This foreigner has spent 2 years protesting so rambunctiously at a US university -- to the point he was suspended for harassing and being threatening to colleagues -- but nobody is calling for his visa revoked.

Because he's Israeli with the "right," not wrong, views on Israel: https://t.co/ijee9Ud6h1

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 14, 2025

Three weeks after JD Vance (validly) castigated Europe for its growing censorship schemes, the US Government just told Columbia that it must put its Middle East Studies Department into a receivership for 5 years, and provide a detailed plan to the US Govt on how it will do so: https://t.co/f5WKt7lqcB

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 14, 2025

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Seriously every one who was ever on a green card knows that it’s conditional and that the general rule is that you can’t be an asshole for the first 5 years

If you insofar as say “the British Office is superior to the American Office,” you shall be deported

— Melissa Chen (@MsMelChen) March 12, 2025

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Is she past her 5 years, because she's being an ***hole here.

Seeing how Mahmoud Khalil was detained is unreal.

A guy wearing an Avengers shirt from an unnamed agency says “we have you,” they refuse to give their names and it seems he has no rights to be read while being arrested, all while his pregnant wife watches.pic.twitter.com/fPJnbz4okW

— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) March 14, 2025

BREAKING: The US Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the genocide in Gaza violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said today.

Blanche’s department previously said the investigation is also looking… pic.twitter.com/sLuUs8dgjQ

— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) March 14, 2025

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Seriously every one who was ever on a green card knows that it’s conditional and that the general rule is that you can’t be an asshole for the first 5 years

If you insofar as say “the British Office is superior to the American Office,” you shall be deported

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Seriously every one who was ever on a green card knows that it’s conditional and that the general rule is that you can’t be an asshole for the first 5 years

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Univ. of Chicago Prof. John Mearsheimer sums up the situation in this attached video, "The single greatest threat to freedom of speech in the United States, at this point in time, is Israel and its supporters in the United States." pic.twitter.com/r1cpYzCkXE

— REGENETARIANISM תִּקּוּן עוֹלָם (@REGENETARIANISM) March 14, 2025

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Here's the segment I did on Fox News this morning regarding the free speech implications of the Mahmoud Khalil case but also the broader attempts by Trump officials to control the administration and even curriculum of Columbia University. Thanks to @HowardKurtz for doing this: pic.twitter.com/2Gf1oGijkk

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 16, 2025

Oh no, sympathetic photos.

Deported Brown University professor had ‘sympathetic photos’ of Hezbollah leaders on her phone, DOJ says https://t.co/P4vfhKcJHu

— POLITICO (@politico) March 17, 2025

WOW. @lemondefr reports that a French research traveling to the United States for a conference was denied entry by CBP because a border agent searched his phone and found comments criticizing President Trump. pic.twitter.com/OiCQe3LlZw

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) March 19, 2025

Thank God there is zero chance Trump will lead us down the path to a Totalitarian State:

"France's research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.

…. . "This measure was apparently taken by the American authorities because the researcher's phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friends in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy," the minister added.

… Another AFP source said that US authorities accused the French researcher of "hateful and conspiratorial messages". He was reportedly also informed of an FBI investigation, but told that "charges were dropped" before being expelled.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The research minister, Baptiste, has been outspoken in his own criticism of the Trump administration, and Elon Musk, for making huge cuts to scientific research budgets."

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Remember when your favorite term was "Whataboutism?"

"The Trump administration has launched a massive, all-of-government, AI-assisted program called "Catch and Revoke," which will scan every social media comment and anything online they can use to flush out any noncitizen who might be seen as anti-Semitic or anti-Zionist or anti-Israel or indeed just getting on Marco Rubio's wrong side.

……. You could, for example, be a Ukrainian exile who furiously opposes the Trump administration's new policy toward Russia. Under the Rubio standard, if you do not have citizenship, merely expressing your views in a way that jeopardizes US foreign policy interests is now a deportable offense. The Trump administration, unless a court stops them, has effectively removed the First Amendment from tens of millions of inhabitants of this country.

…… As for all those brave center-right defenders of free speech on campus these last few years? Just see if they are condemning this. And if they aren't, never take them seriously on this subject again."

The Return Of The McCarthyite Chill - by Andrew Sullivan


https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/the-return-of-the-mccarthyite-chill-8ca?triggerShare=true

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Remember when your favorite term was "Whataboutism?"

"The Trump administration has launched a massive, all-of-government, AI-assisted program called "Catch and Revoke," which will scan every social media comment and anything online they can use to flush out any noncitizen who might be seen as anti-Semitic or anti-Zionist or anti-Israel or indeed just getting on Marco Rubio's wrong side.

……. You could, for example, be a Ukrainian exile who furiously opposes the Trump administration's new policy toward Russia. Under the Rubio standard, if you do not have citizenship, merely expressing your views in a way that jeopardizes US foreign policy interests is now a deportable offense. The Trump administration, unless a court stops them, has effectively removed the First Amendment from tens of millions of inhabitants of this country.

…… As for all those brave center-right defenders of free speech on campus these last few years? Just see if they are condemning this. And if they aren't, never take them seriously on this subject again."

The Return Of The McCarthyite Chill - by Andrew Sullivan


https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/the-return-of-the-mccarthyite-chill-8ca?triggerShare=true

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Disappointing. pic.twitter.com/pqHtQCH2EP

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) March 22, 2025

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— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) March 22, 2025

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Here’s a Columbia janitor pleading with pro-terror students, led by Mahmoud Khalil, to let him leave.

They held him hostage—he’s now suing the university. pic.twitter.com/Wr8Lno3Ow9

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 19, 2025

Can you criticize Israel without taking janitors hostage?

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Can you trust an Israeli activist's version of the events?

Musk's X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest POLITICO


https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/

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Musk's X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest POLITICO


https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/

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Free speech absolutist!

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Musk's X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest POLITICO


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The account suspensions are likely legal, as Turkish law allows such actions should the government request them. A 2022 social media law gives the government vast and vague power to suppress content.
It's not the first time that X has restricted access to content in the country. In 2023, when Erdoan was up for reelection, X restricted content "to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey," according to its global government affairs account.
Musk himself said that "the choice is have Twitter throttled in its entirety or limit access to some tweets." He said X would publicly post the Turkish government's requests.
In parallel, access to social media like X, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube has been restricted in Turkey, according to internet watchdog Netblocks.

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So he's not an absolutist, basically.

March 9 - ICE HSI agent texts Chung, says its "Audrey from the police" - text message mentions that Chung was arrested, along with many others, during a protest for failing to leave an area, charged with "obstruction of governmental administration," a misdemeanor, often dropped. pic.twitter.com/5VmbrWEwyR

— Jason Paladino (@jason_paladino) March 24, 2025

March 9 - ICE agents show up to Chung's parents house looking to arrest her, tell her parents that her legal status has been revoked.
March 13 - Two federal officers execute warrants at two Columbia-owned residences, including Chung's dorms. pic.twitter.com/AXofvc30PA

— Jason Paladino (@jason_paladino) March 24, 2025

"But the Trump administration told the attorneys working on the cases to also collect the names and nationalities of students who might have harassed Jewish students or faculty, according to documents and three attorneys with the Office for Civil Rights who have direct knowledge of the situation and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cases publicly."


New Trump demand to colleges: Name protesters and their nationalities


https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/03/25/trump-administration-campus-antisemitism-investigations/

Trying to deport a legal permanent resident who came here at age 7 over attending protests?

Screw that. This is a more egregious crackdown on free expression than just about any prog excess you care to name. Glad it’s been halted for now—absolutely indefensible. https://t.co/7YNBU10XDC

— TracingWoodgrains (@tracewoodgrains) March 26, 2025

Masked feds disappeared a Tufts PhD student with a student visa from the streets of Somerville and whisked her to Louisiana, claiming, with no evidence, she supported Hamas. It took 20 hours for her lawyer to figure out where she was. https://t.co/6h160xs3wW

— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) March 26, 2025

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Masked feds disappeared a Tufts PhD student with a student visa from the streets of Somerville and whisked her to Louisiana, claiming, with no evidence, she supported Hamas. It took 20 hours for her lawyer to figure out where she was. https://t.co/6h160xs3wW

— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) March 26, 2025

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Here's the footage of that student being apprehended by the homeland Stasi.

For more than 200 years, generations of Americans fought to make this a free country. Never perfect, but always aspiring to it.

MAGA ripping up that legacy to defend Israel against criticism or protest while it is starving a civilian population. pic.twitter.com/TrmuRazk7E

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) March 26, 2025

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Masked feds disappeared a Tufts PhD student with a student visa from the streets of Somerville and whisked her to Louisiana, claiming, with no evidence, she supported Hamas. It took 20 hours for her lawyer to figure out where she was. https://t.co/6h160xs3wW

— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) March 26, 2025

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Since you're pretending to care about this stuff after mysteriously not caring at all before January 20, 2025, here's a little video for you from the lawyer of one of the detainees.

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I don't remember law-abiding Palestinian activists being taken off the street, jailed, and sent to far-off holding facilities while being threatened with deportation before, but okay.

Question for you: have you ever considered inviting people into your tent when they start to agree with you, rather than always talking s*** because they didn't agree with you before? I feel like that would be the better way to build a popular political movement, rather than whatever it is you think you're doing.

A full decade of screaming about "cancel culture" and complaining about campus censorship and waving the banner of free speech only to implement and cheer this repressive system in American academia: https://t.co/fiPHYuL5p2

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 30, 2025

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A full decade of screaming about "cancel culture" and complaining about campus censorship and waving the banner of free speech only to implement and cheer this repressive system in American academia: https://t.co/fiPHYuL5p2

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 30, 2025

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Any and all "free speech" principles supposedly held on the right seem to run up against a massive wall whenever criticism of Israel is involved.

"Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime.

But America was founded on criticism. American democracy was built on dissent. We conducted a revolution against tyranny.

This moment calls for courage and collective action rather than capitulation resolve by universities, researchers, journalists, the legal community, and the arts to stand up to Trump.

Anyone holding responsible positions in these five pillars of civil society must reject Trump's attempts at intimidation and condemn what he is trying to do.

Those who surrender to Trump's tyranny invite more of it."

Robert Reich

S.F. Firm Takes a Stand

https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-law-firm-keker-van-nest-peters-takes-stand-trump-administration-executive-orders-target-contracts/16099485/

The Trump administration took the time to revoke a visa of a Nobel prize winner because he had criticized President Trump. https://t.co/K2XQ7LcZOd

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) April 2, 2025