A scholar of social movements & activism explains how the campus protesters are doing everything right and repressive university administrations are doing everything wrong scientificamerican.com/article/repres… on Scientific American

STRANGULATION. literally *strangling* a black woman for trying to help protect her students

where is the bottom? because it feels like we’re racing towards it

Reporter for The Associated Press here:

Security guards hired by UCLA retreated and hid inside a building last night as counter-protesters attacked a pro-Palestine encampment.

They refused to let anyone else inside, including UCLA student journalists covering the events, Daily Bruin reports:
dailybruin.com/2024/05/01/pro…

Per E - jelani cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, threatened with arrest if he, or any other journalists, leave the Pulitzer building now. ~10:30pm

Columbia’s page regretting the decision it made in 1968 bears a banner about the decisions it is making now. news.columbia.edu/content/new-pe…

“Our [student] journalists who are in Pulitzer Hall are still getting the message that if they leave they face arrest” —WKCR-FM NY just now

Student journalists at Columbia are being kept from covering these mass arrests of their fellow students by NYPD.

the libraries are closed on Sundays so the cops can kill your teenage son with Lord Humungus’ car

Watching the police at Columbia I can't help but think of something Dana R Fisher, PhD (on sky, threads, etc) told me about how it's often violence, particularly over-the-top state violence, that motivates the masses to change. Depressing and scary. These kids are so brave, but they shouldn't need to be.

.WKCR-FM NY reporter a few moments ago: 'Frankly, no one here is left to document what may happen at Hamilton Hall'

Student journalists at Columbia are the only ones on the ground able to report out the NYPD’s imminent raid of their campus because the police is blocking other reporters from getting even close to the gates.

Every single self-respecting news outlet should lead with that story!

As police forces escalate their presence outside campus encampments, here’s our roundup of essential student reporting to follow for the latest information of what’s actually happening. Including WKCR-FM NY and Columbia Daily Spectator + some outlets across the country teenvogue.com/story/student-…

Personally I think this sounds very bad. time.com/6972021/donald…

shameful.

I don't post on here much anymore, but for charity, exceptions can be made. As a GT fan, had to go with the score for maybe the funniest ending to a game in the 2023 CFB season. #CharitibundiBowl 🦍BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL🦍 NewAmericanPathways Channel 6 Holly Anderson 🍇

Almost 7 years ago, a total solar eclipse traversed the United States, blocking the sun for anyone in the path or totality.

This imagery shows the moon's shadow crossing the country from Oregon to South Carolina.

Find more imagery of this eclipse, here:

satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/2017-tot…

Aaand another one. Probably an aftershock. Sigh.

I'm so tired.