dukepaaron, to Israel
@dukepaaron@babka.social avatar

"The carried a banner that said “It is right to rebel, go to hell,” with an inverted red triangle on it, which has come to signify support for on social media because the terror group uses the symbol in videos of its attacks. The student demonstrators repeatedly formed inverted triangles with their hands, flashing the symbol at the counter-protesters. Another protester brandished a banner that had a inside a Star of David while shouting: “ of Satan.”

The pro- , anti- demonstrators chanted “From to , globalize the ,” and “Hillel, Hillel, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/baruch-college-student-groups-protest-hillel-in-rally-decried-as-antisemitic/

slcw, to random
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br00t4c, to chicago
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MugsysRapSheet,
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@br00t4c
Whenever I see young calling "" and threatening to not vote for him, and risking letting win a second term, and the Convention to be held in , I can't help but see history repeating itself, where young anti-war protesters disrupted the '68 Convention in Chicago to cost the election (arguably) and put "" back in office (after being Ike's for 8 years.) 😞

msquebanh, to UBC
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After weeks of demonstrations at , principal/deputy vice-chancellor of the institution, Lesley Cormack, responded to pro with a letter.

The , comprised of diverse students & members of community, has been stationed on the UBCO campus for the past 11 days. The protesters, who call themselves the have a list of 5 key demands that they & students on ’s campus, ask to address.

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/ubc-okanagan-vice-chancellor-offers-to-meet-with-pro-palestinian-encampment-7364891

nando161, to random
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Pro-Palestinian are on the roof of ’s hall and renamed it Bassel Al-Araj Hall, in honor of a /author who was killed by the in 2017.

jchyip, to random
@jchyip@mastodon.online avatar

Gave $4 Million Contract to Security Firm That Claims Are Using ‘Guerrilla Warfare Tactics’ https://hellgatenyc.com/cuny-contract-security-firm-protesters-guerrilla-warfare

Nonilex, to iran
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

A helicopter carrying President of & his foreign minister crashed on Sunday in the country’s mountainous northwest, acc/to state media, deepening the turmoil that has gripped the nation on both the international & domestic fronts in recent months.

, 63, was traveling from Iran’s border w/ Azerbaijan to inaugurate a joint dam project.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/world/middleeast/iran-president-helicopter-crash.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

oversaw a sweeping & deadly crackdown on domestic , many of them & young people, who took to the streets against the country’s ruling clerics. groups said hundreds of protesters were killed by Iran’s security forces.

Raisi has been viewed as one of the front-runners to succeed as supreme leader. One of his main rivals for that role is ’s son.

Despite the crash, some analysts said they did not expect a major change in ’s agenda abroad.

rameshgupta, to random
@rameshgupta@mastodon.social avatar

is too stupid to realize that NOT voting for is a vote FOR , and that her boycott of could be her last — She might not get another opportunity to vote EVER.

Via @SteveThompson

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cardi-b-wont-vote-joe-biden-or-donald-trump_uk_66477644e4b0cba40889b45b?utm_source=press.coop

rameshgupta,
@rameshgupta@mastodon.social avatar

⬆️ @RunRichRun @GottaLaff @Eetschrijver @SteveThompson @joeinwynnewood

Short, and to the point.

“Only years later did I realize that I was mistaken, and we missed an opportunity to have a president who might actually have made America great by championing racial justice, labor rights, and the war against poverty.

I hope that today’s campus don’t repeat our mistakes by abandoning , who already has a proven record of accomplishments in his first term”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/12/2239229/-Abandoning-Biden-could-repeat-the-1968-mistakes-that-helped-elect-Nixon

rameshgupta, to Israel
@rameshgupta@mastodon.social avatar

Benny #Gantz, a centrist member of #Israel’s War Cabinet, threatened to resign if Israel doesn’t adopt a new War plan by June 8.

He laid out a 6-point plan:

  1. return of hostages
  2. ending #Hamas’ rule
  3. demilitarizing #Gaza
  4. establishing intl admin 👀
  5. normalize relations with #SaudiArabia 👀
  6. widen military service to all #Israelis

“If you choose the path of fanatics and lead the entire nation to the abyss — we will be forced to quit the government,” he said 🔥

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-war-05-18-2024-3ac9d8e59198d5884d0faa6649a53e4f

rameshgupta,
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⬆️ Water cannon used to disperse anti-government in .

The protesters were demanding the release of all hostages held in , calling for new elections and also calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin to resign.

Video ➡️
https://apnews.com/video/israel-hamas-war-protests-and-demonstrations-tel-aviv-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-14c6787047b940caa67d663c59c15702

micchiato, to Palestine
@micchiato@mastodon.social avatar

“By a slim margin, #Dartmouth undergraduate #students have voted ‘no confidence’ in President Sian Leah Beilock’s leadership in the wake of a controversial crackdown on pro-[#Palestine] #protesters earlier this month, Dartmouth Student #Government announced on Wednesday.

The advisory-only measure passed 1,425-1,323 — a 52% majority — which represented about 60% of the 4,681 undergraduates who were eligible to vote” #studentprotests
#freepalestine
https://vtdigger.org/2024/05/17/dartmouth-presidents-leadership-divides-students-no-confidence-narrowly-passes/

PrivacyDigest, to Palestine
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States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine #Protesters

Arcane laws banning people from wearing #masks in public are now being used to target people who wear face coverings while peacefully #protesting Israel’s war in #Gaza. That’s a big problem.
#Palestine #Israel l

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/states-dust-off-obscure-anti-mask-laws-to-target-pro-palestine-protesters

linkingdot, to random
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“The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is positioned to do much more than just collect your taxes as it turns its attention to individuals who threaten the U.S. government’s ‘ability to govern,’ a vague new criteria for criminal investigations, according to its own operating manual.”

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/irs-targets-threats-to-feds-ability

nando161, to Amsterdam
@nando161@theblower.au avatar

📍

As a full-on revolt develops in the streets of Amsterdam today, we are hearing reports that solidarity have fenced the in. We <3 a diversity of ! Sending to our comrades.

📍Amsterdam As a full-on revolt develops in the streets of Amsterdam today, we are hearing reports that Palestine solidarity protesters have

dustcircle, to random
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mikemccaffrey, to Israel
@mikemccaffrey@mastodon.social avatar

I love how the media keeps describing as being , as if young Americans are just really jazzed about supporting one small Arab community, completely independently of doing a against them.

BenjaminHCCarr, to Columbia
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I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on for 15 Years. This Overreaction Was Unhinged.
When police attacked student , a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
Between and , over 200 protesters — almost all — were arrested before the night was out.
Brutal policing and groundless excuses are nothing new, nor is bipartisan support for the crackdowns.
https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/nyc-gaza-college-protests-police-outside-agitators/

Nonilex, to Wisconsin
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#Trump says #police raid on university #protesters 'beautiful to watch'

Trump, at a rally in Waukesha, #Wisconsin, called for tougher action against campus protests & again suggested some of the protesters were paid actors. He called on college presidents to “remove the encampments immediately, vanquish the locals & take back our campuses for all of the normal students.”

#Protests #CollegeProtests #Israel #Gaza #Palestinians
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-heads-wisconsin-michigan-after-being-hit-with-gag-order-fine-2024-05-01/

Nonilex,
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For now, is taking a hands-off posture toward the unrest & has no plans to step up his involvement in escalating clashes between & , WH & campaign advisers said, even as looks to capitalize on the issue.

Biden's view is that it’s up to ldrs to decide how to cope w/campus ….


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-tries-paint-college-campus-anti-israel-protests-biden-political-rcna150253

Nonilex,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

Speaking at a campaign event in on Wed, derided the as “raging lunatics & Hamas sympathizers," & called on to “speak out” — accusing him of being “definitely against .”

Trump also took aim at ’s president, Minouche Shafik….

“The person that heads it up — a woman — she waited so long. She was so weak. She was so afraid. She was so bad.”

Nonilex,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

’s stance is more nuanced, more difficult to explain to a mass audience. He supports consistent w/ the , but not that result in vandalism, trespassing & other .

Like the , Biden believes that has inflicted too much carnage in . Unlike some of them, he defends Israel’s sovereignty & recoils at the notion of Jews losing a homeland.

halcionandon, to Palestine
@halcionandon@aus.social avatar

students and Palestinian support in general: pull your weight.

Be on the right side of history, not the ‘she’ll be right’ side of history.

@palestine

slcw, to random
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Another has been assaulted by the "peaceful" for committing the crime of trying to film protest activities in public.

These are only peaceful until you don’t comply. They're only peaceful if you follow everything these random people are telling you to do. It was peaceful for this student until he wanted to film.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/jewish-law-student-punched-in-the-face-at-uc-berkeley-video/

slcw, to random
@slcw@newsie.social avatar

How does dressing up like Islamist terrorists and screaming, "KIKE!" in the faces of Jewish college students and professors help the Palestinian people?

slcw, to Israel
@slcw@newsie.social avatar

Please stop calling these people "". They're not protesters, they're who have allowed themselves to be co-opted into a virulently mob acting on behalf of Islamist terrorists. These are not good people who are fighting for what's right. They're who are seizing the opportunity to scream in the faces of perceived , and justify the that animates their despicable behavior.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-8b0d3a0cedb17f5e892c6ca43bbdf628

dustcircle, to Ohio
@dustcircle@mastodon.cloud avatar

New posts in @Flipboard :

Five-hour standoff between and on the South Oval

Lawmakers to Ohio : Screen time’s over, kids

President brings plea to avoid questioning to

document trove reveals ’s extensive influence over Ohio

Tears Into For 'Investigations That Go Nowhere'

https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/ohio-rights-and-reports-0a0eth61y

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