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The U.S. government-led crackdown on student protestors against the genocide in the Gaza Strip may be extending to checkpoints with exit controls at land-to-land border crossings. In recent weeks, reports have emerged of plans for new checkpoints near land exits from the U.S., as well as the implementation of programs that use photography and facial recognition technology to identify people attempting to leave the country.

The U.S.-Canada land border has been the point of exit for a large number of students who have had their immigration status revoked after their participation in pro-Palestinian protests on campus, according to lawyers who have worked on their cases. These lawyers told Drop Site that they believe the new measures may be aimed at targeting students who attempt to leave via that route in the future.

Lawyers who have advised students say that so far none have faced detention at the Canadian border when exiting the U.S. “There is a U.S. law that actually requires DHS to match entries and exits, so tracking the departure of the person from the US who is not a citizen is consistent with that statutory obligation. But using the border as a checkpoint for the detention of people based on their political opinions is an entirely different level of concern,” said Greg Nojeim

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/28713860

May 22 (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s latest blow against Harvard University – cutting off its ability to enroll foreign students – rippled throughout higher education Thursday, because it aims at a major source of revenue for hundreds of schools across the United States

Because international students are more likely to pay full tuition, they essentially subsidize other students who receive aid, said educational consultant Chuck Ambrose, former president of the University of Central Missouri.

The administration’s move to stop foreign enrollment is a huge blow to Harvard and sends a message to other universities: "You could be next,” said Robert Kelchen, a professor at the University of Tennessee who researches university finances.

Soon after Biden’s announcement, the mainstream media machine, including cable networks that are themselves around the same age as the former president, got to work reassuring its readers and viewers that everything was okay.

Quoting a UCLA Health director, NBC reported, “In no way would this have any impact on his ability to govern, even if he were still president today.” Except it could have. In fact, it did.

A less advanced case of prostate cancer incapacitated one of Biden’s cabinet officials last year, causing its own scandal and leaving our gazillion dollar nuclear weapons command and control system unmanned. Then-Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a spry 70 years old at the time, underwent surgery for his own prostate cancer (detected early in screening) and neglected to tell anyone in the White House that he’d be unavailable.

Now people are asking if he knew about the cancer earlier. I’m not going to pretend to have any idea. Someone who does is Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist who worked with Biden in his transition team, who on MSNBC’s Morning Joe suggested he’d had the cancer for years.

“He did not develop it in the last 100 to 200 days. He had it while he was president. He probably had it at the start of his presidency in 2021. I don't think there's any disagreement about that.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30499115

Interview with-
Katie J.M. Baker
investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Stefanie Fox
executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace.

The Trump administration has said it is halting Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students and has ordered existing international students at the university to transfer or lose their legal status.

The university currently hosts nearly 6,800 international students, with many being on F-1 or J-1 visas, according to university records. International students make up about 27% of the university’s population.

The latest decision from the homeland security department comes amid growing tensions between federal officials and Harvard over the Trump administration’s claims that the university has implemented inadequate responses to antisemitism on its campus.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prevented detained Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from holding his newborn son during a family visit, according to a report published by CBS News citing his legal team.

Khalil, 30, met his month-old baby for the first time behind a glass partition at a detention center in Louisiana, where he has been held since March. His wife, Noor Abdalla, traveled from New York for the visit, hoping for a contact meeting.

However, ICE officials and the private contractor operating the facility denied the family’s request for physical contact, citing the detention center’s no-contact visitation policy and vague "security concerns," Khalil’s lawyers said.

A protest was staged in Rotterdam on Wednesday after a ship carrying F-35 fighter jet parts from Israel docked at the city's port, drawing criticism from activists, who accuse the Netherlands of enabling arms transfers to the country despite a court ruling.

The large crowd, mostly consisting of Dutch citizens, gathered outside Rotterdam City Hall to denounce the arrival of the Maersk vessel. “Maersk profits from genocide,” they chanted.

Speakers at the protest recalled a 2023 Dutch court ruling that ordered a halt to the export of F-35 components to Israel, citing violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.

Despite the ruling, organizers claimed that Rotterdam municipality and port officials facilitated the docking of the ship through indirect channels, effectively aiding Israel's military industry.

Demonstrators temporarily blocked the street and tram lines in front of City Hall, later marching through the city center and staging a sit-in protest at a busy intersection leading to the Erasmus Bridge, halting traffic.

Someone take away his Twitter account.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30507213

Julia Conley
May 22, 2025

900-word document cites Gaza as motive

Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, who edged out New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) for a top Democratic post in December before stepping down, died from esophageal cancer on Wednesday, becoming the third Democrat to die in office this term.

The late congressman made headlines in December when, with support from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he defeated AOC to lead the House Oversight Committee, despite reportedly violating stock trading laws, according to Raw Story. AOC would have been the youngest Democrat to chair a House committee at 35 years old.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30091824

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This YouTube video discusses the difference between reform and revolution as approaches to societal problems, using historical and contemporary examples.

Main Topic: The video argues that in times of crisis, revolution, defined as a radical change to the system, is often necessary rather than simply reforming the existing system.

Key Points:

• Reform vs. Revolution: The video explains the distinction between reformers, who seek to improve the existing system, and revolutionaries, who aim to dismantle and replace it.
• Historical Example: Slavery: The presenter uses American slavery as an example. Reformers wanted to make slavery less cruel, while revolutionaries (abolitionists) wanted to end it entirely. Abraham Lincoln's move towards abolition is presented as a revolutionary act.
• Modern Application: The video applies the reform vs. revolution framework to contemporary politics, particularly the Democratic Party.
• Bernie Sanders as a Reformist: Bernie Sanders is portrayed as a reformist who, despite advocating for a "political revolution," ultimately works within the existing two-party system and does not seek to fundamentally change it. His choice to support Hillary Clinton after being "cheated" in the 2016 primaries is used as an example.
• Assata Shakur as a Revolutionary: Assata Shakur, a former Black Panther, is presented as an example of a revolutionary who operated outside the established system.
• The Need for Revolution Today: Given the current state of affairs (economic inequality, etc.), the video argues that a revolution, defined as a radical change to the system, is necessary.
• 11 Demands Collective: The video introduces the "11 Demands Collective" as a way to inspire people to get in the streets to have their demands met.

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• The analogy of the "burning house" to illustrate the need for systemic change rather than just moving to another room (reform).
• The critique of Bernie Sanders for ultimately supporting the Democratic Party establishment despite advocating for change.
• The emphasis on the importance of collective action and a mass movement to achieve revolutionary change.
• The definition of revolution as a "sudden, radical, or complete change" and the argument that this is what the establishment fears.

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In order to conquer and seize Gaza, “We need to do it in a way” where the world “won’t stop us," Netanyahu says.

Israel has allowed a handful of trucks to enter Gaza since Monday, but it was described as a “drop in the ocean” by UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. He warned that 14,000 babies are at risk of dying within 48 hours if more aid doesn’t enter Gaza quickly.

One of the University of Cambridge's largest colleges has decided to divest from the arms industry and companies complicit in "the occupation of Ukraine and Palestinian territories", following months of student protests.

King's College Cambridge, founded by Henry VI in 1441, announced this week that its governing body has agreed to "adopt a responsible investment policy" by the end of the calendar year.

As of March 2023, the institution invested £2.2m ($2.94m) in arms companies including Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace, and BAE Systems.

The college told its members on Tuesday that under the new policy, its financial investments will exclude companies that "are involved in activities generally recognised as illegal or contravening global norms, such as occupation".

As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome the top investors in his meme coin to a private dinner, centrist Senate Democrats gave a different kind of gift to the crypto industry on Monday.

Two weeks after helping tank an earlier vote on the so-called stablecoin bill, a group of 16 Democrats voted with nearly every Republican to push the bill past a filibuster threat.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30085665

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Early in his political career, Bernie Sanders was foursquare against the two-party system, insisting that true change could NEVER come from within the Democratic Party. That messaging was quickly abandoned when Bernie himself ran for president in the Democratic Party primaries, only to be outmaneuvered and outright cheated out of the nomination by party insiders. Yet even though he now admits to the party’s duplicity and double-dealing, he continues to funnel revolutionary energy into the dead-end that is the Democratic Party

Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss Bernie’s illogical adherence to the two-party system.

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Main Topic: The video analyzes Bernie Sanders' perceived hypocrisy regarding his stance on the Democratic Party, contrasting his earlier criticisms with his current support.

Key Points:

• Bernie's Past Criticism: The video highlights Sanders' earlier stance against the two-party system, particularly the Democratic Party, arguing that real change couldn't come from within.
• Flip-Flop Allegation: The hosts accuse Sanders of abandoning his principles when he ran as a Democrat and subsequently supported Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden despite alleged unfair treatment by the party.
• Admission of Democratic Party Issues: The video emphasizes a clip where Sanders seemingly admits that the Democratic Party could be considered a threat to democracy due to unfair primary processes.
• Political Expediency: The hosts argue that Sanders' actions are driven by political self-interest and a desire to remain within the Democratic Party establishment, rather than a genuine commitment to his original ideals.
• Third Party Alternative: The video references Sanders' past support for a "rainbow coalition" outside the Democratic Party, questioning why he no longer advocates for such a movement.

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• The core of the video revolves around a clip from Andrew Schultz's show where Bernie Sanders appears to agree that the Democratic Party could be seen as a threat to democracy.
• The hosts repeatedly accuse Sanders of being a "phony" and a "flip-flopper" for supporting the Democratic Party despite its flaws.
• The video criticizes Sanders' current efforts to support Democratic candidates like AOC, arguing that he is helping to prop up a system he once opposed.

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from #TheSeattleTimes May 19, 2025 at 12:42 pm Updated May 19, 2025 at 4:32 pm

"Seattle police arrested one demonstrator after a crowd of dozens tried to push into the Seattle Convention Center, where hundreds had gathered for Microsoft Build. Several demonstrators were doused with pepper spray.

Demonstrators ultimately left the convention center at 1:30 p.m., returning to downtown Seattle’s Westlake Park where they had rallied earlier in the day."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29966526

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YERRR – the one and only Senator Bernie Sanders sat down with us to talk about the failures of the Democratic party, Elon & corporate interests upending modern democracy, and why the system’s still rigged against the working class person. From taking on billionaires to clashing with Congress, Bernie keeps it blunt: he breaks down socialized healthcare, fixing student debt, and why he is still bitter about the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn. All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE.

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1. 0:00 Start and introduction to Senator Bernie Sanders
2. 1:11 Bernie reflects on the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn and how it exposed him to politics
3. 6:03 Bernie watched Jackie Robinson play & can still name the starting rotation
4. 8:44 the 3 questions of REAL politics & how they apply to the US
5. 14:31 America’s lack of care for educators
6. 16:52 Elon’s wealth & uber capitalist rulers
7. 20:40 Citizens United & Super PACs explained and how billionaires use it in elections
8. 26:25 US funding Israel, speaking out against Netanyahu & AIPACs power
9. 30:10 “Bernie Bros” origins & podcast similarities
10. 31:35 Bernie on “Bernie Bros” & “Podcast Bros” similarities
11. 35:40 Are Americans better off now than in 40 years ago?
12. 39:20 Democrats failures with the status quo & Trump’s acknowledgement of the working class person
13. 42:58 Are the Democrats also a threat to democracy?
14. 47:30 Politicians trading stocks
15. 49:01 Has Trump changed the American culture and dream?
16. 56:22 is it possible to tax billionaires effectively?
17. 1:03:45 Is college tuition and debt fixable?
18. 1:08:10 States should provide their own health care and why they do not
19. 1:11:14 Trump’s new bill to lower drug prices
20. 1:17:40 Will Bernie run for President?
21. 1:17:51 is AOC next in line?
22. 1:19:48 Bernie’s bravery and does he have fear from powerful people?
23. 1:21:55 how can YOU help Bernie?