Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today's campus protests apnews.com/article/kent-s…

Police report no serious injuries. But scenes from inside UCLA camp, protesters tell a different story
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Last night the Columbia students, locked out of campus, did their annual midnight “primal scream” for finals outside the President’s mansion instead. This evening, every intersection in every direction for several blocks around the mansion is locked down by police barricades

a few notes on WKCR and journalism for today's Shabbat Reading List.

Dep. Commissioner Daughtry says he found 'a book on terrorism' at Columbia. (The book is not a how-to book, but a history written by a renowned British historian.)

Before mob attack on pro-Palestinian encampment, UCLA Police Chief John Thomas failed to deliver a requested security plan, sources say. He said it would take 'minutes' to assemble a force but it took 3 hours. Calls for Thomas to step aside are growing. bit.ly/3waZM2l

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In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Folt said she “absolutely” would not resign and forcefully defended her administration. Asked if she had any regrets, she said, “I believe that all along the way, we’ve made the right choice.”
by Matt Hamilton & Jaweed Kaleem
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Today, on World Press Freedom day, and every day, we should thank and honor the many heroic Palestinian journalists in Gaza, without whom we would be in total darkness when it comes to Israel’s horrific crimes.

NEW: Ahead of a 5/8 deadline for Biden to say if Israel is breaking international + US law Senator Chris Van Hollen sees 'a major warning sign' for an effort he crafted –and hosted a striking 13 senators to hear from Josh Paul Noura Erakat about their damning assessment
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“The presidents still alive”

I interviewed a suspended Columbia student protester - facing a criminal record and potential expulsion, she's not worried. 'If Columbia keeps taking the stand it does then I’m not sure there’s a lot this university can teach me” thetimes.co.uk/article/gaza-p…

This side by side is crazy

Another NYPD sizzle reel, another unsubstantiated claim that a “mastermind” is organizing student-led protest encampments.

The proof, according to NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry:

“Look at the water. This is very, very organized. We got water, we supplies here - cups, coolers.”

'Canadian police arrested members of an alleged hit squad investigators believe tasked by India with killing Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Police are investigating links to three more murders, including the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy.' cbc.ca/news/politics/…

.The Legal Aid Society says NYPD detained and processed demonstrators who were charged on low-level offenses and should have received an appearance ticket for excessive amounts of time:

I’m in Tokyo where students at the University of Tokyo have begun an encampment for Gaza.

Their demands include an academic boycott, disclosing and divesting from companies associated with Israel, and that the university takes in Palestinian students and researchers from Gaza.

Next update to The Appeal campus arrest tracker is live: 2,500 people arrested around the nation. We've contacted 113 different offices to ask how they'll handle potential charges. theappeal.org/prosecutors-ch…

For today’s show, I was fortunate enough to speak with brilliant student journalists Shaanth Nanguneri at UCLA and Claire Elana Davenport at Columbia about the protests at their schools and what mainstream news coverage has gotten wrong about the encampments. npr.org/2024/05/03/119…

i'm at NYU where NYU Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine is holding a staff walkout after the encampment that was cleared out this morning