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David Wittenberg
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English & Cinema prof in Iowa. Big objects, time travel, architecture, some politics, philosophy, some poker, miscellaneous theory. In my mind I'm a contented veterinary technician.
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My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help. "I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed. "I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions. "I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her, 'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.
October 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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New book, now available:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Big Culture
A philosophical exploration of our relationship to large objects and their outsized psychological effects.  Big Culture asks a simple question: why do big things give us big feelings? Skyscrapers, dis...
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August 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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I’m an Israeli professor. Why is my work in Harvard’s antisemitism report? |
Harvard is conflating Jewish identity with political loyalty to Israel. That’s a dangerous mistake
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May 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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This reporting is so utterly damning.

www.propublica.org/article/bide...
A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Departme...
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January 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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January 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM