Putting this gem back up because it perfectly captures where we are today... Earlier in the year, NIU Head Football Coach Thomas Hammock didn't hold back when discussing the realities of NIL, revenue sharing, and the chaos of the NCAA Transfer Portal

Daughter of Bondi Beach victim who was shot and hospitalized slams Australia’s ABC live on air. “How are we feeling? Is this what you wanted? Is this enough now? Will you listen to us?…ABC I’ve got to say will you cut out the biased reporting?”

A great deal of false, misleading, and exaggerated claims are circulating regarding the potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 31-year-old @Columbia University graduate student, by the Department of Homeland Security (@DHSgov). I would like to make six important points about this. Yet, while there’s much to discuss, the most important takeaway is this: No matter how sensationalized the conversation becomes on social or traditional media, it is essential that we remain level-headed, embrace complexity, and avoid rushing to judgment until the facts are clear. #1: Lead with compassion. This likely won’t surprise anyone who has followed me over the past year and a half. While I am relieved that the federal government is beginning to address anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on university campuses, I do not take pleasure in Khalil’s potential deportation. As someone who also arrived in the U.S. on a student visa and is now a green card holder, I can only imagine the fear of facing deportation for repeatedly violating its conditions. While I strongly disagree with Khalil’s actions, I refuse to strip him or his wife of their humanity. #2: In a properly functioning society, actions must have consequences: For over a year and a half, Mahmoud Khalil has led @ColumbiaBDS, a student coalition that spreads terrorist propaganda on campus and has been responsible for multiple violent takeovers of university buildings, two of which resulted in public safety personnel being hospitalized. Khalil has also acted as the primary negotiator between student protesters and the administration, both during a campus encampment that featured spaces honoring U.S.-designated terrorists and the more recent building occupations at @BarnardCollege. As a married, 31-year-old graduate student who has repeatedly violated the conditions of his green card, Khalil’s potential deportation is the direct consequence of the choices he has made. #3: The right to a fair trial is essential to the functioning of a democratic society. No matter what you think—or know—about Mahmoud Khalil and his actions, it is crucial that we all withhold judgment until he has received the fair legal process guaranteed to every U.S. legal resident. As someone who has both protested for democracy in Israel and volunteered as a graduate student teaching incarcerated men in maximum- and medium-security correctional facilities in upstate New York, I am deeply committed to the principles of due process, fair legal representation, and equal treatment under the law. Khalil, like anyone else, is entitled to fair and unbiased treatment under the law, whether from individuals, groups, or the government. I trust that the U.S. legal system will ensure his legal proceedings are carried out as intended. #4: Don’t fall for fake news. Over the past 48 hours, a smear campaign has spread false claims by Layla Saliba and Maryam Iqbal—two @Columbia student leaders who, alongside Khalil, have fueled anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on campus— accusing me of working with the administration to deport Khalil. Let me be absolutely clear: I have never had a direct line to the administration. Even if I did, I would never use such influence to target an individual. This is not who I am or what I stand for. Like many, I’ve called out Khalil’s repeated legal violations and demanded accountability. But as I always remind my students, just because one event follows another doesn’t mean it caused it. Correlation does not imply causation. #5: This is not about free speech As I’ve stated many times, I am a strong advocate of free speech. People must have the right to voice their opinions, even when they are deeply offensive, reprehensible, or ignorant. However, it must be emphasized that Khalil was not apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security for exercising his First Amendment rights. He was apprehended for violating the conditions of his green card, namely for his activities aligned to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. This isn’t about free speech—it’s about respecting and upholding the rule of law. #6: Khalil is not the story. The story is not about Mahmoud Khalil. He is neither a hero nor a villain, but rather a foreign national who has been radicalized by his professors and peers on Columbia’s campus. The real story here is about the fight against anti-democratic U.S.-designated terrorist organizations that have held 59 hostages in underground tunnels for more than 500 days, including Edan Alexander—a 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Tenafly, New Jersey. If you haven’t seen it yet, I strongly encourage you to watch the 1-hour interview with Eli Sharabi, an Israeli citizen who was held hostage for 491 days, only to learn upon his release that his wife and two daughters were murdered by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 Massacre. Don’t let the moral outrage of social media algorithms distract you from what is at stake. Bring Them Home. ** One small ask – If you have read thus far, please help me spread this message. With all the ‘fake news’ going around, it is important o share the truth.

The flip side of the argument is that NO school should be in a conference. Conferences are a convention by which media companies divide and conquer, thereby gaining leverage to underpay for media rights. This convention also leads to under-developed and under-monetized sports properties. Every school outside the SEC and BIg 10 should band together and a) negotiate media rights as a collective, and b) agree not to play the SEC and BIG 10 in any other sports until the distribution of economics is more equitable. This would happen if the Presidents of universities showed some leadership.

I thought this was a joke at first but it’s not: Kamala Harris’ campaign is segregating its volunteers by race. These are the people who spent decades smearing their opponents as racists. Why do people tolerate this degrading treatment?

what a photo. a hard-working american versus an elitist ivy league spoiled brat

commonwealthmagazine.org/the… Can someone come clean as to how much more expensive our Electric Bills will be in 5 years? @TheHourNews @StamAdvocate @NormCT @senatorduff @lucy

If you live in #Greenwich, North Stamford or New Canaan, on Tuesday you have the chance to send the incredible Alex Bergstein @Alex4CT to represent you in Hartford. Time for a change. Delighted to drop by her campaign office earlier. @203action

Military aid pledges to Ukraine: United States: $27.6B United Kingdom: $3.74B EU Institutions: $2.5B Poland: $1.8B Germany: $1.2B France: $0.22B Source: Kiel Institute

It may be shocking for Americans to learn that in Sweden—the land of IKEA, Spotify and Greta Thunberg—there have been almost 500 bombings since 2018 . Perhaps the reason you don’t know about it is because of the uncomfortable reality of how we got here. commonsense.news/p/two-bombi…

As a Notre Dame fan... I had to get @JeromeBettis36 to tell us a good Lou Holtz story He did not disappoint... @PeteSampson_ @timprister @D_Farmer

Why would oil companies cooperate with the administration??? youtube.com/watch?v=_M_kMDSd…

Perma-news: 1. Gas prices at new high 2. Biden approval at new low 3. Ukraine is winning and losing 4. Inflation higher 5. Debt higher 6. Record high temperatures 7. New medical breakthrough announced 8. Everyone is racist 9. Republicans hunted 10. Another fake video

I know CNN & MSNBC never aired this, so I figured I would. Spot on, don't you think?

United States experienced biggest rise in murder since national record-keeping began in 1960. Most of increase is in cities. Most victims are young Black men. Homicide is now leading cause of death among young Black men. Where is #BLM? #NAACP? Civil rights issue of our time.

Now might be a good time to reiterate that the US did not evacuate 125k afghans either. That is just the total # ppl who left via HKIA incl diplomats, foreign citizens. @whitehouse uses the demoninator bc its bigger. Hugely misleading and takes cred for nato allies' valiant work.

DHS chief says of the more than 60,000 people evacuated from Kabul and brought to the United States, only 3% are Afghan special immigrant visa holders, which include interpreters

If you believe the Biden admin claim it was bound by the Trump-Taliban deal and thus had to get out fast, read this from the AP: apnews.com/article/joe-biden… Quote:

Curious about how uneven the economic recovery is? Compare OpenTable bookings across major US cities SF & LA down 60% & ~40% (vs 2019) respectively while Miami & Ft Lauderdale up 40-50% Florida ranks 40th in age adj death (50 being best)& California 23rd It was all for nothing