I will write about this at greater length elsewhere but—and this does not excuse any antisemitism at protests—the idea that students are motivated by hatred of Jews as opposed to hatred of what they're reading in the news each day is pretty deliberately obtuse.

'Japanese at Pearl Harbor?'

'Forget it, he's rolling'

At least 50 @usc arrests and counting

Sister of murdered Kent State protester Allison Krause speaks out against use of militarized police responses on college campuses amidst nation-wide pro-Palestine protests.

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Jared Moskowitz Is that what this is?

These protests have brought up the memories of Kent State, and the lengths which our benevolent (lol) government will go to control the narrative.

Monica Madden NEW: DPS sent troopers to the University of Texas today at the 'request' of Gov. Greg Abbott, the agency confirms in a statement, 'in order to prevent any unlawful assembly and to support UT Police.' Tony Plohetski reports

UT Austin protesters have returned to the South Lawn

What do you call it when cops start doing this to journalists?

Law enforcement have now arrested a FOX 7 Austin photographer.

If you aren't lucky enough to spend lots of time with college students, maybe you don't know how earnest, smart, and resolute they are. I can tell you that I, for one, find hope every day I spend with them. They're inheriting the problems of the world. They deserve respect.

Columbia University’s president hasn’t talked to the editors of Columbia’s student newspaper in over six months.

Whoever is advising Shafik to do that is making a huge mistake.

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When did college go from maker of the American Dream to breaker? What really caused the hatred of college/non-college divide between Dems, GOP? Is it fixable? I put everything into these questions and my book, After the Ivory Tower Falls. Preorder it now harpercollins.com/products/after…

I keep thinking about this article by Will Bunch about how the infamous Kent State murders were the beginnings of the GOP turning against public education, and making college unaffordable. It makes so much sense, but it's so dangerous for our future.

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DPS officers put their hands on a USC student; take out batons

UT Austin student arrested with her keffiyeh confiscated. Look at all the police needed to arrest a college student.

I’m standing in the middle of it and can confirm

Read the sign - my God

Jake you should delete this tweet. As everyone has now informed you, that is not the Columbia campus, that is a New York street corner, and that guy isn’t a Columbia student, he is a local weirdo.

In case you don't know the history, this is what happened at Kent State, when National Guard troops shot and killed peaceful antiwar protestors in 1970. Student photographer Howard Ruffner captured many of these images as a college sophomore. The 4 people killed were 19 & 20 (1)