Brilliant! More of this sort of thing from The Church of England please.

Mike Johnson would hate for you to know that nearly 40% of his district is on Medicaid. Or that 1.6 million Louisianans — about 35% of the state — rely on it. It would be terrible if this information went viral.

God damnit, The New York Times. I have been screaming about this for *years*. The TESCREAL ideologies are *pro-extinctionist*--they do not want our species to exist in the future. Here are just a few recent articles I wrote about this (below). Please take this seriously!

How has the normative turn in social science affected our ability to produce and use theory? Using a case study of punishment studies during/after the normative turn, I find authors are mistaking normativity for theory. Published today in Theory and Society (Springer Nature)! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

At the far edge of the American west, a brash adolescent came of age in a coastal community where the establishment prided itself on being antiestablishment. What choice would a young reactionary iconoclast have but to veer right? latimes.com/california/sto…

“I tell people, Make a list of ten things you hate and tear them down in a short story or poem. Make a list of ten things you love and celebrate them. When I wrote ‘Fahrenheit 451’ I hated book burners and I loved libraries. So there you are” —Ray Bradbury buff.ly/YHOqgDd

Good reflections on the way democracy runs—principled, and by the people—from Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria in the Los Angeles Times latimes.com/politics/story…

Under pressure, UC admits a record number of Californians; racial diversity remains strong latimes.com/california/sto…

DONALD TRUMP, THE LOWEST POLLING PRESIDENT IN RECENT HISTORY, THIS IS YOUR SECOND-TO-LAST WARNING!!! (THE NEXT ONE IS THE LAST ONE!). STAND DOWN NOW OR CALIFORNIA WILL COUNTER-STRIKE (LEGALLY!) TO DESTROY YOUR ILLEGAL CROOKED MAPS IN RED STATES. PRESS CONFERENCE COMING — HOSTED

Creativity and fluency in planning an outline is the most important part of writing an essay. The rest is producing prose – which is also a significant skill – but to my mind being able elaborate an outline in response to a question is the core humanities achievement.

LIVE: Trump’s election rigging comes to an end now. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

My book “Homesick” comes out in a month! The book asks the question of how shelter became exposure in the US and what we can do about it. dukeupress.edu/homesick (discount code: E25SHPRO)

Some years, more than 30% of the firefighters who battle California wildfires are incarcerated, earning less than $35 per day. A bill that unanimously passed the Legislature this week would give them a 700+% raise to the federal minimum wage of $7.25: latimes.com/california/sto…

If you are protesting this weekend. Do so peacefully. Do so thoughtfully. Trump is hoping you don’t. He is seeking a reason to crack down harder. Do not give him one. Continue to speak out. Continue to use your voice.

Californians have a chance to stop Republicans in their tracks on November 4th. Voting YES on Prop 50 will help level the playing field and protect democracy in all 50 states.

Genetically engineered babies are banned. Tech billionaires are trying to make one anyway: wsj.com/tech/biotech/g… Latest investigation by me, Katherine Long and Amy Dockser Marcus

Today is Martinmas, the feast of St Martin of Tours, a major festival in medieval Europe which heralded the approach of winter with fire and feasting. St Martin is the patron saint of soldiers, often shown sharing his cloak with a poor man to protect him from the winter cold.

AI & Frankenstein comparison, seems about right. Can AI developers avoid Frankenstein’s fateful mistake? latimes.com/opinion/story/…