If it were iPhones that were leaving the factory with explosives inside, the media would be a hell of a lot faster to cotton on to what a horrific precedent has been set today. Nothing can justify this. It's a crime. A crime. And everyone in the world is less safe for it.
USC announced that valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s commencement speech has been canceled, stating it was “necessary to maintain the safety of our campus and students”
‘I am surprised that my own university has abandoned me,’ Tabassum said in a statement
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Corporate greed is Southwest getting a $7 billion bailout during the pandemic & spending $5.6 billion on stock buybacks to enrich wealthy shareholders, while stranded passengers are threatened with jail time for the crime of trying to rebook canceled flights during the holidays.
Yasuke was the world’s first Black samurai.
When a 6-foot-tall African slave landed in Japan, he stuck out like a sore thumb. People lost all modesty and nearly caused a stampede trying to get a closer look. Such a sight was so foreign in Kyoto.
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3 years and 8 months, or 1,352 days. That’s how long my husband Julian #Assange has been jailed in indefinite administrative detention in Belmarsh high security prison to date. End this political persecution. Let him come home to us. #PublishingIsNotACrime#FreeAssangeNOW
Why is it politically incorrect to acknowledge that some people are stupid?
We recognise some people are tall, others are short.
Some are fast, others are slow.
Some are good at dancing, some are bad...
We acknowledge some people are smart, genius even, but deny the opposite.
Absolutely wild how much money Biden hands to Ukraine— $50b + another $45b coming— but won’t forgive even a fraction of that in student debt or immoral medical costs. Even screwed people out of a full $2k check. People should be fucking furious. Not to mention damage done to 🇪🇺