It is interesting, to put it politely, that Tiananmen remains the American reference point for state violence against political movements instead of, I don't know, Kent State, Wounded Knee, the MOVE bombing, LA '92, Ferguson, Standing Rock, NoDAPL, Stop Cop City, etc etc etc

I live by Columbia. Tonight I went for a walk & saw 10+ blocks rapidly barricaded, dozens of police vehicles flying by, large groups of NYPD in riot gear gathering.
I study protest in E Europe. What I saw tonight was some of the most wildly disproportionate policing I've seen
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Happy May Day--always loved this story from 1982 about a British trans woman who was fired from her job at the General Electric Company after transitioning. Her fellow trade unionists at ASTMS rallied around her and successfully won her job back. digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/b8515n41k

Yes, middle aged person who’s given no thought to these issues before, explain to us why students are protesting since you can articulate it better than they

It's how Elijah McClain died

THREAD. Something must be said about today’s irresponsible New York Times article about antisemitism. I can’t believe it was published.

I hate to wade into Chomsky discourse, but I do feel compelled to say: Chomsky has always had drip.

Wrapping up my first shift as an EJP faculty support for the Northwestern Gaza Solidarity encampment. An exciting day, and I’ve never felt more connected with my students. Heading home before my shift tomorrow, but first, let me share some things about the camp.

This statement from Emory University protestors is incredible.

No, Mr. Netanyahu. It is not antisemitic or pro-Hamas to point out that in a little over six months your extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 77,000 – 70% of whom are women and children.

You will not distract us from this immoral war.

It tires me out that linguists and scholars have to so frequently put time and effort into breaking down McWhorter's claims / impacts / how they connect to broader (often disturbing) patterns.

But anyway, check this thread out - it's very clear and incisive.

I’ve held my tongue on McWhorter for years for fear that as a graduate student, it might eventually hurt my career. But the fact that Columbia STILL employs this man, that the news STILL defer to him when he’s not even an expert in his own field (linguistics) is laughable.

“They’ll say we’re disturbing the peace, but there is no peace. What really bothers them is that we are disturbing the war.” Howard Zinn 1971

1 year ago today, singer, songwriter, actor and social activist, Harry Belafonte, died. He was dubbed the 'King of Calypso' for popularizing the Caribbean musical style internationally in the 50s. Throughout his career, he was an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.

🚨🚨MSU Sets Up Palestine Solidarity Encampment: demand the university divest from genocide. LONG LIVE PALESTINE. JOIN US

If you can donate to help fund food please do: secure.actblue.com/donate/msucamp…

Today in The Nation we have a piece by Lujayn, a 14-year-old girl in Gaza, that has floored me every time I've read it. It's about what happened when an Israeli bulldozer came to destroy the house she was staying in, and you must, must, must read it. thenation.com/article/world/…

they uncovered a mass grave in Gaza and a protester waved a Palestinian flag too close to someone's face in New Haven and the media has chosen to cover one of these incidents in exhaustive detail

A whole lot of people who've spent years calling the younger generation 'snowflakes' now apparently want armed guys in riot gear to protect them from teenagers sitting peacefully on the ground

Imagine that the day you’re slotted to lecture on 4’33” there is a protest going on at your school that has gathered worldwide attention, and instead of taking the alley-oop for one of the most prescient lectures ever, you say “lecture canceled, it’s not quiet enough”

Free Linguistic Society of America (LSA) webinar on May 9 on how to write a strong abstract for the LSA Annual Meeting (in Philadelphia Jan 9-12, 2025). #DeafScientists #DeafLinguists
The webinar will have ASL-English interpretation. Registration: lsadc.org/ev_calendar_da…