> I'm not buying this sudden retcon.

I mean it's right there in black and white. Yes, we've gone on a few tangents since then.

> literally what you were replying to in the aforementioned post!

No it's the AEI complaining that there aren't enough conservatives in higher education. There aren't any stats on summer barbecues MAGA adjunct professors weren't invited to. There aren't any anecdotes about an infowarrior instructor missing out on networking events. Just look at the quoted words above my request to see what they are in reference to.