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Kathy Boudin, a member of the Weather Underground, became a professor at Columbia University’s social work school after finishing a prison sentence for the murder of two police officers in a Brinks truck robbery committed with members of the Black Liberation Army. One of the…
Kathy Boudin, a member of the Weather Underground, became a professor at Columbia University’s social work school after finishing a prison sentence for the murder of two police officers in a Brinks truck robbery committed with members of the Black Liberation Army. One of the… https://t.co/GXTUE30FKf
One of the most baffling things about the Mets is Cohen is basically the ideal owner--insanely wealthy with the childhood connection, but also not impulsive and willing to give good baseball people free reign. But baseball is just a sport with so much randomness built into it...
One of the most baffling things about the Mets is Cohen is basically the ideal owner--insanely wealthy with the childhood connection, but also not impulsive and willing to give good baseball people free reign. But baseball is just a sport with so much randomness built into it...
"Thankfully, in this case, only 30.5% of Chicago Public School students can actually read any of this."
"Thankfully, in this case, only 30.5% of Chicago Public School students can actually read any of this."
Even at the college level believing that a teacher’s task is to create “intellectuals” is questionable. For elementary ed it’s insane. Blue state public ed is rife with lunacy.
Even at the college level believing that a teacher’s task is to create “intellectuals” is questionable. For elementary ed it’s insane. Blue state public ed is rife with lunacy.
Dodgers storm the field and go crazy as they clinch the division.
@Vermeullarmine big news
My kids’ nickname for Kirk is Snorlax.
My kids’ nickname for Kirk is Snorlax.
Back together again #LetsGoDodgers
From "Louse Hunting" in the trenches to "How to Kill" in the North African desert. This salon goes beyond heroic myths to explore the raw reality of the World Wars through the eyes of four of its greatest poets. Hosted by @plfrnz. Join us: interintellect.com/salons/english…
I know everyone wants to be mad at everyone, and it’s true I have a thick skin, but I feel like this has never happened to me despite being an academic.
I know everyone wants to be mad at everyone, and it’s true I have a thick skin, but I feel like this has never happened to me despite being an academic.
<GWB standing atop smoldering rubble> "We will find the people who did this, we will kill some of them, and we will teach the others about free trade for free peoples"
<GWB standing atop smoldering rubble> "We will find the people who did this, we will kill some of them, and we will teach the others about free trade for free peoples"
Many people misunderstood my meaning here. Does historical warfare or geopolitical competition many centuries ago (e.g., 1400-1900) predict high-capacity states in 2025? -- YES Did incessant warfare make the average European state more capable of extracting resources from its…
Many people misunderstood my meaning here. Does historical warfare or geopolitical competition many centuries ago (e.g., 1400-1900) predict high-capacity states in 2025? -- YES Did incessant warfare make the average European state more capable of extracting resources from its…
All the other services make fun of the USAF, but it also seems to be the service with the best procurement process.
All the other services make fun of the USAF, but it also seems to be the service with the best procurement process.
There’s a big cultural backlash to the fakeness of a lot of medicine and psychology, but part of the problem is there aren’t a lot of productive outlets for it so we end up with weirdos like RFK.
Wars obviously depend a lot on hate, but old soldiers from different sides can still have respect for one another. Shared risk on the battlefield can dilute a lot of the animosity, plus shared political interests after the fighting ends.
Wars obviously depend a lot on hate, but old soldiers from different sides can still have respect for one another. Shared risk on the battlefield can dilute a lot of the animosity, plus shared political interests after the fighting ends.
Sad that the great philosopher of neo-Eurasianism and multipolarity is just another US politics junkie

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