Universities are failing. They badly misunderstand crowd psychology.

'By aggressively treating crowds as if they are dangerous monoliths, the police...create identities bound together in opposition to the authorities'

We wrote about this research in Power Of Us

It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor Caroline Fohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, 'What are you doing?' That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.

NEWS: My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO.

We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and share the wealth with staff.

Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.

nytimes.com/2024/04/25/bus…

LET THE CRICKETS COOK

WATCH: Among those arrested today were Noelle McAfee, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Emory University.

I’ve asked for a comment from Emory on this arrest, no word yet.

This video provided to us by an #Emory PHD student. You can hear him in this video. Atlanta News First

Need more sousaphones in the background of news photos imo

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This is what they said about the culture of my great-grandparents who came here in the early 20th century. They said that we could never be assimilated and we needed to shut off all immigration to spot people like us from coming here.

They were wrong then. They are wrong now.

NYT publisher AG Sulzberger encourages reporters to focus on Biden's age as retaliation for Biden not doing any sit-down interviews, per an NYT reporter politico.com/news/magazine/…

September 14, 2020:

I hate this website and I am never logging off

*click*

Minnesota now has at least six sitting lawmakers who have been arrested for crimes committed *while in office.* Burglary, drunk & disorderly, trespassing, a whole bunch of DWIs. Can any state beat us? minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/24/at-…

At least six current state lawmakers have been arrested while in office. None have resigned. They include two former sheriff's deputes and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officer Association's legislator of the year. minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/24/at-…

Plenty going on here but just imagine what it's like to take a music class from John McWhorter.

Little guy had lots to say

You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

Some Idaho physicians now advise pregnant patients, or those trying to become pregnant, to purchase memberships with medical air transport companies to avoid potentially significant costs if they need transport out of state for care in an emergency newsfromthestates.com/article/loss-f…

The Minnesota Reformer: The First Choice of Second-Degree Burglars

Under Minnesota statute, 1st degree burglary requires:
-- entering building without consent
-- intent to commit a crime
-- and either
- building resident is present OR
- burglar has a weapon OR
- burglar assaults someone