Hard to overstate how cruel these comments by JD Vance are. Many people choose not to have children and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Others desperately want kids but can’t have them. JD says they are “sociopathic”

More journalists are killed…

And more land...

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And our media fools love this distraction! “Educating the conqueror is not our business" Morrison.

Read this amazing reflection by my friend and colleague Jennifer never Jenny sometimes Jen for friends to understand the dangerous limitations of race talk around Kamala Harris. With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means theconversation.com/with-kamala-ha… via The Conversation U.S.

The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity apple.news/AtSFwnuJOTtij8…

Cori Bush came to congress as a Ferguson protester. The 10-year anniversary of Mike Brown’s death is Friday, and tonight, she lost her seat in Congress—because she brought those same values beyond St. Louis and called for a ceasefire in Gaza. motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

What a disgrace. And we have Cambridge academics egging this violence on loudly.

As a Jew, I am grateful and excited for Tim Walz to become the next vice-president of the United States. He exemplifies the Jewish values of honesty, generosity, justice, community-mindedness, and compassion.

Thank you Literary Hub for publishing this essay. Thanks Fady Joudah for your insights. Should we write lyrically after Gaza? Can we smuggle joy through the ruins? Can we weep and dance at the same time? Making Space for Palestinian Happiness lithub.com/making-space-f…

I refuse to write about anything else but Palestine. As Gaza tragically turns into rubble and dust, I refuse to only narrate its pain and prefer to shout its glimmers of joy. Why do they think they can stop people from loving to live? lithub.com/making-space-f…

‘Bodies ripped to pieces’: Over 100 killed in Israel attack on Gaza school aje.io/x9tkr3 via Al Jazeera English

My essay this morning in The Guardian's fabulous "long read" on impressions from a recent visit to Israel theguardian.com/world/article/…

We have run out of words and tears to plead. We have become monstrous witnesses of immeasurable pain.

The joy of Democrats is a scandalous emptiness with a lot of vibes and no spine. In the midst of genocide, Palestinians have been turned into killjoys. vanityfair.com/news/story/dnc…

Whether you’re an academic or not you must read this. A remarkably sobering essay from Huda Fakhreddine | هدى فخر الدين lithub.com/intifada-on-be…

Yesterday was the first meeting of our CMRC seminar with amazing old and new fellows. Our focus this semester is on problematizing polycrisis in media and religion. You can see the syllabus on our website. colorado.edu/cmrc/2024/09/0…

This is an amazing opportunity at a special institute. We were dreaming of these chances when we were graduate students. Thank you Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South

“…the program represents an opportunity to build more understanding about the Palestinian people, who are often seen through the lens of conflict but who have a rich history of their own.” UC Berkeley Launches New Palestinian Studies Program This Fall kqed.org/news/12003861/…