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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days ago

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

www.theguardian.com

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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

www.theguardian.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days ago
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When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
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  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    the guy who was hired to determine the age of Earth got into trouble with the gasoline lobby, because all his radiometric dating samples kept turning up contaminated with lead that he eventually proved was from leaded gas, and he showed that lead was in literally fucking everything because of it

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      There’s a really chill and interesting episode of Boonta Vista on this. It’s Theo Philes V Extended Edition (originally patron exclusive but it was unlocked).

      It’s three parts on leaded gas, arctic bases and that guy who discovered the age of the earth.

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        that’s exactly where I learned about it lmao

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          It’s such a good episode. I wish they’d do some more Theo Philes (and also Godfuckers) episodes

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    We hate liberal institutions because they’re evil and corrupt.

    Westoids hate their liberal institutions because they’re not evil and corrupt ENOUGH!

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    classic

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    Curiosity got the better of me and I shared this to :stormfront: .

    Immediately “why would bots want to discredit Harvard” and “duh, everyone benefited from slaves it’s the US useless article. No I didn’t read it. No I won’t read about the reparations bit”.

    I have to believe it’s a bunch of bot farms for the sake of my sanity or I’m gonna become a posadist.

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      “Why would the bots want to discredit Harvard!?”

      Oh boo hoo, sorry for hurting the institution’s feelings.

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      🤣

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    I had to look up the “don’t find too many descendants” monster.

    big “capturing and diffusing liberation” energy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Naomi_Bleich

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      Needs a controversy section just for this

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    good one c/fakenews

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