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Leibniz: "Everything that is possible demands to exist."
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Israel is systematically targeting centers for ambulances. According to the ministry of health, at least 52 ambulances and medical vehicles have been hit, 19 medical and ambulatory centers damaged, and emergency services targeted in 79 separate attacks. Video: Alex Crawford via X (@AlexCrawfordSky)
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Some morning Columbia thoughts...
cu-standsup.org/specter/post...
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Post #18 â CU Stands Up
Columbia is Showing the World How to Move Forward! By The Specter contributing writer, James Schamus
https://cu-standsup.org/specter/post-18
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In which we learn that Kid Rock lives in a suburb called, of course, Whites Creek
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This just about sums it up
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I have followed
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JK Rowling is calling women athletes men even after they pass genetic testing. People in her replies are talking about these women having âambiguousâ genitalia. We are in an extremely frightening moment for ALL women thanks to transphobia.
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Oh man, who knows where this will lead, but at the least we may get to read some VERY interesting emails from and to Columbia's oligarchic trustees and their lieutenants: Court Finds Columbia May Have Acted as Governmentâs Instrument to Suppress Palestinian Advocacy
www.cair-ny.org/news/3/19/26...
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BREAKING: Federal Court Finds Columbia U May Have Acted as Governmentâs Instrument to Suppress Palestinian Advocacy â in Violation of the First Amendment â CAIR NY
(NEW YORK, NY, 3/19/26) â A coalition including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR National), CAIR-NY, Dratel & Lewis, Project TAHA, and Main Street Legal Service...
https://www.cair-ny.org/news/3/19/26-breaking-federal-court-finds-columbia-u-may-have-acted-as-governments-instrument-to-suppress-palestinian-advocacy-in-violation-of-the-first-amendment
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Adam Kotsko:
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genevieve đłď¸ââ§ď¸
15 days ago
ME: oh a little Zohran video for St Patrick's Day, probably just celebrating Irish culture, maybe a few green beer jokes ZOHRAN (2 minutes in): ...and that's why King Leopold I of Belgium is a big wet bitch. Furthermore...
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OlĂşfáşšĚmi O. TĂĄĂwò
16 days ago
i'm not saying that this is how he got rich. but if you asked me how much money it would take for me to tell on myself like this the numbers that come to mind are in the general vicinity of this guy's net worth
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Corrupting young minds at any opportunity
rhetoric.berkeley.edu/news/james-s...
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James Schamus Announced as 2026 Commencement Speaker | Rhetoric
https://rhetoric.berkeley.edu/news/james-schamus-announced-2026-commencement-speaker
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Prem Thakker ă
20 days ago
The Defense Minister of Israel says it was "blood libel" to go after Israeli soldiers caught on camera raping a Palestinian.
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Socialism Conference
20 days ago
Join thousands of activists and organizers at Socialism 2026, September 4-7 in Chicago, to sharpen analysis, hone strategy, and build community. Early Bird Rate: Register by June 19 for a discounted rate!
socialismconference.org
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Socialism 2026
Socialism 2026 is a conference featuring dozens of panels, lectures, and workshops organized by groups from all over the country.
https://socialismconference.org/
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As the Writers Guild commences contract negotiations, a reminder that AI is a labor issue, and as we fight for a fair contract here we must center and lift connected struggles
www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...
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'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back
Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.
https://www.404media.co/ai-is-african-intelligence-the-workers-who-train-ai-are-fighting-back/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter
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404 Media
22 days ago
A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the
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Norm Charlatan
24 days ago
I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well
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Taniel
24 days ago
The âIran strikesâ version of the Democrats who are now acting contrite over having supported Trumpâs deportation agenda.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...
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Mark Harris
25 days ago
Matt is a treasure. So is the bookstore. Avail yourselves!
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A voice from inside the American gulag:
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EXCLUSIVE: Iâm the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year
Don't forget us on International Women's Day, writes Leqaa Kordia.
https://open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/leqaa-kordia-ice-detention-women-trump-administration?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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So excited at last to be able to publicly share my eternal gratitude to Gerardo Naranjo, the best cast and crew ever, the entire Netflix Lat Am team, and the FĂĄbula family for this crazy, sad, joyful, angry, funny, real, surreal thing we did!
variety.com/2026/film/gl...
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James Schamus, Fabula Co-Produce Gerardo Naranjoâs âThe Son-in-Lawâ for Netflix, Which Drops May 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
âThe Son-in-Law,â the latest from Gerardo Naranjo, is set to debut May 1 worldwide on Netflix following an April 19 theatrical release in Mexico
https://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-schamus-fabula-gerardo-naranjo-the-son-in-law-netflix-1236677669/
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Taniel
about 1 month ago
I get why/that people say this, but dont' underestimate this: all other social networks are invested in making sure that posts that link to journalism remain buried, or at least never go viral. BlueSky doesn't do that. That makes it very valuable to a ton of newsrooms righ tnow.
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So to be clear, "Free Palestine" is not suitable to air, but the n-word is...
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Highly recommend:
www.publicbooks.org/the-misuses-...
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The Misuses of the University - Public Books
Have the funds that might have trained the next generation of scholars at the nationâs first research university have been blown on ostentatious new buildings?
https://www.publicbooks.org/the-misuses-of-the-university/
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Ok, this tracks...
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Justin Baragona
about 2 months ago
Oh...
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OlĂşfáşšĚmi O. TĂĄĂwò
about 2 months ago
so about the relationship between the state and capital
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Exactly three years ago:
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/o...
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Opinion | Bad Bunny Is [Winning in Non-English] (Published 2023)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/opinion/bad-bunny-non-english-grammys.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LlA.2IaH.QezyJQLBizqs&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Jewish Voice for Peace
about 2 months ago
Yesterday, after being hospitalized for more than 72 hours following a seizure, Leqaa Kordia was discharged and returned to ICE detention.
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Prem Thakker ă
about 2 months ago
Note: Just like Mohsen Mahdawi, ICE snatched Leqaa at what she thought was a routine immigration check-in, after she protested Israelâs genocide of Gaza. They then took her from New Jersey to Texasâwhere sheâs been detained for nearly a year. Now sheâs hospitalized and her whereabouts are unknown.
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Marisa Kabas
about 2 months ago
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Boston Review
about 2 months ago
âThe claim that Republican anti-trans ads and rhetoric are winning over Democratic and independent voters is simply not true. Moreover, the assumption that abandoning trans rights will have no negative ramifications for Democrats is mistaken.â
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Trans rights arenât tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on âHow Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.â
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/julia-serano/
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Kat Tenbarge
about 2 months ago
The project to distance Epsteinâs associates and collaborators from his abuse, a project which has been taken on by the likes of Ezra Klein and people at the elite institutions that enabled Epstein, is a project to prevent fully understanding why abusers get away with it and how they can be stopped
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Marisa Kabas
2 months ago
âbari weissâs wife in the epstein filesâ is simply too perfect
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Karl Bode
2 months ago
this handful of independent journalists (my former colleagues at Motherboard) do more impactful journalism than 75% of the corporate tech press on a fraction of the budget
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Marisa Kabas
2 months ago
so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
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Ilhan Omar
2 months ago
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know. This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
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Carl T. Bergstrom
2 months ago
I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed. When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination.
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I was traumatized for years from reading the news story. The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
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Note to self: When purchasing tickets online for chamber music concerts in Scandinavian countries with high percentages of tall blonde people, double check for raked seating.
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Margaret Killjoy
2 months ago
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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The Overseer Class is now available for pre-order
2 months ago
I've been thinking about this a lot, for months: Gaza was a breaking point between verifiable reality and liberal governance. "AI" sparks fears ppl will believe things that aren't true, but Gaza SHOWED things that WERE trueâ& western governments, universities & news outlets pretened they were not.
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2 months ago
Trump posting the texts of European leaders groveling is funny ngl. They are all a bunch of worms âthanks for the the intervention youâre doing in the global south. Please donât touch Greenland. Letâs be best friendsâ
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2 months ago
The NFL has fined Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $11,593 for wearing eye black that called to "stop the genocide" during a playoff match last week. The message referenced the genocide in Gaza & was visible also during his post-game TV interview on ESPN. The league says this violated its...
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DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content â including in a recent recruitment post.
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/13/dhs-ice-white-nationalist-neo-nazi/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
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Excited to share, well, not sure i can yet call them *thoughts* exactly, but if you happen to be near Cambridge next week, please come by -
www.film.cam.ac.uk/events/himes...
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âProf James Schamus: Himes, Hitchcock and Noirâs Racialized Bordersâ Âť Cambridge Film & Screen
Noir scholarship inevitably solicits questions of genre and canon formation; it invokes the idea of genre even as it appears to fail or to elude generic solidity. This failure is troubled, perhaps eve...
https://www.film.cam.ac.uk/events/himes-hitchcock-and-noirs-racialized-borders/
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Can you imagine if the media reported everything else the way they do the ongoing genocide, like "Man Liquidates Family Amid Ongoing Restraining Order Tensions"?
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A lovely appreciation of the late great Amos Poe's work. I'll only add that on top of all else, Amos was also a very kind soul.
www.screenslate.com/articles/amo...
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Amos Poe and No Wave Cinema
New York City lost a living legend on Christmas Day, 2025, when the underground filmmaker Amos Poe departed this plane after a multi-year battle with colon cancer. Long before the obituaries, Poe was ...
https://www.screenslate.com/articles/amos-poe-and-no-wave-cinema?mc_cid=c5e53e16c7&mc_eid=dae48f61c8
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Justin Weinberg
3 months ago
Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson, who was told by the university to remove readings by Plato & others from his moral problems course, is replacing them with a news article about the university's censorship and violation of academic freedom. See Update 3 at
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
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Texas A&M Bans Plato (further updates) - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
https://dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/
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