"It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
— Donald Rumsfeld on the Iraq War (7 Feb 2003).
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"It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
— Donald Rumsfeld on the Iraq War (7 Feb 2003).
About half the time I’m cited, even by scholars I respect, I don’t make the argument attributed to me. ☹️
Smooth migration of my Bluesky account to EuroSky! Thanks www.modalfoundation.org Important step in federating #bsky and building sovereign social media in Europe! @eurosky.social @ivansigal.eurosky.social @robin.berjon.com @sherif.eurosky.social @sander.eurosky.social
One spring afternoon a couple of years ago I saw a gentle looking retired couple sitting on a park bench, smiling, chatting, and each drinking from a moderately sized bottle of vodka, and frankly, honestly, I have struggled to stop thinking about that ever since.
We are pleased to announce our Call for Hosts for the Language Policy Forum 2027. The event will take place sometime in April (to be agreed with the host). Submissions invited from potential hosts, anywhere in Europe. For details, click on the link below
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Next @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social English seminar, 16th March!
@rachelawiselure.bsky.social, @karinapapp.bsky.social, Giorgia Cola
'Perceptions of African American English and a Path Toward Authentic Representation and Diminished Discriminatory Practices'
Register now! 👇 r.jyu.fi/engseminars25-26
Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.
oh, are people mad that we’re having fun without even bothering to Monetize Our Influence or whatever on this website again
By the way, tomorrow #Finland will have been independent for longer than we were a part of the Russian Empire.
Finland had been part of Russia for a total of 39,526 days.
It will be 39,526 days since independence on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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“parental rights” is such an ugly freedom. It’s the freedom of parents to abuse children, to limit what their children learn to their own prejudices, and to keep domestic violence and sexual abuse a secret in the home
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
It's really kind of you to tag me in this, but I'm afraid I can't safely plan travel to the US in the foreseeable future.
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Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text
Smug eco-warrior blog alert! Check me out turning my hand to travel writing. 🚉
Apparently, men are playing hockey in the Olympics now.
Weird.
Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
My standard advice for anyone who dreams of a PhD is not to bother.
One of many reasons: of my semi-random sample of 13 people in the same graduate school, 11 ate antidepressants at some point.
Only do it if you *know* you *have* to do it.
Then you know you have to do it.
Women aren’t just reaching for the stars, they’re engineering the rockets that get us there. On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, these are some of the faces of @esa.int Space Transportation.
I read through hundreds of emails and scoured through years of correspondence and background information to write this 4600 word report.
It confirms what we all have been saying about the anti-trans movement from the start. Read it from the top down, I can't even begin to summarize it all properly.
Aurinkoinen pakkaspäivä, sininen taivas, järven ranta, keltainen polkupyörä. Savilahden ranta Kuopiossa.
Aamulla oli menoja lapsen kanssa. Sitten vein hänet kouluun. 10 km polkemista. Oli kylmä, sopiva, hiki. Ihanaa alamäkeä, hengästyttävää ylämäkeä. Sormissa nipisteli, lumi narskui renkaan alla, talvi lumosi.. Teki hyvää.
Mietin, että voisiko auton kyydissä istumista demonisoida kuten esim somea... 🤔
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Please, my magic bean, it is very sick
Here in central Finland tomorrow it will be -25C, but I know I'll be warmer than I ever was during a British winter.
(Short explanation: actual working insulation, district-level heating, cheapest energy in Europe.)
Also, yah boo sucks to Sex Matters and their mysterious bottomless pockets of their anonymous backers. You're weird! Nobody likes you! Go away and find a hobby that isn't picking on a marginalised community, and get some therapy while you're there. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Immediately win favour with the editor(s) of an edited volume, by telling them you read the introduction.
If they are doing this to white people in broad daylight imagine what they are doing to non-white people in detention facilities.
