‘For all of her self-interest and avarice, Madame Restell does seem to have had one great and almost unheard-of quality in a 19th-century abortionist: she did not make a habit of killing her clients.’ Bee Wilson (@kitchenbee), in our new issue: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

Study (N=200 courses) tested 3 interventions to reduce gender bias in student evals, but none were effective. "Women who were tough graders or taught large classes received more criticism than men with the same grading style or class size." kim elsesser, PhD forbes.com/sites/kimelses…

THE BINS ARE NOT RAT-PROOF

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Elie Mystal Evergreen quote: "There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the times comes.” -Hemingway

One common mistake people often make with him is they think, "if I appease him and play along, he'll go easy on me" but he eventually burns everyone around him. Just ask Michael Cohen, or Rudy Giuliani, or the dozens of people from his administration who stood up for him.

This is what EVERY VOTER needs to understand. With Comstock, they don’t need a national abortion ban. They already have one.

This is why the joke matters. Cause it’s not a joke.

Just because they aren't flying Nazi flags, doesn't mean they're not Nazis. Here is the "pro-America rally" in Madison Square Garden, 1939, where speakers bemoaned Jewish influence in America, especially with Jews "stealing American jobs" and appeals to protect Aryan America.

The Library is seeking applicants for a paid, 10-week, full-time internship, open to undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates interested in learning and conducting research using the resources of the largest library in the world. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-o…

Family-owned Seattle Times says "Hell, Yes!" in endorsing Harris, throwing shade at owners of WashPost (and LAT and USA Today) for recent decisions not to weigh in editorially. h/t @martinkaste

Republican, Democrat, this is how we all lose.

Underestimated how good it would feel to vote. Finally, after listening to him for so long without any agency other than turning him off, I can help shut him out of power.

It's telling that part of Trump's campaign promises include revoking all funding for schools and non-profits that combat online disinformation.

They launched a TikTok show about bodega cats. It immediately went viral. buff.ly/3VdZlxB

At the moment, we don't know how much prices will go up as a result of tariffs. There are a lot of conditionals. But if the goal is raise the cost of imports so that people are encouraged to buy American-made goods, I want to tell you a story. 🧵

This is probably my last week for a while and it is a fitting testament to what this site has lost.