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Best-selling novel Campusland (soon to be TV show), fighter of acronyms (CRT/ESG/DEI/SEL), Navy dad, disgruntled ex-Yalie/Econ adjunct, NYPost and WSJ op-eds.

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I have been followed by the Naked Cowboy. Is there a higher perch on the cultural ladder? I think not.
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Yale tour guide to friends of mine: “I’m proud to say Yale is only 40% white.” My (white) friends: “Should we just leave now?” Tour guide: “Oh, no! I didn’t mean it that way.” My friends: “Yes you did.”
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Salary: $325,000 How many scholarships is that?
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@jimpfaff @Lovie_Dear 2024 beer game: drink every time you hear the words, “the end of democracy as we know it.”
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He says, “just kidding, I’m not Joe Smith.” She says “that’s not funny.” He says, “I agree. You were about to let me vote as Joe Smith. How do you know if people are who they say they are?” “I don’t know.”
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At Trump rally in Greenwich CT today (of all places!)
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1. Friend of mine at NY polls this morning shows his ID. Lady says they don’t need it, just his name. He says “Joe Smith,” and sure enough Joe Smith pops up on her computer.
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@TorontoStar Sure, if you want to guarantee shortages. Apparently, no one at the Toronto Star studied economics.
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Everyone needs to STOP GIVING MONEY to schools and colleges that actively trash U.S. history and promote destructive, anti-intellectual ideals like Critical Race Theory. You loved your school/college. I get it. So did I. It's not that place anymore.
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A must read from Paul Rossi, who teaches at an elite school in Manhattan. This will probably cost him his job, but that's how important the message is.
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BREAKING: Jim Best is out as headmaster of the Dalton School. Knew this one was coming. He totally deserved it, but I wonder if the board was just upset at all the publicity.
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Told by a friend that, at JP Morgan, they recently had a "gender reveal" party for a software program dubbed "Casey." Casey was given "they" and "them" pronouns as it was revealed to be gender fluid. This was not tongue in cheek. The party was originally scheduled for April 1st
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We are (tentatively) succeeding in attaching a stigma to Critical Race Theory. Prediction: they will come up with a new name for it soon.
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@mirandadevine deserves a Pulitzer for her ongoing reporting on the Bidens' corruption. Of course, it will never happen. FBI agent Timothy Thibault hid intel from whistleblower on Hunter and the ‘Big Guy’ Joe Biden via @nypost
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@RealJamesWoods Anyone notice that every single person charged in #CollegeScandal is on one of the coasts? Virtue signaling gives them the moral license to ignore the rules. Those are for the common people. #Campusland
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However bad you think academia has gotten, it's worse. Here's one anecdote from large, prominent university that you know. (I'm being a bit vague to protect the student.) I have a friend whose son is taking a course called "The History of American Capitalism." As you might
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In a fair world, the @nytimes would be forced to hand over their Pulitzer for Russia "collusion" reporting and give it to @mirandadevine . Heroic IRS whistleblower testimony ensnarls Hunter and Joe Biden in bribery scheme via @nypost
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@ChuckCallesto This should be a 9.0 on the political Richter scale. But I doubt most outlets will even report it.
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@TimInHonolulu Jesus, they pay you to teach?
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@JustMeMary143 For the record, I don't know a single Republican who advocates this, so stop lying. The system is in dire straights, though, and many favor making it defined-contribution instead of defined-benefit, which is absolutely the right thing.
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@ColinAllredTX If Cruz is the most vulnerable, the GOP is in pretty good shape.
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@MaxBoot @PostOpinions What a reprehensible thing to say. We can’t loathe Soros for his policies and the fact that those policies are getting people killed? And for what it’s worth, the anti-semitism I see today comes from your side of the aisle.
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Jane Fried, the headmistress of Brearley, has responded to the anti-woke manifesto written by one of the parents. It is breathtaking in its lack of awareness and leaves zero room for discussion. Even says they will always “listen,” just not now. Shameful response.
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Here we see the consequences of the G in ESG, governance, which forces companies to appoint diverse board members with no relevant experience. Only ONE member of failed SVB's board had experience in banking
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4 years
If Bannon was soaking his charity, he should pay the price. But, HELLO, Clinton Foundation?
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The suggested reading section at the Yale Club of New York.
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BREAKING: Two board members resign from Grace Church School in disgust over their sharp left turn. @bariweiss
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A must read from Paul Rossi, who teaches at an elite school in Manhattan. This will probably cost him his job, but that's how important the message is.
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THIS is what fighting CRT looks like. My friend, the brave Asra Nomani. Will YOU step up next?
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I spoke from my heart to the @fcpsnews school board. Watch board chair Ricardy Anderson rage at me. Didn’t she get the memo that watching the clock is “white supremacy”? She reveals the board’s true anti-Asian animus. @ricardy4Mason , YOUR time has expired. #recallFCPS
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I have kept quiet about the supply chain crisis until now.
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@timjacobwise The fatal flaw of this thread is that it blithely conflates 50s-era whites and their attitudes with those of today. Things have changed - dramatically. It's this guy who's living in the past, the very thing he assumes of others.
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Honestly, by shitting all over this guy and basically calling him a violent racist, she couldn’t have proven his points any better.
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@robhardyjr @lavern_spicer Well, black unemployment was at all-time lows, so there's that. But your broader point, that people/communities shouldn't rely on the government to fix there problems, is well taken.
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@ZaleskiLuke @VivekGRamaswamy First off, he’s not a hedge fund guy. Second, there is zero evidence for anything you’ve said.
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I was planning on promoting hate until saw this. Totally trying to stop it now.
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@USTRANSCOM_CDR My daughter is in the military, and I’m very proud of her, but this statement is still crap.
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@FischerKing64 I can be more specific about the whites that get in. Overwhelmingly, they fall into two groups: 1. Legacies whose parents write MASSIVE checks (in the millions for HYP) 2. Athletes (this is why it’s easy to find work as a squash or fencing coach in greenwich).
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@pop4climate @nychange @ClimateDEF @resistcompany So, middle of the day on a Wednesday. You’re protesting wealth while not actually doing anything productive yourselves.
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@David_Leavitt Free speech includes hate speech.
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@mirandadevine , continuing with her amazing reporting, calling out what I call the "Lovely People," or the board members making woke possible. NYC's Trinity School bares its unholy leftist hate via @nypost
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Any bank that spent its time making videos like this was fated for insolvency. #SignatureBank
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Some common sense. Believe Science: Get Vaccinated. Then Relax., by @bariweiss
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Campusland just got optioned by Hollywood. If you haven’t read it yet, the book is always better than the movie!
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Check out this K-12 "indoctrination map." You can report incidents at your school here and find the resources on how to fight.
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@ThisThatOther2 @KurtSchlichter I went to Yale, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I also taught there as an adjunct. Unfortunately, that yale is but a distant memory, and bears no resemblance to the ideological cesspool it has become.
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@CollinRugg The Colorado court got completely spanked here. Even Sotomayor. They should be mortified, but I'm sure their dinner invitations aren't drying up.
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@sues86453 The view from Manhattan doesn’t stretch very far.
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This is how a friend of mine responded to Harvard when asked to continue with alumni interviews: Dear XXX, I hope you are well, and I appreciate your need for more interviewers.  After conducting alumni interviews for decades, there is part of me that would like to continue to
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@sfmcguire79 I was recently told by two Princeton grads that 50% of undergrads seek out mental health counseling at some point. I’m sorry, but college is the easiest, and possibly the most fun your years of life (barring certain STEM majors). If you can’t handle it, the rest of life will be
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Sweden figures out what environmentalist crazies can't: nukes are green. Sweden Shocks Europe: Abandons 'Unstable' Green Energy Agenda, Returns to Nuclear Power
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Had an interesting lunch today with someone to be named later. Topic: starting a de novo school in NYC free from CRT/woke/America hatred. It would act as a template, meant to spread everywhere, similar to Montessori schools.
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I was pissed about Dylan Mulvaney, but this is way, way worse. Mulvaney never destroyed another person’s life. Btw I live in Charlottesville and have been familiar with this vile person and what she did for some time. And @Dove rewards her? Are you shitting me? #BoycottDove
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Many people have now begun boycotting Dove after the soap brand hired a Black Lives Matter activist notorious for destroying a white student's life over a remark she later admitted she may have 'misheard.' and never actually made. Zyahna Bryant is the new face of Dove.
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This woman put another UVA student through hell, and it was all a woke lie. Shame on Dove for hiring her. Worse than Dylan Mulvaney. #BoycottDove Dove partners with BLM activist accused of wrongly getting white student expelled to promote 'fat liberation'
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@SandyForLiberty @dahart66 Ever wonder how Hunter Biden got into Yale Law School? Find out how here:
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@BillAckman @marthamkb @Harvard Bill, you have joined a fight that some of us have been waging for decades. I was worried that you would declare victory and call it a day, but that is apparently not the case. Great piece, a tour de force. This will be a multi-generational effort, and the empire will strike
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@SenGillibrand It’s not male and female? Just female? Seems kind of dystopian.
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Hey @yaledailynews Couldn't help but notice you have published zero comments on the vile, racist piece by Isis Davis-Marks, including my own. Are you seriously asking us to believe that no one is commenting? Shame on your editorial staff.
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@TBilcar @greggutfeld When DeBlasio criticizes these rioters, does anyone actually think he means it? He wishes he could be out there with them.
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@RubricMarlin Lots of parents play along with woke, as does much of the board.
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Will post every day until ⁦ @nypost ⁩ is reinstated.
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Here's where your tax dollars go (or why your private school tuition is so high):
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🤯 @DefendingEd FOIA revealed @fcpsnews signed a $49,600 Feb. 8 purchase order with @LeadershipAcad_ to do “Anti-Bias Community Engagement Policy,” including a “survey.” THEN March 11, it signed a 4-year contract that could add up to $700,000+ READ:
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As promised. The woke bombs keep exploding in New York. The Naked Dollar: NYC Private School Madness - Grace Church Edition
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@TheyCallMeTomO1 I'm on the side of VA gun owners, but these two seem respectful enough. Hopefully, they are also tracking down Antifa.
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@BenjiBacker Whenever I meet an environmentalist, the first question I ask is their stance on nuclear. If they're opposed, I know I'm not dealing with a serious person.
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The only things I know about QAnon are what my liberal friends feverishly tell me. Otherwise, I know nothing about it, and I don't know a single other conservative who does either.
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1. I have written extensively on the Naked Dollar about the problem of private schools adopting wokeism/CRT. BUT, until now, no one has found the man behind the curtain. Bravo, ⁦ @WashFreeBacon ⁩. PLEASE SHARE Why Private Schools Have Gone Woke
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The Yale gym.
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Most Transportation Secretaries are relatively unknown figures to the American public. Not Pete Buttigieg, placed there as a woke box-checking exercise. After supply chain disasters, mass flight cancellations, and now FAA computer problems, he has proven to be the worst ever. #FAA
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Every conservative friend I have who is in any kind of position of authority is now afraid to be open about their views. Does anyone, anywhere, know of a liberal who feels the need to be silent?
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@mmpadellan This guy just might be the most shameless guy on Twitter.
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@ninaturner Nothing that the government provides is free.
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@Corbans_Corner @MaxNordau This is not a serious post.
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@RedNationRising Rule number one. Whatever the left accuses conservatives of, they are actually doing it. In this case: fascism.
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“I guess I’m vaccinated so I don’t have to wear a mask outside, but I really don’t want people to think I’m a Republican.” And there you have it.
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They sneak it into every part of the curriculum. Not even STEM is safe.
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State of Florida rejects 41 percent of submitted math textbooks on the basis that they contain CRT, Common Core, and social emotional learning
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Have you heard of NACs? (Natural Asset Companies) Another example of the bureaucratic left hiding something evil behind a bland acronym. Set to be voted on by SEC Jan 2 after incredibly brief comment period. NACs will take millions of acres of land offline, preventing mining,
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@ChadRigetti @VivekGRamaswamy Wrong how? The view he’s expressing is literally on page one of the Washington Post this morning.
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@mgrant76308 Does anyone believe that his last words were anything other than, "I am Sparticus?"
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Wow. Pomona, perhaps following Vanderbilt’s lead, has occupying students arrested. I have long said it would only take a couple of schools enforcing their own rules to set an example that would reverberate through academia. Note: this is NOT about shutting down speech.
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When Pomona College students (and possibly others) rushed into an administrative building last night, President Gabi Starr told them they had 10 minutes to leave. Then she suspended them and had them arrested. (Warning: language)
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@rebelEducator @Paul_Galletta Great thread, but private schools aren’t a panacea, either. While they still have somewhat higher academic standards, many are worse from an indoctrination standpoint. Homeschooling is the answer. It’s a tough solution, but these are your kids.
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@RedNationRising @NBCNews This about sums up the maturity level of the left. She may well get fired, but only after securing a post at MSNBC first.
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My daughter, catching a glimpse of herself on Fox NFL Sunday.
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@RubinReport @benshapiro Complicating factor is the Section 230 statute from the 90s, whereby social platforms were granted immunity from lawsuits 4 stuff others posted. In exchange for immunity, they weren't allowed to be "publishers" themselves, which is to say, have an opinion. They are in violation.
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Screw Penn, screw this guy, and screw every woke douchebag that supports this. Second female Penn swimmer steps forward, describes teammates in tears | Fox News
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"Harvard celebrates and nurtures individuality as intensely as this nation." Bullshit. You are racial box checkers like all the rest.
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@MattWallace888 @Pearl4RedBank When you use “they/them” it makes you complicit in a lie.
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A professor fired for reading the n-word in a Mark Twain book. That’s literally out of Campusland. So to all the people who thought Campusland was a tad over the top, well, you can suck it today.
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I was able to get a school I’m involved with to remove the “equity” from DEI. They well understood that equity and excellence are incompatible. A small victory, but symbolically important. We need 10,000 more.
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@edwardparadise @jesaylor231 25% of Floridians have died in the last 17 months? Let’s see, that works out to a bit more than 5 million deaths. Care to try again?
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@wideawake_media @G97Brandy We are at the point, at least in the western world, where under population is a bigger problem. As the third world elevates itself, it will happen there, too.
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@NanHayworth No question the Chinese are eyeing Taiwan closely right now. Would Trump have intervened if China had invaded? I don’t know. But Biden absolutely won’t, and the Chinese know it.
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Harvard and Yale’s endowments are $50 and $42 billion, respectively. Each marginal dollar is actually disutility because it enables them to hire armies of admins for DEI, Title 9, etc., as well as completely blow off what their alumni bases think.
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@bluensx @jt8z8 The problem, as posed, has no parentheticals, so you would just calculate from left to right. Answer is 4.
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@OliLondonTV @equaljusticeall This is literally in front of the administration building. President Salovey must have had a great view while he cowered in his office.
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3 years
Eating their own...
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BREAKING: NBC says it won't air the Golden Globes next year over criticisms that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is not sufficiently committed to diversity.
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Someone has started a brilliant site exposing wokeism at the elite Westminster School in Atlanta. EVERY school needs one of these:
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