Nancy Dickinson

The Nordics are gearing up: What should we be aware of when it comes to military service? More young people are to be recruited into the armed forces in the Nordic countries, but researchers point out that there are some pitfalls which should be kept in mind, not least harassment towards f...

And/or show the contemporary military of #Norway.

Then show real Vikings with the women Jarls and fighters and some foe (Putin, Xi, Hamas, Netanyahu) afraid of the US because such women in the military will inspire the local women to activate for secular and evidence-based rule of law and democracy.

889K views · 24K reactions | Trump interrupts Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to recap his summer | Saturday Night Live Trump interrupts Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to recap his summer.

This was pretty good but I think #SNL should have brought in Travis Fimmel (who played Ragnar Lothbrok on "Vikings") to play #Hegseth and satirized Hegseth as playing Crusade video games in his parents' basement. (More below)

PS - By “reactionary”, meant the authoritarianism and knee jerk reactions of both the pro-immigration and anti-immigration camps.

The Global Spread of Fertility Decline The world's population has grown by five billion people over the past century, an astounding 300 percent increase. Yet it is actually the decline in family s...

Yes, I thought your laying out the options was an excellent way to get people out of their reactive type thinking on immigration! It's a complex issue.Another source (it's older) about how the declining fertility rates are part of what is creating global reactionary behavior.Not as good as Goldin.

Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home. — Harvard Gazette New historical research by economist Claudia Goldin finds link between fertility rates, gender roles

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Japan's Takaichi vows Nordic levels of women in cabinet. Can she deliver? In her campaign to become Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi made a bold promise to narrow the country's wide gender gap in politics and lift the number of women in cabinet to a par with socially progressive Nordic countries.

#Takaichi contrasts to #Japan the last time it faced declining #fertilityrates (in WWII lead up)? To raise Japan's super low fertility rate (1.20 per man/woman), this will help? Only thing that works in developed countries to raise fertility is men regarded as 50% responsible for unpaid family work.

Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home. — Harvard Gazette New historical research by economist Claudia Goldin finds link between fertility rates, gender roles

Love your posts. Can I make a suggestion? Option 2 in your longer piece is about raising fertility rates by encouraging women to have more children.You suggest (a) socialized childcare benefits or (b) keep women at home.You don't include fathers taking equal responsibility for unpaid family work?

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, a tireless advocate for people, animals and the planet. An outspoken advocate for a smaller and thriving human population that is in balance with all life on Earth, Dr. Goodall leaves behind an immeasurable legacy of compassion and service.

What’s new in parental leave in 2025 A parental leave expert shares her thoughts.

Not unlike how we need to co-create (not be passive) If we use AI, in the most successful #parentalleave, parents are co-creating their parental leave with the parental leave of the other parent of their child and with both their employers and managers. www.fastcompany.com/91412778/wha...

I actually would not consider #JaneGoodall a “difficult woman”, but as a difficult woman myself I guess I’m not allowed to judge. Her sense of humor was first class. And she made the difficult seem possible, a real and rare skill?

Equal-ish is live! And details on how to enter our MOVE Your Marriage Giveaway

Gen-Xers who remember Equally Shared Parenting, The Four-Thirds Solution, ThirdPath Institute, & other resources for young people deciding how to set up their families won't be surprised to see an (appropriately Millennial) podcast: #Equal-ish, about equal rights/equal responsibilities marriages.

YouTube video by CNN Veterans debate Hegseth's lecture to America's generals

What do #Kansas people think of General DD #Eisenhower being notably omitted from the Trump & #Hegseth list of notable generals yesterday?
#DOD
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The self-realising soldier | Public Anthropologist This blog post is part of the Experience of War conference, March 24, 2023, funded by the WARFUN project. Soldiers participate in wars for various reasons,…

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The Nordics are gearing up: What should we be aware of when it comes to military service? More young people are to be recruited into the armed forces in the Nordic countries, but researchers point out that there are some pitfalls which should be kept in mind, not least harassment towards f...

What #Hegseth 's ancestral Norway is doing w/ its military while he tries to trash a 1000 yrs of substantive women's rights fundamental to "Northwestern Civilization", incl its successful defense.If he wants to "FAFO" w/ the "English constitutions" on this matter, read a history book or two first?

Another place to write something is the Good Men Project (online magazine). bsky.app/profile/good...

In the US, Trump would not have won the election w/o Musk seducing the BroVote with the Mars fantasy. Some of the people studying BroVote like Richard Reeves (US and UK institutes on boys and men), the Young Men's Research Initiative, might be good connections also. Maybe write something for them?

Agreed about @weinersmith.bsky.social I think that because the Jared Isaacman nomination was withdrawn and Elon and Musk had a falling out, Musk isn't likely to get anywhere with the Trump Admin. in charge. It is possible Trump with like Elon again if Elon brings in the young male voter group.

Colonizing Mars could be dangerous and ridiculously expensive. Elon Musk wants to do it anyway | CNN Business Elon Musk has spent nearly two decades rallying SpaceX fans around his goal of colonizing Mars, something world governments aren’t currently attempting — in part because of the unfathomable price tag ...

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SpaceX and Elon Needs About $10 Trillion to Spend $2-3 Trillion for the Mars City Program | NextBigFuture.com SpaceX financial strength and success is as critical as a working Super Heavy Starship. There is a lot of valid and competent talk about the technical

I think maybe getting assembled some of the people who've studied Musk (like Walter Isaacson and other biographers) as well as space industry people and journalists who've studied the costs would help? Maybe assembling all these takes into one document would help. A couple space journos below.

Agreed that the Musk Mars Agenda (aka the Musk Mars Fantasy) needs to be tackled. It needs to include the price tag. Musk wants $2T per year for this. He has already been rejected by private investors. He's trying to get taxpayer $ for it.

Some people want to reach their text followers on a video app?There is also an #Instagram alternative called #Flashes, also on AT protocol.The basic purpose of Bluesky/AT is to allow such multi-channel reach AND decentralization, i.e. to allow porting easily to a new site if an ogre takes over BSky?

Whoops, you're right. Will redo my original Flashes post.

#Skylight
#SkylightSocial

Skylight's TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix | TechCrunch Skylight's TikTok alternative adds community curators, custom feeds, and live content.

Just a reminder about this #TikTok alternative, decentralized and anti-algorithm like #Bluesky (and on its same protocol).

techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/s...

Skylight's TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix | TechCrunch Skylight's TikTok alternative adds community curators, custom feeds, and live content.

I think so. Recent anti-algorithm feature they added got good press. techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/s...

‎Skylight Social ‎Skylight makes sharing short-form videos easy and empowering! Showcase your creativity, discover new trends, and connect with your favorite creators. With Skylight, you own your videos, your style, a...

There is one, called Skylight, on the same decentralized protocol as Bluesky. People like it. apps.apple.com/us/app/skyli...

This will make you smile. With everything going on around us, I hope you take a moment to enjoy this little ninja's moves.

You don't have an outlet for being cranky and acerbic and apocalyptically despairing in your private life, I'm guessing? And it's not weird, lots of people don't.