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Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever they aren’t going into universities’ endowments they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research

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We are nearing the end.

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The only reason we ever became concerned with a “trade deficit” was in the 80s when Japanese car companies were eating American companies lunch. That’s it. It’s not meant to be an economic strategy. I have a trade deficit with Applebees but we’re fine

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This weak shit wants us afraid don’t give in!! #RevolutionNow!! #WeThePeople #NoKings #HandsOff #Signalgate #March50501 #KnowYourDuty

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oh ok give me a moment while I look for my shocked face 🙄 oh wait that’s not it 🤮dang where is it 😵‍💫oh wait here it is 😱

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The United States is not "heading towards" a rule of law crisis. It is happening now. Much will ultimately depend on the stance of the US Supreme Court, which has been accused of being politicized, and that of Republican lawmakers, who fear antagonizing Trump and his supporters.

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Yeah about Trump's war on Harvard... https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1k0kscy/yeah_about_trumps_war_on_harvard/

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needs the Veep music and closing credits

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Okay, then, so is it absurd for _me_ to say it? As an American citizen, author, lawyer, and historian who wrote a national bestseller this decade on the relationship between Mr. Trump, Russia, and Ukraine? Because I have no hesitation in saying that Trump and Vance are on the side of the Russians.

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Masked ICE terrorists did this to Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk after kidnapping her because she wrote an op-ed: www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...

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MIT following Harvard's lead here

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I’ve just posted this video message to members of the DC Bar, urging them to vote AGAINST AG Pam Bondi’s brother to be its next president. Please pass this on to anyone who is eligible to vote. www.instagram.com/reel/DIcQFxt...

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“Virtually every day now we see government lawyers, acting on Ms. Bondi’s behalf, gaslighting and stonewalling federal judges from coast to coast. … “Brad Bondi isn’t the right person to lead the DC Bar at this time. Not now. Not at this extroardinarily perilous moment for our legal system.”

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Don’t say I didn’t warn you

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Still funny.

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Does he know this will involve shining a light inside the body like he wanted to do to prevent Covid

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I second this. Time for real consequences.

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To be clear, I don’t care what your politics are - don’t spread conspiracy theories that may very well dominate the post-election space, whatever your motivations are. We’ve seen the consequences of this before.

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“If I were president… I will end that war in one day, it would take 24 hours.” “I would get that ended in a period of 24 hours. It would be easy, that deal would be easy.” Instead, he grants his fellow psychopath latitude for ongoing mass murder. Insults Zelenskyy. Envoy: “Putin’s not a bad guy.”

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DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

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Trump has been trying to bully Maine Governor Janet Mills. A fight he is not winning. Her unwillingness to back down, similar to Boston Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social, is a lesson that could be well learned by some universities and law firms in our midst. 1/ www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/12/s...

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Remember, the Trump Adminstration made it a humanitarian priority to bring back Andrew Tate from Romania.

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whoever did this belongs on Rushmore (via www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2...)

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It is very good question and one I’ve been asking for months. If there is an international agreement with El Salvador for these renditions, the Trump administration is legally required under the Case-Zablocki Act to share it with Congress. To my knowledge, they have not done so.

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I agree with you, meme.

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How academics imagine their lives would look like if they decide to work in tech

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Trump was asked this week how he would determine tariff exemptions for American companies. “Instinctively,” he responded. That’s not a policy — it’s racketeering. Pay Trump. Get a deal.

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Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"

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Donald Trump has made himself—and by extension, us—the laughing stock of the world.

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No! Stop this, major media! That’s _not_ what just happened! DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.” It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there. Get it right, dammit!

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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

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lol. lmao, even

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Russia’s current situation has multi-layered parallels with what led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. I explain: Russia Can't Survive the Oil Price Crash youtu.be/CESHnNcC5gs

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