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the 2nd time i was arrested while protesting at columbia, i was punched & thrown to the ground by multiple nypd officers, sexually assaulted thru my clothes in plain sight while my hands were zip-tied behind me, & then was suspended & evicted again after leaving jail. i was 19.
Biden's presidency was tormented by campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza and his reluctance to push back on it. They shadowed him at events
Those protests have been virtually nonexistent with Trump amid the war in Iran. @Lauren_V_Egan looks into why
https://t.co/4XprvbQi2b
A LOT of liberals out there wondering what happened to the protest movements they wanted crushed. Not very many wondering why they were such ardent supporters of genocide to begin with.
The crackdown at universities included expulsions, criminal charges, the actual jailing of students for as little as an oped, new campus rules that made criticizing Israel a punishable offense, the banning even of megaphones at demonstrations…and then Neera “wonders” where the protests went. Such a mystery!
A Bridge Too Far - Anthony Hopkins, James Caan, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Elliott Gould, Ryan O’Neil and keep an eye out for Cliff from Cheers
Sneakers - it has Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sindney Poitier, Dan Akroyd, River Phoenix, Mary McDonald, David Straithern, Steven Tobolowski and a brief appearance by Jakes Earl Jones
I voted to defund ICE, as did most House Democrats. The Senate must now do the same.
Too many lives have been lost to unbridled brutality. ICE’s cruelty must be filibustered.
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. We send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin'. https://t.co/2qdBbh80v1
📸 Chloe Weir
@RyanDLeaf Funny I remember a car dealership in Pullman offering free tickets for your game against Stanford to try and make it a sell out in late October or November and that was the ROSE BOWL season.