12 thoughts about the Columbia University protests and what is happening on campuses across the country

1. I have to be honest about something: I'm really starting to hate writing about anything related to Israel or Gaza. I feel like I can't write authentically about this latest…

There are people saying hateful things, and that should not be allowed. We also shouldn’t so focus on those voices that we let them drown out those of the peaceful majority who are trying to end a humanitarian crisis.

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Remember #Roe ? MAGA Republicans have their eyes on a new target > The US constitution. Don’t let that one catch you off guard, too! Right Wing Watch Democracy Docket The New York Times American Progress New America Demos Molly Jong-Fast Soledad O'Brien NonprofitNewsFeed

A disturbing but important read from ⁦Peggy Orenstein⁩ nytimes.com/2024/04/12/opi…

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Curriculum and assessment lead to better education to struggling students, not the opposite - my take at the Delphi Economic Forum

Support to struggling students, or reducing inequality, as some people say, is not made in a vacuum, is made with a purpose: attain curricular goals

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It’s about time.

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In killing Navalny Putin created a symbol far more powerful. nytimes.com/2024/02/20/wor…

“In France, there is a real cultural resistance to what intimacy coordinators do, and a lot of directors have been very vocal about the fact that they think it’s censorship.” Monique El-Faizy trib.al/EY8cpZs

This is sad news. Not surprising, but sad.

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Hollywood intimacy coordinators are pitting self-important French filmmakers against young actresses. Monique El-Faizy trib.al/HSera45

Hollywood intimacy coordinators, or what the French are calling the “purity police,” are descending on Paris. Monique El-Faizy trib.al/aTmSJUL

Another entry in the annals of Franco-American culture clashes....

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This one was a fun one:

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Full on anti-Arab racism + Islamophobia from The Wall Street Journal.

Effective immediately - Dearborn police will ramp up its presence across all places of worship and major infrastructure points.

This is a direct result of the inflammatory The Wall Street Journal opinion piece that has led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online…

I hope that ⁦E. Jean Carroll⁩ and ⁦Robbie Kaplan⁩ celebrate their win in high style and then manage to get some peace. They’ve certainly earned it.

Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation case, jury finds - Reuters
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Rape-caused pregnancies in abortion ban states estimated at 65,000, study says : Shots - Health News

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