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Zeb_Larson

@Zeb_Larson@zirk.us

Hello! I'm a former #academic who still considers himself a #historian. While I've left #academia behind, I still work as a #writer, mostly of essays and history pieces. Some of my pieces can be found in Jacobin, Teen Vogue, Smithsonian, and Belt. My PhD is in #history, and I studied the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. Today, I write about a variety of topics. When I can, I listen to #music and play #games.

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Zeb_Larson, to random
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There’s this rage that we allowed things to get so bad, that we didn’t act sooner and more forcefully, and that the people who outright lied as well as those who downplayed or hemmed and hawed on action will all be dead as the rest of us deal with it.

https://www.ijpr.org/environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-22/douglas-fir-die-off-in-southern-oregon-gives-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-west-coast-forests

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Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

Zeb_Larson,
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@RickiTarr Kara Jackson did one of my favorite folk albums last year, and folk (absurdly) is often cast as white people’s music. https://youtu.be/2QMvFbFTy84?si=ohbG3XSwKDX5R1xi

Zeb_Larson, to random
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I should be writing, but instead I'm working on an in-utero playlist for my baby. This is going to be an eccentric kid.

P.S. Yes, this is how I've chosen to announce it to this particular platform.

P.S.S. Distilling my tastes down into 20 songs is an interesting challenge.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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Watching this guy (the assistant chief of the NYPD) accidentally pepper spray himself is only topped by his fellow cops trying to wash oil-based pepper spray off with water…on his forehead. Straight into his eyes.

https://www.amny.com/news/nypd-chief-pepper-spray-manhattan-bridge-protest/

divya, to random
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Hillary Clinton – when a Governor's wife – had Arkansas prisoners work as servants without getting paid??? Is there a name for that Hillary?

(from a twitter screenshot to a google search to verify the source which was Hillary's own book it appears)

https://books.google.com/books?id=aB5mySwpuE8C&pg=PT66&lpg=PT66&dq=one+unusual+aspect+of+living+in+the+Arkansas+governor%27s&source=bl&ots=1ZNrfKVPkE&sig=6X2E2PMuQjBWaeTrhQl49VtF9Og&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwip6bWg3MTUAhVPymMKHX55CGsQ6AEIFTAD#v=onepage&q=one%20unusual%20aspect%20of%20living%20in%20the%20Arkansas%20governor's&f=false

Zeb_Larson,
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@divya This is kind of a normal thing in the South, I’ve heard older stories in that vein from Louisiana and Mississippi.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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I feel like my Mastodon community is settling in for aestivation — things are sleepy here right now.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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Regardless of whether this is a scam or real, it can fuck off straight into the sun.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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I don’t have the time, energy, or connections to write something, but Nicholas Kristof is going to put me in an early grave

Zeb_Larson, to random
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Great to see my alma mater frantically reversing itself and admitting that yes, the guys on the roof did have "long-range firearms." It really feels like we're seconds from escalation into a true nightmare.

https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/university-says-officers-had-readied-firearms-directed-toward-protesters-from-ohio-unions-roof-once-arrests-began/

Zeb_Larson, to random
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I’m starting to think Yale knew that Henry Kissinger was hanging around campus

Zeb_Larson, to random
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A certain kitty has to go in for a CT scan today, and we’re nervous as all hell because most of the options on the table are scary. Send good vibes, or failing that hilarious distractions?

Zeb_Larson, to random
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April has mostly been my wife and I taking it on the chin, or occasionally the nose, and I cannot believe we’re only halfway through this goddamned month.

britt, to random
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I have a life announcement! 📣

I’m going back to University! ( At 37! )

The program is self paced, online and all of my accessibility accommodations have been approved!

I’m excited to be able to take asynchronous courses in a supportive environment.

Day 1 is May 1st!
I’m studying Psychology & Philosophy.

I plan to attend Graduate School afterwards and become a Registered Psychologist in Alberta so I can do Autism assessments (and more), and provide a safe place for folks. 🏳️‍🌈

Zeb_Larson,
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@britt Congrats!

exchgr, to random
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procrastination sometimes feels like a superpower. the more i can cram into the last minute, the stronger that makes me. unfortunately that’s dead wrong most of the time

Zeb_Larson,
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@exchgr The world’s most dangerous high is the adrenaline rush of making a last-second deadline

exchgr, to random
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ah dang, too bad we got tricked into not having more robust public transit https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112219304949895021

Zeb_Larson,
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@exchgr @GottaLaff The business strategy of making EVs priced like a Lexus and built like a Honda Accord tolerates competition poorly, it seems

Zeb_Larson, to random
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However dated it is in some respects…three and a half years into working as a dev, and I really think The Mythical Man-Month nailed it.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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I personally love this. I’m flying for the first time in two years this spring, and if it were another two years or longer before my next flight, I’d be fine. https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/112206852744485395

exchgr, to random
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html is short for hotmail

Zeb_Larson,
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@exchgr this feels like an attempt to bait a troll and I’m here for it

Zeb_Larson, to random
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“People can just learn about history in their spare time, they don’t need to go to a four-year university to learn about it”

Buddy, I’ve seen how that generally works out and it ends with a 55 year-old man yammering to me about Erwin Rommel until I chew my arm off and flee.

Zeb_Larson,
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@RogerBW And I don’t want to be mean to people doing it in their spare time! I’m a spare-timer; I’m not a historian anymore, at least not one working in a university. And having been on both sides of the fence, I feel like I can say how different it is to try and even study something in-depth completely outside of a university.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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The strongest argument I’ve heard for monkey wrenching data centers. https://www.ft.com/content/1f93b9b2-b264-44e2-87cc-83c04d8f1e2b

eeyam, to palestine
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I hope people realize what this means for our future.. It’s looking bleak if they get away with this.

Israel destroyed Shifa Hospital 🤬

@palestine

Zeb_Larson,
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@eeyam @DocCarms This is gutting to see. All the handwringing about hospitals in October of last year was just theater. The moment deaths couldn’t be blamed on Hamas, so much of civil society (let alone government) started treating things like this as a non-issue.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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One of the most tired genres of academic posting is complaining about your students. A lot of it is mean-spirited (how dare these kids not treat my exact passion with the seriousness I did!), but a lot of it is also just fucking lazy. Congrats, as a trained expert in your field you managed to nitpick a freshman to death, or discovered that they (gasp) skipped a reading.

Zeb_Larson,
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@MisuseCase @seanbala The problem is that there’s very little prestige wrapped up in the teaching track among the people who train grad students, and there’s such an oversupply of PhDs as is. It’s a sick game.

Zeb_Larson, to random
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Sometimes I worry that being on Mastodon is slowly transforming me into an actual software engineer and not just a clever impostor. One day you’re a historian who needed a living salary, and then before you know it you’re reading a back-and-forth on git merge vs rebase.

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