Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Left vs Science watch. https://t.co/YNRB67iOM6
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) December 1, 2018
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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The problem with gender based evolutionary psychology is that the findings are often used inappropriately to explain away sexism. That's by far the larger problem. For example it is quite possible that there are gender differences that draw one sex towards STEM professions and the other to more people oriented professions but it is undeniable that there is sexism in the work place in science and tech that drives women away. We need to move towards removing that sexism as much and fast as is possible. I have no problem with discussing sex based differences as an intellectual pursuit but as a matter of public policy the best approach is to start with the assumption that the brain is an evolutionary blank slate and to work to create an open and safe work environment for any gender. That's why there's some push back to the findings in evolutionary psychology from progressives.
by ocean-kat on Sat, 12/01/2018 - 11:41pm
The brain is not an evolutionary blank slate - the brain is an evolutionarily evolved slate. A human brain's set of initial post-birth or in-utero responses are different than a monkey's or pig's or whale's or hyena's or rabbit's. From the moment (or perhaps immediately prior through some mechanism) when sex differentiation is made, brain & body functions will also be different. How much difference in which ways is a matter of observation & testing to determine, taking into account social & environmental factors to not misidentify those factors for physical/genetic. That these interactions between the 3 (or more) are quite complex shouldn't be waved away, but yes, we see studies of twins that show in separated twins in different environments lots of similarities *over certain periods*, and then seemingly some breaks in similarities in other times/conditions. Likewise, male & female development, perception, preferences are developed through much more than sheer social conditioning. We can see some of this in population statistics & probability - not 100%, but strong enough correlations to draw some conclusions (which will need to be revisited as we get more data from more diverse populations, find new theories & evidence over time, etc.)
That we recognize more and more the great deal of sexual harassment & unequal treatment of women doesn't mean we can't also simultaneously examine scientific differences between the sexes (including greater examination and appreciation of the spectrum between sexes that underlines more & more LGBT awareness, while not exaggerating this data due to the "availability conundrum" found in new trends).
There are certainly differences that *statistically speaking* draw one sex more frequently towards Engineering & Technology than the other sex. The lumping together of different fields under STEM is unfortunate, as women are quite drawn to many kinds of Science as well as Mathematics. Even 35 years ago, women were also frequently going into database fields, while less drawn to general programming, hacking, graphics, networking, mainframe or mobile development, et al., though use of computer technology such as with office productivity, project, marketing or design & multimedia software was not any kind of barrier. There *have been* discovered certain social factors that influenced this to some degree, as in the likelihood that 11-year-old boys would get a PC for Xmas while a similar-aged girl would receive something less technical, but a) this will likely not come close to explaining all the difference, and b) some provided girls with plenty of technological equipment without it increase their affinity to these fields/hobbies/activities.
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/02/2018 - 7:19am