Janet Steele

So what did everyone else on the plane do when he called her "piggy"?

Maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. As a colleague once said, "you never know when you're having good luck."

Did Virginia Senator Tim Kaine not see the results of last week's election? Virginians don't want a losing "deal" with the Republicans.

Today 170 people turned out to protest on the sidewalk in front of the Walmart on Elmira Street in Sayre, PA, one of the reddest of small towns in Bradford County. I'd say that passers-by were about 10 to 1 in favor of the protestors.

I have already shared with every Asian journalists' group I know.
Thanks!

"If we want different results, we have to abandon standard practice."

YES.

Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.

Skechers? Oh dear. :-(

So now we know what it must have been like to have lived in Germany in the 1930s. Everything must have looked normal -- sort of.

I want you all to just watch how quickly mainstream media moves on from this story now.

This is absolutely catastrophic for U.S. higher education, and for U.S. global leadership. Just the latest in a series of senseless acts of self-sabotage by a malevolent administration bent on making the United States weak and poor.

Aye-yie-yie. In a more "woke" era, I was criticized in an anonymous student course evaluation for using a racial slur. I had suggested to my writing students that they have a look at James Baldwin's "I am not your Negro," which happens to be the title of the film.

True in the US as well.

There will be two separate columns in the spreadsheet. Race and Color.

What are the possible entries in the color column?

Race = Asian, color = ???

What about Hispanic and Latino students? Jewish students? What is the entry in the color column? Does the student decide? Columbia? Vance?

Probably true, although no one in this administration seems to have an especially good grasp on the rules of grammar -- let alone when it's appropriate to use quotation marks.

Opinion | The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind

Lovely essay about ChatGPT; the best line is ChatGPT's own: “Style is the imprint of attention. Writing as a human act resists efficiency because it enacts care.”
The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

Wouldn't you think that the White House would at least use ChatGPT to "edit for style and professional tone"?

Janet Steele: Media Independen Tidak Gratis Peneliti jurnalisme George Washington University, Janet Steele, menjelaskan kepercayaan publik kepada media dan kebebasan pers.

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More brilliant work from @edelrodriguez.bsky.social

Just repeating for emphasis

Dear Facebook, please stop showing me posts about Biden's decline. He's off the stage now -- who even cares? Instead, it might be useful to circulate a few more stories about the current WH occupant's lack of understanding not only of the US Constitution, but also of the oath he took to uphold it.

Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery

Well, well, well. No surprise here -- from either side. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...

The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.

So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.

It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/

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Best possible endorsement of Pope Leo

Has anyone found a good substitute for Skype? I used it mostly to call companies and people who are not on WhatsApp. An added bonus was that I could make it appear that I was calling from my own phone number. I have tried using CallCentric and I can't get it to work. Many thanks!

"I am Oz, the great and terrible."

He could be stopped, you know. Like the Wizard of Oz, he's mortal. Congress must stop cowering in terror, and put an end to this madness.

I just wish that these numbers also reflected the views of Congressional Republicans.

This morning I explained to my Serbian tutor what the First Amendment is. I've been teaching about these basic constitutional rights for my entire career, and never before have they seemed so vulnerable.

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

I have friends in the US on green cards who would have loved to be out protesting today, but they were were afraid. This speaks volumes about how bad things are right now. They have the same rights as US citizens to "peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances."

I have good friends who are in the US on green cards, who would have loved to be out protesting today, but they were afraid. This speaks volumes about how bad things are now. My friends are here LEGALLY, and have the same rights as US citizens. The US Constitution protects all within its borders.