ICYMI University of Michigan professor #DerekPeterson said one nice thing about peaceful protesters (at 4:30 in this clip) so of course the fashies shit their pants and UM President Demonico* Grasso did an apology tour and scrubbed the comments from the record but the prof said what he said and I'm proud of him and to hell with those who want him silenced. (* For real accidental typo, not fixing it LOL) #Michigan #Academia #UMich #Palestine #Gaza #Militarism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0xsQtkMC4
Derek R. Peterson Michigan graduation remarks 2 May 2026

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@7sleepersmusic higher education is a rotten business. It’s depressing that individuals with such deep knowledge and training in critical thinking have to kowtow to donors and funders who themselves answer to lunkheads with no understanding of the ideas/morals/ethics that sustain a country. Truly a system of a few good apples amid a damaged orchard. Sorry, I worked in higher education long enough to have become stupidly jaded. #tldr