"Just following orders" is not a defense for war crimes (Judd Legum/Popular Information)
https://popular.info/p/just-following-orders-is-not-a-defense
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p40#a260408p40
The question of colleges and universities building their own LMSes in house is something I’ve thought a lot about over the years while seething at both Moodle and Canvas.
In this and the following post, @… hits on several reasons why that doesn’t happen.
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https://beige.party/@mayintoronto/116539107390472410
UMG shares jump 10% following Pershing Square's €56B offer, which is a 78% premium to their April 2 close; UMG is down nearly a third since its 2021 listing (Mateusz Rabiega/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/ackmans-pershing-squa…
Pride parade in #Buffalo yesterday.
Awesome performances in floats. Great community support. It’s nice when people aren’t bigots.
Lots of corporate, political involvement. Branded rainbow swag nobody needed.
This gamelan float is how I discovered there’s an org in Buffalo:
Foreign Businesses Are Fleeing Cuba as Its Economy Collapses (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/foreign-businesses-are-fleeing-cuba-as-its-economy-collapses-f9b369bf?st=F9XCPf
http://www.memeorandum.com/260607/p12#a260607p12
Wow. Admittedly I still teach this, but didn't think remembering how to do long division would be all that difficult. This has got me curious. Do you remember how to do long division? (no answers from current students/teachers please) #poll boosts appreciated. Try 100÷4 if you want to try it out and see if it comes back to you
Alex Jones Calls for Trump's Removal After Panicking About Failing Health (Harry Thompson/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-jones-calls-for-trumps-removal-after-panicking-about-failing-health/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p95#a260407p95
IDF Strikes Kill 8 in Lebanon After Netanyahu Says Deal Excludes Hezbollah (Zen Reading/Reuters)
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-04-08/ty-article-live/mda-three-children-lightly-injured-in-negev-following-iranian-rocket-fire/0000019d-6ad1-d940-a5bd-fedf1e030000
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p7#a260408p7
Note to Democrats: Paying taxes is not a moral failing (Paul Waldman/Public Notice)
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/democratic-tax-plans-2028
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p35#a260407p35
SANCTUARY CALAMITY: ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Facing Kidnapping Charges Following His RELEASE from Jail by New York Sanctuary Politicians (Department of Homeland Security)
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/04/07/sanctuary-calamity-ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-facing-kidnapping-charges
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p104#a260407p104