Weekly releases makes me so happy. enough of this "release everything all at once, binge and then be done" culture, we're getting back to the roots of REAL proper hype-building television structure again.
Literally a good portion of the magic of tv is the anticipation of waiting for the new episode. all of the speculation, the buzz, the hype, the being unsure of what's gonna happen next, the community and discussion between the down times..... that's what makes it feel so sensational. that's what makes it all GOOD.
in the 2020 whatever, after the award ceremony, wenai gives the flowers to armin, from TD, and armins asks if he really can't meet him at last??
and wenai just gives that sad resigned smile and walks away
but it is implied, or at least it seemed that way to me that armin and wenai have met before, maybe even multiple times, when TD would give gifts to armin, via wenai
so my question now is
WHY ISN'T ARMIN REMEMBERING WENAI??
it wouldn't take a genius to figure out if wenai was TD's proxy, and he now works for ThaDa....
"came back wrong" what about Came Back Afraid. You used to be brave. Too brave maybe, defying the odds at every turn, a fighter, cocky, playing with fire, first to throw yourself at the enemy. Until one day it all caught up to you. You came back, somehow, but now you know all too intimately how it feels to lose, to die, to be destroyed. Now you flinch and freeze and cower at the slightest provocation. Who even are you now if you can't be brave? The grave may have let you go, but the mortal fear still grips you tighter than ever.
I finished putting together the Irish-American heritage month display and Jesus CHRIST there are so few books about Ireland in our collection?? Once more, I must say:
I don't know how long I can bear all this pain, I don't know if my son will recover or if he will continue to suffer for the rest of his life, I don't know if he will stay alive because of his inability to breathe, please help me before it's too late
sometimes im like "wow holy shit im being really fucking annoying. i should stop talking" and then i pull out my magic 8 ball and it says "youve always been annoying and your friends chose to talk you anyways. youll be fine" and im like wow thanks magic 8 ball. and then the ogre attacks me
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 9, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: [email protected] Columbia University Student Activist Detained by Department o
NEW YORK, NEW YORKâOn March 8, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and recent graduate student at Columbia University, at his place of residence, an apartment building owned by the university.
The DHS agents said that the U.S. Department of State had revoked Khalilâs green card.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. ET, Khalil and his wife, a U.S. citizen who is eight months pregnant, had just unlocked the door to their building when two plainclothes DHS agents forced their way in behind them. The agents initially refused to identify themselves, instead asking Khalil to confirm his identity before detaining him without explanation. The agents proceeded to threaten his wife, telling her that if she remained by his side, they would arrest her too.
Later, the DHS agents stated that the U.S. Department of State had revoked Khalilâs student visa, despite the fact that he has a green card, not a visa, and is a lawful permanent resident. An agent showed Khalil what he claimed was a warrant on his phone. Khalilâs wife went into their apartment to retrieve his green card while the agents remained with Khalil downstairs. When she returned, advising them of Khalilâs legal status and presenting them with Khalilâs green card, one agent was visibly confused and said on the phone, âHe has a green card.â However, after a moment, the DHS agents stated that the State Department had ârevoked that too.â Khalilâs wife then phoned his attorney, who spoke with the agents in an attempt to intervene. When Khalilâs attorney requested that a copy of the warrant be emailed to her, the agent hung up the call.
Khalil is currently being detained in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at 26 Federal Plaza pending an appearance before an immigration judge.
This significant deviation from normal immigration proceedings comes in the wake of increased and abnormal scrutiny concerning the actions of students alleged to hold pro-Palestine views. Axios recently reported that the State Department, Department of Justice, and DHS were launching a âCatch and Revokeâ effort to identify alleged pro-Palestinian activists based on artificial intelligence screening of social media.
Khalil has been specifically and discriminatorily targeted by Columbia University for his Palestinian identity and outspoken activism on multiple occasions over the last 17 months. He served as a lead negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last spring. He has frequently appeared in media interviews and press conferences. The university suspended him while he was on a student visa and reversed it within the same day.
Columbia University has published guidance on how best to collaborate with federal enforcement, including advising faculty and staff ânot to interfereâ with ICE agents even if those agents are unable to present a warrant. Over the last few days, there have been several reports of ICE agents approaching pedestrians and students in the neighborhood surrounding Columbia Universityâs Morningside campus, creating unsafe environments for students (particularly students of color), regardless of their immigration status.
Columbiaâs continued acquiescence to federal agencies and outside partisan institutions has made this situation possible. A Palestinian student and member of the community has been abducted and detained without the physical demonstration of a warrant or officially filed charges. Like many other Arab and Muslim students, Khalil has been the target of various zionist harassment campaigns, fueled by doxxing websites like Canary Mission. This racist targeting serves to instill fear in pro-Palestine activists as well as a warning to others.
An activist familiar with Khalilâs solidarity work said, âMahmoud is foundational to our community. The state has escalated its repression of student opposition to the U.S.-backed genocide in Palestine, in which Columbia and all American universities are complicit.â Despite the chilling effect of this repression, the activist said that students âwill keep fighting for Palestinian liberation and against state violence.â
Today, activists in solidarity with Khalil launched a petition demanding his release from ICE custody. The petition can be found at https://shorturl.at/Lm86S.
