The problem with media coverage in a nutshell: Trump called for “one really violent day” from police, calls Harris “mentally impaired,” claims that if he loses the country will be destroyed, and makes dozens of other malicious and dishonest statement. Yet Nate Cohn calls it a “calm week.”
You suck, September, you couldn't just leave up outta here without one more of us.
Dikembe Mutombo, a basketball Hall of Famer who dominated on defense at Georgetown and in the NBA, turning opponents away from the rim while building an off-court legacy through his humanitarian work in Central Africa, died Sept. 30. He was 58.
The basketball Hall of Famer starred at Georgetown before becoming a four-time Defensive Player of the Year in the NBA.
Here, the admin hosted Richard Spencer, allowed an economic justice encampment, & then violently suppressed Gaza protests against Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign. It shows what speech they see as fine on campus (white supremacy) & what views they won't tolerate (human rights for everyone).
"A strange paradox: in his freshman year, my former student ... was required by Martin to read a book insisting that free society tolerates Nazi protests. A year after [he] graduated, Martin had him arrested for pro-Palestinian protest."
These contradictory standards display what activists call “the Palestine exception.”
It's because we all have day jobs, advances are pennies, publishers don't market, one underperforming book tanks your career, and we're expected to be well-tuned brand machines on social media websites designed to suck our souls dry.
the take away from primanti bros getting bomb threats is that the GOP represents a political movement that is not actually interest in marshaling popular support and winning power via elections. it's a movement that uses violence to discipline its own members and enemies
Purge, anyone?
Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger, Country Music Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Golden Globe winning actor and just all around badass
“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”
‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.
The key to understanding this is to remember Trump’s support is not the working class, but the local aristocracy, the car dealership owners et al. who see themselves as Johnny Big Boy Business like Trump’s jmage.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation Saturday that would have required private equity firms and hedge funds to get approval from the state attorney general when acquiring certain health-car...