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@halfcockedlaw.bsky.social

Lawyer. Coffee achiever. Technically not a little person. Husband and sometimes research assistant of @drweevil

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Apparently it's non-political to lobby extensively for anti-BDS laws and antisemitic to suggest groups that heavily back such legislation may stand in the way of, you know, divesting from investments that benefit the Israeli military.

Just too on the nose

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app

Just saw a message from the Columbia University President 'No matter where you fall on any issue, Columbia should be a community that feels welcoming and safe for everyone' Ma'am you literally called in police who came at students with guns drawn! What are we doing here? vimeo.com/942370647?sh...

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Biden and congressional Democrats: “This is the most crucial election of our lives. Despotism is at the gates. Our very democracy hangs in the balance! Can you PLEASE send $8 to make sure we have all the resources we need to shoot ourselves in the dick?”

Huh, weird how they led with bike chains when they could have led with "violent mob required officer to protect himself and his fellow officers"

You know, the downside of not sleeping for 44 hours is that you experience deja vu about the stupidest shit possible. Why would I have seen a fake crash of Cybertrucks before? And why am I wasting what little brainpower I have left on trying to figure out when I saw it?

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"Professional agitator" is the term segregationists used to denounce Martin Luther King Jr. during the Birmingham campaign, and it was just as valid a criticism then as it is now.

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this is insane

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social

From my South Dakota colleagues--a faculty member at the USD is being threatened with termination if they don't remove their pronouns and tribal affiliation from their email signature. The Board of Regents previously passed rigid guidelines on what an email signature may contain.

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These pampered brats have nothing in common with the real protesters of America’s past, who from the Boston Tea Party to Selma to the Woolworth’s lunch counter managed to bring real change while still respecting property rights, following the rules, and always obtaining the proper permit.

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My stepkid's gym teacher said she will get a reduced grade for gym class because she's missing time for surgery, so guess it's time to email, cc-ing the principal, to politely remind her that refusing to provide accommodations for temporary disability is a violation of both state and federal law 🙃

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Replying to @joshuajfriedman.com

“It’s despicable that schools will allow another country’s flag to fly in our country. So blame me for being proud to be an American. And I thank Commissioner Daughtry for putting that flag back up. We’re not surrendering our way of life to anyone.” —NYC mayor Eric Adams on Palestinian flag at CCNY

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Before there were any encampments administrations banned flags, prohibited signs on dorm room doors, or canceled speeches, visiting lecturers, and film programs. Maximalist rhetoric didn't force the schools' hand, they cracked down on any pro-Palestine sentiment. That's what precipitated all this.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

oh my god shut the fuck up

Render unto Biden what is Biden's, Bitcon.

taxgirl@taxgirl.bsky.social

An indictment naming Roger Ver—known as “Bitcoin Jesus”—has been unsealed in federal court. According to the indictment, Ver has been charged with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

If you're arguing with people who insist that occupying an administration building was a crossing the Rubicon moment, here are 40+ times students have occupied campus buildings from 2015-2023.

Half Cocked@halfcockedlaw.bsky.social

Because certain people who should really know better compared January 6th to Columbia students occupying administration buildings, here is a list of college campus building occupations in reverse chronological order, beginning in 2023. Cornell, 1-Dec-2023 cornellsun.com/2023/12/01/l...