Mick Hartley

The state of the US academy, pt. 373:

Just three days after Hamas’ deadly rampage that killed at least 1,219 people and the kidnapping of 251 hostages, DeCristo wrote that “one group of ppl we have easy access to in the US is all these zionist journalists who spread propaganda & misinformation … they have houses w addresses, kids in school … they can fear their bosses but they should fear us more.”

Her words were accompanied by emojis of a knife, a hatchet and three drops of blood.  Continue reading

That post left Jewish students, faculty and families scared, isolated and angry – yet the university’s response, after a nearly two-year investigation, amounted to little more than a slap on the wrist.

That’s Jemma DeCristo, an assistant professor in the American studies department at UC Davis, threatening violence against Jews. Of course she was allowed to keep her job: this is a university in California.

Is she grateful? Not really. From the acknowledgements to her latest book:

Still, it pays the bills.

Added: he’s trans.

Jemma Decristo is an assistant professor of American Studies at the University of California-Davis. Decristo is a biological male who claims to be a transgender woman. His Twitter account is only accessible to confirmed followers and the university’s biographies and webpages for him were removed or disabled in October 2023.

Who’d have guessed? (h/t Alan).