Hunter Plummer

Moving back a little here: this is when things became extremely chaotic. In the first minute alone there were several overhead batons, several people wearing press passes batonned, hit, shoved. Multiple journalists had to go to the hospital after this scrum (1)

Really proud of Martha Collins for being governor for almost 400 years

I will always remember receiving death threats after a faculty member continuously posted me on their social media to their hundreds of thousands of followers and viewers; I remember reading the threat aloud to then-interim University President Katrina Armstrong during a meeting. The threats were not only directed toward me: I watched as multiple friends broke down from harassment by University affiliates with insufficient support from Columbia. I will never forget the time I spent filing dozens of harassment reports to the school. I will remember when my winter break was interrupted by a formal notice from the OIE, informing me of an investigation into my involvement with Columbia Palestine Solidarity Coalition. I was only allowed to see the evidence against me–my own social media posts and personal correspondence–after signing a nondisclosure agreement. As part of this “investigation,” I faced a transcript hold, leaving me unable to apply for jobs and additional graduate study. Despite the charges being dropped, I received no explanation from the OIE about why a transcript hold was placed to begin with.

I will remember the behavior of our administration as being unfair and one-sided, but a significant portion of the vitriol came from members of our community. Columbia’s failure to respond to such incidents effectively endorsed the behavior and allowed it to continue. I spent my last semester at Columbia waking up every morning, frantically checking my phone to see if Immigration and Customs Enforcement had abducted another one of my friends. Columbia’s response? Silence. A group of alumni compared students to roaches and said they should be squashed, with no response from Columbia. Another alum yelled at my friend and told her that they hoped she would be raped at alumni weekend. Columbia remained silent, and continues to do so, when it comes to anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia. When, during a rally on campus, students were sprayed with a substance that induced physical symptoms and led to several hospitalizations, I emailed administrators, begging them to acknowledge the incident, but we only received a response after we had gone to the press.

I am constantly reminded that my existence creates a hostile environment for others, that I do not belong here. My student experience at Columbia has consisted of constant reminders that my mere presence is unacceptable. I thought that if I presented myself the right way and said the right things, I would no longer be deemed a terrorist. Perhaps, if I emphasize my Christian faith and my North Carolina roots, if I wear nice dresses, I will be treated as a human being at the institution I dreamed of attending. That is, after all, a function of racism: to distract and deflect from the gory reality of bombs and missiles with feelings, hypotheticals, and platitudes. In the name of “campus safety,” we have experienced the outright denial of Palestinian existence. Every facet of our existence, from our flags to our keffiyehs to our art, has been treated as a threat and a danger to others. But the real danger on campus isn’t me. The real dangers are our peers and campus affiliates who cheered on the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil. How are international students expected to feel safe when other students are actively calling for their deportation?

A recent graduate reflects on what she will remember of her time at Columbia www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

I haven't had a dentist since I moved to Baltimore, but a practice just moved down the street, so it felt too convenient to not see if they were accepting new patients.
Turns out, I had their number in my phone from when I called in May 2023 and never heard back.

"Nothing in this order shall be construed to discourage or prevent the use of peer review methods to evaluate proposals for discretionary awards or otherwise inform agency decision making"
Yes, I'm sure.

My villain origin story is that I requested a book at another public library branch and it still hasn't gotten to my branch two days later.

If anyone wants to spot me $90 to go see it, I won't say no.

Ceilidh Musical | M&T Bank Exchange, Baltimore | Sept 2025 Ceilidh is a joyful new musical coming to Baltimore this Fall. Experience a traditional Scottish dance story about family, legacy & a celebration like no other!

In other Baltimore theater news, apparently a Scottish audience participation musical produced by Alan Cumming and directed by Sam Pinkleton is having its North American premiere in a month downtown?
ceilidhmusical.com

For Iron Crow, this production represents a powerful expansion of what queer theatre can be. While queerness isn’t explicitly written into the text, Next to Normal is queer in its construction: it resists resolution, breaks traditional form, and places emotional truth above convention while simultaneously allowing us to amplify the voices of other marginalized communities.

Someone at the queer theater in town 100% wanted to direct NEXT TO NORMAL but then had to make up why it counts as queer.

I actually finally did it. Last Friday.
Turns out this was the year.

Where is Mink Stole's Oscar

The only way she's chill with gay people is if she's gay herself. But I don't think Julian Fellowes knows queer women exist.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Israeli West Bank settlement Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.

I might hate the pacing of these episodes, but the sparky chyrons make up for it.

At some point every summer, I decide to have a little bruschetta moment.
And every time, I'm reminded that my Italian ex had one correct culinary opinion: I always put too much garlic in my bruschetta

To hate things so much that do so much good with so little must be a hell of a drug.

Might need to rewatch HERE COMES CARTER

Hahaha of all the destinies to have

Before every semester, I consider shaving my ever-thinning hair.
What if this is the year?

This clip...I have no words.

Gaza Humanitarian Fund whistleblower Anthony Aguilar describes ordering pizzas for their site while Palestinians starve.

So glad they fired all those federal employees to save money!

My cousins do it. And when my mother tried to get me to (maybe when I lived in Texas in my mid-20s), I just flat told her I'm not wasting battery by location sharing for her benefit 24/7. She was surprisingly fine with that argument.

Jesus christ we are so cooked

SORRY, BABY was incredibly triggering (it's English grad student/contingent faculty cinema)

There is absolutely nothing intuitive, logical, or clear about shipping a package to another country.

'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.

Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.

"He knows in clinical detail how children's bodies are being destroyed by hunger, not only because he is a medical professional but also because he sees it happening to his own two children."

Gene Kelly's butt is still the best thing about that movie.

The best part of BRIGADOON

I absolutely love when I get the "good job catching the fake phishing scam we sent!" email from IT