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posts from the higher ed policy mines, into the void. simultaneously so over and so back, probably listening to a months old podcast episode

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many tiny brained soccer fans think scoring goals is integral to winning matches and advancing in tournaments. much respect to France for bringing much needed sophistication to the game

all this freedom freaks me out >

don’t disagree with all the Presumed Innocent pans and unfavorable comparisons to the movie but haven’t seen anyone mention that (sort of spoiler) Mare of Easttown essentially borrowed the resolution of the mystery

we are really not in a good way

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I keep coming back to "all this for literally Donald Trump," but it fits. There's not some more competent aspiring autocrat who'd somehow "earn" or "win" this. This is how it has always gone: feckless/evil elites attaching themselves to the sociopath they believe will get them where they want to go.

we’re so back

anticipating the inevitable USMNT moral panic 👍

Tim Weah punched someone in the head?

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been thinking about this endorsement a lot because the Dem establishment for years said it always would support incumbents. But this was when the incumbents were more conservative than the challengers. imho HRC doesn’t endorse without first clearing it with leaders. It was never an incumbency test.

June 2024: “Hillary Clinton helped deal another blow to vulnerable Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Wednesday, endorsing his formidable challenger just hours after Bowman yet again accused him of racism.”

Hillary Clinton endorses George Latimer in challenge to unseat Jamaal Bowmanwww.politico.com Nod from Democratic heavyweight comes as Bowman’s reelection prospects look increasingly grim.

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the wikipedia page for the drake-kendrick beef uses the same table that you find on articles about actual wars

anticipating the inevitable USMNT moral panic 👍

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Hardly the first evidence of this but Columbia has gone completely ‘round the bend. They put three deans on suspension because some creep from the Free Beacon looked over their shoulders and saw them writing snarky texts?!? You do not take orders from these people!

pairing Ian Darke and Landon Donovan on these Euros broadcasts was designed in a lab to make millennials feel the passage of time

news is what happens to editors and legislation is what happens to lawmakers

it’s a great recurring bit

The Iga clay court buzzsaw, wow

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what's great is how multilayered a success this is. It won't win a single conservative voter and it greatly demoralizes a huge number of liberal voters, all while being morally indefensible and a treaty violation.

President Biden announced an executive order on Tuesday to essentially block asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, a major shift in how the U.S. has historically handled claims for protection. Here’s how it will work.

How Biden’s Asylum Order Workswww.nytimes.com The president issued an executive order that essentially blocks asylum claims at the southern border, a major shift in how the United States has handled claims for protection.

can't explain precisely why but so funny that daisy edgar jones is one of the leads in twisters

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The confirmed answer: If he's in prison on Election Day, he can't vote. But if he's not in prison, even if he's on probation, he can vote.

One question I'm actively working to nail down is whether he can vote. The answer would be a clear no in other cases against him, but with the New York case it's a little ambiguous (will explain in next post)

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Expanding on an earlier thread: Should you care if movie theaters survive? I would argue yes! Even if you hate going to them and never will again (totally a rational response!), I think there are good reasons to wish them well. So I wrote about it. episodes.ghost.io/movie-theate...

something that would be nice is the dodger bats waking tf up

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The footage coming out of Gaza right now is some of the worst I’ve ever seen. The IDF bombed a UNWRA designated refugee zone. Where they forced people in Rafah to move to. They bombed tents. While people were sleeping. Dozens dead, many more still stuck in the fire

elbowing anyone in my immediate vicinity whenever josh o’connor is onscreen and asking if they’re seeing this

still upset about the Pacers late game execution last night

is there any logical reason Owen Wilson is a Canucks fan?

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This is something Democrats struggle with generally--connecting the threats to democracy with the broader policies Americans hate. It's not that they oppose democracy *and* abortion; they oppose democracy *because* they oppose abortion.

100%. 'The Court is not a fair and neutral institution. Republicans stacked it with people who are there to help corporations and the wealthy, not protect your rights or democracy. One more reason to vote against them.' Easy peasy. bsky.app/profile/egsa...

feel like the SCOTUS case being “Trump v. United States” is a little on the nose

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I found this episode of the Jewish Currents podcast on campus antisemitism extremely helpful as I've thought through the competing claims for free speech and safety on campus. open.spotify.com/episode/3gOm...

Unpacking the Campus Antisemitism Narrativeopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from On the Nose on Spotify. In recent months, a buzzy new pair of articles on the specter of rising “Israel-related” antisemitism have arrived in The Atlantic. One, by Franklin...

apropos of uhhh nothing in particular, have been listening to Blowback recently and the episodes about the Cuban Missile Crisis are clear-eyed and riveting

S2 Episode 8 - “We’ll All Meet In Hell” by Blowbackwww.podchaser.com S2 Episode 8 - “We’ll All Meet In Hell” from Blowback on Podchaser, aired Monday, 23rd August 2021.The USA announces to the world there are missiles in Cuba. Fidel prepares for war. Khrushchev secretl...