Remaining Voice of America employees expected to receive termination notice this week, Politico reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/remaining-voice-of-america-employees.html
Congratulations to Dr. Caleb Oladipo '88 S.T.M. on his election to the American Theological Society! https://news.campbell.edu/articles/oladipo-elected-to-prestigious-american-theological-society/
A profile of London-based CloudNC, a leading provider of AI-powered CNC software that is helping US manufacturers overcome a shortage of trained operators (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/06/26/ai-manufacturing-parts-cnc-machines…
Trump believes in American
Non-Exceptionalism.
His claim that America is as amoral as authoritarian regimes has long been false. But he longs to make it true.
https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.bsky.social/post/3lsqzsdnsbs25
‘We are not safe in America today:’ These American citizens say they were detained by ICE
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/us/american-citizens-detained-ice-immigration
One of the reasons I appreciate walking, biking, and public transit so much (aside from just being a more joyful/connected way to travel, and better for our environment) is because they starve so many absolutely awful billionaires/corporations/oligarchs of profit. Oil companies, car manufacturers, large chain stores..
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Interesting piece, especially when taken in conjunction with FFOTUS' crazy tariff wars.
"How America Lost Control of the Seas"
Of course, as with many things that have gone wrong in the US, it begins with Ronnie Reagan.
https://www.theatlantic.…
Yeah, call me a fucking baby anarchist, I don’t give a shit, because that’s exactly what I am. But don’t you dare shit on me just because I chose to watch a clip from Noam Chomsky.
Rudolf Rocker is the one who really inspires me, not Chomsky, so don’t fucking trash me just for watching a clip from Chomsky.
You do you and I’ll do me. Cool? Cool.
#Anarchism
Trumps handelsbeleid ondermijnt de Amerikaanse democratie. Wie louter oog heeft voor de economische gevolgen laat zich afleiden, leerde Marike Stellinga.
"Trump heeft zich de macht toegeëigend om van het ene op het andere moment winnaars en verliezers in de Amerikaanse economie aan te wijzen. Dat zijn ondernemers die met pijn en moeite een bedrijf hebben opgebouwd en de levensvatbaarheid van hun werk met een gril van de president zien verschrompelen."
An important article to read today about Trump's latest Executive Order threat to weaponize science, threatening us all: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/29/trump-american-science