#studentactivism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #studentactivism, aggregated by home.social.
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PYM AND SPORAS HOST FIFTH ANNUAL KW PALESTINE FESTIVAL
On July 12, 2026, the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and Sporas (formerly known as Sporas Scattered) hosted their fifth annual KW Palestine Festival, Ounadikom, at Carl Zehr Square.
The KW Palestine Festival celebrates Palestinian culture, heritage and resilience in the Waterloo Region. This event aims to immerse the community in rich cultural traditions while fostering deep connections […]
https://www.communityedition.ca/pym-and-sporas-host-fifth-annual-kw-palestine-festival/ -
'Montreal provides a model for student activism' | The Electronic Intifada
https://electronicintifada.net/content/montreal-provides-model-student-activism/51374
#Montreal #Palestine #studentactivism #Gaza #genocide #resistance #quebec #canada
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'Montreal provides a model for student activism' | The Electronic Intifada
https://electronicintifada.net/content/montreal-provides-model-student-activism/51374
#Montreal #Palestine #studentactivism #Gaza #genocide #resistance #quebec #canada
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'Montreal provides a model for student activism' | The Electronic Intifada
https://electronicintifada.net/content/montreal-provides-model-student-activism/51374
#Montreal #Palestine #studentactivism #Gaza #genocide #resistance #quebec #canada
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'Montreal provides a model for student activism' | The Electronic Intifada
https://electronicintifada.net/content/montreal-provides-model-student-activism/51374
#Montreal #Palestine #studentactivism #Gaza #genocide #resistance #quebec #canada
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'Montreal provides a model for student activism' | The Electronic Intifada
https://electronicintifada.net/content/montreal-provides-model-student-activism/51374
#Montreal #Palestine #studentactivism #Gaza #genocide #resistance #quebec #canada
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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o
#HackerNews #IranProtests #StudentActivism #AntiGovernment #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights
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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o
#HackerNews #IranProtests #StudentActivism #AntiGovernment #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights
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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o
#HackerNews #IranProtests #StudentActivism #AntiGovernment #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights
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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o
#HackerNews #IranProtests #StudentActivism #AntiGovernment #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights
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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o
#HackerNews #IranProtests #StudentActivism #AntiGovernment #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights
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Dobyns-Bennett students walk out in protest of ICE
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dobyns-bennett-students-walk-out-in-protest-of-ice/#Appalachia #Tennessee #ICEOut #FuckICE #MeltICE #StudentActivism
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Dobyns-Bennett students walk out in protest of ICE
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dobyns-bennett-students-walk-out-in-protest-of-ice/#Appalachia #Tennessee #ICEOut #FuckICE #MeltICE #StudentActivism
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🔴 PhD student Tesfaye lost his Supervisor over pro-Palestine Activism
#Palestinasolidaritet #InternationellSolidaritet #solidarity #stockholmsuniversitet #studentactivism #phdstudent #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech #freepalestine #stopthegenocide -
🔴 PhD student Tesfaye lost his Supervisor over pro-Palestine Activism
#Palestinasolidaritet #InternationellSolidaritet #solidarity #stockholmsuniversitet #studentactivism #phdstudent #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech #freepalestine #stopthegenocide -
🔴 PhD student Tesfaye lost his Supervisor over pro-Palestine Activism
#Palestinasolidaritet #InternationellSolidaritet #solidarity #stockholmsuniversitet #studentactivism #phdstudent #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech #freepalestine #stopthegenocide -
🔴 PhD student Tesfaye lost his Supervisor over pro-Palestine Activism
#Palestinasolidaritet #InternationellSolidaritet #solidarity #stockholmsuniversitet #studentactivism #phdstudent #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech #freepalestine #stopthegenocide -
🔴 PhD student Tesfaye lost his Supervisor over pro-Palestine Activism
#Palestinasolidaritet #InternationellSolidaritet #solidarity #stockholmsuniversitet #studentactivism #phdstudent #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech #freepalestine #stopthegenocide -
"From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State University: “Currently, we are aware of a demonstration that is planned to take place at Ohio State University this evening (4/25/2024) at 1700 hours. Please see the attached flyers. It is possible that similar events will occur on campuses across Ohio in the coming days.”
Founded in the wake of 9/11 to facilitate information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, fusion centers like Ohio’s Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center, or STACC, have become yet another way for law enforcement agencies to surveil legally protected First Amendment activities. The 80 fusion centers across the U.S. work with the military, private sector, and other stakeholders to collect vast amounts of information on American citizens in a stated effort to prevent future terror attacks.
In Ohio, it seemed that the counterterrorism surveillance hub was also keeping close tabs on campus events.
It wasn’t just at Ohio State: An investigative series by The Intercept has found that fusion centers were actively involved in monitoring pro-Palestine demonstrations on at least five campuses across the country, as shown in more than 20,000 pages of documents obtained via public records requests exposing U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on pro-Palestine student activism.
As the documents make clear, not only did universities view the peaceful, student-led demonstrations as a security issue — warranting the outside police and technological surveillance interventions detailed in the rest of this series — but the network of law enforcement bodies responsible for counterterror surveillance operations framed the demonstrations in the same way."
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fusion-centers-gaza-student-protests-surveillance/
#USA #Biden #Trump #Universties #HigherEd #Gaza #Palestine #FusionCenters #Surveillance #PoliceState #StudentActivism
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"From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State University: “Currently, we are aware of a demonstration that is planned to take place at Ohio State University this evening (4/25/2024) at 1700 hours. Please see the attached flyers. It is possible that similar events will occur on campuses across Ohio in the coming days.”
Founded in the wake of 9/11 to facilitate information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, fusion centers like Ohio’s Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center, or STACC, have become yet another way for law enforcement agencies to surveil legally protected First Amendment activities. The 80 fusion centers across the U.S. work with the military, private sector, and other stakeholders to collect vast amounts of information on American citizens in a stated effort to prevent future terror attacks.
In Ohio, it seemed that the counterterrorism surveillance hub was also keeping close tabs on campus events.
It wasn’t just at Ohio State: An investigative series by The Intercept has found that fusion centers were actively involved in monitoring pro-Palestine demonstrations on at least five campuses across the country, as shown in more than 20,000 pages of documents obtained via public records requests exposing U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on pro-Palestine student activism.
As the documents make clear, not only did universities view the peaceful, student-led demonstrations as a security issue — warranting the outside police and technological surveillance interventions detailed in the rest of this series — but the network of law enforcement bodies responsible for counterterror surveillance operations framed the demonstrations in the same way."
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fusion-centers-gaza-student-protests-surveillance/
#USA #Biden #Trump #Universties #HigherEd #Gaza #Palestine #FusionCenters #Surveillance #PoliceState #StudentActivism
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"From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State University: “Currently, we are aware of a demonstration that is planned to take place at Ohio State University this evening (4/25/2024) at 1700 hours. Please see the attached flyers. It is possible that similar events will occur on campuses across Ohio in the coming days.”
Founded in the wake of 9/11 to facilitate information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, fusion centers like Ohio’s Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center, or STACC, have become yet another way for law enforcement agencies to surveil legally protected First Amendment activities. The 80 fusion centers across the U.S. work with the military, private sector, and other stakeholders to collect vast amounts of information on American citizens in a stated effort to prevent future terror attacks.
In Ohio, it seemed that the counterterrorism surveillance hub was also keeping close tabs on campus events.
It wasn’t just at Ohio State: An investigative series by The Intercept has found that fusion centers were actively involved in monitoring pro-Palestine demonstrations on at least five campuses across the country, as shown in more than 20,000 pages of documents obtained via public records requests exposing U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on pro-Palestine student activism.
As the documents make clear, not only did universities view the peaceful, student-led demonstrations as a security issue — warranting the outside police and technological surveillance interventions detailed in the rest of this series — but the network of law enforcement bodies responsible for counterterror surveillance operations framed the demonstrations in the same way."
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fusion-centers-gaza-student-protests-surveillance/
#USA #Biden #Trump #Universties #HigherEd #Gaza #Palestine #FusionCenters #Surveillance #PoliceState #StudentActivism
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"From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State University: “Currently, we are aware of a demonstration that is planned to take place at Ohio State University this evening (4/25/2024) at 1700 hours. Please see the attached flyers. It is possible that similar events will occur on campuses across Ohio in the coming days.”
Founded in the wake of 9/11 to facilitate information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, fusion centers like Ohio’s Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center, or STACC, have become yet another way for law enforcement agencies to surveil legally protected First Amendment activities. The 80 fusion centers across the U.S. work with the military, private sector, and other stakeholders to collect vast amounts of information on American citizens in a stated effort to prevent future terror attacks.
In Ohio, it seemed that the counterterrorism surveillance hub was also keeping close tabs on campus events.
It wasn’t just at Ohio State: An investigative series by The Intercept has found that fusion centers were actively involved in monitoring pro-Palestine demonstrations on at least five campuses across the country, as shown in more than 20,000 pages of documents obtained via public records requests exposing U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on pro-Palestine student activism.
As the documents make clear, not only did universities view the peaceful, student-led demonstrations as a security issue — warranting the outside police and technological surveillance interventions detailed in the rest of this series — but the network of law enforcement bodies responsible for counterterror surveillance operations framed the demonstrations in the same way."
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fusion-centers-gaza-student-protests-surveillance/
#USA #Biden #Trump #Universties #HigherEd #Gaza #Palestine #FusionCenters #Surveillance #PoliceState #StudentActivism
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"From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State University: “Currently, we are aware of a demonstration that is planned to take place at Ohio State University this evening (4/25/2024) at 1700 hours. Please see the attached flyers. It is possible that similar events will occur on campuses across Ohio in the coming days.”
Founded in the wake of 9/11 to facilitate information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, fusion centers like Ohio’s Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center, or STACC, have become yet another way for law enforcement agencies to surveil legally protected First Amendment activities. The 80 fusion centers across the U.S. work with the military, private sector, and other stakeholders to collect vast amounts of information on American citizens in a stated effort to prevent future terror attacks.
In Ohio, it seemed that the counterterrorism surveillance hub was also keeping close tabs on campus events.
It wasn’t just at Ohio State: An investigative series by The Intercept has found that fusion centers were actively involved in monitoring pro-Palestine demonstrations on at least five campuses across the country, as shown in more than 20,000 pages of documents obtained via public records requests exposing U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on pro-Palestine student activism.
As the documents make clear, not only did universities view the peaceful, student-led demonstrations as a security issue — warranting the outside police and technological surveillance interventions detailed in the rest of this series — but the network of law enforcement bodies responsible for counterterror surveillance operations framed the demonstrations in the same way."
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fusion-centers-gaza-student-protests-surveillance/
#USA #Biden #Trump #Universties #HigherEd #Gaza #Palestine #FusionCenters #Surveillance #PoliceState #StudentActivism
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A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University: The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cancel them https://binj.news/2025/11/20/a-few-points-on-strategy-for-left-activists-at-boston-university/ #studentactivism #immigration #activism #analysis #bostonuniversity
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A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University: The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cancel them https://binj.news/2025/11/20/a-few-points-on-strategy-for-left-activists-at-boston-university/ #studentactivism #immigration #activism #analysis #bostonuniversity
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A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University: The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cancel them https://binj.news/2025/11/20/a-few-points-on-strategy-for-left-activists-at-boston-university/ #studentactivism #immigration #activism #analysis #bostonuniversity
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A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University: The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cancel them https://binj.news/2025/11/20/a-few-points-on-strategy-for-left-activists-at-boston-university/ #studentactivism #immigration #activism #analysis #bostonuniversity
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A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University: The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cancel them https://binj.news/2025/11/20/a-few-points-on-strategy-for-left-activists-at-boston-university/ #studentactivism #immigration #activism #analysis #bostonuniversity
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Students fight back over course taught by AI
#HackerNews #Students #fight #back #over #course #taught #by #AI #education #artificialintelligence #studentactivism #AIinEducation
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Students fight back over course taught by AI
#HackerNews #Students #fight #back #over #course #taught #by #AI #education #artificialintelligence #studentactivism #AIinEducation
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Students fight back over course taught by AI
#HackerNews #Students #fight #back #over #course #taught #by #AI #education #artificialintelligence #studentactivism #AIinEducation
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Students fight back over course taught by AI
#HackerNews #Students #fight #back #over #course #taught #by #AI #education #artificialintelligence #studentactivism #AIinEducation
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Students fight back over course taught by AI
#HackerNews #Students #fight #back #over #course #taught #by #AI #education #artificialintelligence #studentactivism #AIinEducation
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CEGEP Saint-Laurent students strike against austerity, unpaid internships
#CEGEPCampusStrike #StudentActivism #AusterityMeasures
Read more:
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CEGEP Saint-Laurent students strike against austerity, unpaid internships
#CEGEPCampusStrike #StudentActivism #AusterityMeasures
Read more:
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A young student, Fatima Aishi, urges a contract company to plant trees instead of cutting them for road development, sparking a positive response https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/plant-trees-dont-cut-them-says-class-vii-student-fatima-gjmtgn42?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #treeplanting #environment #studentactivism #savetrees
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A young student, Fatima Aishi, urges a contract company to plant trees instead of cutting them for road development, sparking a positive response https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/plant-trees-dont-cut-them-says-class-vii-student-fatima-gjmtgn42?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #treeplanting #environment #studentactivism #savetrees
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A young student, Fatima Aishi, urges a contract company to plant trees instead of cutting them for road development, sparking a positive response https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/plant-trees-dont-cut-them-says-class-vii-student-fatima-gjmtgn42?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #treeplanting #environment #studentactivism #savetrees
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A young student, Fatima Aishi, urges a contract company to plant trees instead of cutting them for road development, sparking a positive response https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/plant-trees-dont-cut-them-says-class-vii-student-fatima-gjmtgn42?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #treeplanting #environment #studentactivism #savetrees
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Columbia’s New Policy Deems Any Protest of Israel to Be Inherently Antisemitic
Chilling speech on Palestine has made it harder for many universities to respond to the Trump administration’s attacks.
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300+ students unite in NYC to combat rising campus antisemitism, launching critical initiative to protect Jewish students and fight discrimination. Incidents up 120.8% in 2024. Resilience and unity are our strongest weapons. #Antisemitism #StudentActivism
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"The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
The crackdown, instituted on Tuesday, makes it “mandatory” for consular officers and State Department personnel to conduct a “social media review” — including screenshotting posts — of new and returning student visa applicants for any evidence of terrorist connections. Such connections are defined broadly to include “advocating for, sympathizing with, or persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activities or support” a terrorist organization. Though the document doesn’t explicitly define what counts as advocacy, it mentions “conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
Specific reference is made to students seeking to participate “in pro-Hamas events,” which is how the Trump administration has characterized student protests against the war in Gaza."
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social
#USA #Trump #SocialMedia #Surveillance #PoliceState Activism #StudentActivism
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"The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
The crackdown, instituted on Tuesday, makes it “mandatory” for consular officers and State Department personnel to conduct a “social media review” — including screenshotting posts — of new and returning student visa applicants for any evidence of terrorist connections. Such connections are defined broadly to include “advocating for, sympathizing with, or persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activities or support” a terrorist organization. Though the document doesn’t explicitly define what counts as advocacy, it mentions “conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
Specific reference is made to students seeking to participate “in pro-Hamas events,” which is how the Trump administration has characterized student protests against the war in Gaza."
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social
#USA #Trump #SocialMedia #Surveillance #PoliceState Activism #StudentActivism
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"The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
The crackdown, instituted on Tuesday, makes it “mandatory” for consular officers and State Department personnel to conduct a “social media review” — including screenshotting posts — of new and returning student visa applicants for any evidence of terrorist connections. Such connections are defined broadly to include “advocating for, sympathizing with, or persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activities or support” a terrorist organization. Though the document doesn’t explicitly define what counts as advocacy, it mentions “conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
Specific reference is made to students seeking to participate “in pro-Hamas events,” which is how the Trump administration has characterized student protests against the war in Gaza."
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social
#USA #Trump #SocialMedia #Surveillance #PoliceState Activism #StudentActivism
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"The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
The crackdown, instituted on Tuesday, makes it “mandatory” for consular officers and State Department personnel to conduct a “social media review” — including screenshotting posts — of new and returning student visa applicants for any evidence of terrorist connections. Such connections are defined broadly to include “advocating for, sympathizing with, or persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activities or support” a terrorist organization. Though the document doesn’t explicitly define what counts as advocacy, it mentions “conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
Specific reference is made to students seeking to participate “in pro-Hamas events,” which is how the Trump administration has characterized student protests against the war in Gaza."
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social
#USA #Trump #SocialMedia #Surveillance #PoliceState Activism #StudentActivism
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"The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
The crackdown, instituted on Tuesday, makes it “mandatory” for consular officers and State Department personnel to conduct a “social media review” — including screenshotting posts — of new and returning student visa applicants for any evidence of terrorist connections. Such connections are defined broadly to include “advocating for, sympathizing with, or persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activities or support” a terrorist organization. Though the document doesn’t explicitly define what counts as advocacy, it mentions “conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
Specific reference is made to students seeking to participate “in pro-Hamas events,” which is how the Trump administration has characterized student protests against the war in Gaza."
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social
#USA #Trump #SocialMedia #Surveillance #PoliceState Activism #StudentActivism
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"Trump supporters have a remarkable ability to coalesce around whatever explanation they are told to repeat, so the arguments defending the detention are likely to orient around this justification. The idea that Khalil’s views might have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States is an obvious pretext for expelling him—and a message to others who might hold or express similar beliefs. Trumpists simply do not approve of his politics and have therefore resorted to using the power of the state to deport him. Trump has styled himself a champion of free speech, but this is what Trumpists mean by “free speech”: You can say what Trumpists want you to say or you can be punished.
Trump has announced as much, declaring that the administration would not tolerate “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” That is an admission that Khalil’s arrest is not about consequences for American foreign policy but about punishing speech
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Due process is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Without it, anyone can be arbitrarily deprived of life or liberty. Leaders who aspire to absolute power always begin by demonizing groups that lack the political power to resist, and that might be awkward for the political opposition to defend. They say someone is a criminal, and they dare you to defend the rights of criminals. They say someone is a deviant, and they dare you to defend the rights of deviants. They call someone a terrorist, and they dare you to defend the rights of terrorists. And if you believe none of these apply to you, another category might be “traitor,” the label that Trump and his advisers, including the far-right billionaire Elon Musk, like to give to anyone who opposes them."https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention/682001/
#USA #Trump #FreeSpeech #StudentActivism #Authoritarianism #Censorship #Democracy
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"Trump supporters have a remarkable ability to coalesce around whatever explanation they are told to repeat, so the arguments defending the detention are likely to orient around this justification. The idea that Khalil’s views might have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States is an obvious pretext for expelling him—and a message to others who might hold or express similar beliefs. Trumpists simply do not approve of his politics and have therefore resorted to using the power of the state to deport him. Trump has styled himself a champion of free speech, but this is what Trumpists mean by “free speech”: You can say what Trumpists want you to say or you can be punished.
Trump has announced as much, declaring that the administration would not tolerate “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” That is an admission that Khalil’s arrest is not about consequences for American foreign policy but about punishing speech
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Due process is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Without it, anyone can be arbitrarily deprived of life or liberty. Leaders who aspire to absolute power always begin by demonizing groups that lack the political power to resist, and that might be awkward for the political opposition to defend. They say someone is a criminal, and they dare you to defend the rights of criminals. They say someone is a deviant, and they dare you to defend the rights of deviants. They call someone a terrorist, and they dare you to defend the rights of terrorists. And if you believe none of these apply to you, another category might be “traitor,” the label that Trump and his advisers, including the far-right billionaire Elon Musk, like to give to anyone who opposes them."https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention/682001/
#USA #Trump #FreeSpeech #StudentActivism #Authoritarianism #Censorship #Democracy
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"Trump supporters have a remarkable ability to coalesce around whatever explanation they are told to repeat, so the arguments defending the detention are likely to orient around this justification. The idea that Khalil’s views might have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States is an obvious pretext for expelling him—and a message to others who might hold or express similar beliefs. Trumpists simply do not approve of his politics and have therefore resorted to using the power of the state to deport him. Trump has styled himself a champion of free speech, but this is what Trumpists mean by “free speech”: You can say what Trumpists want you to say or you can be punished.
Trump has announced as much, declaring that the administration would not tolerate “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” That is an admission that Khalil’s arrest is not about consequences for American foreign policy but about punishing speech
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Due process is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Without it, anyone can be arbitrarily deprived of life or liberty. Leaders who aspire to absolute power always begin by demonizing groups that lack the political power to resist, and that might be awkward for the political opposition to defend. They say someone is a criminal, and they dare you to defend the rights of criminals. They say someone is a deviant, and they dare you to defend the rights of deviants. They call someone a terrorist, and they dare you to defend the rights of terrorists. And if you believe none of these apply to you, another category might be “traitor,” the label that Trump and his advisers, including the far-right billionaire Elon Musk, like to give to anyone who opposes them."https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention/682001/
#USA #Trump #FreeSpeech #StudentActivism #Authoritarianism #Censorship #Democracy
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"Trump supporters have a remarkable ability to coalesce around whatever explanation they are told to repeat, so the arguments defending the detention are likely to orient around this justification. The idea that Khalil’s views might have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States is an obvious pretext for expelling him—and a message to others who might hold or express similar beliefs. Trumpists simply do not approve of his politics and have therefore resorted to using the power of the state to deport him. Trump has styled himself a champion of free speech, but this is what Trumpists mean by “free speech”: You can say what Trumpists want you to say or you can be punished.
Trump has announced as much, declaring that the administration would not tolerate “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” That is an admission that Khalil’s arrest is not about consequences for American foreign policy but about punishing speech
(...)
Due process is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Without it, anyone can be arbitrarily deprived of life or liberty. Leaders who aspire to absolute power always begin by demonizing groups that lack the political power to resist, and that might be awkward for the political opposition to defend. They say someone is a criminal, and they dare you to defend the rights of criminals. They say someone is a deviant, and they dare you to defend the rights of deviants. They call someone a terrorist, and they dare you to defend the rights of terrorists. And if you believe none of these apply to you, another category might be “traitor,” the label that Trump and his advisers, including the far-right billionaire Elon Musk, like to give to anyone who opposes them."https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention/682001/
#USA #Trump #FreeSpeech #StudentActivism #Authoritarianism #Censorship #Democracy
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"Trump supporters have a remarkable ability to coalesce around whatever explanation they are told to repeat, so the arguments defending the detention are likely to orient around this justification. The idea that Khalil’s views might have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the United States is an obvious pretext for expelling him—and a message to others who might hold or express similar beliefs. Trumpists simply do not approve of his politics and have therefore resorted to using the power of the state to deport him. Trump has styled himself a champion of free speech, but this is what Trumpists mean by “free speech”: You can say what Trumpists want you to say or you can be punished.
Trump has announced as much, declaring that the administration would not tolerate “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” That is an admission that Khalil’s arrest is not about consequences for American foreign policy but about punishing speech
(...)
Due process is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Without it, anyone can be arbitrarily deprived of life or liberty. Leaders who aspire to absolute power always begin by demonizing groups that lack the political power to resist, and that might be awkward for the political opposition to defend. They say someone is a criminal, and they dare you to defend the rights of criminals. They say someone is a deviant, and they dare you to defend the rights of deviants. They call someone a terrorist, and they dare you to defend the rights of terrorists. And if you believe none of these apply to you, another category might be “traitor,” the label that Trump and his advisers, including the far-right billionaire Elon Musk, like to give to anyone who opposes them."https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention/682001/
#USA #Trump #FreeSpeech #StudentActivism #Authoritarianism #Censorship #Democracy
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"Days after immigration officers arrested a prominent pro-Palestinian campus activist, administrators at Columbia University gathered students and faculty from the journalism school and issued a warning.
Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration.
“If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution.
“Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
For the past two academic years, student protests against the war in Gaza have forced Columbia into a high-stakes balancing act between the competing demands of free speech and student safety."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html
#USA #NYC #Trump #ColumbiaUniversity #StudentActivism #FreeSpeech #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #Genocide
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"Days after immigration officers arrested a prominent pro-Palestinian campus activist, administrators at Columbia University gathered students and faculty from the journalism school and issued a warning.
Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration.
“If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution.
“Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
For the past two academic years, student protests against the war in Gaza have forced Columbia into a high-stakes balancing act between the competing demands of free speech and student safety."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html
#USA #NYC #Trump #ColumbiaUniversity #StudentActivism #FreeSpeech #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #Genocide
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"Days after immigration officers arrested a prominent pro-Palestinian campus activist, administrators at Columbia University gathered students and faculty from the journalism school and issued a warning.
Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration.
“If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution.
“Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
For the past two academic years, student protests against the war in Gaza have forced Columbia into a high-stakes balancing act between the competing demands of free speech and student safety."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html
#USA #NYC #Trump #ColumbiaUniversity #StudentActivism #FreeSpeech #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #Genocide
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"Days after immigration officers arrested a prominent pro-Palestinian campus activist, administrators at Columbia University gathered students and faculty from the journalism school and issued a warning.
Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration.
“If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution.
“Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
For the past two academic years, student protests against the war in Gaza have forced Columbia into a high-stakes balancing act between the competing demands of free speech and student safety."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html
#USA #NYC #Trump #ColumbiaUniversity #StudentActivism #FreeSpeech #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #Genocide
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"Days after immigration officers arrested a prominent pro-Palestinian campus activist, administrators at Columbia University gathered students and faculty from the journalism school and issued a warning.
Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration.
“If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution.
“Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
For the past two academic years, student protests against the war in Gaza have forced Columbia into a high-stakes balancing act between the competing demands of free speech and student safety."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html
#USA #NYC #Trump #ColumbiaUniversity #StudentActivism #FreeSpeech #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #Genocide
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"The Trump administration’s outrageous attempt to punish a protester for protesting should be met with universal condemnation by everyone who wishes to live in a free society. If you don’t want them to be able to do it to you, you shouldn’t let them get away with doing it to Mahmoud Khalil. Some politicians have spoken out against the administration’s actions. Others like New York City Mayor Eric Adams (and would-be mayor Andrew Cuomo) have been deafeningly silent. The Anti-Defamation League, which should be highly sensitive to creeping abuses of state power, actually endorsed the deportation effort, saying that they “appreciate the Trump Administration’s broad, bold set of efforts to counter campus antisemitism — and this action further illustrates that resolve by holding alleged perpetrators responsible for their actions.” But there is no evidence that Khalil has engaged in any antisemitism, nor is it clear what he’s the “alleged perpetrator” of. Fortunately, many other, more genuine civil rights and civil liberties organizations have immediately condemned the action."
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-most-dictatorial-action-so-far
#USA #Trump #Deportation #Israel #Palestine #ColumbiaUniversity #Genocide #HumanRights #StudentActivism
