#politics "It is not just the scale of the protests that have drawn comparisons, but the tactics. That is no accident: The protesters say they studied that generation-defining movement, methodically, before launching their own.
“We were only able to do this because the student organisers went into the archives of ‘68 and learned from what the older generation wrote about their experiences. A lot of organisers spent time and looked at how they did everything,” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gaza-protests-columbia-1968-b2535834.html

#cosohumor STOOOOOPPPPP!!!!!!

#politics Once again, the Biden admin scores a victory for workers, this time on overtime pay. New rules about overtime pay, non-disclosure contracts and fiduciary responsibility have all happened because of the Biden administration and in spite of GOP opposition https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-overtime-rule

#politics The great Howard Zinn...and the quote is as timely now as it was when he first said it

#cosohumor The Necronom-nom-nomicon

#beerme #cosohumor File under "I'll try anything once"

#beerme Deadhead IPA Series - Driving that Haze https://untappd.com/b/destihl-brewery-deadhead-ipa-series-drivin-that-haze/3418421

#beerme Potato chips that are flavored with "Pink Himalayan Salt & Vinegar" are just there to fuck with me and make me want more beer, aren't they?

#politics A Jewish Columbia student speaks out https://zeteo.com/p/i-am-a-jewish-student-at-columbia

Cotton has repeatedly called for severe violence against leftwing protesters while insisting that rightwing protesters who attacked police were "the real victims". He has no shame and he is bloodthirsty in his attacks against those who don't share his authoritarian streak

#politics
"In the end, the deployment of the National Guard failed in every way. It didn’t keep the students on these campuses safe, and it didn’t curtail criticism of the Nixon administration’s foreign policy. It was simply a knee-jerk overreaction that made short-sighted, small-minded, weak-willed right-wing men feel better about themselves for a moment.
Which, of course, is why Tom Cotton is calling for a repeat now."
https://kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/bloodlust

#cosohumor It's a trap!

#politics #labor The stunning rebirth of the American labor movement
THE PENDULUM IS SWINGING TOWARD COUNTERVAILING POWER https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rebirth-of-the-american-labor

#politics #protests Listen to these fascist fuckers. Hawley and Cotton won't be happy until protesters have been shot and killed. This is what the GOP is now. Trump isn't the only problem. He's just one cancer that has to be removed. But there are a lot of malignant polyps that have to be excised in November.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/22/columbia-new-york-troops-00153651

Damn, this Columbia U protest is getting real

Important history lesson: three years of robust government support for theater followed by many years of fear and McCarthyism. Theater is wonderful for regular people/dangerous to the powerful.
Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/high-school-theater-banned.html