewright Press, Sterling Ethos and Spark Notes, as well the children’s imprints Union …

I literally have no friends here yet so I consider this just a primal scream into the ether. www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press-releas...

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HarperCollins Inks AI Licensing Deal for Nonfiction Books A new licensing agreement between HarperCollins and an undisclosed AI company will “allow limited use of select nonfiction backlist titles for training AI models to improve model quality and performan...

Praying that not a single author takes this deal (although I am sure that is wishful thinking) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...

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