Louder, for all the would-be capitulating university presidents at other institutions in the back - ThreadSky

akalhan.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Louder, for all the would-be capitulating university presidents at other institutions in the back

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

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janeinspain77.bsky.social•4 days ago

And that’s why all this capitulation is so abysmally stupid as well as cowardly and corrupt.

mraryeh.bsky.social•4 days ago

Nothing new about GOP. 👇 from 2007

lilyscott.bsky.social•4 days ago

Personal revenge for Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/nyregion/trump-columbia-university-400-million.html

wgkafka.bsky.social•4 days ago

So they get nothing out of their grovelling? This is their reward for spinelessness?

n5iln.bsky.social•3 days ago

As was observed elsewhere, bending the knee just makes it easier for them to kick you in the balls.

i-katzio.bsky.social•4 days ago

I ❤️ the freedom to be a bigot and harasser.

"I hate that the KKK is protected by the first amendment", say those who support the actions of groups that call for genocide in their charter.

/If you can't pick up on the sarcasm and derision, I apologize/

svenpeake.bsky.social•4 days ago

The bully is back for more lunch money.

hopelaughlove.bsky.social•4 days ago

When will they learn?
🤷🏽‍♀️

rthonministerosnrk.bsky.social•4 days ago

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social Pissant cowards. #freeMahmoudKhalil

ellenmaai.bsky.social•4 days ago

They capitulated and still got shafted. Imagine that. Who would have thunk it? 🤔 Spineless wanks.

pgypung.bsky.social•4 days ago

Can anyone explain to me what cutting biomedical research has to do with antisemitism?

spacely.bsky.social•4 days ago

Using anti-semitism as a veil for destroying higher education may be the most cynical grift Republicans have pulled yet.

pgypung.bsky.social•4 days ago

I have to believe in my heart that Israel has a right to exist and also that Palestinians have a right to a homeland

spacely.bsky.social•4 days ago

Absolutely.

edsperr.bsky.social•4 days ago

Is there an explainer of where the various lawsuits are? Because this *still* sounds super illegal...

robbinsa.me•4 days ago

Columbia was intentionally *not* suing

edsperr.bsky.social•4 days ago

Welp, there's always a time to start...

thebestwords.bsky.social•4 days ago

Bending the knee invites further degradation.

oshi.cafe•4 days ago

"I'll let you kiss the ring... mmm... five more times. Get to kissing, Columbia!"

rottingpastry.bsky.social•4 days ago

I mean, Columbia is about revenge, so I dunno how applicable it is to other places. But obviously literally everyone with a functioning voice should tell Trump to go fuck himself at every opportunity.

rottingpastry.bsky.social•4 days ago

To be clear, sign language is also acceptable and encouraged.

asnc20.bsky.social•4 days ago

Maybe capitulation to Trump is terrible strategy.

watsonwoman.bsky.social•4 days ago

Once you capitulate to 47, there's no turning back. He will keep coming back for more until he owns you completely. Just ask any playground bully how THEY operate. It's not rocket science.

votevaxresist.bsky.social•4 days ago

Don’t these people watch TV, rapists are gonna rape. It doesn’t matter if you accommodate them or not!

capsva.bsky.social•4 days ago

You caved and it didn’t matter - how does that feel?

gatorgirl1974.bsky.social•4 days ago

Bullies always come back & get the rest of your $

bevball.bsky.social•4 days ago

In the folds of that statue’s skirts, is a hidden owl.
I used to bring a grandkid there to find the owl.
I don’t think we old grannies can do that anymore unless we have an ID?
One grandkid graduated from UCL; the others will not be applying to Columbia.

barbt67.bsky.social•4 days ago

All those woke people, must scare the GOP.

darthburkie.bsky.social•4 days ago

Being silent won’t save you

ingridhstairs.bsky.social•4 days ago

It was never about antisemitism.

democritus555.bsky.social•4 days ago

I assume the feds are holding out for the entire Board to be replaced by zionists.

aptlyasked.bsky.social•4 days ago

To repeat history's lesson: "Appeasement does not work."

Columbia capitulated, lost their reputation, submitted to Trump's orders thinking they wouldn't be screwed.

Result - they sullied their name they're still screwed in the end.

liveadivinelife.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yet another entity that thought they could make a deal with trump and trust it.

macwoofin.bsky.social•4 days ago

it'll be their sorry asses who lose.

teemayson.bsky.social•4 days ago

TrumpSki seems to really have it in for Columbia. Did he apply there and get rejected??

coffeewineanger.bsky.social•4 days ago

These people are supposed to be smart, they need to learn that giving in to a bully doesn't work!

4ron4.bsky.social•4 days ago

Natzi,Gestapo, Oligarchy

rockytech.bsky.social•4 days ago

Cooperating with Nazis will not save you from being hurt by Nazis.

cedub.bsky.social•4 days ago

Be more like Princeton or Georgetown Law, dig into your coffers and stand up for the first amendment and for intellectual freedom.

https://baptistnews.com/article/georgetown-dean-fires-back-at-trump-official-who-demanded-curriculum-changes/

hopelaughlove.bsky.social•4 days ago

Exactly! I am happy about Georgetown, my cousin’s Law
School alma mater🙂

healthdataguy.bsky.social•4 days ago

At this point it goes well beyond intellectual freedom and research, it’s about keeping our country.

historianeve.bsky.social•4 days ago

Project 2025 calls for ending most federal funding to universities. Universities might as well refuse to comply with T regime directives and keep their authority over their own curriculum and policies.

ggl25.bsky.social•4 days ago

Make America dumber and sicker again

roscoamerican.bsky.social•4 days ago

“A concession begets a concession”

notalwaysladydi.bsky.social•4 days ago

Bending the knee is not enough. After tonight I guess he wants them to “kiss his a$$” like he stated about this dealing with his tariffs.

ytcheddar2.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hahahahahaha!

rozvox.bsky.social•4 days ago

The Bullying will never stop as long as others capitulate.

directorgirl.bsky.social•4 days ago

They didn't bow fast enough. They didn't bow low enough. They didn't kiss his feet exactly the way he likes his feet kissed. Negotiate with a Mad King and madness will surely follow.

conniemac1.bsky.social•4 days ago

They capitulated, got punished anyway. Disney capitulated, got punished anyway. Bezos capitulated, got punished anyway. Keep trusting the sociopath.

scs77.bsky.social•4 days ago

I work at Mailman Public Health. The loss is unfathomable. I’m an admin so I am not in the position of having my life’s work stripped away, but I see it happening regularly and it is hard to take. Columbia needs to do so much more to show the world what we are losing. They probably won’t.

bluestatedon.bsky.social•4 days ago

Unless the presidents of the leading research institutions start working together to publicly oppose these illegal NIH cuts, their research capabilities will separately perish, one by one.

Maybe they should consult the historians on their faculties to review how the Allies defeated the Nazis.

korndognetty.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hey University of Michigan! You cannot save yourself by capitulation.

kayl9.bsky.social•4 days ago

Never negotiate with a bully!
They always come back for more
Punch him in the face instead

pmargs.bsky.social•3 days ago

In case of LPR protester Mahmoud #Khalil, vagueness and lack of notice still mar the government’s immigration filings, which allege amorphous “antisemitic protests & disruptive activities.” David Martin & I explain that Due Process requires more: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-khalil-case-and-the-difference-lawful-permanent-resident-status-makes

bselena.bsky.social•4 days ago

Irresponsible

janavs.bsky.social•4 days ago

Gee. If only someone had warned them. But how could anyone have possibly predicted this? 🙄

pieist.xenoplasm.com•4 days ago

I know right it's not like they're a top institution of learning with a world-class history department or anything

admnaismith.bsky.social•4 days ago

They could have just consulted the Political Science Dept about Hungary...

I am not a world-class institution of higher learning, but I still read the newspaper.

420attychicago.bsky.social•4 days ago

Come on Northwestern, don't fuck this up.

pieist.xenoplasm.com•4 days ago

Wouldn't it be great if they had some kind of institution of learning they could consult about what really happens when you appease an autocrat? Y'know, like some place with a world-class history department or something.

kencomplain.bsky.social•4 days ago

Which knee-bending law firm will learn this lesson first?

zyxwv.bsky.social•4 days ago

Danegeld

artemisprime.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is a big deal. Why are they escalating?

nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Dictatorship

wholetree.bsky.social•4 days ago

...I bet they are super happy they sold out their students safety for this.

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