Ah yes! I had forgotten that was Gloria's post. Even after I shared it with my family out of appreciation.
It would be interesting to see a compilation of the strangest CCP4BB threads to date. Not sure how to measure that or distill them out. Diversely (and forgetfully) yours, Andrew On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 7:23 PM Andrew Gnann <[email protected]> wrote: > Help us understand a bit more about what you are saying about Gloria > Borgstahl. > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 5:12 PM Carter, Charlie < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Timothy Snyder says it thus in Rule One from *On Tyranny*: >> >> Do not obey in advance! >> >> Too many, unfortunately will decide to obey in advance, when a unified >> resistance would serve us all better in the long run. We need more to chose >> the path cleared by Glorian Borgstahl. >> >> Charlie >> >> >> On Mar 12, 2025, at 8:31 PM, Artem Evdokimov <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> The first thing that happens as freedom of speech dies is that diligent >> self censorship becomes the norm. People acquire a Komissar inside their >> heads. >> >> When I was a kid, my parents had to remind me daily not to share with >> school kids the jokes told at home because 'mommy does not want to go to >> Gulag'. >> >> Word to the wise. >> >> Artem >> >> On Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 15:21 Katherine Sippel <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I love this conversation. It is an important one right now that >>> addresses the intersection between the precise language needed to >>> communicate science and the greater zeitgeist around politicization of >>> vocabulary. It will be interesting to see how the etymology of scientific >>> language migrates in response to this selective pressure. >>> >>> However, if you will allow me to put on my tinfoil hat for a moment, I >>> feel compelled to remind the faculty from publicly funded universities in >>> the US that your institutional emails may be subject to Freedom of >>> Information Act requests. I was at the University of Florida when the >>> Organic Consumers Association decided to go after Kevin Folta via US Right >>> to Know, and it was nasty. I would not put it past the administration to >>> weaponize FOIA requests in the future to root out dissent among US >>> academics. Just something to consider when engaging in these types of >>> conversations. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Kat Sippel, PhD, ELS >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM Harry Powell < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> "_golf_ of America” particularly apt with current POTUS… >>>> >>>> Harry >>>> >>>> > On 12 Mar 2025, at 17:49, Oganesyan, Vaheh < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > You never know what is on their minds (Musk&Don). Would you guess >>>> anything related to Greenland before hearing it, or golf of America? >>>> > >>>> > Vaheh >>>> > >>>> > From: CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Harry >>>> Powell >>>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 1:30 PM >>>> > To: [email protected] >>>> > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Words to avoid >>>> > >>>> > I don’t thnk that’s why it’s been banned... >>>> > >>>> > > On 12 Mar 2025, at 17:09, Ian Tickle <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > --------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> > > From: Ian Tickle <[email protected]> >>>> > > Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025, 14:08 >>>> > > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Words to avoid >>>> > > To: Herbert J. Bernstein <[email protected]> >>>> > > >>>> > > I spell it 'polarisation' anyway (from Late Latin 'Stella Polaris' >>>> = 'Pole Star'). >>>> > > >>>> > > Cheers >>>> > > >>>> > > -- Ian >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > On Tue, 11 Mar 2025, 20:00 Herbert J. Bernstein, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > > Dear Colleagues, >>>> > > When I got home today, Frances presented me with an article from >>>> the >>>> > > NY Times which contained the attached list of words and the >>>> explanation, >>>> > > "As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of "woke" >>>> initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, >>>> > > according to a compilation of government documents." >>>> > > For this audience in particular, please note that "Mx", >>>> "polarization", "orientation", "status", "systemic". "discrimination", >>>> "equality", "expression", "barriers", and "bias" are among the words to >>>> avoid. 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