JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of a tragic shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum where two Israeli embassy employees were killed by a gunman shouting "Free Palestine," there are concerns about a potential crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism in the U.S. President Donald Trump had already tightened measures against pro-Palestinian groups, including deporting student activists and limiting university funding. 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'.