Dr. Rebecca Robinson

Vulgar Marxism implies a Clean Edit Marxism, a Kidz Bop Marxism, a Marxism (Taylor's version)

(all flavors of Marxism are, according to managers, NSFW)

Can someone ask about compassion? Who is more compassionate, him, or, say, Mother Theresa

There are a number of artists who do brush stroke tattoos who could definitely pull something like this off. Unfortunately the one I know is in Korea!

oh you’re a nihilist? name zero things that matter

Did they base their decisions off of the HK hotel quarantine support group reviews?

Happy birthday!

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Félicitations!

There is a new Pynchon novel coming out next week and I will finish my chapter before that. There is a new Pynchon novel coming out next week and I will finish my chapter before that. There is a new Pynchon novel coming out next week and I will finish my chapter before that. There is a new Pynchon n

A whippet wrapped in a blanket

This one prefers to be a burrito @darthbluesky.bsky.social

Three skeletons statues doing hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil in front of a plant

New office skeletons

Looks great!

Please enjoy some jellyfish

Academics, take a look - we are all on this list

Whiteboard with dates and "SAY NO" circled

My new academic year resolution and calendar of commitments

I'm rewatching Tron (1982) and I feel like all today's AI bros must have seen it and thought Dillinger was the good guy

The book Julius Julius by Aurora Stewart de Peña

This book was truly a delight. It has sausage dogs, stalker ghosts, ancient archivists, and even Pompeian penises!

Two bees on a white cosmos flower

Tom Clancy's Satanic Verses

The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump The University of Chicago is in crisis. Under extraordinary financial strain, it has diminished its faculty-student ratio and hired hundreds of “lecturers”: teachers whom it pays little and whom it do...

“Spending as little tuition as possible on educating students, and (instead) investing in start-ups ... This is why I say the University of Chicago’s leadership and trustees run it as a tax-free technology incubator.”

www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

3 crucial roles for the university: to preserve, transmit, and create knowledge.

I'm curious to know what the name of the folder is 😅

Anas Al-Sharif أنس الشريف @ This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so l could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah's will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls. I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed. I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where l am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards. I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend-patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith. I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it. Do not forget Gaza... And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance. Anas Jamal Al-Sharif 06.04.2025 This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom. 3:25 PM • 8/10/25 • 675K Views

The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.

So it *does* have the depression of a PhD student after all

I just asked for a map of Hong Kong and this is what it gave me. Lamma island is taking over!

Does it also have PhD level depression?

Sharon I bloody died Sharon. Sharon they sent me to bloody heaven. Where are the bloody flames Sharon. Sharon it’s all bloody choir music up here Sharon. Sharon for fucks sake all the white is bloody blinding me up here Sharon

I feel personally attacked

The rest of the world should put tariffs on improperly-used capital letters

Did they cover how not to fall for emails that begin "Dear esteemed colleague" and then invite you to submit your research to a very top biochemistry journal?