Matt Meltzer

Founder, @sage_corps - a global entrepreneurship program for university students; Former partner @Kirkland_Ellis. Proud dad 3x & husband.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@andrewchen These are really microinternships. Try before you buy. Very smart. Check out https://t.co/CxQbEdc88A - they pioneered the framework 10 years ago. Highly scalable.

[Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 @JewsFightBack]

🚨 INTERNET DO YOUR THING

This is one of the scumbags who brutally assaulted two Israeli Americans in San Jose.

He heard them speaking Hebrew and responded with violence.

We need a name. Now.

Repost to amplify.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@Mr312 Same here. Only cabs for me from Ohare. No wait time if pre book and actually often cheaper. Backwards.

[Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK]

🚨A MAJOR STORM IS GATHERING OVER IRAN

Four U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemasters are now en route to Diego Garcia — the silent launchpad of American power in the Indian Ocean.

This is not routine.
This is not training.
Diego Garcia is where wars are prepared, not announced.

It is the forward hub for:
• B-2 stealth bombers
• B-52 long-range strike aircraft
• deep-penetration operations across the Middle East

When heavy airlift starts moving there, it means one thing:
the board is being set.

No speeches.
No headlines.
Just logistics — the language of serious intent.

The Islamic dictatorship in Tehran is watching this too.

C-17s don’t carry rhetoric.
They carry infrastructure, fuel, equipment, and the ability to sustain operations far from home.

This is how escalation begins — quietly.

Storms don’t arrive with sirens.
They form slowly… until suddenly they’re unavoidable.

The skies are moving.

And the world is paying attention.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@GoldieStandard Supposedly he did.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: Live look at western university campuses after they learned that over 12,000 unarmed Iranian civilians have been massacred by the Islamic Republic.

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

ELECTRIC: The Chicago #Bears released an awesome video of this week’s playoff victory over Green Bay.

The Soldier Stadium was literally shaking in Chicago as the fans went bonkers, celebrating.

This video is awesome.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@DerekjAndersen @StartupGrind Soon!

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

us college activists would gain a little credibility if they were demonstrating against the brutal repression in iran.

[Dan Rogers @DannyPhantom24]

This is a letter my uncle wrote to the NFL. I know many fans feel this same sentiment.

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

Second antisemitism resolution passes. 400-0-2.

Two present votes:
Rashida Tlaib
Marjorie Taylor Greene

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

💥💥 The Washington Post admits it published a lie after falsely reporting that Israeli troops killed Gazans near a U.S. aid site.

The paper admitted it presented unverified claims from the Gaza health ministry (read Hamas) as fact.

[Abu al-Daraja @AbuDaraja]

Sarah Milgram had been volunteering for the same Israeli-Palestinian peace NGO as I do.

And i know the brother of Yaron Lischinsky.

People are not abstractions. When you murder them, you destroy a whole world.

[Israel Defense Forces @IDF]

🚨Sirens sounding across northern Israel due to a projectile launch from Yemen

[Shai Davidai @ShaiDavidai]

A great deal of false, misleading, and exaggerated claims are circulating regarding the potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 31-year-old @Columbia University graduate student, by the Department of Homeland Security (@DHSgov).

I would like to make six important points about this.

Yet, while there’s much to discuss, the most important takeaway is this: No matter how sensationalized the conversation becomes on social or traditional media, it is essential that we remain level-headed, embrace complexity, and avoid rushing to judgment until the facts are clear.

#1: Lead with compassion.

This likely won’t surprise anyone who has followed me over the past year and a half. While I am relieved that the federal government is beginning to address anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on university campuses, I do not take pleasure in Khalil’s potential deportation.

As someone who also arrived in the U.S. on a student visa and is now a green card holder, I can only imagine the fear of facing deportation for repeatedly violating its conditions.

While I strongly disagree with Khalil’s actions, I refuse to strip him or his wife of their humanity.

#2: In a properly functioning society, actions must have consequences:

For over a year and a half, Mahmoud Khalil has led @ColumbiaBDS, a student coalition that spreads terrorist propaganda on campus and has been responsible for multiple violent takeovers of university buildings, two of which resulted in public safety personnel being hospitalized.

Khalil has also acted as the primary negotiator between student protesters and the administration, both during a campus encampment that featured spaces honoring U.S.-designated terrorists and the more recent building occupations at @BarnardCollege.

As a married, 31-year-old graduate student who has repeatedly violated the conditions of his green card, Khalil’s potential deportation is the direct consequence of the choices he has made.

#3: The right to a fair trial is essential to the functioning of a democratic society.

No matter what you think—or know—about Mahmoud Khalil and his actions, it is crucial that we all withhold judgment until he has received the fair legal process guaranteed to every U.S. legal resident.

As someone who has both protested for democracy in Israel and volunteered as a graduate student teaching incarcerated men in maximum- and medium-security correctional facilities in upstate New York, I am deeply committed to the principles of due process, fair legal representation, and equal treatment under the law.

Khalil, like anyone else, is entitled to fair and unbiased treatment under the law, whether from individuals, groups, or the government. I trust that the U.S. legal system will ensure his legal proceedings are carried out as intended.

#4: Don’t fall for fake news.

Over the past 48 hours, a smear campaign has spread false claims by Layla Saliba and Maryam Iqbal—two @Columbia student leaders who, alongside Khalil, have fueled anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on campus— accusing me of working with the administration to deport Khalil.

Let me be absolutely clear: I have never had a direct line to the administration. Even if I did, I would never use such influence to target an individual. This is not who I am or what I stand for.

Like many, I’ve called out Khalil’s repeated legal violations and demanded accountability. But as I always remind my students, just because one event follows another doesn’t mean it caused it. Correlation does not imply causation.

#5: This is not about free speech

As I’ve stated many times, I am a strong advocate of free speech. People must have the right to voice their opinions, even when they are deeply offensive, reprehensible, or ignorant. However, it must be emphasized that Khalil was not apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security for exercising his First Amendment rights.

He was apprehended for violating the conditions of his green card, namely for his activities aligned to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.

This isn’t about free speech—it’s about respecting and upholding the rule of law.

#6: Khalil is not the story.

The story is not about Mahmoud Khalil. He is neither a hero nor a villain, but rather a foreign national who has been radicalized by his professors and peers on Columbia’s campus.

The real story here is about the fight against anti-democratic U.S.-designated terrorist organizations that have held 59 hostages in underground tunnels for more than 500 days, including Edan Alexander—a 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Tenafly, New Jersey.

If you haven’t seen it yet, I strongly encourage you to watch the 1-hour interview with Eli Sharabi, an Israeli citizen who was held hostage for 491 days, only to learn upon his release that his wife and two daughters were murdered by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 Massacre.

Don’t let the moral outrage of social media algorithms distract you from what is at stake.

Bring Them Home.

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One small ask – If you have read thus far, please help me spread this message.

With all the ‘fake news’ going around, it is important o share the truth.

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

Oded Lifschitz volunteered to drive Gaza’s children to Israeli hospitals.

Its government repaid him by abducting him, murdering him, and ransoming his body.

[Noah Rubin @NoahGRubin]

Imagine going to university where your professor thinks these are the good guys.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@sama For Canva GPT, should be able to have it actually build the full presentation deck for you from text prompts.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@kenblair75 @davidaxelrod @ChicagoBears No you call timeout after sack with 32 sec left. Run one play that takes 5-7 sec at most and then you have plenty of time to run out FG unit (they would already be waiting and ready from timeout). Unacceptable coaching fail not to call timeout after that sack.

[Matt Meltzer @msmeltzer29]

@Mr312 Never seen anything like that. He should not be allowed to fly home with team.