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Probably because the drinking fountains on campus weren't labeled whites only. Jim Crow or else.

It’s not and I assume Columbia will sue but as we’ve seen over the past few months, the DOJ will drag this out - rulings against this will be appealed or ignored until more lawsuits are filed. Meanwhile, staff and postdocs will be laid off and grad students will lose funding.

It’s alright — they probably weren’t that great to begin with if they gave up that easily. No point in propping up weak, pitiful institutions that are quick to throw students under the bus while bleeding them dry with outrageous tuition fees.

If he reverses course, so do you. But most importantly, impeach him.

This is starting to smell like a personal favor to Bibi.

Lesson: It never pays off to appease a deranged fascist, Columbia University! You should fire your university president.

Also, this impoundment of already- awarded funds is surely illegal and Trump needs to be sued (once again)…

This is the first time that trying to appease the fascists hasn't worked!

Yes the government overreach implications are horrible but I hope Columbia University is fucking destroyed. Craven little shits.

Columbia University is a world hub for researchers trying to solve incurable neurodegenerative diseases ALS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s. Millions more will die as US population ages. This is madness.

Well. Ya know. If you spend the money on things that were budgeted for there isn’t as much to steal…

Maybe this will serve as a cautionary tale to other universities tempted to turn away the fascists' wrath by early capitulation. It never works. They hate you and want to destroy you, and they will only do it faster if you bend the knee.

All of that kissing and this is how they get rewarded. Call me cynical but it’s what they deserve.

What’s the point of making a deal with someone (Pharaoh Trump) who does not feel bound by his signature or his words to the deals he has made? Is evidence and past experience with Trump useless?

When you don't hit your student deportation quota 😓

This is terrible!

Or course they fucking are…nice work @columbiauniversity.bsky.social (you shouldn’t be SURPRISED)

It is and I’m sure the court filings are already drafted.

Collaborator University bent the knee and they still got fucked. Good. Eat shit motherfuckers

And that's *after* Columbia betrayed every principle of university autonomy, and bent over to trump and his dictatorial whims. Great job. They sold out their credibility, and still lost the money. Now there is no bottom.

A convicted felon and traitor is destroying our country. We are a global embarrassment.

I talked to someone who is familiar with university endowments. He said that about 80 percent of his university's endowment is restricted. The situation is similar at other universities. They cannot just dip into the endowment money to replace government funding that has been stripped away.

I hope they're happy getting on all fours for Trump

Nope, money is going to offshore accounts.

Thank you.

Pretty sure Harvard and the other universities that did not cave are collaborating on litigation.

Hahahahaha. They caved and still got fucked. Fuck them.

As my mother used to say, your options were dishonor or war. You chose dishonor, you might still get war

Hysterical Imagine suking his filthy dick and getting it up ur ass anyway Cowards never win

Degrading themselves before Trump didn’t work. What’s the next big Ivy League move?

I hope all the other universities are taking notes. Columbia did it all wrong, torched their reputation for nothing

Congrats for ruining people’s lives and bending the knee…for nothing. Honestly it’s sort of satisfying (except for all the people who will lose out without research)

Aren't they glad they capitulated early?

What abuse of power!

@nick-carmody.bsky.social 💰🧨

Columbia has been a terrible actor here, as many commenters are saying. But that shouldn’t turn into glee. We shouldn’t celebrate fascist victories and we shouldn’t wish harm on others just because they didn’t do the right thing when they were threatened with harm!

cc: University of Michigan

Always say no to fascists because the outcome is always preordained.

Ever go to a doctor for treatment and they say "this is the best we have now for this disease, but we are getting closer every day for a cure"? Don't hold your breathe.

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Giving in certainly seems to have protected them. Definitely worth it to give in to a madman...

Can somebody go to Columbia and do some reporting please? How is this affecting the many excellent science labs who rely in NIH funds for their operations? Are postdocs and technicians just getting laid off left right and center? If not, how are they getting paid?

That money is going to ICE

Shit. There goes the postdoc position I was interviewing for.

Capitulation buys you nothing. Are you capable of learning @columbiauniversity.bsky.social ???

If you give a moose a muffin . . . (read the book, it's a good lesson).

Is it true this is because Baron Trump was not accepted to Columbia?

Hmmm, so maybe capitulating to the Trump regime wasn't such a great idea after all 🤔 #ColumbiaUniversity @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Who could possibly have predicted that Trump wouldn’t be satisfied after Columbia gave in? I mean, aside from everyone.

The protection racket never stops.

My heart goes out to the grad students eking out a living on research assistant pay then having that withdrawn in the middle of their studies. What a way to treat people.

When are these idiots gonna learn. Don’t capitulate to fascist scum. It never works .

Nah they are just cowards.

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The trustees made this decision. They won’t suffer. The postdocs, students, researchers, faculty & staff who vehemently opposed it will.

Weird. As a grad of Columbia, I contend that I learned the critical thinking skills to be able to see this coming from miles away at the very place that did not seem to see it coming from miles away.

My stupid lifelong belief that universities had a higher calling has been proven completely incorrect. They capitulated and got screwed anyhow.

I wish they had done a little research on what happens when you give in to bullies.