Authored by Abigail Marone: Georgetown University Distinguished Associate Professor Christine
Fair tweeted that white Republican senators in the Brett Kavanaugh
hearing deserve to die.
“Look at this [sic] chorus of entitled white men justifying a serial rapist's arrogated entitlement,” Fair tweeted on Thursday. Referencing a video of "Lindsey Graham's tirade," Fair, who is a victim of sexual assault, added, “all of them deserve miserable deaths while feminists laugh as they take their last gasps." "Bonus: we castrate their corpses and feed them to swine? Yes," she concluded the tweet.
“Professor Fair’s extremely offensive and violent remark goes against everything in line with Georgetown’s values,” TJ Collins, a recent Georgetown graduate told Campus Reform.
“President DeGioia should immediately issue a statement condemning the
tweet, and Professor Fair should not be permitted in the classroom ever
again," Collins added.
DoctorRandomercam: I'm ignoring the news again. That doesn't mean I'm leaving any community or changing up my approach. I'm just ignoring current events and doing some feature pieces for a while. Did y'all know you can do that?
Authored by Pepe Escobar: History may one day rule this was the fateful geopolitical moment when the European Union clinched its PhD on foreign policy.
Last week, EU foreign policy head Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced at the UN a “special purpose vehicle” (SPV) to deal with the Trump administration’s sanctions on Iran after the Zionist controlled US unilaterally pulled out of the JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Mogherini crucially emphasized, “in practical terms, this will mean that EU member states will set up a legal entity to facilitate legitimate financial transactions with Iran and this will allow European companies to continue to trade with Iran in accordance with European Union law and could be open to other partners in the world.” The SPV, which according to Mogherini “is aimed at keeping trade with Tehran flowing while the US sanctions are in place,” could be in effect before the second stage of US sanctions begin in early November. This single initiative means Brussels is attempting to position itself as a serious geopolitical player, openly defying the US and essentially nullifying the Iran demonization campaign launched by the White House, CIA and State Department.
By Robert Brockway:This article discusses the recent Linux Code of Conduct controversy. I want everyone to know why this is important to all of us. I’m an MRA, anti-feminist and actively fight against political correctness and identity politics. I’ve also been active in the FOSS (free and open source software) community and been using & administering Linux systems for 24 years. I have also held positions of responsibility within the FOSS community over the years. Linux is central to FOSS today. It is important to clarify at this point what Linux is and is not. Linux refers specifically to a piece of software known as the kernel. The kernel is the core of any operating system and arguably the most important component. The kernel is essentially invisible to most people using a computer but it is a complex piece of software that users rely on to get even the simplest tasks done. The term Linux is sometimes used to refer to any operating built on top of the kernel but in this article refers only to the kernel itself. FOSS runs the world. That’s the reality. Even Linux itself is largely dominant today. A variant of Linux powers Android phones (more on that later). Linux dominates the server market. A high proportion of routers (used to move data around on the Internet) use Linux.
johntheother: The public destruction of both Supreme Court Nominee Brent Kavanaugh, and the destruction of claimed assault Victim Christine Blasey Ford is cynical, for the entirely cynical advancement of US Democratic party politics. If this is the new normal, nobody is safe, and innocence is no defence.