An investigation to punish someone for their First Amendment-protected editorial decision making absolutely is punishment, and courts have found as much, most recently in the cases brought by @mmfa.bsky.social against Ken Paxton and the FTC.

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We had one person in our Dept, now retired. Senior scholar. I told her about the book and topic 2+ years ago and she just... stared at me, with her mouth open. "Oh my god" were her words. "That is not something you can just... write."

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I may do a mega thread here when it comes out with a sample walkthrough of my process for one chapter, and if ever I am accused of using AI, can do a zoom and show the person all my drafts. AI could never do this. I could not have written this even 5 years ago. I had to have 25 years experience.

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One wants to call these foolish people doing socially destructive things and acting cultic Braindead Mentally retarded when they are using slurs like some sadly do Stupid Idiot Moron Imbecile Etc But none of those are appropriate besides for the obvious reasons of slurs for another reason 2/

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This is so emblematic of this messed up country

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