Martin Buber is related to Prof. Leonard Bloomfield geni.com/5mMTJ They were second cousins, through Bloomfield's mother.

Today is 2/22/22. A friend suggests that any dress code should require wearing a tutu.

Take a look around the economy today. McDonald's: profits up 59%. They're raising prices. Starbucks: record profits. They're raising prices. Amazon: record profits. Shock of shocks! They're raising prices! Maybe — just maybe — we've got a corporate greed problem.

Le mystérieux méga-as surnommé "Le Fantôme de Kiev" a abattu à lui seul 6 avions russes pour obtenir le statut d'as en un jour. Selon des sources recoupées, il a abattu 2 Su-35 (excusez du peu !), un Su-27, un MiG-29 et deux avions d'attaque au sol Su-25. Si c'est vrai 👍👍

Really interesting to listen to Sophie Pinkham on Ukraine.

The Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Two neighbouring houses are projecting the blue and yellow onto its facade. The ambassador is reportedly “apoplectic”.

A Recent History of U.S. Sanctions on Russia visualcapitalist.com/history-us-san…

My physical therapist said I was a dead ringer for Gene Wilder…

Russia's Catastrophic Oil & Gas Problem youtu.be/Eo6w5R6Uo8Y via YouTube very revealing video on Russia and the geopolitics of oil.

PHOTO FUN: Find the emotional woman.

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Thunder Runs: Analyzing Ukraine's Devastating New Tactic youtu.be/h2-5It_PJv0 via YouTube Creators Very interesting analysis of Ukraine’s military strategy leading to the unexpected breakthrough in the Northeast.

I just posted a video review of Randy Harris's The Linguistics Wars, a book about the rise of generative grammar, and the conflicts between Chomsky and, well, a lot of people: youtu.be/VfZ6dASn0yo

I've posted a new video to YouTube on Zellig Harris -- his life and his linguistics -- from a forthcoming book, a follow-up to Battle in the Mind Fields. youtu.be/iYMgH8C4kuI #battleinthemindfields #historyoflinguistics

I just posted a video on Youtube called "Europe comes to New York : Jakobson, New York, and World War II" youtu.be/U4L_rSB-Zsg #battleinthemindfields #historyoflinguistics

I've posted a video to Youtube which is the second half of the discussion of "Europe comes to New York" -- about the impact on American linguistics of the Europeans coming to New York in the 1930s and 1940s -- a big story...comments very welcome. youtu.be/NmepDw5DTro

Check out: Claude's sense of humor, part 2; in which we find out if Claude's sense of humor can become generative johnagoldsmith.substack.com/p/claudes-joke…

Take a look at my posting on Claude's deeply biased reporting on history, and her reflections on her own failings. James Angleton and the nuclear bomb. open.substack.com/pub/johnagolds…? #AI #Claude