“To be clear: I, a member of the UNC faculty, was nearly caught in a line of pepper spray being fired at UNC students, by UNC police, working under direct orders of UNC administration, as I left class on the last day of the semester.
“These cops were in a blind rage, with zero care for bystanders. They were out of control, pepper spraying the people they were hired to protect.”
This describes what I have seen happening at Duke and other institutions. When you stack the boards of trustees with investors, you get institutions that operate to benefit investors. https://mastodon.social/
No relation to its academic or scientific value, it just wasn't profitable.
“We have concluded that because of this large set of needed resources, it’s in the best interests of both Duke and the herbarium to find a new home or homes for these collections. The collection deserves to be in a facility that has the resources to maintain it for posterity.”
There's a recent trope on the tiktok/reel/video_social that goes like: "We are $group_type, of course we $do_behavior." Usually it is a couple of people alternating with this line. Such as, "We were raised Evangelical, of course we have trauma.
Seems like fans of Cory @pluralistic would have similar patterns, that we could try out here. Such as:
#wereadcorydoctorow, of course we keep a bandana handy in case they use gas.
The air is relatively clear and so is my calendar. And mental state. Let’s have a #TriangleTootParty on Saturday, 18 November, 7:00p at Night School Bar in Durham. Boost a new local eatablishment, enjoy top notch cocktails, see your pocket friends.
Night School Bar
719 N. Mangum St.
Durham, North Carolina 27701