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@cdarwin@c.im
2025-08-01 17:49:07

Columbia’s new policies intended to stop and punish any on-campus criticism of the Gaza genocide
by characterizing it as “antisemitism”
have made it impossible for Rashid Khalidi to teach his planned fall course.
See his explanation here, which ends with:
Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning
into a shadow of its former self,
an-anti university, a gated security zone with electronic entry controls,…

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-07-01 23:50:49

Columbia University Applicant Personal Data Stolen by Hacker (Cameron Fozi/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
memeorandum.com/250701/p152#a2

@scott@carfree.city
2025-08-01 19:29:59

“Under this definition of antisemitism, which absurdly conflates criticism of a nation-state, Israel, and a political ideology, Zionism, with the ancient evil of Jew-hatred, it is impossible with any honesty to teach about topics such as the history of the creation of Israel, and the ongoing Palestinian Nakba”

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2025-08-01 03:30:13

I always wondered if the shiny scales made them more conductive. flipboard.com/@cbcnews/british

B.C. brush fire sparked by bird dropping fish on power lines, firefighters say
Firefighters in B.C.'s Interior believe they have identified the cause of a small brush fire and power outage — an osprey and a fish. Ashcroft Fire …

@newsie@darktundra.xyz
2025-07-02 15:58:25

Hacker with ‘political agenda’ stole data from Columbia, university says therecord.media/hacker-politic

Hacker with ‘political agenda’ stole data from Columbia, university says
Columbia University said the hacker stole data from a “limited portion" of its network but that it was still determining the size of the breach.

@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2025-08-01 02:09:41

My daughter told me she is getting a third job. (Yes, she two right now!) And then mentioned (jokingly) that she is a DEI hire.
It's at a climbing gym, where her partner has been working for a few years, and she hang out there (works out, climbs) all the time.
I said, "It's all duded there, right?" and she confirmed it's almost all male employees...
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@cdarwin@c.im
2025-08-31 18:38:58

Time is running out for wild salmon in the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest.
Their populations, as well as those of some other native fish, have been declining for decades.
Now, Donald Trump is attacking the progress that had been made to restore those once-abundant salmon runs.
In June 2025, Trump signed a memorandum signaling his administration’s unwillingness to abide by the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement signed in December 2023 after two years of neg…

Tribes Condemn Trump for Backing Out of Columbia River Deal for Salmon Recovery
Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn salmon populations will go extinct without remediation efforts.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-07-31 22:56:04

The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next. (Nicole Narea/Vox)
vox.com/politics/421954/columb
memeorandum.com/250731/p128#a2

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2025-07-31 22:22:12

Do not let the mounties go looking for me, when the time comes. flipboard.com/@cbcnews/british

B.C. hiker in his 70s rescued after four days alone in remote wilderness
Prince George Search and Rescue (PGSAR) have safely located a man in his late 70s who became lost while hiking the Great Divide Trail. PGSAR says the …