Anne Norton
annenortonnow.bsky.social
Anne Norton
@annenortonnow.bsky.social

Political theory, the wild, the anarchic, also cats, corgis (the wild, the anarchic).

Anne Norton is an American political scientist and a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia
Political science 64%
Sociology 21%

Note the use of “self-deport”. If you don’t support them you are an illegal alien.
Guess what? Liars are against inconvenient facts! Who would have guessed?

So true. The idea that democratic socialism is radical is insane

The desire for”civility” is generally a desire to shut up the voices people need to hear.

Heartening
This is hilarious. 😂 😂

Interesting. Framing the AI as an independent agent absolves the companies/designers/programmers.

The wireless connection that sounded so good was a disaster: glitchy and a means for them to sell you ink and do god knows what snooping
My most boomer opinion is that you should be able to connect a printer straight out of the box with a cable to the pc and print.
No wifi, no bluetooth, no freaking app.

Can we just get rid of them? Too much power in too few hands. Dirty hands at that.
Funny how nobody ever talks about the “legitimate concerns” people have about the extreme concentration of wealth among a small number of billionaires.

Dishonor Roll a very good idea
The journal should ban you from submitting for life and your name published in an issue on the Dishonor Roll.
if you are reviewing an unpublished manuscript and you have the sheer unmitigated audacity, cheek, gall and laziness to upload it into an LLM to generate a review, let me tell you, you should be shunned and tarred and feathered

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The journal should ban you from submitting for life and your name published in an issue on the Dishonor Roll.
if you are reviewing an unpublished manuscript and you have the sheer unmitigated audacity, cheek, gall and laziness to upload it into an LLM to generate a review, let me tell you, you should be shunned and tarred and feathered
Funny how nobody ever talks about the “legitimate concerns” people have about the extreme concentration of wealth among a small number of billionaires.
My most boomer opinion is that you should be able to connect a printer straight out of the box with a cable to the pc and print.
No wifi, no bluetooth, no freaking app.

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Just in case anyone needed more evidence that Donald Trump is a fascist and the most unAmerican president to ever disgrace the office.

Oh, and he plans to demolish the Kennedy Center, just like he demolished the White House.

And he's trying to rig America's free and fair elections.

And he's nuts.
This is hilarious. 😂 😂

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Let's be real: politics isn't a game of agree-to-disagree. Your views are the blueprint of your morals and proof of how you see the rest of humanity.

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What pisses me off about the Abdul El-Sayed discourse is that he is treated as a radical, despite being an extremely normal progressive.

There is little meaningful differences between him & Elizabeth Warren on policy, but because he’s Muslim, Abdul is treated as if he’s DSA.

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Guess what? Liars are against inconvenient facts! Who would have guessed?

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People are pissed because Tillamook Cheese has added a Halal label to their cheese. As a food creator I am overjoyed that Tillamook has made their cheese available to more people. The cheese is good cheese. I like being able to tell folks food is safe for them (like gluten free, vegan, kosher...)

I remember that time with my first cat. I still love him though he is long gone. You will have to see that she has a good death when the time comes, the last thing you can do out of love. It is so hard. I hope you have a bit more time together.
I join over 50 my of UCLA Law colleagues in expressing our dismay at Chancellor Frenk’s public response to a disinformation campaign against a Law School symposium on the legacy of 9/11. We call for a retraction and the opportunity to meet with the Chancellor. sites.google.com/view/ucla-la...
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We write to express our grave disappointment at Chancellor Frenk’s September 11, 2026 statement, which he has reaffirmed, that appears to condemn a symposium hosted by several law school centers on th...
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The US already got a do over. A mulligan. A second chance.

Much of the world, especially US allies, were ready to write off Trump’s first term as a fluke.

The American people’s choice to put him back in power—as a convicted felon, after an openly bigoted, anti-democracy campaign—showed it was not.
This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate.

The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
This is a massive mistake. The Chesapeake Bay plays a critical role in Virginia's economy and seafood industries, and we must take steps to protect the waters and shores of the region. I'm going to do everything I can to fight this.

www.wboc.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Administration repeals Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order
President Trump is repealing an executive order from 2009 dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
www.wboc.com

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With my book coming out Nov 24 I'm on the PoliSci/Phil/Soc/Humanities/PPE/SocialSciences job market. That said, I moved departments at my current place of employment & it's cool to be in a supportive dept that makes inclusive decisions/shares resources. I appreciate the chance to be a good colleague
We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries.
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI
Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI
Democratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spend heavily against them.
dlvr.it
A federal judge says Todd Blanche isn't sufficiently following the court's orders in a case concerning the Epstein files and gave Blanche a deadline to comply or face the possibility of contempt charges.

The order stems from the lawsuit brought by Katie Phang.
Judge Warns Blanche of Possible Contempt Charges Over Epstein Files
The Justice Department hasn’t sufficiently followed a court order to produce documents, the federal judge said.
www.washingtonsun.com

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Yeah in my class of 39, I am really struggling to have any little rapport-building conversations during work times. So many needs, so much energy to manage.