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Adam Quinn

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Labor & environmental historian focusing on the history of computers. Post-doctoral researcher at the Science History Institute, PhD from @uoregon_history.

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Something I haven't seen applied consistently in higher ed but is more necessary than ever: skills-based, scaffolded instruction

NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen. The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8. They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and…

sfmcguire79's tweet image. NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen.

The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8.

They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and…


I needed some new jeans recently, and off the top of my head I could only remember which brand was the racist one to avoid by thinking about this tweet

Claude Lévi-Strauss's parents named him that because they wanted anthropology to outrank racist jean brands on AI searches



Coach Daboll losing his job as a football coach is a huge defeat for nominative determinism

Brian Daboll has been relieved of his duties; Mike Kafka will serve as interim head coach. 📰: nygnt.co/pr110

Giants's tweet image. Brian Daboll has been relieved of his duties; Mike Kafka will serve as interim head coach.

📰: nygnt.co/pr110


I wonder if the official X bangers account will include Joyce Carol Oates saying Elon has no joie de vivre as one of the November bangers

We’re testing something new: Certified Bangers. We want to recognize the very best posts that move the timeline, ranked by authentic interactions. If your post is featured, you will get a Certified Banger badge on your profile for the month. Here are the top 5 Bangers for…



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Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis For the millions who will lose coverage For people with cancer who won't get the care they need For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare We will keep fighting



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Bernie Sanders just walked up to the podium after Susan Collins laughed along with Republicans about their bill and he said, "If this bill succeeds... for certain groups of people it would be tripled, their premiums... when you throw 15 million people off Healthcare, 50,000…

LePapillonBlu2's tweet image. Bernie Sanders just walked up to the podium after Susan Collins laughed along with Republicans about their bill and he said, "If this bill succeeds... for certain groups of people it would be tripled, their premiums... when you throw 15 million people off Healthcare, 50,000…

The best way to lower home costs in 2025 would be prohibitively high property taxes on everything beyond someone's personal dwelling. But neither property investors nor Airbnb want that, and much of modern US history consists of growing inequality to benefit large property owners

I don’t think a 50 year mortgage is bad. It gives everyone more flexibility financially You can pay a mortgage off early Not sure how else to lower home costs in 2025



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>orders nothing >gets nothing >is mad ???????

I don’t think a 50 year mortgage is bad. It gives everyone more flexibility financially You can pay a mortgage off early Not sure how else to lower home costs in 2025



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Trump in the next 48 hours:

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Trump privately described Zohran Mamdani as a “talented politician” and “slick, good talker” — NYT



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