hm. genuinely puzzled by census 2021 question:
"How would you describe your national identity?
This relates to where you feel you belong, such as the country or countries you think of as home."

Options : british, english, scottish, welsh, northern irish, other... hm

um well i dont really feel i "belong" anywhere. what should i answer. i guess "other ( Read more... )

But then there are dozens of proposals that, if implemented, would lead to civil war on campus and erode even further public confidence in how elite institutions of higher education operate. Some examples: “Reward the invisible work done by faculty of color with course relief and summer salary” and “Faculty of color hired at the junior level should ( Read more... )

is this shit real?

fucking hell

explain in 300 words or less "how your life reflects the ideals of the Communist party"

https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/connections/writing-diversity-statement

If you are applying for faculty positions at universities, you may find yourself having to provide a diversity statement. ...

A diversity statement is a ( Read more... )

https://yakov-a-jerkov.livejournal.com/1837007.html

intellectual dishonesty "on the other side" does not surprise me.

but from people i agree with most of the time, and have been reading for years .... it is sad really

oh well. no one is perfect. :)

new scandal.
JK Rowling is new public enemy number 1
and here (BBC) and here (in Italian)
in short - burn the witch! and her books!

what bothers me the most however about this "scandal" is that Rowling in general is quite a progressive person, pro women rights, pro gay rights etc. Say, she is misinformed or even wrong on this one. i do not agree ( Read more... )

and now i will teach you how to MANIPULATE DATA for your own political goals
( Read more... )

все они одинаковые
и БиБиСи ничем не лучше
читаем заголовок
Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd 'hiding in Georgia'

на что намек? убийство. так и представляется что он кого то задавил своим катером или там кого то столкнул в воду например
читаем...
оказывается на свидании дал бабе порулить катером
катер на что то наехал. оба вывалились в воду
он еле выжил. она ( Read more... )