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Question: What is Dr. Rubin (objective and neutral sociologist) doing at a conference headlined by Chris Rufo and Richard Hanania? Is there something. . .political (!) going on here? <theatrically puzzled face>

Definitely the case here. In two weeks we find which 9 of 12 in my group will be gone. The other 3 will then have a month to prepare and find hourly-paid replacements for all the classes across two degrees. And supervise 25 PhDs. Plus admin and pastoral care and research. Management doesn’t care.

Bro if Christopher Nolan ever directs a big-budget retelling of the Wittgenstein-Popper poker incident, imma write a review in the LRB that is SO scathing

the biggest and best movie of the year revolves around the perils and horrors that come with sacrificing a trans life in the name of a short term victory

Two things that can be true at once: the virulent attacks on Jason Arday are motivated by rancid racism with which we should have absolutely no truck; but there is absolutely pretty compelling evidence of fabulism and academic misconduct which it discredits all of us to minimise and ignore.

I am not defending a litigious plagiarist. But befriending and celebrating Cofnas, whose ideology is not much different from Nazis and KKK, is.... well, yes it is exclusive. Please assure me that RW doesn't jump into attack mode when the fraudster is Black.... dailynous.com/2026/03/18/f...

Lots in this post worth reading, but the title is <chef's kiss> and has become one of my mantras.