Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

To Ensure a More Sustainable Future, Human Rights Work on China Should Move Away from U.S. Government Funding Last month, the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia announced that it had resumed broadcasts to audiences in China, after cuts under the Trump administration last year largely forced the outlet to ...

Lots of tough but important questions in @yaqiu.bsky.social exploration of the way dependence on USG funding shapes China human rights advocacy. Haven't seen anything before that attempts this kind of blunt cost/benefit analysis. www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

There are more important films from that year but this is still the best one.

All at once! I might not listen right away, but I'll save it for a flight, long drive, etc.

this is not news. we have been a fully sentient posting museum since at least 2016

This is false consciousness. Call us when it shows signs of socialism.

Wall of Shame Republican ranchers, sheriffs, and county judges are united in opposing the border wall planned for Big Bend. Nobody's listening.

"The outdoor recreation economy generates more than a trillion dollars annually in the United States [...] and yet this administration treats it as a constituency not worth consulting and a value not worth weighing." Christopher Keyes writes about plans for a new border wall at Big Bend NP.

love this view? they're hiring

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

YouTube video by American Historical Association Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public

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Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️

A traditional Ming Dynasty-style garden with a pagoda roof surrounded by lush greenery and stone pathways in Vancouver's Chinese Garden.

Don't miss the chance to visit the beautiful Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden during your #AAS2026 trip to Vancouver! Bring your conference badge for 50% off admission rates.

https://vancouverchinesegarden.com/

I heard "With or Without You" on the radio a day or two after the finale and started tearing up.

I went into the woods to facilitate cross-brand synergy and maximize value for my shareholders

P.S. Follow Vincent here @mrchanchan.bsky.social!

Hey writer folks, I'm looking for indie publishers who like short story collections and are open to direct (unagented) queries. Anyone have good recent experiences to share?

Chotiner: You've made the claim that no one has ever fed you in your life.
My Cat: Maow.
Chotiner: Yet there's food in your dish right now.
My Cat: Maow.
Chotiner: Let's change the subject to the ripped-open bag of sandwich bread on the floor.
My Cat: Maow.
Chotiner: I have read different things.

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

I really don't think I should have to verify that I am human to look at the Cheesecake Factory menu online. Dogs and robots should be able to look at 57 types of cheesecakes too.

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

If I get one more email about Claude or whomever the fuck.

1. I wanna read my own shit.

2. I wanna write my own shit.

3. I wanna pay an editor to talk me through my own shit.

4. I don’t want that AI bullshit. If you don’t use it, you lose it. And I want to hold my brain as long as possible.

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Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.

If we kill and eat him, maybe we can gain his powers

Coming June 2026: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Please recommend to me the best books about the Balkans. Nonfiction or fiction, whatever you like!

I got a discount code for sales of my book in March!

Given the recent funding restrictions to Western civ, I’m relieved to see this fellowship back! Happy to answer questions on it, though rumor suggests that JUSFC-NEH is no longer awarding three scholars per year 😭

the entire state of Massachusetts turns against RFK Jr.

#CFP 23rd Chinese Internet Research Conference at University of Alberta, June 22-23. Submit abstracts on "The Chinese Internet in the Era of Uncertainty" by March 20.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/china-institute/events/latest/2026/circ/index.html

Mentor sessions are now easier to find in the online program/mobile app:

aas2026.eventscribe.net/SearchByBuck...

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