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Philly's Soros-Backed DA Calls NYPD Arrests of Columbia Rioters 'Stupid'
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 20:50 pmSoros-backed Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner said it was "stupid" for the New York Police Department to arrest the rioters at Columbia University who had seized control of a university building. Krasner made the remarks Wednesday while visiting the University of Pennsylvania’s "Gaza Solidarity Encampment," where organizers have defied the administration's orders to disperse. The post Philly's Soros-Backed DA Calls NYPD Arrests of Columbia Rioters 'Stupid' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Columbia Student Groups Hold 'Autonomous Rally' Outside Campus, Project 'Escalate for Gaza' Message on Hamilton Hall
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 20:40 pmThe Columbia University student groups behind the "Gaza Solidarity" encampment held what they called an "autonomous rally" outside campus, where they projected the words "Escalate for Gaza" on the side of Hamilton Hall, the building protesters stormed and occupied earlier in the week. The post Columbia Student Groups Hold 'Autonomous Rally' Outside Campus, Project 'Escalate for Gaza' Message on Hamilton Hall appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Bob Menendez's Lawyers Say Senator Hoarded Cash, Gold Because of 'Intergenerational Trauma'
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 20:00 pmLawyers for Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) on Wednesday said the senator hoarded 13 gold bars and nearly half a million in cash at home due to "intergenerational trauma" rooted in his family’s experience as Cuban refugees. The post Bob Menendez's Lawyers Say Senator Hoarded Cash, Gold Because of 'Intergenerational Trauma' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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‘Irrevocably Shaken’: Editors of Columbia Law Review Demand Cancellation of Exams, Citing Trauma Caused by Police Presence on Campus
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 19:15 pmThe student editors of the Columbia Law Review issued a statement on Wednesday urging Columbia Law School to cancel exams in the wake of the police operation that cleared the university’s unauthorized encampment, saying the "violence" had left them "irrevocably shaken" and "unable to focus." The post ‘Irrevocably Shaken’: Editors of Columbia Law Review Demand Cancellation of Exams, Citing Trauma Caused by Police Presence on Campus appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Israeli Terror Victims Sue Anti-Semitic Campus Groups for Aiding Hamas
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 17:45 pmIsraeli victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7th terror spree are suing two anti-Israel campus groups, alleging they are partially liable for the attack due to their role “as collaborators and propagandists for Hamas.” The post Israeli Terror Victims Sue Anti-Semitic Campus Groups for Aiding Hamas appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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In Brief Address, Biden Condemns 'Lawless' College Protests and Says No National Guard on Campuses
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 17:00 pmPresident Joe Biden in a brief address on Thursday condemned the "lawless" protests that have recently sprung up across U.S. college campuses, stressing that "order must prevail" but stopping short of endorsing the deployment of the National Guard. The post In Brief Address, Biden Condemns 'Lawless' College Protests and Says No National Guard on Campuses appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Sexual Violence Prevention Association Slams Dem Rep Eric Sorensen Over Rape Joke
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 17:00 pmThe Sexual Violence Prevention Association says Rep. Eric Sorensen (D., Ill.) should be "held accountable" for joking about rape, the association's leader told the Washington Free Beacon. The post Sexual Violence Prevention Association Slams Dem Rep Eric Sorensen Over Rape Joke appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Progressive Florida Dems Push To Cancel Fetterman Speech Over Support for Israel
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 16:35 pmFlorida's progressive Democratic caucus this week called on the Florida Democratic Party to cancel Sen. John Fetterman’s (D., Pa.) keynote speech at its 2024 Leadership Blue gala over his support for Israel since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack. The post Progressive Florida Dems Push To Cancel Fetterman Speech Over Support for Israel appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Police Clear UCLA Anti-Israel Encampment and Arrest Dozens of Activists
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 16:00 pmLos Angeles Police early Thursday morning cleared the anti-Israel encampment at UCLA and arrested dozens of activists, who for the past week have barricaded a central swathe of campus and flouted the university’s order to disperse Wednesday night. During the showdown, protesters shouted "shame on you!" to the officers and compared them to the Ku Klux Klan. The post Police Clear UCLA Anti-Israel Encampment and Arrest Dozens of Activists appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Senate Resolution Condemns Explosion of Anti-Semitism on Campus
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 15:10 pmA coalition of nearly 20 Republican senators on Thursday introduced a measure blaming university leadership across the country for an explosion of anti-Semitic violence on campus that has endangered Jewish students and put the nation on edge. The post Senate Resolution Condemns Explosion of Anti-Semitism on Campus appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Northwestern Jewish Students Recount 'Scary and Shocking' Campus Anti-Semitism in Meetings With Lawmakers
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 14:45 pmJewish students at Northwestern University met with members of Congress on Wednesday to recount how anti-Israel protests have turned into "shocking and scary" anti-Semitic hate-fests, with demonstrators defacing the Star of David and chanting that Jews should "go back to Germany." The post Northwestern Jewish Students Recount 'Scary and Shocking' Campus Anti-Semitism in Meetings With Lawmakers appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Stanford TA Who Called For Biden’s Assassination Doxxes Students He Says Recorded Him
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 09:01 amThe Stanford University teaching assistant who was caught on tape calling for President Joe Biden’s assassination and praising Hamas is now naming and shaming the students he says recorded his remarks and reported him to the administration. The post Stanford TA Who Called For Biden’s Assassination Doxxes Students He Says Recorded Him appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Embattled Biden Nominee Adeel Mangi Facilitated Meeting Between Leaders of Anti-Israel and Anti-Police Groups
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 09:00 amEmbattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi introduced the heads of two left-wing organizations whose anti-Israel and anti-police stances have imperiled his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. The post Embattled Biden Nominee Adeel Mangi Facilitated Meeting Between Leaders of Anti-Israel and Anti-Police Groups appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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The Invisible President
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 09:00 amFor more than a week now, the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protests convulsing university campuses have been the biggest news story in the country. The protests, in many cases abetted by university faculty, have put a national spotlight on the illiberalism and intellectual rot at the heart of American “higher” education and the DEI regime that makes it hum. We’re not in the business of offering political advice to President Joe Biden, but it is hard[…]
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Biden Admin Funneled $1.3 Million to Taliban, Audit Finds
Washington Free Beacon May 2, 2024 | 08:59 amThe Biden administration funneled nearly $1.3 million to the Taliban as part of reconstruction projects in Afghanistan that are being administered by the United States, according to a government oversight group. The post Biden Admin Funneled $1.3 Million to Taliban, Audit Finds appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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A Guide to University Statements on Anti-Israel Campus Protests
Washington Free Beacon May 1, 2024 | 23:30 pmStudent protesters have erected more than 100 "Gaza Solidarity" tent encampments on college campuses across the United States in recent weeks. College presidents and provosts from coast to coast have issued statements addressing the disruptions. Some of them have stamped them out expeditiously, while others have fanned the flames. Below we present those statements—the good, the bad, and the ugly. The post A Guide to University Statements on Anti-Israel Campus Protests appeared first on Washington[…]
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UCLA's Race And Equity Director: Jews 'Enjoy the Benefits of Whiteness'
Washington Free Beacon May 1, 2024 | 23:20 pmAnti-Israel protests have turned violent at the University of California, Los Angeles, where Johnathan Perkins, the school's director of race and equity, has lamented that Jews "enjoy the benefits of whiteness" and questioned whether nations would support Israel "if the Jewish people persecuted in the Holocaust are not also considered 'white.'" The post UCLA's Race And Equity Director: Jews 'Enjoy the Benefits of Whiteness' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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House Republicans Call for University Leaders To Testify as Anti-Israel Protests Sweep Nation
Washington Free Beacon May 1, 2024 | 17:55 pmHouse Republicans on Tuesday called for the presidents of Yale University, the University of Michigan, and the University of California, Los Angeles, to testify in front of Congress amid anti-Israel protests across college campuses nationwide. The post House Republicans Call for University Leaders To Testify as Anti-Israel Protests Sweep Nation appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Jacky Rosen Pledges To Combat Overpriced Drugs as She Rakes In Cash From Big Pharma
Washington Free Beacon May 1, 2024 | 16:00 pmSen. Jacky Rosen boasts that she "took on big drug companies" to stop them from jacking up prices. The Nevada Democrat also took on close to a quarter million dollars in donations from those same companies. The post Jacky Rosen Pledges To Combat Overpriced Drugs as She Rakes In Cash From Big Pharma appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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US Greenlit Taliban's Kabul Takeover and Had No Contingency Plan When Hell Broke Loose, Former Envoy Says
Washington Free Beacon May 1, 2024 | 15:00 pmThe Biden administration gave the Taliban terror group a “greenlight” to seize control of Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, in mid-August 2021, setting the stage for the terror group to retake control of the country amid America’s botched withdrawal, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. The post US Greenlit Taliban's Kabul Takeover and Had No Contingency Plan When Hell Broke Loose, Former Envoy Says appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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