I don’t feel bad for large private universities losing some of their fundings. These assholes have endowments larger than GDPs of countries. I would rather support public universities. But, what am I talking about? All education is gone; we will be clowns they call upon to mock
Amidst this nightmare there are reasons for optimism. But success requires continuing to ratchet up the pressure on Congress and the Administration. Turn fear into courage, because "courage is also contagious". Keep fighting. Read this to help fuel you: https://www.alternet.org/an-ever-stro...
I used to live in Providence and there was a period of time when tumblr was king that I couldn’t say “the Brown students” without getting called racist 🤣 I was like “the UNIVERSITY ya knuckleheads”.
Meanwhile, it's been weeks since Israel has allowed any aid to enter Gaza, and Genocide Trump says nothing about his pal Bibi starving women and children. But anyone daring to speak up? Take their funding away! What a horrible person.
Not only that, they have relaunched a murderous air and ground assault and seem to have given up any semblance of restraint, in Gaza or on the West Bank.
Why does he have the power of the purse? Mike Johnson you are the problem, do your job. The congress is not subservient. You are “Equal” according to the constitution. This is going to be on you too. History books next to the idiot. Stop this mess! Be a Pence!
Racist and bigoted application/hiring processes and targeting ethnic groups of students on campuses is not an ideology our tax payers should support since they are against our constitution.
Could you imagine the end of the world furor and anger had Biden suggested Liberty University lose fed funds cuz of its conservative values, or Notre Dame or Gonzaga? I mean could you fucking imagine? The hypocrisy is suffocating.
Reacting instead of responding is exactly what they want. I’m done jumping up and down and swearing, instead I call my elected representatives, go to town halls and make sure I know what is happening in the courts.
This is exactly what they don’t want.
such a joke. this administration does not care about whit about antisemitism. That conclusion is patent given the folks in the administration. This is about anti-intellectualism. Will Trump go after University of Pennsylvania, his "alma mater?" Let's see.
For the sub-headline, how about: The administration has now targeted five schools' federal funding in its move to destroy higher education using the combating of antisemitism as its excuse.
They do not care about antisemitism. For years their hatred of George Soros had a palpable antisemite quality. Their great benefactor Elon gave the Nazi salute for chrissakes. Their goal is simply to "own the elitist libs". They are pretending to care about Jewish people. It's disgusting.
this isn't about dei, that money is being funneled into offshore accounts and because we're so distracted with bs, they're getting away with it.
#TrumpCrimeSyndicate
Is this a deliberate attempt to destroy the United States from inside out? Could Trump be a real life “Vladimir” (No Way Out)? These are world leading centres of innovation that feed American industry and made it what it is today… as well as government agencies and Trump is destroying all of it! 😡
'Fascist Trump regime tries to blackmail Brown University into compliance' - THAT is the headline y'all should use, you bunch of spineless cowards. Do. Your. Goddamn. JOB. If the time to write the truth was not the day before yesterday, it'd be NOW.
Or Brown is breaking principals of the constitution, thus should not receive federal money. They can continue, it’s a free country, just can’t receive fed tax dollars until they stop. Easy peasy.
Trump administration illegally withholds $510 million from Brown University in a continued attempt to dismantle systems of higher education —- fixed it
The universities have to get together and sue the administration. They have multi billion dollar endowments and could hire law firms to fight for them. Fight, you cowards!
Big Deal! This is how Hitler, & Putin did it. So why is everyone upset. We voted for trump, Musk & Putin. Who needs education, hasn't done us any good ever since we could read.
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
Do your job, NYT. The article & headline should be clearly indicating that this is a further attempt to illegally strong-arm universities into following Trump’s bullshit fascist program
I will never pay to read shot you post to social media or that paper because you’re damn near the edge of civil and posting shot to better trumps look. Fuck that. Don’t post here of people cannot read it.
I know Brown University well.
They do good outreach to the community of Providence: programs & services to the children of the city; mentorship programs for high school kids; art projects; literacy, STEAM. FREE.
I love Brown.
I'm fucking OVER THIS ADMINSTRATION.
MAGA DON'T EVEN LOOK MY WAY.
Academics everywhere understand the gravity of this. More universities will be similarly treated. This is not just ignorance. It is an evil intent to destroy the knowledge economy, to destroy the development and dissemination of knowledge on a global basis. 1/
He hasn't done it yet, but is threatening to do so. But all he has to do is issue an executive order, or else the DOGE folks just go in an wipe out funding opportunities for Brown and other universities.
America funds more scholarly research than any other country, by far. Scholars from Brown routinely work with scholars from all over the world; same for scholars at all universities. These huge funding cuts will impact scholarship all over the world.
Who cares about Brown University we got people that are laid off fired food banks rent gas groceries and you're more worried about f****** Brown University get the f*** out of here
Hardly seems to matter anymore. Most of what he’s doing, either through DOGE or ICE or by EO, is unconstitutional. By the time the courts catch up, the damage is done and he’s achieved his aims.
Because they believe it's their money and it's not! It's OUR money! If Congress has approved and allocated this money for them, they should receive it. I hope they sue the crap out of us.
Research Institutions that drove American innovation and industry are being systematically destroyed.
While China graduates yearly as many engineers as exist in America, we’re destroying universities because they’re too “woke”.
Trump’s fighting to be the largest third world country, oligarch owned
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Trump has no right to steal our money.
https://www.alternet.org/an-ever-stro...
Y’all are getting used and are living in an alternate reality if you think the orange man baby cares about anti-semitisim.
Is it Miller or one of the other Nazis from Heritage?
This is exactly what they don’t want.
#TrumpCrimeSyndicate
What can we do?
We can't stop him from cutting the funding.
I'm sure there will be lots of staff cuts. Why does that count as "standing up to a dictator"?
I'm sure endowment funds will also be used. But again, how does that stand up to tRUmp?
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
this has nothing to do with antisemitism
https://senate.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Resolution-to-Establish-a-Mutual-Defense-Compact-for-the-Universities-of-the-Big-Ten-Academic-Alliance-in-Defense-of-Academic-Freedom-Institutional-Integrity-and-the-Research.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawJbwUFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHf8ub8neylk_TdAbPwvCPbp728sMti67xSLXy_uR_wANSCWDI_mYMz0X-w_aem_5XL5Qsq-VPbX0ZGum4BkYg
They do good outreach to the community of Providence: programs & services to the children of the city; mentorship programs for high school kids; art projects; literacy, STEAM. FREE.
I love Brown.
I'm fucking OVER THIS ADMINSTRATION.
MAGA DON'T EVEN LOOK MY WAY.
An ignorant population is easier to control.
Stop testing = no new cases.
Stop research = no solutions to problems.
Stop research = Trust us, the government, for all your knowledge.
Check this out as to why:
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/04/trump-columbia-university-higher-education/682245/
These cuts are cruel, affecting many lives. 2/2
Also curious why the NYT should not be considered a Trump mouthpiece?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(Rhode_Island_politician)
DOWN with the educated wple "elite."
UP with the dumbasses that "do their own research!"
Trump is their SAVIOR, and Jesus is -- well, still around somewhere on Sundays.
While China graduates yearly as many engineers as exist in America, we’re destroying universities because they’re too “woke”.
Trump’s fighting to be the largest third world country, oligarch owned
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