Monthly Archives: May 2017

WP: ‘Georgetown professor confronts white nationalist Richard Spencer at the gym — which terminates his membership’

Washington Post: An Alexandria gym terminated the membership of white nationalist Richard Spencer last week after he was confronted by a Georgetown University professor who recognized him and lambasted him over his alt-right views. C. Christine Fair, an associate professor … Continue reading

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America Guarantees Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge

Wikipedia: Qualitative Military Edge (QME) is a concept in US foreign policy. The U.S. commits itself to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) — that is, the technological, tactical, and other advantages that allow it to deter numerically superior adversaries. … Continue reading

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Walgreens Seems Awfully Racist

Noticing which items get stolen most often is now racist 🙉 pic.twitter.com/WkFADxG6C5 — The Safest Space (@TheSafestSpace) May 21, 2017

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Parasha Bemidbar (Numbers 1:1–4:20)

This week’s Torah portion marks the beginning of the book of Numbers. Listen here and here. * “There’s an Andy Kaufman-like hilarity to the way you so dismiss leftist progressive sex stuff: “it’s disturbing.” But the fact that it’s hilarious … Continue reading

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‘A Place To Call Home’

Feeling a tad homesick, I subscribed to Acorn TV on Amazon to watch this Australian soap. NYT: “Designed to satisfy your sprawling-period-saga hunger in the absence of “Downton Abbey,” this 1950s Australian melodrama is at four seasons and counting. It’s … Continue reading

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