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Columbia Professors Cancel Classes in Solidarity With Pro-Hamas Activist in ICE Custody

The Washington Free Beacon reports:

Some Columbia University professors canceled in-person classes on Monday in support of Mahmoud Khalil, the student activist and foreign national whom the Trump administration moved to deport over his pro-Hamas campus organizing. The cancellations—which came amid a pressure campaign from the school's Students for Justice in Palestine chapter—put the professors at odds with Columbia's provost, who emailed "faculty colleagues" Monday morning to issue "a reminder that faculty must meet all scheduled classes."

Less than two days after Khalil's Saturday night arrest, at least three faculty members—English professor Joseph Albernaz, philosophy lecturer Ruairidh MacLeod, and an unnamed third—emailed students to cancel courses or remove attendance requirements, emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. MacLeod ditched his "discussion requirement for today's Marx class," citing "sensitivity to the situation arising from the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil." Albernaz went as far as to give every student an "A" on an upcoming midterm scheduled for Thursday, saying he was "sickened at the news of the ICE detainment of a student." The third instructor canceled courses for the rest of the week, arguing it was "unsafe to continue teaching as usual."

"Support"..............

San Jose mayor proposes ‘pay for performance' raise model for city leaders

 

Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed

The Hill reports:

Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the Trump administration more leverage to force federal workers into retirement.

Democratic senators panned the House GOP proposal unveiled over the weekend, arguing it would erode Congress’s power of the purse and give President Trump and Musk a blank check to redirect government funding and eliminate long-standing programs.

Imagine that.

The Problem for Democratic Optimists

The New York Times reports on the leftism of the modern day Democratic party.

Working at Anheuser-Busch, I Saw What Went Wrong With the D.E.I. Movement

The New York Times

Poll shows Dems in hole on jobs, economy

Politico reports:

The Democratic Party’s brand is in rough shape in the congressional battlegrounds.

Nearly two months into the second Donald Trump administration, a majority of voters in battleground House districts still believe Democrats in Congress are “more focused on helping other people than people like me,” according to an internal poll conducted by the Democratic group Navigator Research. Among independents, just 27 percent believe Democrats are focused on helping them, compared with 55 percent who said they’re focused on others.

The struggles of the Democratic party.

More Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues

The New York Times reports:

Just a few years ago, university statements on the day’s social and political issues abounded.

When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, Harvard’s president at the time called it “senseless” and “deplorable,” and flew the invaded country’s flag in Harvard Yard. After George Floyd died under the knee of a white police officer, Cornell’s president said she was “sickened.” The University of Michigan’s president described the Oct. 7, 2023, violence against Israel as a “horrific attack by Hamas terrorists.”

But over the last year, each of those universities has adopted policies that limit official statements on current issues.

According to a new report released on Tuesday from the Heterodox Academy, a group that has been critical of progressive orthodoxy on college campuses, 148 colleges had adopted “institutional neutrality” policies by the end of 2024, a trend that underscores the scorching political scrutiny they are under. All but eight of those policies were adopted after the Hamas attack.

“We must open the way for our individual faculty’s expertise, intelligence, scholarship and wisdom to inform our state and society in their own voice, free from institutional interference,” said Mark Bernstein, a regent at Michigan, after adopting the policy in October.

Are universities trying to look less like branches of the Democratic party?

Federal warning to Northwestern: Protect Jewish students or face funding cuts

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Northwestern University was one of 60 schools that received letters Monday warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations to protect Jewish students on campus.

The letters are the latest in a long line of actions taken by President Donald Trump to crack down on antisemitism. In a press release Monday, the department warned that federal funding or “public investment funded by U.S. taxpayers” to those who “do not fulfill their obligations” could be withdrawn.

“That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws,” newly instated Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in the press release.

Over the weekend, Northwestern was one of 10 universities placed on a list of schools by the U.S. Department of Justice alleged to be leaving Jewish students and faculty unprotected, the New York Times reported. Reports of the letter followed the Trump administration’s announcement that it was pulling $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University because of what it described as antisemitism on campus.

In early February, Northwestern was put under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education through a newly created multiagency task force for what the federal agency called “widespread antisemitic harassment.”

Monday’s letters went to “all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination,” the Education Department said in the press release. Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities — like universities — that receive federal financial assistance.

Imagine that.

37% can't change lightbulbs, can't cook & admit to crying on video for validation

It's Trump's economy now.

 

Trump says GOP Rep. Thomas Massie ‘SHOULD BE PRIMARIED’ for opposing measure to avert government shutdown

The New York Post reports:

President Trump on Monday called for a fellow Republican to challenge Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in a primary election over the congressman’s opposition to a continuing resolution that would keep the government from shutting down. 

Massie, a hardline conservative, has pledged to vote against a Trump-backed measure that would increase defense spending while decreasing most non-defense spending below 2024 levels through the end of September. 

The bill, which cleared the House Rules Committee on Monday, has earned the support of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and would avert a government shutdown from taking place at midnight Friday if it passes the full House and Senate. 

Who cares about government spending besides Tom Massie in Congress?

Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’

Politico reports:

A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is wielding so much power that its records will likely have to be opened to the public under federal law.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the vast and “unprecedented” authority of DOGE, formally known as the U.S. Digital Service, combined with its “unusual secrecy” warrant the urgent release of its internal documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

DOGE making news.

Between 2014 and 2019, Columbia University received $295 million in donations from Qatar, along with additional funds from other non-democratic nations.

Israel Hayom reports:

Between 2014 and 2019, Columbia University received $295 million in donations from Qatar, along with additional funds from other non-democratic nations. Meanwhile, the university receives $5 billion in grants from the US government. The administration also has other tools at its disposal, such as imposing fines or revoking the university's tax-exempt status. However, the numbers do not tell the full story, any university that loses government support will quickly lose its status, its top researchers, and its students.

This "small" cut is merely a warning shot, signaling to all universities. The task force has already launched investigations into other leading institutions, and further economic measures - even criminal indictments - are expected. On Sunday, a deportation order was issued against the leader of the Columbia riots, the first of many to be expelled.

University leaders and their boards of trustees have no choice but to address the institutionalized antisemitism that has permeated every corner of their campuses.

Where is Columbia's loyalty?

DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancelation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 Million

The Department of Education reports:

the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education (ED), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the immediate cancelation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students. These cancelations represent the first round of action and additional cancelations are expected to follow. The Task Force is continuing to review and coordinate across federal agencies to identify additional cancelations that could be made swiftly. DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA are taking this action as members of the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. Columbia University currently holds more than $5 billion in federal grant commitments.

On March 3, the Task Force notified the Acting President of Columbia University that it would conduct a comprehensive review of the university’s federal contracts and grants  in light of ongoing investigations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Chaos and anti-Semitic harassment have continued on and near campus in the days since. Columbia has not responded to the Task Force.

“Since October 7, Jewish students have faced relentless violence, intimidation, and anti-Semitic harassment on their campuses – only to be ignored by those who are supposed to protect them,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “Universities must comply with all federal antidiscrimination laws if they are going to receive federal funding. For too long, Columbia has abandoned that obligation to Jewish students studying on its campus. Today, we demonstrate to Columbia and other universities that we will not tolerate their appalling inaction any longer.”

Today would be a great day for Columbia to start paying real estate taxes in the name of equity and fairness.

Rashida Tlaib becomes lone House lawmaker opposing cracking down on Mexican cartels' border tunnel system

Fox News reports:

The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at cracking down on Mexican cartels' use of tunnels underneath the southwestern border to smuggle illegal immigrants and illicit items the U.S.

The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 402 to 1 vote – with the lone dissenter being Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Fox News Digital reached out to her office for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The bill is led by Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., but enjoys bipartisan support thanks to its lone Democratic co-sponsor, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif.

It's also backed by six other House Republicans, including Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's subcommittee on border security.

The legislation, titled the Subterranean Border Defense Act, would direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit an annual report to Congress about cartels' use of tunnels and how U.S. law enforcement was looking to combat it.

Comrade Tlaib sure is different.

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