Reposted by Julia Boechatcvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 23hThis is Donald Trump‘s America. 194
Reposted by Julia BoechatJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 22has a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 982056709
Reposted by Julia BoechatErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The entire thing exists solely to paint marginalized people and those who mask as hysterical weirdos. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for a national publication to be covering a teeny tiny local community scuffle. 61506174
Reposted by Julia BoechatNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For every story like the Cornell gang rape, there are thousands more that couldn’t make it into the light. I wrote about a few dozen of them at one university in On the Wrong Side. The university’s treatment of survivors is eerily similar to what Jane Doe at Cornell experienced.bookshop.orgOn the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence"Bedera dispels deeply ingrained campus rape myths and puts the innate violence of the campus sexual assault reporting process into focus."--Jezebel"The book's grim conclusions are tempered with a hop... 1369129
Reposted by Julia BoechatKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the Cornell students accused of gang rape, Scott Kretzschmar, denies it and says through his attorney that they are going to “confront” the survivor through the court system. I can already tell you that means victim-blaming, DARVO, and smears. She is going to need a lot more of our support. 423045686
Reposted by Julia BoechatPato 🦆 @donpatito.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Isso que o Luciano Huck acaba de fazer é CRIMINOSO! Das duas, uma: ou ele tem certeza da impunidade ou então conta com a certeza de que alguém do campo progressista vai acionar a justiça contra essa aberração e ele e seus comparsas vão poder alegar "censura e arbitrariedade". Cínico e sórdido! 59722
Reposted by Julia BoechatPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Free p*ssy upstairs.” The fact that the 7 fraternity boys from Cornell had to write an “I’m sorry” assay as an option as punishment for forcibly intoxicating & gang raping a young girl is what is deeply wrong with our society today. www.lawcommentary.com/articles/cor...lawcommentary.comCornell Sued After Student Says 7 Fraternity Members Drugged and Gang-Raped Her, Some Faced ‘Essay’ Discipline | Law CommentaryA former Cornell University student has sued the school after alleging seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her at a fraternity house, accusing Cornell of responding inadequately af... 1691727922
Reposted by Julia Boechat@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 342459754
Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cornell thinks the proper way to deal with students protesting against genocide is suspending them, and the proper way to deal with those who drug and gang-rape a girl is to make them write essays about it. The student journalists bringing us these stories are honestly the only hope for that place. 030
Reposted by Julia BoechatInternational Students of History Association @isha-international.bsky.social · 27/09/2026this student keynote competition is such a cool opportunity for graduate students! Love to see it, and would be nice to see it in more conferences! Full CfP: societyhistoryemotions.com/she-conferen... 011
Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026One of the best experiences I had in graduate school! 010
Reposted by Julia BoechatAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/09/2026More than 100 arrested as New Yorkers protest Netanyahu’s UN visit aje.news/9uf44c 621661
Reposted by Julia BoechatJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention. 211134388
Reposted by Julia BoechatDr Steve Westlake @steveclimate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Lots of research shows that people *really* want to see leaders stepping up on climate change. We call this "appetite for leadership" 1136
Reposted by Julia BoechatIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comLula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in electionA TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents 915547
Reposted by Julia BoechatParis Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026I had a great conversation with @adamconover.net covering so many aspects of the data center debate. Don’t miss it, and make sure to preorder my new book HYPERSCALE! 37922
Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Até o Estadão acha que miliciano não dá www.estadao.com.br/opiniao/flav... precisaram tnc para ver que não era uma escolha muito difícil (não perdoei nem vou)estadao.com.brFlávio e a sombra dos milicianosÉ extremamente preocupante que um candidato à Presidência tenha mantido vínculo tão próximo, até pouco tempo atrás, com um miliciano condenado pelo Supremo pela morte de Marielle 000
Reposted by Julia BoechatLyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You're going to be needing specialists in: languages, narrative, history, psychology, information, mythology, conspiracies, etc, etc. then? #humanities #socialscience 1116559
Reposted by Julia BoechatMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026TBH a not-insignificant part of the enduring hatred towards "stochastic parrots" is because the authors of it are women and they aren't in the little boys club of the AI labs, but 3/4 are on Bluesky, so follow them: @timnitgebru.blacksky.app & @emilymbender.bsky.social & @mmitchell.bsky.social /7 122130
Reposted by Julia BoechatEvery Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Robin Williams’ daughter is urging fans to stop sharing AI-generated videos of the late actor. “Just because he’s gone does not mean he’s now your puppet. Have some shame.” #RobinWilliams #AI 412112542
Reposted by Julia BoechatOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Macklemore has terrified the Israel lobby. Why? Because they depend on fear - and he's just delivered a shattering blow to it. 13452129
Reposted by Julia BoechatDani Finn 🐙 🏳️⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I don’t hate AI because it’s going to go rogue and destroy the world I hate the makers of AI because they have gone rogue and will destroy the world 311824
Reposted by Julia BoechatOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Every crime in history is facilitated by the cowards who are too scared to speak out. 19336100
Reposted by Julia BoechatMary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026... 825688
Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I almost praised the Guardian today, then saw the ending of this piece about Sheeran's acts all canceling. The last three paragraphs are dedicated to rehashing accusations that Macklemore is an antisemite, and portraying Epstein's friend and billionaire censor Kraft as peace-loving. So disingenuous 000
Reposted by Julia BoechatNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“AI will kill us all” is how the tech industry, especially rich people in it, avoid talking about real world problems—ones they’re causing, exacerbating, or neglecting—while still thinking themselves good. “I’m better than all that,” they say. “I got high with my friends and BSed about the future.” 251488270
Reposted by Julia BoechatNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comNaomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui... 6539011323
Reposted by Julia BoechatInternational Students of History Association @isha-international.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Are you a student or an ECR interested in Public History? Are you eager to share your ideas outside of a lecture hall? The International Students of History Association (ISHA) is searching for workshop leaders for its upcoming February Seminar! ishainternational.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/c... 1/6 222
Reposted by Julia BoechatJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out. 351441410
Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026They really want to make "denouncing a genocide" about the possibility white feelings may be hurt. When most people in the stadium support it. Ending the genocide is a popular position, but those in power still act like this is a good excuse to censor all speech about it. 010
Reposted by Julia BoechatNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026But is it fascism? Do they really yearn for apocalypse? Isn't that polarizing? Shouldn't we be nice to them? We made a short video so folks can hear the end timers in their own words and judge for themselves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...youtube.comHow modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorYouTube video by Naomi Klein 10438184
Reposted by Julia BoechatMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Why I Correct Pro-Israel Headlines on Gaza" Read an excerpt from Assal Rad’s new book, ‘Don’t Say Palestine,’ about how the media manufactured consent for genocide.zeteo.comWhy I Correct Pro-Israel Headlines on GazaRead an excerpt from Assal Rad’s new book, ‘Don’t Say Palestine,’ about how the media manufactured consent for genocide. 1137495
Reposted by Julia BoechatBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers. 904438753
Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 11/09/202625 Years Later: Afghan New Yorker Masuda Sultan Remembers 9/11 & 19 Relatives Killed in U.S. Bombing youtu.be/aE_A3m9r7QE?... Democracy Now has made some really good videos the last few days detailing different impacts of the US 9/11youtu.be25 Years Later: Afghan New Yorker Masuda Sultan Remembers 9/11 & 19 Relatives Killed in U.S. BombingYouTube video by Democracy Now! 000
Reposted by Julia BoechatAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026"Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in history that loves us so much he can't even breathe" -- in extremely culty scene, Trump has his supporters pledge to him that they will vote, then tells them they will "go to hell" if they don't Here's the full sequence: 5152310688
Reposted by Julia BoechatOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Britain is only taking some action on Israel because ordinary people forced them to. But it's not enough. So having won this limited win - we need to fight even harder. New post 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/britain-fi... 1731689
Reposted by Julia BoechatJosh Smith @smithjj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Excited that my first monograph, The Politics of Reading at the British Subscription Library, has been published by @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. The book examines the political, social and intellectual culture of late 18thC Britain through books and reading habits. brill.com/display/titl...brill.comThe Politics of Reading at the British Subscription Library, 1789-1832"The Politics of Reading at the British Subscription Library, 1789-1832" published on 08 Sep 2026 by Brill. 109043
Reposted by Julia BoechatGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/09/2026A new version of ChatGPT is about to drop. Academics like @alexhanna.bsky.social and Emily Bender have been pointing out for literal years that these scare tactics about how powerful and scary AI is actually work as marketing. At this point, being this gullible is a choice. 7722216
Reposted by Julia BoechatMaaike @maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Sorry after 2837363 far right victories in elections in Europe the past 15 years i do not understand why this specific one should "wake Europe up now" If this one surprised you, you are the problem actually. 36515
Reposted by Julia BoechatLula @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026💲 No PIX. Defendemos a infraestrutura financeira digital como conquista estratégica e não negociável diante de pressões e tarifas internacionais. 110333
Reposted by Julia BoechatLula @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🇧🇷 O Brasil escolheu ser soberano. 🏥 Na saúde. Ao investir na produção de vacinas, medicamentos e insumos. Fortalecemos o SUS e a indústria nacional. Fortalecemos Mais Médicos e Farmácia Popular. Avançamos no tratamento do câncer. Adquirimos equipamentos de radioterapia para todos os estados. 8919237
Reposted by Julia BoechatMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I got your gift link for this must-read. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...nybooks.comThe Dartmouth Exception | Jacob WeisbergAmong its peers in the Ivy League, Dartmouth was perfectly positioned to resist Trump’s attack on higher education. It chose not to. 46326
Reposted by Julia BoechatRoland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The phenomena explored in this excellent thread by Cory 'enshittification' Doctorow map well onto corporate scholarly–academic publishing: a few huge players locking up the market, then raking in obscene margins at the expense of the global taxpayer. 0366
Reposted by Julia BoechatAnna Bigelow @annabigelow786.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Spread the word! Postdoctoral Fellowship in Palestinian Studies at Stanford islamicstudies.stanford.edu/opportunitie...islamicstudies.stanford.eduPalestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship | Islamic Studies 1194128
Reposted by Julia BoechatThe Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"After the storm: Rebuilding cultural identity and local knowledge" Wed 9 Sept, 6pm-7:30pm at the Royal Society of Edinburgh & online We'll explore how culture, storytelling and collective memory can help shape national identity. Free tickets available from RSE Curious: rse.org.uk/event/after-...rse.org.ukAfter the storm: Rebuilding cultural identity and local knowledgeHow can communities rebuild and preserve identity after disaster? 051
Reposted by Julia BoechatSteven Van Impe @svanimpe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026You: everything is an archive. Orson: 02310
Reposted by Julia BoechatOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"Besides being deeply cynical, Chomsky’s supposed pragmatism has not stood the test of time...We may have manufactured consent once upon a time, but America has long since transitioned to a post-manufacturing economy." Very harsh but worthwhile read. strangematters.coop/noam-chomsky...strangematters.coopChomsky After Epstein - Strange MattersNoam Chomsky – friend of Epstein, defender of dictatorships – was no model anti-imperialist. Can we do better? 561579358
Reposted by Julia BoechatLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 31/08/2026Normalise saying 'fascist propaganda' instead of 'culture wars' 1842821436