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“It Is Not How You Feel”: Batja Mesquita on How Different Cultures Experience Emotions

Sep 8, 2018

Now, more than ever, we need to rebuild civil society and restore democratic culture. It won’t be easy, but there’s no better place to start than the public library. It’s precisely the kind of social infrastructure we need. nyti.ms/2O1mwpY

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Great weekend read from

@publicbooks

: psychologist

@BatjaMesquita

and anthropologist

@caitlinzaloom

discuss how culture shapes our emotions, and how our emotions shape us.

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"We define ourselves more by certain emotions. I've never heard anybody say, 'I'm trying to get over my embarrassment and I feel so inauthentic.'"

Feb 3

Unemployment at lowest level since 1960s. Inflation falling. COVID mortality down. Violent crime down. If you're wondering why the Right is whipping up a culture war...

January Jobs Report: Pace of U.S. Hiring Surges Unexpectedly

After several months of cooling, the economy added far more jobs than economists anticipated. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 1969.

Feb 2

There's more. The College Board purged the BLM movement and, as

@nytimes

reports, these Black women too. "Groundbreaking Black female writers and leftist activists such as bell hooks, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis and Alice Walker..have since been excised."

Inside the College Board’s Revised African American Studies Curriculum

A guide to some changes in the curriculum, and how the new course differs from standard treatments of Black history in American high schools.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of the greatest non-fiction writers of our time. Also, the College Board just purged his work from an AP test because a governor wants to erase Black history. Think about where this is heading if the leaders of higher education don't fight back.

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Since we're playing ball now, how about we ask American universities to purge the College Board's AP courses and tests?

Daniel Moser - dmoser@mastodon.social

@_dmoser

Barcelona Offers Free Transit to Residents Who Ditch Their Cars

In Barcelona🇪🇸, citizens who get rid of their car 🚗get three years of free public transport 🚌🚇🚉👇👇

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In Barcelona, citizens who choose to get rid of an older and less efficient car receive a free transit travel pass that’s valid for three years.

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If DeSantis wants the College Board to change the Environmental Science AP test, will it? How about Biology and Evolution? Such a dangerous moment for American education.

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First snow in climate changed New York City in 325 days. Kids asking why they have to go to school in this blizzard.

Look at this,

, the mayor of Barcelona, saying in the

@Juliaenlaonda

radio program broadcast from the Gabriel García Marquez library that libraries are cathedrals, or palaces for the people 😉😉

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Barcelona En Comú

@bcnencomu

Jan 31

2:42

Invertir en los barrios donde menos se invertía para redistribuir la riqueza, de eso va el Pla de Barris. La Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez es una preciosidad que está en Sant Martí de Provençals, orgullo de barrio. Las bibliotecas son las catedrales del pueblo

LMAO: "The mixed-use project, anchored by a mostly underground casino, could have a 1,200-room hotel, two residential towers, ***a museum dedicated to democracy*** and four acres of green space with a massive Ferris wheel..."

New Manhattan Casino Bid Includes a Ferris Wheel Near the U.N.

Soloviev Group would partner with Mohegan, the casino and resort operator, to develop a long-empty site.

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The Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library just opened in a working class neighborhood in Barcelona. It’s magical. It’s real. And it’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t give its residents palaces for the people. #library

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roger bennett

@rogbennett

Jan 28

Weston McKennie, 24-Year-Old from Little Elm, TX signs for Leeds United joining US stars Tyler Adams of Wappingers Falls NY and Medford NJ's Brenden Aaronson under manager Jesse Marsch of Racine WI, at club part-owned by 49ers. Move over Dallas Cowboys. This now America's Team 🇺🇸

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Fabrizio Romano

@FabrizioRomano

Jan 28

Weston McKennie to Leeds, here we go! Understand Leeds will pay €1.2m loan fee — deal will include buy option clause for €33m plus add ons

#LUFC Leeds president Radrizzani unlocked the deal with Juventus in the night. McKennie has agreed personal terms with Leeds.

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Ron Lieber

@ronlieber

Jan 25

This is a really cool job for somebody out there…

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Associate Director, Institute For Public Knowledge in New York, New York | Careers at US

Jan 25

The Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU is one of the most intellectually exciting places in academia. Also: We're hiring an Associate Director, someone who wants to be at the center of everything, in the heart of NYC. Please spread the word. @nyu_ipk uscareers-nyu.icims.com/jobs/11522/job

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Develop, implement and manage programmatic and administrative operations for the Institute for Public Knowledge in collaboration with the Director, including providing primary day-to-day management...

DESCENDANT is a story of how the past and the truth are always present. In DESCENDANT, award-winning filmmaker Margaret Brown returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to document the search for...

Jan 24

I'm no film critic but I'm shocked that

@margaretlbrown

's *Descendant,* an extraordinary documentary about the search for the last known slave ship in the US and the legacy of racial violence in America, is not among this year's #OscarNoms. Don't miss it.

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Descendant Film

Hmm. Such a mystery.

Why Hasn’t It Snowed Yet in New York City?

If there is still no measurable snowfall on Sunday, it would be the longest stretch of winter without snow since 1973.

Jan 21

I’m old enough to remember when you could go to Wharton, commit fraud on a massive scale, lie about your business success, and then become president. Times sure are changing.

How Charlie Javice Got JPMorgan to Pay $175 Million for … What Exactly?

A young founder promised to simplify the college financial aid process. It was a compelling pitch. Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand knowledge of financial aid.

Jan 19

Sometimes, speaking truth to power works.

Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel

News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence.

George Santos’s 11 Most Absurd Lies and Cons (That We Know About So Far)

Jan 19

Grandparents survived Holocaust. Mother died b/c of 9/11 Volleyball star Ponzi scheme Check fraud Stolen scarves Mugged of rent check $199.99 Bilked homeless vet Pulse shooting Impersonate McCarthy for $$

@VanityFair

lists George Santos's top lies & cons

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From bilking a homeless veteran out of money raised to pay for a sick dog’s surgery, to claiming he had employees who died in the Pulse shooting, these are the most shameless lies and scams the newly...

Thank you, ⁦

⁩ for an incredible weekend honoring the 2022 #AllAmerica soccer selections. It was a huge thrill for our family, and a great honor for our #10.

Bill McKibben and 9 others

NEW: In

today, our latest peer-reviewed research shows Exxon scientists predicted global warming with shocking skill & accuracy between 1977 & 2003, contradicting the company's decades of climate denial. THREAD. 📰No pay wall for 2 weeks: bit.ly/ExxonKnew2poin

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Imagine how that makes us sociologists feel?

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Dr. Yesenia Navarrete Hunter

@YesHunter

Jan 13

Fuming that my son's been assigned to read H*llbilly E le gy at a college level sociology class.

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Nick Seabrook

@DrSeabrook

Jan 12

A little over a week ago I received this request from Governor's DeSantis's office for information on all courses in my department containing "diversity, equity, and inclusion," and "critical race theory" components. A 🧵on what's happened since then:

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@DrSeabrook

Jan 4

Can confirm this story. I was asked earlier this week by the governor’s office to submit a list of all courses in my department that contain DEI and/or CRT components. No explanation of why the request was made or what the information will be used for. twitter.com/EmmaJanePettit…

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insists on cutting our public #library budget by $33 million in the next two years. That means more hours when branch #libraries are closed, fewer librarians, less programming. It's an assault on public goods. Spread the word. Fight back.

Mayor’s Proposed Cuts to Libraries Will Hurt New Yorkers, Leaders Say

New York’s public libraries could be forced to cut their hours and programming. The City Council wants to protect their funding in the next budget battle.

Chris Hayes

@chrislhayes

Jan 11

Re: Santos, it's all entertaining and comedic, truly, but, um, seriously: where'd all the money come from?

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Daniel A. Zarrilli

@dzarrilli

Jan 10

"the eight warmest years on record have now occurred since 2014"

The Last 8 Years Were the Hottest on Record

Europe experienced its hottest summer ever, while 2022 was the fifth-hottest year on record worldwide.

Brazil protests: Lula vows to punish ‘neo-fascists’ after Bolsonaro supporters storm congress

Richard Rubin

@RichardRubinDC

Jan 9

First CBO score of the new Congress is here. Says that the GOP IRS funding bill would reduce spending by $71.5B and reduce revenue by $185.8B. Net deficit increase of $114B. cbo.gov/system/files/2

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Trumpism without Trump. More coming, throughout the world and again in the US, too, because the US has let Trump and his henchmen get away with it.

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President tours scene of riot and orders federal government to take control of policing in capital Brasília as extremists refuse to accept his presidency

Jan 7

Published, with pride, on the same day a 6 year-old American child shot their teacher in school.

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Ron Filipkowski

@RonFilipkowski

Speaker Donalds on left.

Jan 7

"This is the great part,” McCarthy declared. “Because it took this long, now we learned how to govern.”

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Andrew Harnik

@andyharnik

Jan 7

Rep. Hudson, R-N.C., left, pulls Rep. Rogers, R-Ala., as he confronts Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during the 14th round of voting for speaker as the House meets for the fourth day to try and elect a speaker in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (@AP Photo/@andyharnik)

Opinion | To save himself, McCarthy just destroyed the House

Jan 6

"This is what happens when a political party, year after year, systematically destroys the norms and institutions of democracy. This is what happens when those expert at tearing things down are put in charge..This is insurrection by other means."

@Milbank

washingtonpost.com

McCarthy becomes speaker on the 15th vote — but he's already irrelevant.

Jan 6

Don’t worry, the moderate Republicans will definitely…Bahahahahaha - there are no moderate Republicans!

They definitely won't do it again in the next round of voting.

It's a good day to remember that Kevin McCarthy has no core values (other than pursuit of personal power) and would give up democracy itself if it helped him become Speaker. In fact, he's been trying to do exactly that.

Olivia Beavers

@Olivia_Beavers