And here I was thinking that my class not knowing the Lincoln Lawyer books was bad enough! Not knowing Elvis takes the cake!
And if this threat was "imminent" for 47 years, why did Trump swear he will not go to war against Iran?
"What role should academics play in a world that is falling apart?" Creative thinking. Truth. Hope. Academics have a vital task in the building of new and better human worlds. We must not betray it, despite attacks on every side. We must work while the light lasts.
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Today is shaping up to be a real peach!
Whatever you’re up to, wherever you are, I hope your day blossoms beautifully!
Yet be well assur’d
You put sharp weapons in a madman’s hands.
“As the lotus rises unstained from the mud, so the wise remain untouched by the world.”
— Buddhist teachings
So tired of AI
Al had made me appreciate things created by humans more than ever
I love everything I see that I can tell is human made.
It's proof a real person actually tried
The effort makes it more precious and respectful.
draw
sing
paint
play instruments
sculpt
write
YOU ARE ALL INCREDIBLE!
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
James Baldwin
Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.