In any normal universe, such a legal outcome would be a political scandal big enough to politically disqualify Trump from running for president again in 2024.

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May the color of love exude from each pore of the universe. #HappyHoli

It's very simple. If you're not a white supremacist, you shouldn't get really annoyed or upset when the president condemns white supremacists.

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My biggest takeaway from the Titan story is that we absolutely could have coordinated, multinational efforts to ensure no migrant dies crossing the sea and we choose not to.

The #VotingRightsAct became law 58 years ago today, and for decades, it helped protect Americans from discrimination in accessing the ballot box. An extremist Supreme Court gutted its safeguards. We must restore and strengthen the VRA to protect our democracy.

Music studies friends - looking for recs as I update my Global Pop syllabus. Anything accessible for non-major undergrads that can generate discussion about music/social issues in different genres, esp. podcast eps & popular news media articles. Would love to see your ideas!

absolutely terrible how practicing scales makes you better. it’s sick

This was the most heart-rending thing I have seen. The anguish on the poor boy's face - and in his voice when he finally breaks down - should be enough to show anyone with a heart, and especially those with children of their own, what kind of horror Indian society is beginning

Best headline on crime I've seen all summer newrepublic.com/post/175343/wa…

My actual professor of critical race theory in law school said “John Brown was white, what do you have to be ashamed of personally unless you identify more with the enslavers than with John Brown?”

To the people celebrating the mass murder of Israeli civilians, you have lost your humanity. To the people enthusiastically calling for Israel to decimate Gaza, densely populated with 2 million Palestinian civilians, you have lost your humanity. Israelis and Palestinians are real

I know “discipline” is still a dirty word to so many people who misread Foucault, but even Foucault recognized that self-discipline is the only means we have to intellectual freedom, and that it must be taught. Immensely depressing to see professors disavow that work.

Imagine taking a few Bible verses on human sexuality and demanding they be legislated over our entire country, yet reducing the +3,000 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor, the vulnerable, and the refugee to a private, personal choice.