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Sexual harassment entails failing to see a woman, any woman as extremely vulnerable and fragile human being who, at any given time, is on the brink of a mental breakdown. At least, that’s the definition that is becoming dominant in academia. 

And this is what a sexually harassing syllabus looks like these days. 

This post on the “Confederate Party” is over 2 years old but it’s really great. 

MSers, beware! Courts have declared it legal for law enforcement to swipe your gift cards. 

Testosterone and the risk of dementia: a very important post. 

It’s curious that only people who live in extraordinarily opulent societies feel this sorry for themselves. Never ceases to amaze me. 

Trump supporters are not the wretched of the earth. Loved this piece (Except for a dumb comparison of unemployment in Spain and during the Great Depression in the US.)

The Toronto burqa murder. 

Remember the Swanson TV dinner? I used to think those were so chic.

16 responses to “Tuesday Link Encyclopedia ”

  1. J. Otto Pohl Avatar
    J. Otto Pohl

    American academia has clearly gone crazy. Have you considered joining us reactionary exiles?

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  2. David Gendron Avatar
    David Gendron

    Out of topic, but Trump will have an Obama’s half-brother as a special guest at the final debate.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      Poor sucker just doesn’t know who else to invite to these debates to make some crazy ass point.

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  3. JProf Avatar
    JProf

    Speaking of gender issues in academia….I was wondering what you thought of the new book about “gender shrapnel”. Here’s a link to the topic:
    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/09/22/q-and-author-new-book-gender-shrapnel-academe

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      I love Mayock’s scholarship. But I had no idea she was psychologically disturbed. This is frankly sad. 🙁

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  4. cliff arroyo Avatar
    cliff arroyo

    from the first link:

    “this is also the problem that Sarah Ballard wants the federal government to fix”

    Modern feminism is traditional femininity to the nth power. Part of that involves women seeking institutional support to protect their virtue (which involves keeping low status men and cads away from their maidenly selves).

    I cannot imagine a feminist from the 70s or 80s taking 98% of what passes for feminism now seriously – mainstream consumer feminism has morphed into the very 1950s conformist stereotypes that they were fighting against.

    ” It’s the beginning of the end of her career in astronomy.”

    I think a fair amount of this kind of drama is simple rationalization. She got bored with the field or disenchanted or decided her own prospects weren’t as rosy as she once thought they might be. Rather than simply look for something else she had to create a “reason” that made the situation not her fault (not that anybody but she herself would regard the situation is one that required blame be assigned).

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      Did you see the link on “gender shrapnel”? I sincerely hope the author is simply a cynic who is surfing the wave to get her name known outside of the field. I don’t want to believe she writes that crap seriously.

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  5. el Avatar
    el

    I have decided to share my impressions regarding the Historical Park “Russia — My History” in Moscow since the place sheds light on today’s Russia even more than on Russia of the past.
    …
    Fragment 1 – everything you have never suspected about WW1 , or Russian sausages.

    http://elanor-x.livejournal.com/75234.html

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      Wow. That’s out of this world. I loved the bit on sausages. 😊😊😊

      That’s how nationalism rewrites history. Usually, this happens with more distant history but hey, whatever works.

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  6. el Avatar
    el

    Русские красавицы играют в футбол в дружественном Иране
    http://nikitich.livejournal.com/1089049.html

    В Йоркшире осудили пакистанских насильников
    http://notabler.livejournal.com/588813.html

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      “Русские красавицы играют в футбол в дружественном Иране”

      It’s good practice because that’s what their future looks like.

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  7. el Avatar
    el

    In case you’re interested:

    Полтора года прошло с того момента, как я написала пост про кактусовую щетку для тела, которая помогает справиться с отечностью, застойными явлениями, улучшить лимфоток и кровоток, и как следствие сделать фигуру лучше.

    С тех пор девушки не устают меня благодарить, так, как будто я саму эту щетку изобрела, а не с древности она существовала.
    http://evo-lutio.livejournal.com/367332.html

    Не секрет, что пророссийское лобби в промышленных кругах Германии выступает одной из главных сил в Евросоюзе, которые добиваются отмены экономических санкций, введенных против агрессивной России.

    Свое мнение о возможности возвращения к такому «business as usual» со страной-агрессором, а также о перспективах визовой либерализации и сложном пути украинских реформ в эксклюзивном интервью собственному корреспонденту Укринформа в Брюсселе рассказал депутат Европарламента от Германии, представитель политической группы Европейских консерваторов и реформистов Ханс-Олаф Хенкель.
    http://trim-c.livejournal.com/1359612.html

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    el

    Palestinians arrest 4 who visited settler Sukkah

    After being recieved for an interfaith meal at the house of the Mayor of Efrat, four Palestinians have been arrested by the Palestinian Authority; PA security official: ‘any Palestinian cooperation with settlers is viewed as violating the law, as he cooperates with the enemy.’
    …
    While Palestinians see settlements as illegal, thousands of Palestinian laborers in the economically depressed West Bank continue to work in menial jobs in the Israeli communities.

    The security official said the government is aware of laborers who have no choice but to work in settlements to support their families. He said officials are interrogating the men who attended last week’s celebration to see if they violated any laws.
    http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4869429,00.html

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    Rocket fire at Sha’ar Hanegev, IDF retaliates
    Following the sounding of a Code Red siren early Monday morning in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, the IDF retaliates against Hamas targets in the northern Gaza Strip; Rocket apparently landed in Hamas territory.
    http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4869463,00.html

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  9. el Avatar
    el

    Interesting explanation why Leftist Liberals may single out Israel in their criticism:

    Светоч для народов
    http://sergeyoho.livejournal.com/139892.html

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  10. el Avatar
    el

    From comments to the linked above post:

    У моего приятеля был коллега-японец, который изучал иврит. Приятель, узнавши, очень удивился, мол, зачем тебе это? Японец объяснил: Израиль – такая великая страна, о ней каждый день в газетах пишут и по телевизору говорят, хочу сам быть в курсе событий…

    At last, all this negative publicity has borne fruits.
    🙂

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      The friend was trying to flatter him. Japanese people tend to be outlandishly polite in the workplace.

      In the current US election, for instance, Israel never even came up. Russia, Lybia, Iran, Mexico, China were all mentioned obsessively in every debate. Israel never was.

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