The administration said it was cancelling grants and other federal awards for Columbia for an alleged failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.
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Too stupid to know the difference between Israel and Judaism. Or else they think terrorism and genocide are part of Judaism which is truly antisemitic.
The lack of protest is damaging Trump too much right now, but once he is contained we seriously will need to reopen the conversation about Gaza, and Palestine/Israel more broadly.
Along with Putin, it is one of the great cancers of the world that has been deeply damaging to our democracy.
I'll give trump credit for one idea here, and only one. If possible, I'd like to see young people able to just go someplace where people don't go to war regularly. That does not mean any of his other insanity like putting US troops on the ground there is remotely sane, let alone the rest of it.
“Trump signed an executive order calling on the Department of Justice to ‘investigate and punish anti-Jewish racism in leftist, anti-American colleges and universities.’” Does that mean that right-wing antisemitism is going to be allowed? Asking for Elon.
Protesting against a government does not mean protesting against religion or people. Kind of like how it is in US right now. It’s the governments that are vile.
Look... I'm Jewish and I am not okay with this. There have been verified attacks on Jewish students just going about their day at Columbia. Columbia needs to get it's shit together. But, it's never okay to stop free speech in any way. I promise you it's not because he caresabout Jewishstudents.
Cutting the funding of the university is not going to help the cause either. It is just going to cause them to have to downsize which won't help the students.
I don’t know if loyalty automatically translates to being ok with genocide, and there are plenty of Israelis that aren’t ok with it, but they’re still loyal to their country. To me it’s a stereotype that doesn’t have negative association (until the Palestinian genocide).
Unless ur a publisher, college, lawyer, or anyone else with a large reach. In that case u will be targeted by the gov. Administration just went after a 2nd law firm for representing Dems
Then your original reply deflates a bit. Both things happened! There were political protests protected by the First Amendment, and there were also fairly widespread targeted misdemeanors with a few very occasional felonies thrown in.
“If you are afraid of the voices, the opinions and the conscience that guide your very own people … If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you, nor for that matter is there anything you can do for the American people.” Vance to Trump?
I have seen a Palestinian man carrying the headless body of his child,and a Palestinian baby,alive with feet gone,mangled stumps screaming.Once seen, keeping quiet,saying nothing,becomes as political an act as speaking out.Either way,you’re accountable. https://johnmenadue.com/challenging-antisemitism/
Trump‘s logic has got to be the dumbest I’ve ever heard of. How is cutting a universities funding by $400 million supposed to reduce antisemitism. One would think that would have the opposite effect and make people blame the Jewish because they lost their $400 million in funding.
Squelch any independent thought, teaching, writing & exert more power & control over others. If GOP cared about anti-semitism, they wouldn’t invoke the name of George Soros with every insult to Democrats, as MAGA Mike did just today.
The uneducated loving champ and his knaves officially had turned things academic; and i mean, in science research and developments et al into an unmitigated disasters! Dumb..Dumb. Truly DUMB Tweet. He really needs an intervention!
This is off the friggin chainsaws!!!
Pretext. They're denying the money because they want to destroy education, and higher education, starting with the more liberal institutions. Antisemitism has nothing to do with it. They're all antisemites.
The grifter hater rapist who said there were very good people on both sides when Nazis chanted “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville has no loyalties or principles or morality. Purely transactional narcissistic sociopath. JFC.
So the administration is going to cancel all of Elon Musk’s government contracts because he’s allowed antisemitism to flourish on X, right? And has, shall we say, “dabbled” in antisemitism himself, right? Right?
If religious leaders would stop teaching people that God has chosen the jews there might not be so much racism toward them. Chosen them for what? Lord over everybody else? Manage people like Human Resources? Treat the goyim like slaves or criminals? Murder Palestinians and take over their homeland?
Meanwhile, the loss of grant funds will hurt all students, including Jewish ones and ones that were not involved in any protests. This is not about protecting Jewish students, but just another way to punish institutions of higher learning that stand in the way of their plans to destroy education.
Ah the old ‘holding money hostage’ technique from the administration. Just a bunch of bully’s finding reasons to keep money slipping from their greedy fingers.
In the end, doesn’t canceling these grants hurt said Jewish students? I imagine at least some of them are in programs that would have utilized that money.
Four members of the SCOTUS said Trump had a right to not disburse money on *completed contracts* in the USAID lawsuit.
They didn't say that Trump didn't have a right to cancel future funds that have approved by Congress.
ACB or Roberts could make Trump a King overnight.
Freedom of speech is not an offense/criminal act--yet!
Those that demonstrate against Netanyahu's vile acts against humanity/civilians & children are NOT antisemitic! Clearly this is a intimidation tactic. Columbia University must fight this immediately in court to protect their & our rights!
Someone earlier (Vance?) said they would like to shut down some universities and sell the land. The universities are one of the pillars (of what I call democracy) that Rush L. Specifically called on to be targeted.
So are the Hamasniks and their enablers. When the Democrats grow up and kick out their Islamist faction, it'll go much better because they'll be far more effective at fighting antisemitism.
idgaf if trump loves jews deep in his heart. i care that there's action.
The War on Education has been going for a long time. It was hardly just launched. The reason they want to kill of the department of education is not because they fail at their job, but because they succeed.
Trump loves the poorly educated... They are so easy to manipulate...
while this is insanely illegal and wrong, is trump in reality handing protestors the biggest possible W? itd have been cheaper for columbia to simply acquiesce to protestors and BDS Israeli donors
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Too stupid to know the difference between Israel and Judaism. Or else they think terrorism and genocide are part of Judaism which is truly antisemitic.
What a joke
Along with Putin, it is one of the great cancers of the world that has been deeply damaging to our democracy.
https://Nvunheard.org
https://Fiftyfifty.one
https://Theblop.org
@protestfinderusa.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social
Also your local subreddits are a great place too!
This is my partial Saturday protest list
This would all STOP if they objected. Treat them accordingly!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/07/donald-trump-tariffs-china-canada-mexico-us-politics-live-news?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Every Palestinian is responsible for every bad act by Hamas and therefore okay to be murdered.
Israel can do no wrong and any criticism of Israel is an attack on all Jewish people and therefore anti-Semitic.
Every person on earth should be free of this fear.
People can be divided in a country and as diverse an opinion as anyone.
https://johnmenadue.com/challenging-antisemitism/
This is off the friggin chainsaws!!!
Make it make sense.
That is where we are headed.
Getting mixed messages from Trump Admin.
Get fucked, Donnie.
The point is to shut down the intelligentsia, attack universities, make Americans dumber and easier to control. Autocracy 101.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hycoCYenXls
They didn't say that Trump didn't have a right to cancel future funds that have approved by Congress.
ACB or Roberts could make Trump a King overnight.
Those that demonstrate against Netanyahu's vile acts against humanity/civilians & children are NOT antisemitic! Clearly this is a intimidation tactic. Columbia University must fight this immediately in court to protect their & our rights!
idgaf if trump loves jews deep in his heart. i care that there's action.
Trump loves the poorly educated... They are so easy to manipulate...
STOP YOUR ABUSE.
Slimy and greedy schmucks.