Stephanie Kollmann

Stephanie Kollmann

@slkollmann.bsky.social

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It's so so cool how giving even more money to guys like this by buying into his crummy investment funds is the only path to (potential) retirement (at any age) for many Americans

Blackrock CEO : as a billionaire i think the only way to shore up retirement and social security is for people to work into their 70s Press : so there’s no other option Billionaire : none that comes to mind

A solution to the retirement crisis? Americans should work for more years, BlackRock CEO sayswww.cbsnews.com BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that longer life expectancies are "putting the U.S. retirement system under immense strain."

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need a name for a political system where a white guy who votes tells other people not to vote. novel idea though. we'll probably need to brainstorm.

Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason) Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

Mr. Williams, Mr. Anton, Mr. Kressin, Mr. Haywood, Mr. Abbotoy, Mr. Renn, Mr. Fischer, and Mr. Beck now have their views in the NYT, right down to consulting a menswear expert and favoring "men wearing traditional suits." Mr. Trump and Mr. Eastman are mentioned. Mr. Linker is a critic. (1/2)

The NY Times is laundering straight-up white Christian nationalism. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/u...

Why a New Conservative Brain Trust Is Resettling Across Americawww.nytimes.com Pro-Trump professionals aren’t just talking about remaking Western civilization. Some are uprooting their lives to show that they mean it.

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The NY Times is laundering straight-up white Christian nationalism. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/u...

Why a New Conservative Brain Trust Is Resettling Across Americawww.nytimes.com Pro-Trump professionals aren’t just talking about remaking Western civilization. Some are uprooting their lives to show that they mean it.

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most fucking americans think trump is a dangerous asshole. start from there. don’t let these people tell you otherwise. think of every person you’ve ever met that likes donald trump and think of what every person that deals with them thinks. same as 2020.

man, you work in a cubicle or a kitchen or a factory or a warehouse or wherever you work, the NYT oped board thinks you work in a corner office with an expansive view of NYC and go home to a 3BR apartment in a high rise, but you don’t have to believe them or treat them as if you do.

A pal has to move back to UK this summer due to visa expiration and it's hard not to feel jealous about a country overwhelmingly rejecting the terrible trajectory they've been on for such a long time

🚨 BREAKING: The Tory party is set to suffer total annihilation, according to a final mega poll. Full story: trib.al/BeoNk1z

UK election: Tories set to suffer total annihilation, final mega polls predicttrib.al Keir Starmer’s Labour will romp to victory, according to pollster YouGov.

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When people were pointing out that the NYT was actively cheerleading Israel's genocide of Palestinians, several people said that this wasn't the case. Now some of these same people are witnessing their full court press to get Biden to step down and this is legible to them. What gives?

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IDK kind of feels like we should be paying more attention to a prominent conservative think tank saying we're in the midst of a second american revolution that will remain bloodless as long as long as the left lets it be, then whether or not Biden should step down.

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*Katniss I volunteer gif*

Nasal vaccine: Researchers are enrolling volunteers for a Phase I clinical trial of a #Covid nasal vax. Adult volunteers are being sought for study sites nationwide. The candidate vax is expected to have enhanced protection against a range of emerging #SARSCoV2 variants www.nih.gov/news-events/...

NIH-sponsored trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine openswww.nih.gov Candidate vaccine could provide enhanced breadth of protection against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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I would love to know the identity of these tenured law professors who claim Northwestern won't hire them because they're white guys, and that it hires undeserving people of color instead Like, perhaps Northwestern won't hire you because you're odious, bigoted, and not as smart as you think you are?

You'll have to read the WaPo piece for this entirely accurate take from @paulgowder.bsky.social that this lawsuit is racist garbage. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Lawsuit: Northwestern’s law school is biased against White men in hiringwww.washingtonpost.com The lawsuit, filed by a prominent attorney, alleges the university’s law school gives hiring preference to women and people of color.

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Also, this kicker at the end:

She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.www.nbcnews.com "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

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Anna Wolfe won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state (Mississippi) spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. This attack on Mississippi Today is an absolute disgrace and all journalists should support Anna Wolfe in this fight www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.www.nbcnews.com "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

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"The complaint alleges that the private university’s law school gives hiring preference to 'mediocre' women and applicants of color." The idea that Northwestern hasn't hired plenty of mediocre white dudes is wholly unsustainable in light of Northwestern's many mediocre white dudes.

Lawsuit: Northwestern’s law school is biased against White men in hiringwww.washingtonpost.com The lawsuit, filed by a prominent attorney, alleges the university’s law school gives hiring preference to women and people of color.

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Protesting as DoorDash.

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Part of the 'conciergefication" of U.S. culture.

related: people who yell at protesters for Doing It Wrong every time and then demand "The Protesters" protest whatever they are mad about today

Private donors subsidizing employment at government agencies is Bad for Democracy, not something to brag about.

Private donors subsidizing employment at public institutions is Bad for Democracy, not something to brag about.

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I'd sure hate to know that their recent work is of dubious merit and strays well outside their competency!

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or what if their qualifications back when they were hired were far lesser than the people they breezily accuse of mediocrity? Wouldn't that be something. 👀

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can you imagine if the people who worked with this org on the suit were known racists and misogynists that the institution barely dodged liability for?

now that it's been filed and damaged the reputations of so many people, I'd prefer that every unnamed inside source for these allegations be made public before dismissal, so the public can judge their own qualifications and reputation, and especially so that alums can weigh in about their behavior

Verified: even madder today than yesterday "nothing but discrimination against cisgender heterosexual white men explains why a law school would not want a genius like this to represent its faculty to current and prospective students" abovethelaw.com/2020/03/prom...

Prominent Law School Professor Drops The N-Word After Specifically Being Asked Not To Do Soabovethelaw.com How hard is it to just not say the n-word?

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this entire crusade against diversity in hiring and admissions is based on the supposition that all white men are necessarily more qualified than any nonwhite person or woman who might be considered for the job. like, this lawsuit more or less states that outright.

Lawsuit: Northwestern’s law school is biased against White men in hiringwww.washingtonpost.com The lawsuit, filed by a prominent attorney, alleges the university’s law school gives hiring preference to women and people of color.

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I do not regret analogizing these people to the men who took photos of themselves at lynchings www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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Pro-tip: When suing a law school for racial discrimination, don't use someone infamous for his gratuitous use of the N-word in the classroom as your comparator.

A lawsuit filed against Northwestern University opened a new front in the legal battle against affirmative action, alleging that its law school hires less-qualified people of color and women over White men for faculty positions in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.

Lawsuit: Northwestern’s law school is biased against White men in hiringwapo.st The lawsuit, filed by a prominent attorney, alleges the university’s law school gives hiring preference to women and people of color.

Again, this man supervised the Right on Crime effort we were supposed to believe had an important reform perspective

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

I feel terrible for the people whose professional reps were trashed because they were diverse candidates but SUING LAW STUDENTS in the grossout reverse discrim complaint is probably the worst bit

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Just read the lawsuit against Northwestern Law and I agree 100% with @paulgowder.bsky.social that it is racist garbage. It's based entirely on unsourced allegations, conclusory bullshit, and petty grievances. www.scribd.com/document/747...

FASORP v. Northwestern University (6.30.2024)www.scribd.com FASORP v. Northwestern University

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Corey Rayburn Yung

One other point: as a white male, I've somehow managed to overcome the incredible odds and publish in the Northwestern Law Review twice. I was about to publish a third time before my heart problems emerged and I, sadly, had to withdraw. I can't believe the LR was dragged into this shitshow.

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Sadly, I expect more lawsuits like this against other law schools if America First Legal can find a willing insider professor. The unnamed law profs at Northwestern who are the sources for the allegations in this lawsuit should be deeply ashamed. Just horrific stuff.

FASORP v. Northwestern University (6.30.2024)www.scribd.com FASORP v. Northwestern University