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"Not only did Columbia and the Trump administration have detailed exchanges about altering the university’s disciplinary proceedings — especially in how they impacted protesters — but new rules regarding disciplinary procedures were also imposed on the university by its powerful board of trustees in a manner explicitly outlined by the Trump administration.

Though Shipman said Columbia’s academic independence was the school’s “north star” during the negotiations, the private research university has made several concessions on academic functioning in its agreement with the federal government. And Shipman said that Columbia retains control over its operational decisions, yet the deal with the Trump administration includes clauses such as one in which the university has agreed to “examine its business model and take steps to decrease financial dependence on international student enrollment.”
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A key element of the agreement was the appointment of a third-party “Resolution Monitor” to oversee compliance.
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The man selected for the role, Bart Schwartz, is the co-founder of Guidepost Solutions, which sponsored an event in June 2025 “helping Israel heal and rebuild.” He was selected in a joint decision by the university and government officials.

On top of it all, the school paid a massive $200 million fine — roughly half of the federal grants that had been frozen, which the university was seeking to recoup in the negotiations.

“It seems,” Joseph Slaughter, an English and comparative literature professor and the director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia, told The Intercept, “they paid off an extortionist and they hope that the extortionists won’t come back.”"

https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/columbia-gaza-student-protests-expulsions-trump/

#USA #Trump #ColumbiaUniversity #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #Censorship

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09.08.2025 01:32
TonaldJdrump (@TonaldJdrump@mastodon.social)

So me and putey are gonna have a party in Alaska.
I know he’s a war criminal but he’s my kind of guy. We’re having baked Alaska for dessert.
He’s strong and viral like me. I know we can come to an agreement.
I will let everyone know what it is in two weeks. The war must end. Kim Jung’s guys are dying in that war. I don’t think he’s happy about it. Isn’t America great? #Alaska #maga #liar #army #navy #bomb #Criminal #1stFelon #USA #War #russia #ukraine #Trump #america #American #fascism #fascist

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09.08.2025 01:31
publicnewsfeed (@publicnewsfeed@mastodon.social)

Azerbaijan, Armenia sign U.S.-brokered peace deal at White House

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that would boost bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-azerbaijan-armenia-peace-agreement-1.7604843?cmp=rss

#Armenia #News #USANews #AzerbaijanNews #ArmeniaNews #Azerbaijan #USA

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09.08.2025 01:30
dalfen (@dalfen@mstdn.social)

Why my concern?

“Fannie & Freddie, which bundle & sell mortgages, have been under government control since the 2008 financial crisis & rely on a government-backed guarantee to protect investors from losses.”

—Without gov’t guarantees, analysts worry about mortgage rates rising & instability brewing in the #housing & financial markets (as investor risk increases).

~Trump Preparing IPO for Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac This Year

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#USA #finance #HousingMarket #mortgages
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https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/trump-aiming-to-ipo-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-later-this-year-13b138cf

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09.08.2025 01:29
remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)

"Privacy advocates and some cities around the country have expressed concern about Flock’s technology, saying the products provide customers access to vast surveillance capabilities.

Langley acknowledged Flock has its detractors, but downplayed concerns. He pointed to other companies including wireless carriers that also track individuals’ whereabouts but don’t necessarily help police.

“We are unapologetically focused on building safer cities,” said Langley. “Flock’s job is not to write the laws, it’s to enforce the laws that democratically individuals write.”

Along with law enforcement agencies, universities, hotels and other groups also are customers. The company said only law enforcement would have access to the new AI tools.

Dave Maas, director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Flock Group Inc., the company that operates Flock Safety, empowers a growing number of users and increases surveillance with little accountability. He called Flock’s role governing the use of its technology “minimal at best.”

“These tech companies are serving their investors first, their customers second and members of the public third,” he said. “Their primary goal is not to make it safer, it’s to make money.”"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/controversial-surveillance-startup-flock-adds-ai-to-police-tech

#AI #USA #Flock #Surveillance #PoliceState #DomesticWarfare #Privacy

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09.08.2025 01:27
openonline (@openonline@mastomondo.net)

📰 Sparatoria vicino a un campus in Georgia, raffica di spari partiti in una farmacia – I video

#️⃣ #ESTERI #Sparatorie #USA #Video #Openonline #News #Notizie #Italia #mastomondo

🔗 https://www.open.online/2025/08/08/georgia-sparatoria-campus-universita-emory-video/

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09.08.2025 01:27
SnowyCA (@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net)

🇨🇦 American orange juice exports to Canada get squeezed

"In June, orange juice shipments to Canada cratered to their lowest level in more than two decades, trade data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday show."

" Canadians seem content to buy anything-but-American in the juice aisle."

#BoycottUSA #Canada #Tariff
#USA
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-american-us-orange-juice-exports-tariffs/

free article https://archive.is/HYWBJ#selection-3063.12-3063.84

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