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Laurent Dubois

@soccerpolitics.bsky.social
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Historian (Avengers of the New World/ The Banjo/ The Language of the Game/ Freedom Roots) & Musician (Traversées)

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 1h
I am afraid that the people of Bluesky may never get over learning what they call steak forks in Belgium, but we might as well get it over with 
Five of what you might call “forks” in English or “tenadores” in Spanish but this is Belgium so they are STEAKJORKS. the five steakjorks have lovely wooden handles
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Julie Goldberg @juliegoldberg.bsky.social · 51m
How to disable AI features in many different apps. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/
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How to disable or avoid intrusive AI
One of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides "what is taking up all my cloud storage?") is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it. ...
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Ignacio GHOULlup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 12h
NICE: “Garifuna’s New Guardians: The Rising Acts Preserving Their Roots” “Meet the young artists and musicians who are making sure Garifuna sounds and culture are reaching the rest of the world”
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Garifuna's New Guardians: The Rising Acts Preserving Their Roots
Meet the young artists and musicians who are making sure Garifuna sounds and culture are reaching the rest of the world.
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 11h
❗@martynziegler.bsky.social found that Infantino has been receiving 2 separate salaries: one from Fifa in Switzerland & a separate one paid by the World Cup organizing company in the USA, which was not declared by FIFA in an alleged violation of its own statutes.
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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 22h
"What can one person do in the face of great violence, suffering, and injustice?" opiniojuris.org/2026/10/12/b...
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Book Symposium on ‘Nuremberg’s Citizen Prosecutor’: “One Little Guy from Transylvania” – Benjamin Ferencz and the Power of Persistence
[Martha Minow is the 300th Anniversary University Professor and former Dean of Harvard Law School, where her scholarship focuses on human rights, justice, and the aftermath of mass violence. She is…
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Fare network @farenet.bsky.social · 21h
France 🇫🇷 Women make up just 18% of Ligue 1 crowds. Campaigners such as Her Game Too France and women-led fan groups are tackling sexism, harassment and safety fears, as clubs take steps to make stadiums more welcoming to women. buff.ly/a6T5VqR
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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 21h
These African American quilts did more than keep people warm. They told stories. An exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates quiltmaking in the context of the Second Great Migration. wapo.st/4s9nPqP
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Review | These African American quilts did more than keep people warm. They told stories.
An exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates quiltmaking in the context of the Second Great Migration.
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 21h
Behold!! On this Indigenous People’s Day, the first page of the first number of THE CHEROKEE PHOENIX (1828)- featuring the Cherokee Constitution in English & Cherokee, in the syllabary created by Sequoyah. An epic milestone in Native American history and the history of print
Picture of the newspaper - with an engraving of a great Phoenix at the top, and double columns of type below, with English and Cherokee juxtaposed
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Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 21h
A bang-up job of translating my research into sharp, clear, accessible writing. Kudos to Vern Ramesar at CBC Halifax share.google/kqt8OfOxNuHv...
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How the proceeds of slave labour helped build early Nova Scotia | CBC News
Isaac Saney, a Dalhousie University professor of Black and African Diaspora Studies, wants a waterfront memorial acknowledging that Nova Scotia's early roads, universities and public institutions were...
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Carla D. Martin @carladmartin.bsky.social · 19h
A must read, interview by @katemanne.bsky.social of Sophia Dasser, Cornell's incredible student newspaper editor-in-chief katemanne.substack.com/p/telling-th...
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Telling the Truth is an Act of Advocacy
A conversation with the Cornell Sun’s Editor-in-Chief Sophia Dasser about the Cornell case
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20h
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-pe…
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately
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Dash Silva @dashsilva.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Melville’s editor checking in and touching base:
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 09/10/2026
Si j'étais sociologue, je me lancerais dans un archivage et une étude des pancartes brandies durant cette mobilisation lycéenne. Depuis Mai-68, je n'ai rien vu d'aussi créatif.
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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My column. foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/08/f...
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To Understand France’s Unrest, Look Back to 1982
François Mitterrand’s U-turn decades ago holds lessons for today.
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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here's a good overview of the student protests in France, which began in Paris suburbs, in working-class schools attended by many black & brown students, & have spread nationwide. The government has tried to end the protests through violent repression. It hasn't worked. f24.my/CCfu
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'We're fed up': Paris students rise up in a movement that shows no sign of slowing
Hundreds of thousands of students and their supporters took part in nationwide protests across France on Tuesday after weeks of student barricades protesting school conditions.
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Jane B. Kulow @cvlkulow.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What an amazing essay. “Of course everyone is striving all their life. And no one wins against mortality.”
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Magali Lesauvage @maglesauvage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mouvement lycéen : les efforts désespérés du pouvoir pour éteindre l’incendie www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
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Mouvement lycéen : les efforts désespérés du pouvoir pour éteindre l’incendie
Après avoir répondu aux revendications lycéennes par le mépris et la répression, l’exécutif tente de changer de braquet. Mais le mouvement continue de s’amplifier, menaçant de rebondir de plus belle …
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Candidates & parties shape what they promise & say based on what (they think) pleases big donors mainly because they believe money is pivotal. But a big part of why it's pivotal is JUST BECAUSE EVERYONE BELIEVES IT IS. It plays a fairly minor direct mechanical role in winning elections.
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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved online www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Thatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved online
Project lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 07/10/2026
“It’s a story about a bunch of historians who were knowledgeable about emerging technologies and knew how to code … and who spent a lot of time, some of it wasted time, at a big table chatting.” On the history of Zotero. Which, unsurprisingly, is beautiful.
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Caribbean Philosophical Association @caribphil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If You Missed It The First Time (January 2025): Defending Rumba in Havana: The Sacred and the Black Corporeal Undercommons - By Maya Berry | Duke University Press | More information can be found here: www.dukeupress.edu/defending-ru...
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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've switched to using Ecosia as my default search engine and the psychic relief that comes with freedom from the imposed Google AI summaries with their seeming efficient truth intertwined with incoherencies and errors has been tremendous. Highly recommended! www.ecosia.org
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Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees
Ecosia is a search engine and AI that uses 100% of its profits for the planet, supporting tree planting and renewable energy projects.
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ML Porter @mlporter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Haitian college student Pierre Damas Bel remembered for his hard work, kindness and love of soccer ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Haitian college student Pierre Damas Bel remembered for his hard work, kindness and love of soccer • Ohio Capital Journal
Family and friends remembered Pierre Damas Bel as a hard-working, loving, and dependable young man who had hopes of building a hospital in Haiti.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🪦 Tracing the roots of zombie mythology from Haitian Vodou through its depictions in modern pop culture, Maya Annik Bedward's BLACK ZOMBIE is a dense and passionate documentary that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Tix: facets.org/programs/bla...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 06/10/2026
New York, it’s official. We’re extending our Open Play program to keep select fields lit at night for free pickup soccer this fall & next summer. Restarting tonight, you can play soccer from 10pm-2am at select parks in all 5 boroughs. Drop in or sign up online. Locations/details at nycopenplay.com
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Postmambo Studies @postmambo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Postmambo is in San Juan, at the tomb of Ismael Rivera.
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Anne E @anita5446.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
SPOOKY SEASON
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Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Ellis (Princeton University) on being named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow! Dr. Ellis was recently a panelist on an IHRC webinar exploring the intersections of Indigenous and Immigration histories: z.umn.edu/ihrcweb-inte... Congratulations Dr. Ellis 🎉
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History
The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fascinating new study of New Mexico's universal childcare program, first of its kind, finds the program dramatically increased work for lower-income moms www.the74million.org/zero2eight/n...
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Nearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New Mexico
A new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico.
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In "Up Against the Archive," edited by Antoinette Burton, scholars experiment with anti-imperial forms of writing history, attending to archival silences and reassessing traditional disciplinary modes and forms. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/SZFDCMy
Cover of Up Against the Archive: Experiments in Writing British Empire History Otherwise by Antoinette Burton. The cover resembles a notebook, with the spine in brown and the cover in textured teal that has faint writings with map-like markings and circles. The title is in large white serif text across the upper half. The subtitle is centered in smaller white text, with the editor's name at the bottom in white, small, capitalized text.
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Jeff McDonald @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In a stance that puts him at odds with other notable NBA stars, Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to FanDuel, Polymarket or any other sports betting site. “Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it,” he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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Would Victor Wembanyama ever endorse FanDuel or Polymarket? Don't bet on it
In a stance that puts him at odds with other NBA stars, the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to a sports betting site
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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Co-Opting AI: Archives examined how archives and archiving—as infrastructure, epistemology, and social practice—relate to contemporary AI systems" dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/co-opt...
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Co-Opting AI: Archives - DTD Lab
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Elliot C. Williams @ecwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you've lived in D.C. long enough, you've likely encountered Nekisha Durrett's work. And yet, she has avoided *becoming* the story. But as her sculptures have grown larger, so too has the pressure to be in the national spotlight. My profile on the artist for @51st.news explores this tension:
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D.C. artist Nekisha Durrett’s work is all around us — so why haven’t you heard of her?
Her new Obama Center sculpture honoring Harriet Tubman has thrust one of the District's most talented artists into the national spotlight.
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Anya Jabour @herstoryprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Highly recommend working @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Want to learn about the history of our city?  Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it.
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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"When we focus on polarization as the problem, the solution is for everyone to quiet down and be 'civil'—an outcome that benefits those who are willing to grab as much power as they can without concern for legality or civility." - @lilymasonphd.bsky.social
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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Polarization is the country’s immune response to an unpopular, antidemocratic, and intentionally divisive faction grabbing for disproportionate power to the detriment of national success, reputation, and democratic self-government."
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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Partisan polarization is not the greatest threat to American democracy. It is a vivid and identifiable symptom of the real threat. And it is a popular frame because it blames no one." Tremendous and convincing piece from @lilymasonphd.bsky.social
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
To round these critical perspectives on polarization out, you cannot do better than @pettertornberg.com's essential recent @poppublicsphere.bsky.social article, available here open access: doi.org/10.1017/S153...
It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2026
Petter Törnberg 

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Polarization has become the master concept for diagnosing contemporary democratic crises. The notion denotes three features: symmetry between parties, politics as an opinion space where positions diverge, and mutual repulsion between opposing camps. Yet none of these capture current realities. Across democracies, the central dynamic is not two poles drifting apart but the transformation of the political right into authoritarianism, norm breaking, and openness to political violence. Social democratic and center-right parties tend to respond in the opposite way from what “polarization” implies: by accommodating rightward. Attempts to salvage the polarization frame with modifiers (“asymmetric,” “affective,” “sectarian,” “pernicious”) concede these realities but risk hollowing out the concept’s definitional core. These limitations reveal a deeper misdiagnosis: when one party turns antidemocratic and illiberal, incivility and conflict are inevitable—but they are symptoms, not the root problem. Misdiagnosing them as the central issue leads to viewing civility and compromise as remedies, thereby risking the legitimation of authoritarian actors. This article proposes an alternative lens: the radicalization of the political right. Developed in the study of extremism, the radicalization framework better captures asymmetric change, identity-driven politics, and the mainstreaming of illiberalism. It foregrounds identity fusion, threat narratives, elite entrepreneurship, and escalation. Concepts are never politically innocent and persisting with “polarization” risks both misdiagnosing and normalizing authoritarian threats.
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Political polarization
radicalization
democratic backsliding
radical right
authoritarianism
democracy
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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the same week Twitter/X started *charging* to post links through third-party apps. Long live Bluesky!
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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Lutter contre l’extrême droite nécessite donc d’agir sur la structuration de l’espace médiatique, qui, dans sa configuration actuelle, lui est favorable et nourrit son ascension." www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
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Samuel Bouron, sociologue : « Il y a une tension interne entre les coulisses du RN et sa devanture officielle »
Le chercheur, qui avait infiltré des groupes identitaires en 2010, peu de temps avant l’adhésion de Jordan Bardella au Front national, explique pourquoi les écrits antisémites du président du RN sont…
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Magali Lesauvage @maglesauvage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Un grand bravo.
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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Asked to respond to whether his team were 'not German enough' or 'not white enough', Klopp said there was no point in giving room to 'such people and their utterances', adding: 'I have little time in everyday life for idiocy'. Story: @kateconnolly.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’
Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are ‘white enough’
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I can't summon the vocabulary for the last (week? months? years?) of emotional regulation required on this topic. I can't say I don't have *any* friends who never experienced SA, but most have. Mine was at 13-- or the worst, anyway. As a historian, my point is that college SA is in a context.
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Contrary to billing change over time as our beat, as a historian I'm here to tell you that violence against women is an absolute constant. Not generations but centuries of activism & policies have made that violence only somewhat more public. Our daily news reminds us how and why.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
"There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction." WOW. 🥹 Grateful to The IMPACT Magazine for the kindest profile of #TheDoubleTax and me. Black-owned media FTW. #blacksky
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The Cost of Being a Black Woman in America Is More Than a Pay Gap: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Is Measuring the Double Tax
There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction. A doctoral candidate …
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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yesssss
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Nothing special @milquetoast-man.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anthropomorphizing this thing by even calling it “intelligent” is part of the problem. It’s just sophisticated programming. It’s not alive. It doesn’t make choices. It follows rules set by whoever created it. Hold the creator responsible for the sins of its creation.
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