The Big 10 fights back and I’ll bet the SEC capitulates

Can’t believe the situation we are in

Insane, but glad they are doing that.

CATO: College Anti Trump Organization?

Now there's a legitimate purpose for the NCAA: unionize 100% of all college athletes and university athletics departments, such that the Trump Admin risks a nationwide strike of college sports if he f*cks with universities

Never kneel down to tyrants! Be courageous and proud of yourselves.

Coalitions all around. It's what works.

We ALL have to unite in a mutual-protection agreement against fascism. bsky.app/profile/ddia...

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1. This is good. 2. That this is necessary in our country is insane.

They should expand to include other universities (like #CUNY, for example) that defied the fascists before Harvard did.

Just wait til one of the schools leaves to join the SEC alliance

FAFO is you fool with the SEC...no republican will ever get voted in again...not far off to season kickoff...maybe all the schools should just halt their football season until Trump caves

SEC schools have faculties?

it just means more

The silver lining in this is the free daily education about Our Constitution, our Founding Principles, our Rule of Law, the functioning of our Government, the real limited powers of the Presidency is available to Americans who've needed it for a long time.

finally banding together! this is what everyone should be doing. universities, public schools, agencies, press... we are stronger together

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I say bring it. We are Big 10 tough. Every conference must do this to protect students, faculty and freedoms for universities to operate independently.

Have they considered cracking down on antisemitism on their campuses? Jewish students are often afraid to go to class, or blocked from entering buildings. Nobody would be okay with white supremacists doing that to Black students, right? Well then, don't allow it to happen to Jewish students either.

It's not a discrimination competition. I agree that Jewish students should not be terrorized/terrified. But if you don't think that black students on the regular, to this day, are not terrorized/terrified on campuses, in and out of the classrooms, having police called on them routinely...

I don't think there are mobs on campus harassing Black students day in and day out, on campus after campus. If I am wrong, link me to a story and you can win this discrimination competition you obviously wanted.

I don't want a discrimination competition. You do and that is the point. I am the parent of 2 Jewish children on 2 different major college campuses at this very moment. So please don't lecture me. I'll not do the labor for you. Trump's Anti-Semitism White Savioring is a dangerous trap for Jews.

"You do and that is the point." No I don't. I did make a comparison, just to put it in clearer focus for people why what's happening on campuses is wrong. But a comparison is not a competition.

Jews and Blacks need each others support

Fucking guy with a tenth-grade education is worried about “antisemitism” on college campuses. Have you considered not being a dupe instead?

Even with my tenth-grade education, I'm capable of following the news. Perhaps you should try it. nypost.com/2024/09/03/u...

The NY Post. Famously objective source there.

Apparently you were too dumb to follow the link in the article to Columbia's actual report. You do not seem to have the brainpower to distinguish between factual reporting and editorializing. Here's a hint: facts that undermine your stupid opinions are not biased against you. You're just dumb.

I also saw how Columbia caved to Trump in the first place. Columbia is complicit in inflating the threat of “antisemitism” on college campuses. The “incidents” reported are vague and anecdotal, and entirely one-sided.

And explain to me how alleged “antisemitism” at one elite university becomes a problem that state schools across the country should make their primary focus before they receive the federal assistance they’ve been reliant on for much of their history.

It’s all a big con, and you’re either in on it or you’re one of its marks.

You would have fit in well in 1930s Germany. You would have dismissed Kristallnacht as just a bit of tomfoolery and high spirits that caused a little property damage. That's assuming you weren't one of the Brown Shirts yourself.

Meanwhile, in reality, you’re the one actually supporting a fascist.

No, I am supporting universities honoring their Civil Rights Act Title VI obligations. You are too dumb to be having this conversation.

Spoken like Stephen Miller himself, whom I assume you also believe is sincerely concerned exclusively with “antisemitism” on college campuses. I looked at your timeline. You are one very confused individual. October 7 broke your brain. I hope you figure yourself out soon.

Never having been to a university, you seem not to understand that they are not departments of the Federal Government but instead autonomous institutions whose independence is their very lifeblood, now being drained vampire-like by your savior, Donald Trump.

You should try learning a little bit about history. When universities violate the CRA, the government can and does withdraw funding, and may more directly control the university's activities. Here, I found you a link which you should go read you stupid fuck. www.ed.gov/laws-and-pol...

I’m sorry you are such an easy mark for really clumsy fascist propaganda but that’s you. And so your favorite dictator is now violating the civil rights of university students and professors all over the country under this false pretext. And you’re cheering like an idiot.

The problem is, it's a TRUE pretext. I don't trust Trump, but even a crooked cop will sometimes catch an actual criminal. Since you haven't shown a whole lot of smarts, I will explain: universities have violated the CRA, and students on visas have violated their terms by advocating for terrorists.

Now I agree Trump is violating due process left and right, and that is wrong. But he's going after institutions and individuals who are breaking the rules and deserve to get busted. A better administration would still go after them, but according to accepted procedure, not this mad emperor style.

Lol.

and masked men abducting students off campus will make them less afraid? you've forgotten how to make an argument for the sane, bro

When did I advocate for masked men abducting students off campus? What I advocated for was ceasing activities that are almost certainly in violation of the schools' code of conduct, and are absolutely violations of the Civil Rights Act Title VI. That would solve a lot of problems right there.

no one's buying this shit

I thought this was signed already.

I don’t know how the law firms don’t do this. We literally use the same big law firms to draft us cooperation agreements to allow creditors to work together & avoid private equity playing parties against each other (prisoners dilemma) in Bankruptcy all the time. These firms write the agreements!

The branding for this could be so badass

Welp. 🤔

Yep. Pretty pathetic.

The "good at football" university union against fascism is...a thing that's happening. Remember last time, when it was Webster's dictionary and forest rangers being bravesr against the fascists? America is a helluva thing.

National Alliance for Trump Opposition

Crazy we need it, but love the idea.

College presidents must know and value alliances more than the US president.

Just posted that suggestion a couple of days ago. 😀

Think we could do something like that with individual states? You know, maybe some could stand ... united ... against a dicktatorship?

BUT we are not in a fascist, authoritarian state. -News Media

Sucks that sh*t like this is even necessary, but good on them.

Well given the power the Governor of indiana wants to exercise power ever Indiana University, all Universities are at risk either from Trump or their own right wing nut jobs running their state governments

Ultimate test of this alliance is whether any other school would come to Ohio states defense 😆

I can see the press release now “Michigan State has announced it is prepared to come to the aid of tOSU, while their shared enemy in Ann Arbor ejects Palestinian students from campus.”

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THE Ohio State's defense

Who THE fuck cares! 🤣

That's the joke

Everyone in the academic community across the country should care. Every company, business, enterprise & institution that depends on advanced education/technology should care. All who depend on any of the above should care. That’s all of us.

100% as well said as humanly possible

I’m thinking that was a possible joke. OSU sued for almost 10 years to add the word “the” Ohio State University. It’s so dumb.

Yes, I was exactly referring to that (THE)!

Ouch

This! More of this! Unity is power!

They should just threaten to ban any government employee from any Big 10 sporting event.

Note that these are faculty groups, not the university administrators who frequently seem very eager to bend over for Trump.

OTOH, it's Big Ten. They will televise it and suddenly Australian universities are "Midwestern" and included.

Trump wants to destroy higher ed in the US. Universities in the US were admired around the world. Covfefe guy wants them to be like the fraudulent Trump 'University'. Donald Trump's sister said he doesn't read. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

There are more of us than them. Build coalitions and resist!

Michigan already capitulated Sadly we are the France of the alliance Avenge Us!

If it makes you feel better, French Resistance was vital against Germany. Them sabotaging power lines helped with D-Day.

Vichygan

Outstanding

that just because *none* of them are brave enough to stand up on their own.

This admin is trying its damndest to make every college and university in the country Hillsdale “College” and Liberty “University”.

Go Big 10. This is the way!

It’s building! Keep fighting back USA ❤️.

Our university senate at the University of Minnesota is voting later today!

“Many professors contacted said the proposed compact was vital to ensure they are protected from a White House that has cut research funding, revoked visas of international students and tried to direct curriculum at some institutions.“ story from @benbrasch.bsky.social @mollyhf.bsky.social

I am glad to see the beginnings of university unification in opposition to Trumps attempted round up os students guilty of nothing at all but studying and contributing to their communities.

The Big10 hasn’t played anyone. Overrated based on a soft schedule.

vs. quisling big law firms.

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A decade ago, who'd have guessed this would ever be a thing. Now in the Trump Era, it's their best and maybe only viable option.

Nationwide Academic Trump Opposition.

I didn’t even read the full tag and thought “oh call it something with initials NATO!”

We must all hang together...

divided we fall, together we rise!