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23 | he/him | dumb | somewhere on the left | UMich Alum

Michigan, USA Katılım Kasım 2014
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Derek R Peterson@Unseen_Archive·
After much prevarication @UMich has now made the video of the 2026 commencement available. My talk can be seen below. Congratulations to all of those who graduated last weekend. Go out there and make good trouble. youtu.be/ciDNaDCnW-k?t=…
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Derek R Peterson
Derek R Peterson@Unseen_Archive·
Yesterday I had the pleasure of addressing the graduates @UMich commencement. I spoke about the long history of student activism, which has moved the University toward justice. Here is a video. It has caused a furore on social media & in UM admin. youtube.com/watch?v=iu0xsQ…
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@baumer37 @UMich I beg everyone that is so angered by this to please go find the full speech.
Wafrara@Wafrara

@RegentHubbard Why would you comment on this before watching all of what he said? It was a beautiful speech highlighting all of the social activism that defines UMich. He also spoke positively about activists fighting antisemitism.

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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@originaltaz99 @RegentHubbard Is it being against the bombing of civilians or the being against antisemitism that you find hateful? He expressed both and more.
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Sarah Hubbard, Regent, University of Michigan
While I wasn’t there yesterday to see it in person, what I have seen is incredibly troubling and disappointing. It is very difficult to execute meaningful consequences on tenured faculty but as a leader I can help set the tone and expectations for their conduct. His conduct was unbecoming for a leader of the greatest university in the world. As the Board of the university we have an opportunity to make lasting changes that will change the course of this conduct. I look forward to that discussion with my colleagues on the Board of Regents and the university Administration.
Benny Shaevsky@brshaevsky

@UMich Professor Derek Peterson shoutouts terrorist sympathizers during this morning’s commencement. Unbelievable.

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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@ebcohn @RegentHubbard @SpencerGuard His speech is being blown wildly out of proportion on a small clip. Prior to speaking about Palestine, he spoke about activists fighting antisemitism. Your kids (now former) peers cheered for both.
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ebcohn@ebcohn·
@RegentHubbard @SpencerGuard Two degrees from Michigan and all three kids attend. How are they to feel safe? I understand tenure however this is beyond the bounds of what is acceptable behavior. Please take action. Save the university.
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@RegentHubbard My fellow students and I cheered in both instances, because that’s the righteous world we want to live in. One in which attacking another’s faith, heritage, or identity is as unacceptable as bombing innocent civilians.
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@RegentHubbard Why would you comment on this before watching all of what he said? It was a beautiful speech highlighting all of the social activism that defines UMich. He also spoke positively about activists fighting antisemitism.
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@ChezkieT @DropSiteNews He did nothing wrong and you should watch everything he said before coming to this conclusion.
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@IconManiac42 @DropSiteNews Don’t take a clip for all of reality. Prior to this he spoke positively about those who established safe havens for Jews on campus and fought antisemitism to which we also cheered.

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Ken T@ChezkieT·
@DropSiteNews He might be tenured, but find a reason to fire this POS
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Drop Site@DropSiteNews·
Professor Derek R. Peterson, a University of Michigan historian and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, thanked “pro-Palestinian student activists” during a graduation speech today, for “opening our hearts to the injustices and inhumanity of Israel’s war in Gaza.” Peterson teaches history and African studies at the University of Michigan, where he also became chair of the faculty senate in 2025.
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@JavierR86074105 @UMichResearch @Unseen_Archive @UMich Saw your now deleted comment on the other post and just want to say sorry you feel this way, but it’s just not the reality. Could it be better and do some people suck absolutely, but the vast majority of us stand against antisemitism and the bombing of innocent civilians.
Wafrara@Wafrara

@IconManiac42 @DropSiteNews Don’t take a clip for all of reality. Prior to this he spoke positively about those who established safe havens for Jews on campus and fought antisemitism to which we also cheered.

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Michigan Research
Michigan Research@UMichResearch·
Three @UMich faculty members have earned election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most distinguished honors recognizing exceptional achievement across academic and professional fields. myumi.ch/pVX95
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
@IconManiac42 @DropSiteNews Don’t take a clip for all of reality. Prior to this he spoke positively about those who established safe havens for Jews on campus and fought antisemitism to which we also cheered.
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Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House with Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel
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CBS News@CBSNews·
ICE reported the 18th death of an individual in its custody so far this year, putting the agency on track to record a new all-time high in detainee deaths. cbsn.ws/4dn9mkj
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Wafrara@Wafrara·
There’s a long shot path that a ballot initiative temporarily amending Michigan’s maps could succeed. But it would be a massive uphill battle, and I’m not sure what a Democratic gerrymander of Michigan would look like.
.@GregTSargent

NEWS --> Dem can redraw anywhere from 10-22 additional House seats for the party in time for the 2028 elections if they aggressively redistrict in 7 key states, a new Fair Fight Action report finds. This would offset GOP post-SCOTUS advantage. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/209830…

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Sean Casten@SeanCasten·
This is a good reminder that John Roberts is exactly who John Lewis told us he was.
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Sahil Kapur
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur·
.@AOC responds to this trend: "BOOOOO" "This race to try to see who can be exempt from participating in society is not a conversation that I'm interested in," she tells me. "I'm a Great Society Democrat, and I believe in building that together. And I think that the discourse around 'Everyone, let's all be like billionaires and opt out of our taxes,' I don't find it an inspiring message."
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur

New: Tax cuts are the HOTTEST new idea for Democrats Booker & Van Hollen (both 2028 prospects) unveil big tax-cut plans. Katie Porter says exempt $100K in income from California taxes. Keisha Lance Bottoms says exempt teachers from Georgia taxes. Pitched as answer to cost-of-living struggles. BUT: It has spurred a “wonk revolt” from liberal and moderate policy experts. The latter say the math won’t add up. The former say treating taxes as a punishment undermines the pursuit of a safety net. nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

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Wafrara@Wafrara·
Am I illiterate? Does this not show Democrats outspending Republicans every single with the last week being essentially a tie?
David Shor@davidshor

@tbonier I just want the "Democrats need to spend more early" people to confront the reality of what happened. Democrats outspent Republicans early 4:1 which is what set us up to actually get *outspent* in the week before the election!

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Hunter📈🌈📊
Hunter📈🌈📊@StatisticUrban·
Wealth permits a morality to exist that would be incomprehensible to our ancestors. E.g. Germany yesterday finally captured the stranded whale whose story had gripped the nation, and is now escorting him via barge back to the deeper Atlantic. An enormous, multiday operation.
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Michael Li 李之樸
It’s remarkable how the Supreme Court went from “partisan gerrymandering is bad but we can’t figure out how to police it” in 2019 to “nakedly partisan goals override the Voting Rights Act” in 2026.
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