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  1. Our froggy amis sont d'accord.
  2. Are you unfamiliar with the mugshot thread? I'm sure a lot of them end up with no charges.
  3. Crossposting this from the Abbott thread because it's just as relevant to the discussion here. Very strong opinion piece from a UT professor that puts these protests into context with the broader assault on higher education in this state.
  4. I largely agree. As you're aware, I'm sure, my position on the Palestine issue is pretty clear in that I think Palestinians have a fundamental right to self-determination. Israel's 50-year-old occupation and settlement policy are as responsible for the radicalization of the population as anything else. While I believe the conduct of the IDF in Gaza has been overly reckless and cruel to civilians, I also fully acknowledge that Israel has a right to self-defense and support its defeat of Hamas's military. As an American citizen and taxpayer, I'm really uncomfortable with the degree of military support and diplomatic cover we provide their government, which allows them to operate in such a brazen manner in both Gaza and the West Bank. The kinetic nature of warfare, with all its ongoing deaths and destruction, inflames passions and gives a sense of urgency and energy to protests. I fully understand that, but there's little that these protestors can accomplish in the short time necessary to affect what's happening RIGHT NOW. So, I'm not sure this particular issue is where I'd invest all my blood, sweat, and tears if I were a student activist. Now, I'm not saying it's unworthy of protests, and, to be honest, 60-some-odd protestors (initial count from yesterday) on a campus of 50,000 students probably isn't far out of line with how people prioritize issues. To me, it's the heavy-handed response by Hartzell and the State that's created the media firestorm. Having said all that, they (we all) need to be focusing more on the bigger picture, which is defeating theocratic fascism and white nationalism at home as that encompasses so many fucking other issues (free elections, racial equality, abortion rights, privacy rights, LGBTQ rights, gender equality, public education, etc.). Without tackling this fundamental shit, we won't be able to tackle any of the other challenges we're facing, including climate change and assaults on democracy abroad. I'd love those kids to be building a much broader coalition focusing on fighting authoritarianism at home, giving them the moral authority and context for their protestations against Israeli policies in the Occupied Territories.
  5. A bit earlier, I was listening to the Texas Standard and a KUT reporter who was being interviewed said at least 10 protestors who'd been arrested had to get medical attention. One apparently had been struck by a DPS motorcycle, and another may have had a "bad reaction to chemicals" (pepper spray?). More detailed information I came across: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/29/university-texas-pro-palestinian-protest-arrest/
  6. It's becoming increasingly difficult to muddle through all the various hot takes about other places to find information about what's happening on OUR university campus. Anyone who'd like to discuss protests NOT taking place on the UT campus, please feel free to do so in this brand new thread. Thank you.
  7. This thread is for posters to discuss protests not taking place on the UT campus.
  8. Very lucky second guess. Wordle 1,046 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #324 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Had to stare at SE corner for a good while. Daily Quordle 827 5️⃣4️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ClickWord.org Daily 451: 552 points (top 30% πŸŽ‰) 13 words: βš›οΈπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸ₯🟧🟧🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩 πŸ’ͺ Best word: 172 points πŸ”₯ Streak: 4 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily451
  9. Let's see if we can sum up the events of the last few days: Today, some protestors may or may not have violated a poorly worded campus rule about tents before 10 p.m. Some of those protestors also violated a brand new campus rule about not wearing masks. In response, riot police were called in to promptly clear them out. At the same time, the university is violating a five-year-old law affirmatively stating that non-students are allowed to protest on college campuses. All this on the heels of last week, when riot police physically assaulted protesters exercising their First Amendment rights. Meanwhile, in our little corner of the internet, we have at least one lawyer (and vocal Christian) saying these campus rules must be fully enforced. At the same time, he simultaneously maintains a stance in support of illegal actions by a foreign government, such as ethnic cleansing and other war crimes. Also, we have a few other posters that have expressed a desire to see police be even rougher on campus protesters up to and including "cracking skulls," no matter that the children of other posters currently attend the university. Finally, we have a local journalist/cameraman who tripped into an officer, an accident for which DPS is aggressively pursuing charges after the local DA declined to do so. Is any of the above incorrect?
  10. Yeah, I understand feeling that way because it lessens the chance of any hijinx. For whatever reason, though, my gut just tells me to not trust Wisconsin.
  11. Wisconsin and Georgia make me the most nervous.
  12. I haven't checked historical voting patterns yet, but I can't see GA and NC going opposite directions. I'd bet they have similar tendencies, except NC moved farther left than GA in 2008, while GA moved farther left in 2020.
  13. Happy to see my thesis chair signed.
  14. I've got a case of the Mondays.
  15. For fuck's sake, I already fixed it. Refresh your fucking screen. And I usually am very god damned vigilant about pasting articles using plain text. As I ALREADY explained, I had repasted the text from a post I'd made in DT, not realizing that the plain text I had used in that forum would not carry over into this one.
  16. I was repasting from the DT thread (where I did do plain text from the original article). I didn't realize that it'd mess up within the Surly ecosystem. It's funny though that now those who absolutely never paste in plain text can see how ridiculous it looks to those of us who read Surly in dark mode.
  17. Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over War The officials said they believed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israelis could be charged, and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders. Israeli officials increasingly believe that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior government officials on charges related to the conflict with Hamas, according to five Israeli and foreign officials. The Israeli and foreign officials also believe the court is weighing arrest warrants for leaders from Hamas. If the court proceeds, the Israeli officials could potentially be accused of preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and pursuing an excessively harsh response to the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, according to two of the five officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. The Israeli officials, who are worried about the potential fallout from such a case, said they believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among those who might be named in a warrant. It is not clear who might be charged from Hamas or what crimes would be cited. The Israeli officials did not disclose the nature of the information that led them to be concerned about potential I.C.C. action, and the court did not comment on the matter. Arrest warrants from the court would probably be seen in much of the world as a humbling moral rebuke, particularly to Israel, which for months has faced international backlash over its conduct in Gaza, including from President Biden, who called it β€œover the top.” It could also affect Israel’s policies as the country presses its military campaign against Hamas. One of the Israeli officials said that the possibility of the court issuing arrest warrants had informed Israeli decision-making in recent weeks. The Israeli and foreign officials said they didn’t know what stage the process was in. Any warrants would require approval from a panel of judges and would not necessarily result in a trial or even the targets’ immediate arrest. Karim Khan, the court’s chief prosecutor, has previously confirmed that his team is investigating incidents during the war, but his office declined to comment for this article, saying that it does not β€œrespond to speculation in media reports.” Mr. Netanyahu’s office also would not comment, but on Friday the prime minister said on social media that any intervention by the I.C.C. β€œwould set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression.” Mr. Netanyahu did not explain what prompted his statement, though he may have been responding to speculation about the arrest warrants in the Israeli press. He also said: β€œUnder my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense. The threat to seize the soldiers and officials of the Middle East’s only democracy and the world’s only Jewish state is outrageous. We will not bow to it.” Based in The Hague, the I.C.C. is the world’s only permanent international court with the power to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. The court has no police force of its own. Instead, it relies on its 124 members, which include most European countries but not Israel or the United States, to arrest those named in warrants. It cannot try defendants in absentia. But warrants from the court can pose obstacles to travel for officials named in them. The Hamas-led raid last October led to the killing of roughly 1,200 people in Israel and the abductions of some 250 others, according to Israeli officials. The subsequent war in Gaza, including heavy Israeli bombardment, has killed more than 34,000 people, according to Gazan officials, caused widespread damage to housing and infrastructure, and brought the territory to the brink of famine. The Israeli assault in Gaza has led the International Court of Justice, a separate court in The Hague, to hear accusations of genocide against the Israeli state and has spurred a wave of protests on college campuses in the United States. If the I.C.C. does issue arrest warrants, they would come with deep stigmatization, placing those named in them in the same category as foreign leaders like Omar al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, and Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, who was the subject of a warrant last year tied to his war against Ukraine. The I.C.C.’s focus on individuals rather than states differentiates it from the International Court of Justice, which settles disputes between states. The I.C.C. judges have ruled that the court has jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank because the Palestinians have joined the court as the State of Palestine. Mr. Khan has said that his team will be investigating incidents that have occurred since Oct. 7 and that he will be β€œimpartially looking at the evidence and vindicating the rights of victims whether they are in Israel or Palestine.” Mr. Khan’s office has also been investigating allegations of war crimes committed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas; one of the officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity believes the new arrest warrants would be an extension of that investigation. Hamas and the Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment. The office of Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, declined to comment. In general, Israeli officials say that they fight according to the laws of war and that they take significant steps to protect civilians, accusing Hamas of hiding inside civilian areas and forcing Israel to pursue them there. Hamas has denied committing atrocities on Oct. 7, saying β€” despite video evidence to the contrary β€” that its fighters tried to avoid harming civilians. Edit: Repasted with plain text.
  18. Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over War The officials said they believed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israelis could be charged, and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders. Israeli officials increasingly believe that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior government officials on charges related to the conflict with Hamas, according to five Israeli and foreign officials. The Israeli and foreign officials also believe the court is weighing arrest warrants for leaders from Hamas. If the court proceeds, the Israeli officials could potentially be accused of preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and pursuing an excessively harsh response to the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, according to two of the five officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. The Israeli officials, who are worried about the potential fallout from such a case, said they believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among those who might be named in a warrant. It is not clear who might be charged from Hamas or what crimes would be cited. The Israeli officials did not disclose the nature of the information that led them to be concerned about potential I.C.C. action, and the court did not comment on the matter. Arrest warrants from the court would probably be seen in much of the world as a humbling moral rebuke, particularly to Israel, which for months has faced international backlash over its conduct in Gaza, including from President Biden, who called it β€œover the top.” It could also affect Israel’s policies as the country presses its military campaign against Hamas. One of the Israeli officials said that the possibility of the court issuing arrest warrants had informed Israeli decision-making in recent weeks. The Israeli and foreign officials said they didn’t know what stage the process was in. Any warrants would require approval from a panel of judges and would not necessarily result in a trial or even the targets’ immediate arrest. Karim Khan, the court’s chief prosecutor, has previously confirmed that his team is investigating incidents during the war, but his office declined to comment for this article, saying that it does not β€œrespond to speculation in media reports.” Mr. Netanyahu’s office also would not comment, but on Friday the prime minister said on social media that any intervention by the I.C.C. β€œwould set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression.” Mr. Netanyahu did not explain what prompted his statement, though he may have been responding to speculation about the arrest warrants in the Israeli press. He also said: β€œUnder my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense. The threat to seize the soldiers and officials of the Middle East’s only democracy and the world’s only Jewish state is outrageous. We will not bow to it.” Based in The Hague, the I.C.C. is the world’s only permanent international court with the power to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. The court has no police force of its own. Instead, it relies on its 124 members, which include most European countries but not Israel or the United States, to arrest those named in warrants. It cannot try defendants in absentia. But warrants from the court can pose obstacles to travel for officials named in them. The Hamas-led raid last October led to the killing of roughly 1,200 people in Israel and the abductions of some 250 others, according to Israeli officials. The subsequent war in Gaza, including heavy Israeli bombardment, has killed more than 34,000 people, according to Gazan officials, caused widespread damage to housing and infrastructure, and brought the territory to the brink of famine. The Israeli assault in Gaza has led the International Court of Justice, a separate court in The Hague, to hear accusations of genocide against the Israeli state and has spurred a wave of protests on college campuses in the United States. If the I.C.C. does issue arrest warrants, they would come with deep stigmatization, placing those named in them in the same category as foreign leaders like Omar al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, and Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, who was the subject of a warrant last year tied to his war against Ukraine. The I.C.C.’s focus on individuals rather than states differentiates it from the International Court of Justice, which settles disputes between states. The I.C.C. judges have ruled that the court has jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank because the Palestinians have joined the court as the State of Palestine. Mr. Khan has said that his team will be investigating incidents that have occurred since Oct. 7 and that he will be β€œimpartially looking at the evidence and vindicating the rights of victims whether they are in Israel or Palestine.” Mr. Khan’s office has also been investigating allegations of war crimes committed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas; one of the officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity believes the new arrest warrants would be an extension of that investigation. Hamas and the Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment. The office of Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, declined to comment. In general, Israeli officials say that they fight according to the laws of war and that they take significant steps to protect civilians, accusing Hamas of hiding inside civilian areas and forcing Israel to pursue them there. Hamas has denied committing atrocities on Oct. 7, saying β€” despite video evidence to the contrary β€” that its fighters tried to avoid harming civilians.
  19. Wordle 1,045 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #323 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Daily Quordle 826 5️⃣7️⃣ 8️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ClickWord.org Daily 450: 523 points (top 20% 🎊) 12 words: πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯🟧🟩🟩🟩 πŸ’ͺ Best word: 92 points πŸ”₯ Streak: 3 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily450
  20. Wordle 1,044 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #322 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Daily Quordle 825 7️⃣4️⃣ 5️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ClickWord.org Daily 449: 551 points (top 20% 🎊) 13 words: βš›οΈπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯🟧🟧🟨🟩🟩 πŸ’ͺ Best word: 138 points πŸ”₯ Streak: 2 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily449
  21. Over 400 faculty have now signed the no confidence petition.
  22. That's a good point, but I'm more focused on figuring out why he places an apostrophe behind the word each time he types it.
  23. That's the only thing I can think of. Also, pardon my phrasing on that question where I got the word order messed up. It should've read, "Haven't the Tories been pretty far down in the polls lately?" It seems you correctly interpreted my intent.
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