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On OA 1085, we discussed how President Biden can save lives ahead of the Trump presidency and we wanted to mobilize you, our community, to demand this action via our petition below. It's time we let our voices be heard off the air. Every signature counts: change.org/p/joe-biden-must-…
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Yeah as of this week this is really extra not the place to be. We'll be keeping a presence here but much more active on BS
I just had never given any thought to how politicized work like that could get, really appreciate this information and context!
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When I was mentally running through the jobs most likely to have to make these hard choices I have to be honest that archeologists did not even begin to make the list
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I manage a forum of 5,000 American archaeologists. There is extreme angst about what this admin means for our jobs. Deregulation will likely lead to more work on federal lands, but ending NAGPRA, the NHPA, and the Antiquities Act will change how ethical or long-term our work is.
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This is what I've been talking about. We need to stop fighting each other about things that don't actually affect the election. This is the problem. This right here. We're busy bothering with reality and they are not in reality and don't even hear about reality.
It's 2028. Several of the Florida state teachers union leaders refused to sign it and were placed on house arrest pending investigation. They were immediately replaced with people who would.
11/ All of these scenarios are taken directly either from things Trump has already done or which he is promising to do and could very easily carry out within the next four years. There are far worse, if less likely, possibilities.
10/ Palantir. McKinsey, and Harvard Law have all been useful tools in the service of the worst things the government has done in our lifetimes. If you are on this kind of track, you were already more likely to be facing these choices anyway
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9/ For these examples I have purposely chosen professional jobs which require years of education, training, experience, and personal sacrifice. Jobs like mine, and very possibly yours.
I don't have answers, but I have thoughts.
(okay, scratch Palantir and swap that for a generic tech company. They already know that they are evil)
Very true! Picked Palantir bc it is already known for this kind of thing but that really does make your point
8/ In "They Thought They Were Free," Meyer interviews an academic who marvels at how readily he and everyone else signed loyalty oaths to the Nazi Party. It was just the thing to do. He wonders aloud what a mass refusal might have brought.
7/ We can't answer these questions for you. But they and so many more are coming. Historically speaking, the average fascist doesn't wear jackboots and an armband. They are courteous professionals who are just doing their jobs--nearly all of which aren't explicitly hurting anyone
6/ YOU ARE A HARVARD LAW GRADUATE WHO HAS JUST STARTED AS A 1ST YEAR ASSOCIATE AT AN ELITE DC FIRM who is being assigned to work with Elon Musk's new efficiency commission to slash critical environmental regulations
