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I'm the autistic kid that made my parents re-evaluate. This rhetoric is so harmful but it's nice to meet more people like me
April 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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More news reports making interesting points:

- Columbia University student protests in *New York County* are used by Legislator Pilip to argue for a mask ban law in *Nassau County*

- most arrested students had charges dropped due to lack of evidence theisland360.com/featured/nas...
Pilip said antisemitism, specifically after Oct. 7, has spiked with individuals concealing their faces in their public displays of hate. "A common trait that accompanied this horrific behavior is that the people, be they protesters or paid actors, hid behind masks emboldened by their anonymity," Pilip said. "Masks help ensure that otherwise criminal behavior goes unpunished because they work. That's why criminals are wearing them because masks make it difficult if not impossible in many cases for police and prosecutors to identify criminal actors and tie them to a criminal activity." The legislator cited the example of the mass arrest of 300 protesters at Columbia University in April after they occupied a campus building. In June Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped the charges against 31 of the 46 individuals facing legal action due to a lack of evidence.
August 5, 2024 at 4:35 AM