Religion & Ethics @ UofVirginia. Seven days, not one in seven. Each thing is what it is, not another thing. Aspiring to be more of a question than a comment.
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Charles Mathewes retweeted
Fox: Why are you here this morning?
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
Charles Mathewes retweeted
For those of you mercifully confused by this and her whole... thing, Nicki Minaj wants two things: a pardon for her brother (who was convicted of sexually abusing an 11 year old girl in New York State, a pardon that can only be granted by the governor) and a pardon for her husband (he didn't register as a sex offender in California, a federal offense, which can only be pardoned by the President.)
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Many highly-paid & highly-educated people were blind (for various reasons) to the fantastical tales being spun - and this lasted years. But others knew something was wrong (charities, publishers, broadcasters, journal editors, universities) but were too scared to say anything. Discovering the PhD plagiarism allowed people to finally discuss what they long suspected
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Virginia's cannabis authority has said it's going to give out dispensary licenses via lottery.
As we've seen with ABC's rare bourbon bottles, sometimes random lotteries aren't as random as they seem.
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
The core of the charges against the Senate Finance chair involve marijuana distribution. Come July 1, retail sales will be legal. The Lucas case calls for a closer look at how that market will work… mrf.lu/2XMCS
Could be 9-2? Even w/ no redistrict?
🚨FINAL VA US HOUSE PROJECTIONS🚨
District | Margin of Victory | Odds of Winning
VA-8: 🔵 +64.8 |🔵 >99.9%
VA-3: 🔵 +52.0 | 🔵 >99.9%
VA-11: 🔵 +50.6 |🔵 >99.9%
VA-4: 🔵 +45.4 | 🔵 >99.9%
VA-10: 🔵 +26.2 | 🔵 >99.9%
VA-7: 🔵 +19.4 |🔵 >99.9%
VA-2: 🔵 +10.1 |🔵 92.2% - FLIP
VA-1: 🔵+4.3 | 🔵 73.3% - FLIP
VA-5: 🔵 +1.7 |🔵 59.8% - FLIP
VA-6: 🔴 +12.5 | 🔴 96.6%
VA-9: 🔴 +30.8 | 🔴 >99.9%
Statewide US House Vote
🔵Democrats 59.7%
🔴Republicans 39.5%
⚪️3P/Write-Ins 0.8%
This is horrific. I don’t think Israelis are registering how damaging statements like this are to their cause.
Or maybe it’s just that they don’t care anymore and think it won’t matter.
They are wrong.
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Jack Grove speaks the truth about his investigation of Jason Arday for Times Higher Education, which never came to the fore because someone, presumably Arday, sent a fearsome defamation law firm after THE and his editors, spooked, spiked the story.
Had this not happened, Grove would've broken the story and not the so-called race realist Nathan Cofnas. This would have undermined claims that the report was grounded in an invidious, racist motive.
So who is to blame, really, for how the story did finally come to the fore?
And was it not The Guardian and The New York Times that published some of the most damning findings that undermined Arday's credibility and demonstrated that he was a serial fabulist and that Cambridge lowered the bar for him?
Recognition from fellow journalists is much appreciated as this is undoubtedly a difficult and polarising story, with a tragic outcome. Many people still do not accept its legitimacy but it was an important public interest story which sparked public debate about key issues of our age timeshighereducation.com/opi…
Charles Mathewes retweeted
LIFE returns to print 11.23.26.
Read our Editors’ Letter and learn more about the new LIFE here: new.life.com
Charles Mathewes retweeted
This ad from @VivekGRamaswamy will go down in history as one of the most disgraceful ever aired, and that will be the only reason anyone ever remembers Vivek at all
Amy Acton's stepfather's surviving biological daughter spoke to The Daily Mail when they knocked on her door in Ohio, while sobbing.
She said: She believed Amy's story, because her father raped her sister more than once (the victim in this 1974 indictment); she remembered Amy lived in a tent with Donna and Cledith; it's been terrible for her family to see Vivek's ad run in Ohio; and she heard rumors her father had victimized even more young girls.
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Jason Kelce (former center for the Eagles) put out an awesome video of him trying sumo. He even went all out with the mawashi!
“I’m not a supporter of Apartheid, but a little humility here”
A little humility, please.
Choosing to govern with the support of #Israel's two #Arab parties may seem like a straightforward political calculus 6,000 miles away but let's not forget that the Joint List, by far the largest of the two, ran on a platform in which it described itself as "a genuine democratic alternative to the racist #Zionist consensus" -- meaning not just an alternative to @netanyahu but to the fundamental idea of the state.
The @gadi_eisenkot-led coalition may ultimately decide to rely on their votes to oust the current government but let's not insult people who have devoted their lives to protecting Israel to suggest this is an easy or simple decision. And if they decide against that path, they may have a very good reason.
For details: jointlist.org.il/en/platform…
Charles Mathewes retweeted
All the proud declarations that Israel’s democracy gives 2 million Arab citizens the vote will ring increasingly hollow if the opposition refuses to govern with their support — even if that means leaving Netanyahu in power.
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Albemarle coming in like a NUKE dude, holy shit. UVA registration is through the roof
The narrative worm is turning, & meanwhile, most of us in the classroom have been trying to do this for a very long time.
It’s an ungodly amount of reading and no easy A. So why are freshmen lining up to get into Humanities 10? on.wsj.com/4iIxhOF
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Pathetic.
Then you expressed yourself in a seriously lax, inappropriate and frankly incendiary way from a church pulpit, not befitting someone who purports to be working as a serious academic. Did you have no regard for the nature of the place nor the reputation of your hosts? @aljhlester
Charles Mathewes retweeted
Israeli opposition leader theoretically has enough seats to oust Netanyahu. The problem is he'd need the support from the Arab parties. And if they join government, then the non-Arab parties will no longer support him.
Shekel worst performing currency
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Charles Mathewes retweeted
The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America have given Republicans an opening to attack Democrats. It’s time for a political science lesson. mrf.lu/2XhB8
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The early voting blog is updated!
Bleak for GOP: The Dems will have an almost 30K lead in NV, or 5.6 points when today's mail is counted. The Clark firewall will be at 45K or so, not seen since the heyday of The Reid Machine when Harry was alive.
thenevadaindependent.com/art…
