Evidently it's already happening: x.com/LaraFriedmanDC…

I am watching police officers assault professors and students at Emory, snipers lining up on the roofs at IU and Ohio State. My academic colleagues: There is no excuse for staying silent. State violence & threats of violence against nonviolent protestors are unacceptable. Period.

‘When German soldiers used to come to my studio and look at my pictures of Guernica, they'd ask, “Did you do this?”. And I'd say, “No, you did.”’ — Pablo Picasso

The destruction of Guernica by the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War took place on this day in 1937.

Hi all. Nerdy policy wonk who follows Congress closely weighing in with a thread on legislation (getting no media coverage) moving rapidly through Congress that targets US non-profit orgs, with the immediate & explicit target being orgs involved in Palestine protesting.

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Mr. Netanyahu, antisemitism is a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to millions.

Do not insult the intelligence of the American people by attempting to distract us from the immoral and illegal war policies of your extremist and racist government.

Faculty have formed a human barrier between their CUNY students and campus police.

A continuation of this paper’s finest tradition.

My book is available for pre-order! You can now read the introduction on @princetonupress

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My god. What an obscene spectacle. Emory economics professor Caroline Fohlin tackled by 2 cops onto concrete.

In the name of protecting safe spaces universities are endangering students & faculty. In the name of squashing protests, they’re inflaming them.
cnn.com/videos/us/2024…

“I am a Holocaust survivor. I experienced as a child every single thing a Gazan child is experiencing on a daily basis. There’s no excuse 4 the slaughter of 15K children. I am proud to be here with you.”

Amazing Jewish solidarity at encampment at GWU #FreePalestine #Occupy4Gaza

First instance I’ve noticed of “antiwar” rather than “pro-Palestinian,” feels like a shift