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Formerly TwitterTim Scott
SenatorTimScott
Pro-Hamas extremists and cowardly, incompetent administrators have robbed the rest of the graduates of the commencement they earned and the once-in-a-lifetime moment to celebrate with their families. The “adults” who allowed this chaos should be ashamed.
www.reuters.com/world/us/columbia-cancels-university-wide-commencement-ceremony-after-protests-2024-05-06/
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FIRE
TheFIREorg
Free speech is a cornerstone of higher education.
That's why administrators must both educate students on free speech principles and adopt—and consistently enforce—policies grounded in free speech principles.
www.thefire.org/news/freedom-or-safety-college-admins-dont-need-choose
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Rep. Nancy Mace
RepNancyMace
Since some of our colleges are turning students into terrorist-sympathizers, let them FAFO:
❌Pink-slip the radicalized professors provoking them.
✂️Nix their tax-exempt status.
👈Send the protestors here on visas back.
nypost.com/2024/05/06/us-news/columbia-cancels-university-wide-graduation-ceremony-after-weeks-of-anti-israel-protests/
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Ali Velshi
AliVelshi
“This is a generation of students that has seen a generation of adults really fail them,” says @KarenAttiah, who is “dismayed” by some of the protest coverage. The tone of college admins is a reflection of the political climate, says @ESGlaude #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/columbia-prof-nypd-presence-has-left-students-feeling-less-safe-210266693743
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