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What’s happening at Columbia?

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  • George KG George K

    @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

    BTW, who is paying the Protest Consultant?

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-release-video-showing-professional-protest-consultant-columbia-university

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Fithian

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    @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

    @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

    BTW, who is paying the Protest Consultant?

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-release-video-showing-professional-protest-consultant-columbia-university

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Fithian

    That life takes money to live and travel. Where's the money coming from?

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      I bet google searches of "how to set up a tent" has gone through the roof

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        Cry harder:

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          I love it.

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          • 89th8 89th

            I bet google searches of "how to set up a tent" has gone through the roof

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            @89th said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

            I bet google searches of "how to set up a tent" has gone through the roof

            I'm sure these came with instructions. I saw several on their "campground".

            https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us/bags-and-gear/gear-c829821/wawona-4-tent-pNF0A52VL?color=Y10

            Note the price, although I'm sure they can be found cheaper.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • George KG George K

              Cry harder:

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              @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

              Cry harder:

              Again, I'm all for being fair. Charge and prosecute the students for misdemeanors. If they miss finals, tough cookies.

              Charge and prosecute any non-students vigorously. If that also means misdemeanors, so be it. If they are known agitators, throw the book at them.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                Cry harder:

                Again, I'm all for being fair. Charge and prosecute the students for misdemeanors. If they miss finals, tough cookies.

                Charge and prosecute any non-students vigorously. If that also means misdemeanors, so be it. If they are known agitators, throw the book at them.

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                @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                If they are known agitators, throw the book at them.

                Do you think Fani has some tips?

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  I think that these "protests" will quickly die down now. Two weeks from now, there wont be much left, especially after the semester has ended for most of the schools.

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                  • George KG George K

                    @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                    If they are known agitators, throw the book at them.

                    Do you think Fani has some tips?

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                    @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                    @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                    If they are known agitators, throw the book at them.

                    Do you think Fani has some tips?

                    Probably has two. Ask Nathan Wade.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      I watched much the Columbia dispersal and roundup live last evening on the television - FYI, not on a US news channel either.

                      I thought the NYPD undertook their mission in a measured and determined professional fashion. My congratulations to them. I hope too see similar here should the need arise.

                      Ultimately though, as was demonstrated two years ago in Ottawa, police restraint in these matters is almost wholly dependent on the rabble and its ringleaders. Sometimes chips will fly.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • RenaudaR Renauda

                        I watched much the Columbia dispersal and roundup live last evening on the television - FYI, not on a US news channel either.

                        I thought the NYPD undertook their mission in a measured and determined professional fashion. My congratulations to them. I hope too see similar here should the need arise.

                        Ultimately though, as was demonstrated two years ago in Ottawa, police restraint in these matters is almost wholly dependent on the rabble and its ringleaders. Sometimes chips will fly.

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                        @Renauda said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                        I thought the NYPD undertook their mission in a measured and determined professional fashion. My congratulations to them. I hope too see similar here should the need arise.

                        Ultimately though, as was demonstrated two years ago in Ottawa, police restraint in these matters is almost wholly dependent on the rabble and its ringleaders. Sometimes chips will fly.

                        I read a report that stated that tear gas was NOT used in the entry into Hamilton Hall, but they did make use of flash-bangs.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          No point. They were already crying.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            @George-K

                            ….made use of flash bangs

                            As they should going into an occupied building or area where there was the possibility of belligerence and weapons of any sort being used to resist law enforcement. If the occupants were frightened, saw stars and their ears rang for a few hours or more after, that’s just too bad for them. They ought not to have been there in the first place.

                            Elbows up!

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                              We are adjacent on the sympathy scale.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  I hope they have video. They can’t charge individuals for vandalism and property destruction unless they can show they personally did it. Without video they’d probably be stuck with criminal trespass or something to that effect.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    I hope they have video. They can’t charge individuals for vandalism and property destruction unless they can show they personally did it. Without video they’d probably be stuck with criminal trespass or something to that effect.

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                                    @jon-nyc said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                                    I hope they have video.

                                    Good points. I'd be surprised if they don't.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • George KG George K

                                      Supposedly, at UCLA a Jewish girl was beaten unconscious.

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                                      @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                                      Supposedly, at UCLA a Jewish girl was beaten unconscious.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        That one might be fake. No news outlets are covering it and it looks like the first responders have Hebrew lettering on their shirts. Old video repurposed?

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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