JL;DR SUMMARY Amid a shifting political landscape within the Democratic party regarding Israel-Palestine dynamics, Michigan Democrats have chosen Amir Makled, a pro-Palestinian candidate with a controversial social media history, over pro-Israel incumbent Jordan Acker for the University of Michigan's Board of Regents. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.