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brendannyhan.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Another elite fails the Lando test https://bsky.app/profile/brendannyhan.bsky.social/post/3lkvvok2ans2t

Put another way: Noah Feldman, a Harvard law professor, said Harvard should capitulate in advance to Trump's attacks on universities, because, well, what else are you going to do? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

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gedalia.bsky.social•2 days ago

Remember when he endorsed ACB?

1humab.bsky.social•2 days ago

Pathetic

codemistress.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fuck Noah Feldman.

Wonder if any of his relatives died in the camps. Mine did.

Fortunately, some people remember.

PS--Harvard can live without federal funding. Their greed cannot, apparently.

danieleise.bsky.social•18 hours ago

The “arbitrary nature” of the actions against higher ed (and everything else) is precisely why there is no upside to capitulating!

susersuzanner.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not like their MASSIVE endowment couldn’t fund whatever Trump threatened to take away.

ebwrite.bsky.social•1 day ago

No no no

cklownie73.bsky.social•2 days ago

nytpitchbot.bsky.social•1 day ago

At least Billy Dee looked doing it.

jakerome.bsky.social•1 day ago

At least Billy Dee looked good doing it.

apj813.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sad and pathetic.

mathandstuff.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's like nobody ever reads history books.

This is what happens when you think the present society structure will live on perpetually, no matter what you do.

jose-miguel.bsky.social•2 days ago

Is the Lando test means the one where Lando from Star Wars made a deal with Darth Vader, and he was screwed by Darth Vader anyway?

profkfh.bsky.social•2 days ago

YUP

skyridgemeadows.bsky.social•2 days ago

🙌🏻

lizardky.bsky.social•2 days ago

"We shall capitulate on the beaches, we shall retreat on the landing grounds, we shall hide in the fields and in the streets, we shall cower in the hills; we shall immediately surrender."

wankerjustice.bsky.social•2 days ago

"real world effects" = I won't get that raise I was promised.

roberto-gee.bsky.social•2 days ago

One thing's for sure: Feldman is no Lawrence Tribe.

peatbogrealtor.bsky.social•2 days ago

All the Mathematics and philosophy and rhetoric and game theory in this institution and this is what they figure out? These things have real life use and the cannot connect the dots. Total failure.

carbage.online•2 days ago

He's not an easy act to follow, pal.

brendannyhan.bsky.social•2 days ago

Elites who have failed the Lando test:
-Columbia University
-Harvard University (in process)
-Paul Weiss
-Wilkie Farr
-Skadden Arps
-Noah Feldman

jawnsno.bsky.social•2 days ago

Who capitulated at Columbia? Don't let them hide, publish their names.

sarcasmodemiami.bsky.social•2 days ago

‘Harm minimization,’ compromise & even capitulation are only rational if you are certain you will get what you bargained for. And there is NEVER any reason to believe MAGA will hold to any bargain.

mathandstuff.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's a type of decision analysis that thinks only in the very short term. Which, unfortunately, is how American elites think.

sdfstu.bsky.social•1 day ago

I might suggest that hiring former RNC chief counsel who *just* published a piece contributing to the dubious & alarming attacks on birthright citizenship as your general counsel is not a great sign for local Cloud City leadership …

hunjun.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sen. Cory Booker ends his marathon speech with the last line in the Declaration of Independence:

"... we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

Concluding with, "Get into good trouble" quoting Rep. John Lewis.

Well, what say you Universities and Law firms?

brendannyhan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Academic leaders who could pass the Lando test (to their great credit)
-Eisgruber (Princeton) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=U6ENXdMSx-3rXawTZ5-kgEAupFFXjAZTYpHwZULdBj4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/04/princeton-news-adpol-eisgruber-university-concessions-bloomberg-interview
-Roth (Wesleyan) https://time.com/7272520/appeasing-president-donald-trump-wont-work/ https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2025/04/02/bazelon-roth-on-fate-of-free-speech-during-hugo-black-lecture/

peterlevine.bsky.social•1 day ago

So far, at least, Sunil Kumar at Tufts: https://www.tufts.edu/president/speeches-and-messages/04022025-university-declaration-for-rumeysa-ozturk

peterlevine.bsky.social•1 day ago

So far, at least, Sunil Kumar @tufts https://www.tufts.edu/president/speeches-and-messages/04022025-university-declaration-for-rumeysa-ozturk

ekstewartnh.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tufts

electproject.bsky.social•1 day ago

My colleagues and I risked our jobs to sue UF over academic freedom. We're still owed lawyer fees. It burns me to no end to see these cushy tushies grovel before Trump

simsjames.bsky.social•20 hours ago

brendannyhan.bsky.social•1 day ago

The first academic leader who might pass the Lando test?

rissejam.bsky.social•1 day ago

If memory serves, doesn't Princeton have one of the largest endowments in the U.S?

jamesegraham.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hip... hip...

Rah, rah, rah!
Tiger, tiger, tiger!
Siss, siss, siss!
Boom, boom, boom! Ah!

Princeton! Princeton! Princeton!

thedogfather6.bsky.social•1 day ago

A bully will push you as far as you let him. Trump is hoping there'll be enough gutlessness to allow him to do a lot of pushing.
https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/institutional-cowardice-is-undermining-our-democracy/

shannonfreshour.bsky.social•1 day ago

Meta
Bazos

reuxben.bsky.social•2 days ago

Coincidentally, Wilkie Farr and Skadden Arps are my favorite Star Wars characters, so that makes it extra disappointing.

overthekill.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yet, Lando is a hero in the end. Hopefully, we get a sequel or three.

wankerjustice.bsky.social•2 days ago

you must be new here

pshimamoto.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why don't these people understand that Trump won't stop and will just keep asking for more and more from them.

mgreenfield.bsky.social•2 days ago

Perhaps the good professor can explain to us when appeasement was successful

dilid.bsky.social•2 days ago

I posted this yesterday, but it bears repeating—a quick google search reveals that, as of 2024, Harvard’s endowment had a market value of $52 billion. They can’t hang on for 4 years?

billmccormickpm.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not only cant hang. Cant afford to pay for the lawyers to beat this bullshit

codemistress.bsky.social•2 days ago

Exactly right

robvo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Endowments are donations directed by the donors to specific programs/departments and special issues. The money usually cannot be redirected by the University to other areas or it must be forfeited. So money donated to advance the Football program can't be diverted to cover say, professor salaries.

robvo.bsky.social•2 days ago

But that said, there's NO reason for Harvard to capitulate this way.

lolalolajoaquin.bsky.social•2 days ago

They're cowards

libbyget.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes it was incredibly disappointing.
I was expecting the vast army of esteemed alumni to step in and get involved and protect the institution. Guess they were too busy golfing or whatever. 😡

lori55.bsky.social•2 days ago

Are there any lawyers there???

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