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Worried


U.S. colleagues send me an invitation to a workshop on "Safeguarding Scholarship and Research in (Emerging) Autocracies". It is the suggestion in brackets that worries me. Is it that bad?


Mood management


A colleague of mine - a political scientist - told me: "When I'm feeling down, I think of Trump." I looked at her. Seeing my confusion, she clarified: "Anger gives me a shot of adrenaline".

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DeepSeek


As a small contribution to the Decline of the American Empire, I decided to use DeepSeek from day one - with excellent results.