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Wash U Activists Urge Jennifer Coolidge to Skip Commencement

1 year 2 months ago
Student organizers are urging actress Jennifer Coolidge to skip Washington University’s commencement ceremony in protest of how the university responded to Pro-Palestine protests on campus.  Coolidge was selected by the university to be the keynote speaker at graduation on Monday. Now, activists with Resist Wash U and the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee have published a video montage on social media pleading with her to boycott the ceremony. 
Kallie Cox

Biden decries campus antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance speech

1 year 2 months ago

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Tuesday of rising antisemitism in the U.S. and said too many are forgetting the attack on Israel in October. During a Holocaust memorial speech at the U.S. Capitol, Biden stressed the importance of honoring the 6 million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, and the victims of Hamas’ […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 2 months ago
I'm on vacation again, so let's play "Where am I?" again. Where am I on this drizzly, overcast morning?
Kevin Drum

Buc-ee's picks Midwest market for expansion

1 year 2 months ago
The chain is known for its absurdly large number of gas pumps and restroom stalls as well as beloved products such as Texas barbecue, homemade fudge, kolaches, jerky, fresh pastries and "Beaver Nuggets," which is a sweet corn puff snack.
Andrew Vaupel

Biden Signed The TikTok Ban. What’s Next For TikTok Users?

1 year 2 months ago
Editor’s Note: This post was written before TikTok & ByteDance filed a lawsuit challenging the law this morning. So, while it says that no lawsuit has been filed, that’s no longer the case. The rest of the article is still relevant, though. We’ll have an analysis of the actual lawsuit later (probably tomorrow). Over the […]
Mike Masnick