Alexia Yates

It’s imperative that all members at the #AHA26 come to the business meeting tonight at 5:15 in the Hilton Continental Ballroom to exercise our democratic rights as AHA members

It matters because we have e.g. health care and gun control because *people fought and worked for them*, and I want to continue that fight, our fight here, which is far from complete. Fundamentally borders are bullshit; also, the differences among policies enacted within borders are life and death.

Photograph of a large white porcelain coffeepot decorated with Danish and American flags. The lid of the coffeepot, which is sat on a wooden table, has a gilded knob.

Forced into retiring the Great Coffeepot of Danish-American Amity.

Lol Nobel Committee now saying Machado can't barter her Nobel for presidency of Venezuela. As they say play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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And Renee Good’s last words appear to be “We’re not mad at you.”

PowerPoint slide showing mid-20th century newspaper caricatures against discount retailers.

PowerPoint slide showing mid-20th century newspaper caricatures against discount retailers.

Terrific slide from Kathleen Thelen’s talk at the EUI today. Makes me wistful.

Why the @royalsociety.org want to be tethered to this sinking ship is beyond me ☹️

Consider reading this Historians for Palestine script at your AHA panel. "Over the last 2 years, Israel has obliterated the education system in Gaza-- what experts have called scholasticide. In response, Palestinian academics in Gaza have called upon their colleagues around the world to resist scholasticide and help them rebuild their demolished universities. For over a year, a coalition of historians have been trying to do just that. At this conference, they have sought to have AHA membership, vote on resolutions, opposing scholasticide and Palestine and supporting academic freedom for all. But the current aha Council has refused to put them on the agenda of the business meeting. I ask you all to attend the business meeting this Saturday at 5:15 p.m. at the Hilton Chicago, Continental ABC to challenge this profoundly anti-democratic decision and demand to vote on the resolutions. The leadership of the AHA should not silence the Democratic will of its membership."

Coming to #AHA26? Historians 4 Palestine invite you to MAKE NOISE & TAKE UP SPACE!

1. Wear your kuffiyehs!

2. Read this H4P script during your panel!

3. Pick up HPAD flyers and have some conversations with your peers!

4. ATTEND THE BUSINESS MEETING on Saturday, 5:15pm. Bring a friend!

As the saying goes "If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the window and find out which is true.”

So there are equally good arguments that spending on expanded oil export infrastructure will likely to lead to wasted billions on a stranded asset as China sees the economic (and strategic) advantage of decarbonizing. But that's not what Moe wants you to think about 6/6 cepr.org/voxeu/column...

we are nearing the point when we will be banging on about some 'global financial crisis' that happened before our students were born

Frederick Gibberd and The Modern Flat Frederick Gibberd was born in Coventry on January 7th 1908.

Architect and planner Frederick Gibberd was born on 7th January 1908 in Coventry. From @modinmetro.bsky.social, 'Frederick Gibberd and The Modern Flat' ...
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That is now 2 statements from Carney that have legitimized Trump's violent, extrajudicial overthrow & kidnapping of another country's leader.

Our prime minister looks more Neville Chamberlain than elbows up rn.

(He has also failed to speak directly to Canadians who might be feeling unsettled.)

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on the one hand, I hear a lot of informed opposition (awareness of limits, worries about politics, including labour politics), but I also hear casual references to use in searches and summaries. So there’s a disconnect somewhere.
And there is a lot of use In writing, which is somewhat distinct.

Wild to give myself a 5-day buffer for weather and have it be so spectacularly Insufficient.

Defeated by winter travel in Canada, again.
This morning's cancelled flight automatically rebooked for January 10 (!!!).
Waiting time at the call centre has now stretched (on third call) to 15 hours. Callback scheduled more than 12 hours ago.
Alternate flight in the 1000s $$$.
Think I'm done...

working at a university

Bardot guilty of inciting racial hatred ... again Former actor hit with fifth conviction after claiming Muslim population is 'destroying France by imposing its acts'

Please note that over the last quarter century, BB had become a hateful piece of shit multiply prosecuted for inciting racial hatred. As @parisnoire.bsky.social put it, “animals over people.” Not just another outrageous quirk from a scandalous star, but vile fascism, racism, and Islamophobia

Veramente era una delle principali finanziatrici di Jean Marie Le Pen, non proprio un liberale

Cover of the album Do They Know it’s Christmas from 1984.

This was a wild find for 1€ and dated AF but still bittersweet in our current zeitgeist.

Largesse for the few, austerity for the rest. Spending at UK universities mirroring the UK fiscal state

The Juicy Fruit and Extra ads in this thread are indelibly in my mind.

I’m probably the last to realise it but I guess George Strait is ruined for me now.

Christmas fave.