Setting aside the extreme immorality of siccing the police on non-violent protestors, I can't get over how *stupid* the university response has been. Had they just ignored the protestors, this would be way less of a problem.

There is rising fear in some quarters that Canada is going to be the next country to fall to the far-right populist wave. The reality is more subtle — and more interesting vox.com/politics/24140…

Median Twitter user: Hamas did nothing wrong, #FullCommunismNow

Median voter: I want Joe Biden to close the border, legalize abortion, cut taxes, get me health care, kill terrorists, solve climate change, and lower gas prices

“Can you call the philosophy department and tell them I’ve been arrested?” is an all-time quote.

The ADL is a fascinating organization. It does excellent research on the radical right and provides invaluable data on antisemitism, all of which is undercut by its pro-Israel advocacy arm and a president who says crazy things on the regular.

My favorite conspiracy theory is that Mike Johnson and Pierre Poilievre are the same person

Time to bust out the greatest meme I've ever seen, made in 2021 by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous

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The obsession with Columbia is so depressing. Nearly everyone involved is behaving terribly in one way or another, and it's crowding out discussion of the actual horrors going in Gaza

Chag pesach sameach

Show’s up! Insight from Matthew D. Taylor and Zack Beauchamp: bit.ly/3TQgZDY

Just took a few minutes to read North Korea tankie twitter, a good reminder that the tiniest and most absurd subcultures can make themselves feel as if they're a majority on Twitter

'If your politics demands submission on a national or collective level—Israelis or Palestinians as a whole forced to yield, forced to accept dominance, it is almost by definition not going to be one that actually is centered around equal respect for all.' dsadevil.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-su…

The delta between Elon Musk's self-regard and his actual analytic abilities continues to amaze me

'The officials flatly denied reports that Biden administration gave a green-light for an operation in Rafah if Israel declines to strike Iran in retaliation for last weekend's unprecedented attack.' axios.com/2024/04/18/us-…