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Spoke with @NYMag for this piece and came away feeling genuinely optimistic. The Democratic bench is strong—we've got talent across the map with different approaches and ideas. Now if the gerontocracy can get out of the way (see Rebecca Traister's terrific piece)...
Who, beyond Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Zohran Mamdani, and Jon Ossoff, are most likely to rebuild the Democratic Party?
The 25 Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch
Who, beyond Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Zohran Mamdani, and Jon Ossoff, are most likely to rebuild the Democratic Party?
nymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spoke with @NYMag for this piece and came away feeling genuinely optimistic. The Democratic bench is strong—we've got talent across the map with different approaches and ideas. Now if the gerontocracy can get out of the way (see Rebecca Traister's terrific piece)...
"...a university that chooses to honor a student for his or her intellectual achievement — and then punishes that student when he or she dares to make a controversial argument — has lost its grasp on the purpose of higher education, not to mention the sanctity of free speech."
“No university that’s true to its values ought to attempt to censor a student’s remarks, let alone treat extemporaneous speechmaking as a crime. What is this, the Democratic National Convention?”
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Opinion | Graduates speak their minds. Universities freak out.
In punishing students who make pro-Palestinian commencement speeches, schools lose their way.
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May 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"...a university that chooses to honor a student for his or her intellectual achievement — and then punishes that student when he or she dares to make a controversial argument — has lost its grasp on the purpose of higher education, not to mention the sanctity of free speech."
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Jesus this is a kidnapping video of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk being detained by plain clothes immigration forces. Remember that Columbia agreed to a "no masks" policy for its fucking students while these thugs keep their faces covered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuFI...
Surveillance shows Tufts graduate student detained
YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston
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March 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Jesus this is a kidnapping video of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk being detained by plain clothes immigration forces. Remember that Columbia agreed to a "no masks" policy for its fucking students while these thugs keep their faces covered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuFI...