I too admire much of Chomsky’s politics and the way he moved through the world. But, it’s just simply poor thinking to have rushed to his defense knowing what we do about how large the files are. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Absolutely not.

Also, there is just something special about the (parasocial) relationship you build with someone you hear but don’t see. Our bet is you’ll actually pay closer attention.

This makes too much sense.

1 remains really the best class I could have possibly taken as a freshman. 2 was a science elective, I learned a lot about grass. 3 The guy who wrote the book is there. 4 Had to take one phys ed, it would come in handy. 5 well that one is obvious if you know me.

I have complicated feelings about my alma mater as an institution, but dammit they had someone there who could teach a class on anything.

Sir, at the risk of sounding like a kiss ass, American voters have always been dumb enough to elect Trump twice. Our elites got stupid enough to give them the opportunity. Twice.

Or rather, if you do see it, it looks very different because it doesn’t insist on the state between the river and the sea being Jewish in character.

And it should be noted also that there is a small but not insignificant minority in the political elite in Turkey that has argued for non-ethnic national identity (Türk vs. Türkiyeli) going back to pretty much the beginning of the Republic. I don’t think you see that in Zionist thinking.

WTAF!?

And check out the MERIP Roundtable from earlier this week with Asma Abdi, Kaveh Ehsani and Maziyar Ghiabi on the regional and geopolitical aspects of the protests!

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Keep it going 💪