David Robinson, executive director of the @CAUT_ACPPU, shares his thoughts on how the debate over the Israel-Hamas conflict is threatening fundamental principles of academia. By @hjliddle#cdnpse
https://t.co/g7LRm67AEU
Thinking of sending copies of my "Index of Prohibited Books", a history of #books#censorship to some US lawmakers. They may not read themselves, but perhaps excerpts could be read out loud to them. And hey, if they get mad enough maybe they'll burn it... sure way to boost sales!
RIP Ed Broadbent. We'd be better off if more politicians were like him, & if voters would see the value of honest dedication to the public interest- rather than superficial hype, pandering, and lies which always serve only a small elite. #NDP#EdBroadbent#cdnpolitics#cdnpoli
I have just realized that the only reason I am not invited to give weekly $100k public talks, and given a syndicated talk show is because I have been de-platformed by my political enemies. Please send contributions immediately in order to to remedy this injustice.
The clamor for political & financial interference in higher ed in the name of fighting antisemitism creates a climate of chilled speech & censorship that violates core principles of #academicfreedom & does nothing to combat the scourge of antisemitism or other forms of hate.
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@Waseem_Ahmed98 near the British Library? there seem to be organized thieves there watching for distracted academics with laptops... mine was also stolen (&passport etc) in that exact area. CCtv showed a man in an expensive suit followed me from the BL & snatched it seconds after i laid it down
preventing students from accessing education they want & need IS censorship, no matter how you dress it up or justify it. tuition expen$e, campus/library/tech barriers, culture warriors seeking to control what gets discussed in class, are all part of the same restrictive system
Listen to us on @wusf@NPR: "New College of Florida alumni and supporters launch online learning platform as alternative to conservative makeover." https://t.co/ZUbANUKelh
remind me again why i pay $100+/mo just to have the robot voice attached to my answering machine answer automated calls from a bunch of other robots that are programmed to sell me things i don't want and/or steal my money? #landlineproblems
Cuts at #WVU should prompt us all to re-read Thorstein Veblen https://t.co/LFld3494WB and pay attention to maintaining/restoring an active, militant faculty role to university governance before it's too late
if you told 18yr old me that 35yrs later Trudeau wd be back in office, Reagan wd be praised as a moderate, & people would be denouncing teachers, the pope, Disney & Budweiser for being "woke" forces of progressivism, I woulda walked slowly away from that crazy-person conversation