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The “truth” is that Harvard University must defend academic freedom against Trump’s attacks
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From the looks of this, there are four people on the Russian side of the table (including Putin).
And there are just two on the American side — an interpreter of unknown provenance, and a golf buddy of Trump’s who has no training or experience in high-stakes diplomacy
And there are just two on the American side — an interpreter of unknown provenance, and a golf buddy of Trump’s who has no training or experience in high-stakes diplomacy
May 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
From the looks of this, there are four people on the Russian side of the table (including Putin).
And there are just two on the American side — an interpreter of unknown provenance, and a golf buddy of Trump’s who has no training or experience in high-stakes diplomacy
And there are just two on the American side — an interpreter of unknown provenance, and a golf buddy of Trump’s who has no training or experience in high-stakes diplomacy
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Texans just having it too damn good. Need to punish them with higher energy prices again, or they might start getting ideas about how things could be better.
Texas Republicans are getting closer than ever to killing the state’s renewable energy boom, according to the clean energy industry — not only by halting new development in its tracks, but also by possibly sending scores of existing projects to an early grave. trib.al/LAAfZx3
May 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Texans just having it too damn good. Need to punish them with higher energy prices again, or they might start getting ideas about how things could be better.
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They’re falling for the wallet inspectors
NBC reports that, shockingly, during his latest Moscow pilgrimage Witkoff met with Putin and his two negotiators alone and without his own interpreter, relying - in breach of protocol - on a locally present one www.nbcnews.com/world/russia.... However, this seems half the problem (1/n)
Trump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with Putin to end war in Ukraine
Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
They’re falling for the wallet inspectors
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If you’re an ICE agent or other local authority committing these unwarranted abductions, fuck you, you’re not just doing your job, you’re failing a moral test. May you never sleep peacefully again
One notable arrest over the weekend left two children unattended after a man was taken from a gas station by what appeared to be a group of ICE agents.
via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities
Communities in three California counties "overwhelmed" as ICE raids ramp up in the region.
www.sfgate.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re an ICE agent or other local authority committing these unwarranted abductions, fuck you, you’re not just doing your job, you’re failing a moral test. May you never sleep peacefully again
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Harvard has become a symbol of defiance for refusing to cave to the administration’s demands.
But on campus, many say the mood is one of frustration and fear.
But on campus, many say the mood is one of frustration and fear.
Harvard students and faculty face the fallout from a showdown with Trump
Many describe a changed campus, one where the “best and brightest” may no longer feel welcome.
nbcnews.to
April 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Harvard has become a symbol of defiance for refusing to cave to the administration’s demands.
But on campus, many say the mood is one of frustration and fear.
But on campus, many say the mood is one of frustration and fear.
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IMPORTANT READ: (WSJ: free copy) Some Universities banding together in an alliance to fight TRUMP and their idiotic demands. Stay tuned. First hearing for Harvard and their law suit is tomorrow, Monday, April 28.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration
Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House.
www.wsj.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
IMPORTANT READ: (WSJ: free copy) Some Universities banding together in an alliance to fight TRUMP and their idiotic demands. Stay tuned. First hearing for Harvard and their law suit is tomorrow, Monday, April 28.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Trump's attempt to bully Harvard will just make Harvard stronger. It gives them an opportunity to distinguish themselves from the appeasement artists at Columbia, and show their quality.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
In a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam Dunk
The university’s case against the administration is incredibly strong. The question is whether normal rules still apply.
www.thenation.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trump's attempt to bully Harvard will just make Harvard stronger. It gives them an opportunity to distinguish themselves from the appeasement artists at Columbia, and show their quality.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
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At least nine international students studying at universities in Colorado have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, school officials said.
At least 9 international students at Colorado universities have had student visas revoked
Students at CSU and CU campuses in Boulder and Colorado Springs are among at least 300 pulled as of March 27
coloradosun.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
At least nine international students studying at universities in Colorado have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, school officials said.
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Well, this puts Jeff Bezos’ various pro-Trump Washington Post shenanigans in a new light, doesn’t it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...
Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S.
The e-commerce giant put in a last-minute offer for the popular video app, according to three people familiar with the talks. TikTok faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Well, this puts Jeff Bezos’ various pro-Trump Washington Post shenanigans in a new light, doesn’t it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...
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I wrote this 5 years ago describing Eric Kaufmann/Policy Exchange's agenda on academic freedom as "McCarthyite."
Today Kaufmann says that Trump's impact on academic freedom is "likely to be net positive".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today Kaufmann says that Trump's impact on academic freedom is "likely to be net positive".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The rightwing defence of 'academic freedom' masks a McCarthyite agenda | Jonathan Portes
Are rightwing academics being silenced? The Policy Exchange thinktank says they are – and has plans for cracking down, says professor of economics Jonathan Portes
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I wrote this 5 years ago describing Eric Kaufmann/Policy Exchange's agenda on academic freedom as "McCarthyite."
Today Kaufmann says that Trump's impact on academic freedom is "likely to be net positive".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today Kaufmann says that Trump's impact on academic freedom is "likely to be net positive".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t be next Harvard.
Columbia University, once the academic home of Edward Said, has chosen to become the canary in the mine of neofascist, zionist, Trumpist bullying. In so doing, Columbia has ceased to be a university. Goodnight Columbia. No amount of luck can save you now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Don’t be next Harvard.
Let’s hope Harvard alumni are also appalled at the apparent cave of their alma mater. #FightBack
Columbia is in trouble. Alumni are appalled at what’s happening. A friend of mine in Hawaiʻi is a 4th generation Columbia graduate, and his son didn’t even apply. He’s given >$1 million to Columbia and said never again.
Columbia University’s President, Katrina Armstrong, Resigns (Gift Article)
Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Let’s hope Harvard alumni are also appalled at the apparent cave of their alma mater. #FightBack
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We compare and contrast how, in 1936, Columbia University expelled a student for staging anti-Nazi protests and how Columbia has now punished 22 students for protesting against Israel's war on Gaza.
March 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We compare and contrast how, in 1936, Columbia University expelled a student for staging anti-Nazi protests and how Columbia has now punished 22 students for protesting against Israel's war on Gaza.
Harvard should not follow suit.
"Our father, Michael I. Sovern, was the first Jewish president of Columbia University, which he served for more than 60 years. We believe that if he were alive today, he would be disgusted by the government’s coercion of Columbia, purportedly in the name of our religion." wapo.st/3RsPilK
Opinion | What Trump did to Columbia and Paul Weiss is a warning to all of us
Capitulations by Columbia University and a major law firm are a stark reminder: Only we can save ourselves.
wapo.st
April 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Harvard should not follow suit.
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The president of Princeton is standing up for academic freedom in the face of this onslaught:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The president of Harvard is not.
Good for Princeton and its leadership.
A bad day for Harvard, on many levels.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The president of Harvard is not.
Good for Princeton and its leadership.
A bad day for Harvard, on many levels.
April 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The president of Princeton is standing up for academic freedom in the face of this onslaught:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The president of Harvard is not.
Good for Princeton and its leadership.
A bad day for Harvard, on many levels.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The president of Harvard is not.
Good for Princeton and its leadership.
A bad day for Harvard, on many levels.
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Absolutely.
That Harvard thinks it can placate authoritarianism by betraying its community - and in going along with the conflating of anti-genocide protests with actual antisemitism - is so utterly contemptible. They are the evil Hannah Arendt spoke of. Complicity, legitimization, betrayal.
That Harvard thinks it can placate authoritarianism by betraying its community - and in going along with the conflating of anti-genocide protests with actual antisemitism - is so utterly contemptible. They are the evil Hannah Arendt spoke of. Complicity, legitimization, betrayal.
Vichy France didn't have any concentration camps.
But it did round up those who'd be sent there.
First Columbia, now Harvard.
America truly has lost its way.
But it did round up those who'd be sent there.
First Columbia, now Harvard.
America truly has lost its way.
April 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Absolutely.
That Harvard thinks it can placate authoritarianism by betraying its community - and in going along with the conflating of anti-genocide protests with actual antisemitism - is so utterly contemptible. They are the evil Hannah Arendt spoke of. Complicity, legitimization, betrayal.
That Harvard thinks it can placate authoritarianism by betraying its community - and in going along with the conflating of anti-genocide protests with actual antisemitism - is so utterly contemptible. They are the evil Hannah Arendt spoke of. Complicity, legitimization, betrayal.
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Harvard has a $52 billion endowment. It can fucking stand up to Trump.
Some of the nation’s most prestigious universities have effectively appointed Trump as Provost. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies | News | The Harvard Crimson
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, professor of Turkish Studies Cemal Kafadar, and its associate director, Hist...
www.thecrimson.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Harvard has a $52 billion endowment. It can fucking stand up to Trump.
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A letter from 91 Harvard Law Professors to our students
drive.google.com/file/d/1aKzG...
drive.google.com/file/d/1aKzG...
letter-to-our-students.pdf
drive.google.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A letter from 91 Harvard Law Professors to our students
drive.google.com/file/d/1aKzG...
drive.google.com/file/d/1aKzG...
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Harvard scientist in ICE custody since February
Her colleagues and friends have hired a lawyer and started a GoFundMe
Harvard is “monitoring the situation”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Her colleagues and friends have hired a lawyer and started a GoFundMe
Harvard is “monitoring the situation”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
March 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Harvard scientist in ICE custody since February
Her colleagues and friends have hired a lawyer and started a GoFundMe
Harvard is “monitoring the situation”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Her colleagues and friends have hired a lawyer and started a GoFundMe
Harvard is “monitoring the situation”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Harvard attempting to stand up to Trump
April 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Harvard attempting to stand up to Trump