im so nauseous im so angry im so incensed a fascist army is attacking dragging hitting teargassing shoving intimidating traumatizing our students for protesting the systematic genocide that columbia is invested into

student reporters trying to hold back tears as they have to report on the fact that NYPD will have a permanent presence on campus until May 17th

According to Columbia by-laws, police are not supposed to be allowed on campus without the consent of the faculty. President Shafik does *not* have our approval for this raid; she has not even asked our approval. This promises to be a horrifying dereliction of faculty governance

WKCR reporting they have what they describe as 'brutal' videos of students being pinned and arrested

Student journalists on the radio shouting “where do we go?” at police who are closing gates and telling them to leave. “I don’t know how we comply.” “No one is left here to document”

Whatever happens at Columbia and to students protesting across America can be directly linked to Joe Biden’s White House repeatedly lying and smearing these students.

An army. Literally an army. For a group of kids who have made no threats, are doing nothing violent, and who everyone agrees are unarmed.

These student journalists on the radio sound so fucking scared.

Several arrests at the gates of Columbia University as students, faculty, and staff attempt to protect the university.

NYPD is using flood lights on the campus, hindering visibility.

Police entering the building with an ESU ladder truck on Amsterdam.

.WKCR-FM NY reporting that NYPD have begun tear gassing columbia students

ON BROADWAY 113TH

I hear these Columbia students on the radio, they are so young. I don’t know what to say. I’m terrified for the students

i think being a pet mom is my calling actually

drive a lot for work and it's made me detest how often podcasters speak in that soft dainty manufactured rich wasp voice like girl.... why are you whispering about injustice please speak UP

“bicker about DSA national” i am upset that we are telling unionized workers to fuck off and getting rid of their livelihood like it’s nothing. it’s like how i can be critical of molson coors screwing over its workers at the Fort Worth plant and then attend a protest the next day