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☆ My mom hated my nickname. It took me going by it when I went to college for her to accept it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Jacqueline Lekachman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOn her porch in Pittsburgh, my hometown friend Annabel asked, "Remember when your mom yelled at my mom for calling you Jackie?" My mom didn't like my nicknameFor a decade, my mom and I fought over my nickname. I went by Jackie only in certain settings away from my momTo avoid fighting, I only went by Jackie in certain settings. Seven hours away from my mom and my past, I used my nickname with friends, professors, and supervisors. My mom's openness to Jackie helps me appreciate the elegance of Jacqueline and the fact that my mom chose it for me.

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☆ As Seinfeld Receives Honorary Degree at Duke, Students Walk Out in Protest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Eduardo Medina | Emily Cataneo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jerry Seinfeld knows his way around handling awkward moments onstage. Even so, the initial reception he faced at Duke University’s commencement on Sunday reflected a more complicated audience than usual. As Mr. Seinfeld, who has recently been vocal about his support for Israel, received an honorary degree, dozens of students walked out and chanted, “Free, free Palestine,” while the comedian looked on and smiled tensely. Minutes later, as the last of the protesters were filing out, he approached the mic. Oh my God, what a beautiful day.”In his commencement speech, Mr. Seinfeld was mostly cautious, opting for a tight comedic script interspersed with life advice instead of a full-on response to the protests against his presence.

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9 to 0 — I’m going to say that again — 9 to 0, ruled that states can’t keep Donald Trump off their ballots. It’s how — Trump has said to his loyalists, I am your retribution, so maybe we should just look at this as a blueprint for retribution. He’s going to end up — when he gives his big convention speech, he’s going to end up making promises on economic policy, domestic policy, and so on. ross douthatSo here’s why I’m sort of — Carlos, especially to your point — like, trying to focus us on the sharpest possible conflicts. But if most of the country’s political and emotional energy is instead focused on Trump himself, rather than real, actual debates, then I think Trump is winning, period, and the country is losing.

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After the Palestinian militant group Hamas' weekend attack on Israel, Israel has bombarded and laid siege to the Gaza Strip, controlled by Hamas, and plans a ground invasion. There have been reports of harassment and assaults of both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students, deepening grief and putting students of all political stripes on high alert. In a sign of the tensions, some counter-protesters at Columbia shouted angrily at the pro-Palestinian group. Many faulted the university for not expressing more support for Palestinian students and the people of Gaza. Tensions sparked anew at campuses on Thursday as the national group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) declared a "day of resistance," with demonstrations by its 200 chapters at colleges across North America.

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About 100 feet (30 meters) away, students backing Israel silently held up posters with the faces of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. After the Palestinian militant group Hamas' weekend attack on Israel, Israel has bombarded and laid siege to the Gaza Strip, controlled by Hamas, and plans a ground invasion. Many faulted the university for not expressing more support for Palestinian students and the people of Gaza. Prominent alumni lambasted a joint student group statement calling Israel "entirely responsible" for the war. Tensions sparked anew at campuses on Thursday as the national group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) declared a "day of resistance," with demonstrations by its 200 chapters at colleges across North America.

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