? ? Best wishes, Jon Cooper. [email protected]
Sent from Proton Mail Android -------- Original Message -------- On 20/03/2025 10:12, Carter, Charlie wrote: > Timothy Snyder says it thus in Rule One fromOn 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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