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Cornell William Brooks
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Prof., Harvard Kennedy School V. Prof., Harvard Divinity School 18th NAACP president & CEO Attorney & 4th Generation Minister For speaking: http://unitedtalent
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · Nov 17
NOT GIVING UP

Had Harriet Tubman compared the 70 slaves she freed to the 4 million enslaved, she might have given up. Her hope and leadership were not based on the dire math of reality, but on a calculation of faith. Hope is not empirically demonstrated, it is morally chosen. #AddToBlackSky
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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d
This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 6d
Again, Kavanaugh justified racial profiling by claiming that this doesn't happen--a justification that becomes more preposterous with each passing day as Trump's goons terrorize more people based on the color of their skin

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 1d
"hospital administrators are allowing federal immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and block doctors from properly treating detainees who need emergency care... and to allow immigration agents to remain by a detained patient’s side, even during consultations."

HIPPA lawsuit when???
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Anne 🩵🩷🤍 [נעמי יעל] @tranniehathaway.bsky.social · 1d
At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say
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At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say
Doctors say administrator directives allow immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and compromise medical care.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 1d
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 3d
WHERE in the #ICE training manual does it say:
“You point a CAMERA at us,
we point a GUN at you.”?

This is neither normal nor lawful nor sane.

www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 3d
WHERE in the #ICE training manual does it say:
“You point a CAMERA at us,
we point a GUN at you.”?

This is neither normal nor lawful nor sane.

www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 7d
“Cornell William Brooks …decried the compact as a ‘weapon to exert command & control’ … the ‘same administration that terminated federal grants to punish diversity groups at Harvard is now using federal grants to reward colleges for favoring conservative groups.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump offers top universities funds if they boost conservative ideas
Brown and MIT among nine schools told to back conservative views or risk losing federal support, sparking free speech fears
www.theguardian.com
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 7d
“Cornell William Brooks …decried the compact as a ‘weapon to exert command & control’ … the ‘same administration that terminated federal grants to punish diversity groups at Harvard is now using federal grants to reward colleges for favoring conservative groups.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump offers top universities funds if they boost conservative ideas
Brown and MIT among nine schools told to back conservative views or risk losing federal support, sparking free speech fears
www.theguardian.com
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 8d
HOLINESS & VIOLENCE

On the holiest day of the Jewish sacred calendar, a #HateCrime at a Brittish synagogue. #Antisemitism violently targets Jewish people—WITH our shared humanity as collateral damage. Unless ALL of us are safe, NONE of us are safe. #YomKippur
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d
Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings
Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings
Police say they are responding to an incident in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Police said a suspect has been shot and four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall north of the city. The force said: Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed. GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender. Continue reading...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 8d
HOLINESS & VIOLENCE

On the holiest day of the Jewish sacred calendar, a #HateCrime at a Brittish synagogue. #Antisemitism violently targets Jewish people—WITH our shared humanity as collateral damage. Unless ALL of us are safe, NONE of us are safe. #YomKippur
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d
Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings
Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings
Police say they are responding to an incident in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Police said a suspect has been shot and four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall north of the city. The force said: Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed. GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender. Continue reading...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 8d
The same administration that terminated federal grants to punish diversity groups at Harvard is now using federal grants to reward colleges for favoring conservative groups. Instead of weaponizing research dollars, why not treat everyone fairly & use taxpayer dollars lawfully?
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 9d
BREAKING

The Trump administration’s new #LowEducationPact is to higher education what #Project2025 is to American democracy: a weapon to exert command and control. Will the administration now disappear colleges like US AID or strip their independence like DOJ❓ @ap www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 8d
The same administration that terminated federal grants to punish diversity groups at Harvard is now using federal grants to reward colleges for favoring conservative groups. Instead of weaponizing research dollars, why not treat everyone fairly & use taxpayer dollars lawfully?
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 8d
“to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda.”

The North Korean model, "ideology-first" principles and absolute loyalty to the state.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 9d
BREAKING

The Trump administration’s new #LowEducationPact is to higher education what #Project2025 is to American democracy: a weapon to exert command and control. Will the administration now disappear colleges like US AID or strip their independence like DOJ❓ @ap www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 9d
BREAKING

The Trump administration’s new #LowEducationPact is to higher education what #Project2025 is to American democracy: a weapon to exert command and control. Will the administration now disappear colleges like US AID or strip their independence like DOJ❓ @ap www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 21d
GREED ON STEROIDS

Broke legal U.S. residents are being deported to only God knows where, but for $1,000,000 bucks you can come to America. #GoldCardVisa
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d
Trump signs a "gold card" executive order "setting up a new visa pathway for foreigners of extraordinary ability who are committed to supporting the US for a payment of $1 million."
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 13d
This is not about kneeling for Black people, the terminations are to get #FBI agents to bow & abandon their oath to the Constitution. Trump’s Machiavellian genius is having a Brown man weaponize Brown & Black people to achieve a racist #autocracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests
www.nytimes.com
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 13d
This is not about kneeling for Black people, the terminations are to get #FBI agents to bow & abandon their oath to the Constitution. Trump’s Machiavellian genius is having a Brown man weaponize Brown & Black people to achieve a racist #autocracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests
www.nytimes.com
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21d
As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."
I’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 21d
GREED ON STEROIDS

Broke legal U.S. residents are being deported to only God knows where, but for $1,000,000 bucks you can come to America. #GoldCardVisa
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d
Trump signs a "gold card" executive order "setting up a new visa pathway for foreigners of extraordinary ability who are committed to supporting the US for a payment of $1 million."
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 22d
Trump is launching a full blown attack on free speech while his harem of billionaires buys up every media platform. This is no coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack on your fundamental right to speak freely without worrying if you’ll lose your job or worse.
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 21d
FEDERAL EXTORTION OF #HARVARD

Imagine being extorted for a political ransom (a “legal” settlement) while being robbed (federal grants terminated without cause)—THEN the extortionists demand an audit to make sure you can pay. Outrageous.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
Trump Officials Question Harvard’s Stability, Saying Federal Inquiries Raise Financial Risk
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 21d
DISHONORED &
STOLEN HONOR

Charlie Kirk & Medgar Evers were both assassinated. Kirk was a racist & WW2 veteran Evers sacrificed his life to end racism. The Pentagon tried to erase Ever’s legacy AND now wants you to join the army to honor Kirk ‘s. SHAME.
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