I am at the doing every single one of the way too many things I have to do poorly stage of my career.
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Brian Gettler
Settler historian. Prof, University of Toronto, member of the Montreal History Group (https://ghm.uqam.ca/) and Co-Editor, Canadian Historical Review.
Thinking about Indigenous peoples, capitalism, the state, and colonialism, especially the fiduciary and fiscal varieties. 🎶 and 🚴 too. Posts in English. En français itou. #histodons #CdnHist #HistQC #19thcentury | tfr
« Pour résumer, la France n’a jamais été aussi riche : le problème que nous avons à régler est uniquement une question de répartition. »
https://thomaspiketty.wordpress.com/2026/10/20/lyceens-etudiants-le-crepuscule-du-macronisme/
Thomas PikettyLycéens, étudiants: le crépuscule du macronismeLe mouvement lycéen et étudiant actuel signe le crépuscule du macronisme. La jeunesse demande une chose simple : des moyens pour se former et accéder à des études de qualité. Ce faisant, la mobilis…
The Replacements, "Another Girl, Another Planet" (live, 1989)
Professional societies, I beg you, please shorten the name of the Super-Long-Dude's-Name Memorial Prize in Whatever Studies. Its torture trying to include it in my tightly limited cover letter nominating a colleague for another prize with a name that's way too long. Like, if you just called it the Best Prize or something, I'd save two full lines.
Only swimmers, submarines, etc surface, and none of them do so at meetings. Thank you for raising your point.