The judge rebuked the Trump administration Wednesday, and Khalil expanded his civil suit against Columbia University to name Attorney General Pam Bondi, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and others.
I think the most dangerous thing is that Trump and his cohort do not give a damn about the Constitution, about civil liberties, about courts' decisions, or about national or international law. They do not plan to abide by any of the court decisions, so NOW WHAT??????
i dream of a general strike in my EU country, too. yet, the likelihood of that happening seems close to zero. even our union of metal producing companies seems quite happy with the way things are going: wars mean employment in the arms industry.
and our law makers still consider the US "our friend and ally!" soon, new US medium range missiles will be stationed in our backyards. as to lawlessness: let's hope, the courts - against all odds - will get the "best" of the insatiable bullies currently in the WH, after all!
After watching this discussion I felt sick to my stomach because what is happening to Khalil can happen to anyone who gets in the way of the government. My question is what can we do about this?
I have read that he was moved to Louisiana because their was a New York federal case that established a precedent that would have forced them to release him to the community. By moving him so quickly, they forestalled a lawyer filing for release under the NY precedent.
This interview was terrific. I am particularly grateful for the ways in which the free speech implications of this case were explained. That discussion made clear that a lot of our first amendment freedoms are riding on the outcome of this case! I wish more people were aware of this.
I think the lawsuit should also go after the several Jewish groups who have pressured and campaigned to have students, and specifically Khalil in this case, expelled or locked up. Also, the Jewish News Syndicate who is fomenting hate against people who don’t agree with their genocide of Palestinians.
Write letters to your local newspapers and national newspapers (NYT, WaPo, LAT), call and write your US rep in the House and 2 US senators every day. Organize and/or attend huge protests, speak out over and over.
The current administration has not stopped with pro-Palestinian activists. It’s put U.Penn on notice that unless they stop allowing transgender athletes to compete, they will not pay out promised federal funding worth millions of dollars.
The US gov’t will go after everyone who is not a sycophant to the whims of the racist, sociopathic dictator who now serves as POTUS.
As Elie Mystal, The Nation’s legal expert, has said over and over, we cannot depend on the courts. We take whatever non-violent actions possible to pressure the Dems to take direct action and we need to show up too.
Columbia AND Barnard--two of the most respected colleges in the US????????? denying free speech and diversity on their campuses? Columbia offering THE MOST respected journalism schools in the nation if not the world. So, they are selling out their reputations for $400 m??????? Is this the work of AIPAC?
many THANKS to all of you who so courageously uphold what we were once taught to believe in: we are all created equal, we have a right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness - and to free speech.
NOW, however, a bunch of megalomaniac and insatiable settler colonist bullies, a narcissist at their head, are out to drain one 'swamp' - only to replace it by another - at more than lightning speed.
this is so far beyond believable! RESIST! wherever you can.
I think the most dangerous thing is that Trump and his cohort do not give a damn about the Constitution, about civil liberties, about courts' decisions, or about national or international law. They do not plan to abide by any of the court decisions, so NOW WHAT??????
seems like everyone violating court orders should be criminally culpable: pilots, agents, etc
This is just another example of our constitutional crisis. I was 15 when I had to leave East Germany because I spoke out.
We have to have a General strike, like the France do so well, to hopefully change the lawlessness of Trump and Musk.
i dream of a general strike in my EU country, too. yet, the likelihood of that happening seems close to zero. even our union of metal producing companies seems quite happy with the way things are going: wars mean employment in the arms industry.
and our law makers still consider the US "our friend and ally!" soon, new US medium range missiles will be stationed in our backyards. as to lawlessness: let's hope, the courts - against all odds - will get the "best" of the insatiable bullies currently in the WH, after all!
After watching this discussion I felt sick to my stomach because what is happening to Khalil can happen to anyone who gets in the way of the government. My question is what can we do about this?
And, those Venezuelans who are now is some prison in El Salvador. Are they not human beings? Will they ever get returned?
Trump sure makes work for the legal profession...on every level. He does nothing for the country; it's ALL for himself.
Trump's Goon Squad...reminding me of Hitler's Brown Shirts.
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I have read that he was moved to Louisiana because their was a New York federal case that established a precedent that would have forced them to release him to the community. By moving him so quickly, they forestalled a lawyer filing for release under the NY precedent.
This interview was terrific. I am particularly grateful for the ways in which the free speech implications of this case were explained. That discussion made clear that a lot of our first amendment freedoms are riding on the outcome of this case! I wish more people were aware of this.
Anyone who wears a MAGA hat should give some serious thought to what that apparently means... and their complicity.
I think the lawsuit should also go after the several Jewish groups who have pressured and campaigned to have students, and specifically Khalil in this case, expelled or locked up. Also, the Jewish News Syndicate who is fomenting hate against people who don’t agree with their genocide of Palestinians.
Write letters to your local newspapers and national newspapers (NYT, WaPo, LAT), call and write your US rep in the House and 2 US senators every day. Organize and/or attend huge protests, speak out over and over.
The current administration has not stopped with pro-Palestinian activists. It’s put U.Penn on notice that unless they stop allowing transgender athletes to compete, they will not pay out promised federal funding worth millions of dollars.
The US gov’t will go after everyone who is not a sycophant to the whims of the racist, sociopathic dictator who now serves as POTUS.
As Elie Mystal, The Nation’s legal expert, has said over and over, we cannot depend on the courts. We take whatever non-violent actions possible to pressure the Dems to take direct action and we need to show up too.
Excellent article with one small factual error. Tim Walberg is a congressman from Michigan.
Columbia AND Barnard--two of the most respected colleges in the US????????? denying free speech and diversity on their campuses? Columbia offering THE MOST respected journalism schools in the nation if not the world. So, they are selling out their reputations for $400 m??????? Is this the work of AIPAC?
many THANKS to all of you who so courageously uphold what we were once taught to believe in: we are all created equal, we have a right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness - and to free speech.
NOW, however, a bunch of megalomaniac and insatiable settler colonist bullies, a narcissist at their head, are out to drain one 'swamp' - only to replace it by another - at more than lightning speed.
this is so far beyond believable! RESIST! wherever you can.