cornell’s student union has a big plaque commemorating its armed takeover in 1969, which forced cornell to create an africana studies program and a legitimate student government. in 2024 cornell banned the unauthorized use of amplified sound at protests

There are 30.3 million people in Texas. 15% of that is 4.5 million people. There are currently only 133,772 prisoners in Texas. Locking up 15% of Texans would mean growing the prison population by nearly Four Thousand Percent.

I live in Midland Texas. We have to give our pets bottled water. This is what deregulation and Republican rule has done to Texas. I have poisoned water.

So much is happening that's not getting covered. A high school student in Voorhees, New Jersey was just suspended for these posters for an approved student protest:

In what universe are baby corporate attorneys qualified to judge alleged violations of academic conduct codes?

How much is Columbia paying Debevoise for this 'help'?

And is this all one big conflict of interest since Columbia is paying the bills and has clearly taken a side?

And across the world, wealth is becoming more and more important. Wealth-to-income ratios are rising everywhere.

Speaking of the minimum wage, in Brazil the minimum wage was doubled over 16 years. The resulting compression of the wage distribution is stunning. Niklas Engbom & Moser 2022

Overall, taxation in the U.S. has shifted from those who own (capital) to those who work (labor).

It’s a basic fact that this point: Technologies justified as being only for the most extreme circumstances end up getting deployment to student protests.

When you believe your own propaganda

i'm sorry

The New York Times has mentioned Christopher Rufo more often in the last year than at least 4 cabinet officials (I didn't check them all) findinggravity.net/p/the-new-york…

Silencing her only brought more attention.

I would challenge New York Times employees to name a single progressive strategist who would be favored with a New York Times article simply for posting a few tweets critical of a newsroom executive.

There is none.

The Times privileges Rufo because it agrees with him.

A cool thing the entire internet will be from now on is horribly incorrect information everywhere as long as there’s a little disclaimer under it that says “this might be bullshit! Whoopsie! Make sure to fact check!”

Republicans are actively fighting to keep credit card fees high in an election year

🚨The DeSantis administration is paying lawyers to sue the federal government to make it easier to kick kids off healthcare. 22,000 children have already lost KidCare.

Instead of protecting them, Republicans are going after Florida’s sickest kids.
floridadems.org/2024/04/18/flo…

Great clip here.

Interviewer: 'Is Long COVID difficult to diagnose?'

Dr. Lambert: 'Not really...' 🔥

However, going through a car wash will void the warranty