Aaand this is why I don't trust the sudden onset of the idea that "college is a scam". It's not a coincidence that higher education has started losing its value in society's eyes now that women outperform men. Funny how education becomes "a scam" the moment women start using it to outcompete men.
I agree horror is progressive but we should not forget how the genre can be extremely out of touch. Daria Nicolodi, for example, since the making of Phenomena, was vocal about how some tropes were harmful to minorities & disabled people. Horror did good and bad narrative choices.
The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
There’s something so endearing about people being enthusiastic about a topic. No matter what the topic. Knowledge and passion are the antidote to widespread ignorance and apathy.
it’s breathtaking because what he shared is completely accurate. david ellison is the founder of oracle which is partnered with the israeli military and therefore actively involved in the occupation, the management of the apartheid state, and the genocide of palestinians.