Karen Baker-Fletcher

Walks are always nice.

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Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.

Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Many of us suspected that this was coming.

Poem from Lucille Clifton which reads: "they ask me to remember, but they want me to remember their memories, and I keep on remembering mine."

Of course they are coming for the Blacksonian. We knew this would happen, but we also know there are some things you can't destroy.

Opinion | A college president offers a class in standing up to Trump Wesleyan University’s president is advocating for values in higher education while others stay silent.

A college president offers a class in standing up to Trump

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Sign up for the international online open and relational theology conference. The event features conversations with authors of 30 books, and it's online February 20-22. Those who register have access after the conference to audio downloads of every discussion. www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-20...

Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

This is the reason I spent so much time talking about reproductive justice and rights leading up to the election. No one is coning to save us. www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

Stop asking children to be more resilient in the face of oppression and structural inequities in education and schooling. Change the system, practices and policies

Measles Outbreak Hits Texas As Anti Vaxxer Takes Over Nation's Health YouTube video by Farron Balanced

5 minute run time
TB in Kansas. Measles in Texas.
youtu.be/xWlwGAnUIHs?...

Journal editors, please read your own author guides Editors’ failures to stick to advertised time frames and formatting requirements cost authors extra effort and stress, says Rob Sowby

“But this is more than the venting of one disgruntled author. Aggregated over millions of researchers, those snags have real costs in money, time and stress. And they are all avoidable.”

#ScholarlyPublishing
#ResearchPublication
#AcademicSky

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jour...

A pioneer in Black horror fiction resurrects her uncle's history

I was a Rotary Foundation Scholar at the University of Leeds in grad school. (That was where I discovered Nigerian Lit!)

This is a brand new profile from the Rotary.org

www.rotary.org/en/a-pioneer...

Plane crash near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia; multiple victims reported Police reported that there was a possible plane crash shortly after 6 p.m. at Roosevelt Mall.

Uhhh a plane just crashed in Northeast Philly??? www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

FCC demands CBS News turn over '60 Minutes' interview amid Trump lawsuit The latest development comes as Paramount Global lawyers engaged in preliminary talks to settle the lawsuit Trump filed in October over his objection to edits to the '60 Minutes' interview with Harris...

“This is an act of pure cowardice for short-term gain that corrupts every journalistic value imaginable,” said USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism professor Gabriel Kahn.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Well, Indiana is the birthplace of the KKK so this tracks.

Court denies Oklahoma request to reinstate federal funds in dispute over abortion referrals - SCOTUSblog The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Oklahoma to reinstate over $4 million in funding for family-planning projects while the state’s challenge to the termination of the grant by the fede...

Not sure RFK Jr is familiar with this matter www.scotusblog.com/2024/09/cour...

Jimmy Carter funeral: thousands of mourners gather at Washington national cathedral – latest updates Former president’s funeral service to be held at Washington national cathedral before he is laid to rest in Georgia

Jimmy Carter funeral: thousands of mourners gather at Washington national cathedral – latest updates
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

"Don't Look Up"

No room in the story? Where are the women? (Luke 2; Christmas Day) Where are the women in the story we tell at Christmas? We know that there was “no room at the inn” for Mary and Joseph, as they prepared for the birth of their son, Jesus. But it seems that there i…

No room in the story? Where are the women? (Luke 2; Christmas Day)

How Michigan Stopped Saddling Children with Millions in Court Debt Last year, Michigan stopped imposing court fines and fees on kids, and relieved millions of dollars in past debt. Now, it may also ensure that kids get adequate representation in court.

Michigan enacted legislation in October abolishing fines and fees for children. The effects of charging that debt were devastating — a teenager I spoke with had to stay on probation an extra two years and couldn't go to public school because she couldn't pay back $800.

boltsmag.org/michigan-juv...

WATCH: Republicans cut funding for childhood cancer research from the spending bill because Elon Musk told them to.



“Let me be clear: The richest man in the world took $190 million away from children with cancer,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

If Democrats push this hard enough, there’s a good chance Trump puts Elon in Gitmo

the year isn't even over and these people are already collapsing into infighting. incredible.

BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United is going on strike.

Tomorrow unionized Starbucks workers are walking out in multiple key cities. And @sbworkersunited.org's rolling strike will grow in the coming days.

537 stores and 10,000+ workers are in the union and could potentially strike.

Got my last birthday book

#academicsky

New Title IX Regulations Spark Confusion and Concern Across Sarah Lawrence — The Phoenix At the beginning of the whirlwind of days leading up to the 2024-25 school year at Sarah Lawrence College, first-year students crowded into a newly-familiar Barbara Walters Campus Center for their fir...

definition of unintended consequences from poorly-thought out policies? The Biden Admin has included pregnancy in Title IX protections. Sounds good...but it seems some Unis are requiring Profs to mandate any pregnancies they discover #academicsky
sarahlawrencephoenix.com/past-issue/2...

Yes. What we have always known is now in the courts.

Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.

"They show how schools admit otherwise unqualified wealthy children because their parents have connections and could possibly donate large sums down the line, raising questions about fairness."

#AcademicSky