Amanda

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Before I left, it was very disheartening. It seemed like, you know, Colombia had caved to the threats of of the Trump administration, other law firms and universities were just basically, it seemed like caving. I came back and God bless him, but Harvard seems to be not, Doing that. Holding the line. What are they doing?

Before I left, it was very disheartening. It seemed like, you know, Colombia had caved to the threats of of the Trump administration, other law firms and universities were just basically, it seemed like caving. I came back and God bless him, but Harvard seems to be not, Doing that. Holding the line. What are they doing?

Before I left, it was very disheartening. It seemed like, you know, Colombia had caved to the threats of of the Trump administration, other law firms and universities were just basically, it seemed like caving. I came back and God bless him, but Harvard seems to be not, Doing that. Holding the line. What are they doing?

I mean, this is the world. I'm like, well, great, Harvard. I didn't see it coming, but way to be a good guy.

I mean, this is the world. I'm like, well, great, Harvard. I didn't see it coming, but way to be a good guy.

I mean, this is the world. I'm like, well, great, Harvard. I didn't see it coming, but way to be a good guy.

And this is, we should say historically, this is a like 101. When you're trying to have an authoritarian regime, you go after the places that educate and incubate wider thinking ideas because you don't have control over those ideas. You want to have control over ideas and thought, and you want it to be the way you want it. So you can't have people free thinking. That's not a thing that can happen.

And this is, we should say historically, this is a like 101. When you're trying to have an authoritarian regime, you go after the places that educate and incubate wider thinking ideas because you don't have control over those ideas. You want to have control over ideas and thought, and you want it to be the way you want it. So you can't have people free thinking. That's not a thing that can happen.

And this is, we should say historically, this is a like 101. When you're trying to have an authoritarian regime, you go after the places that educate and incubate wider thinking ideas because you don't have control over those ideas. You want to have control over ideas and thought, and you want it to be the way you want it. So you can't have people free thinking. That's not a thing that can happen.

So they're saying it's about protecting against anti-Semitism, but you're saying that... They're actually just using that as an excuse to do the thing that they wanted to do, which is... Have control. Yes, control.

So they're saying it's about protecting against anti-Semitism, but you're saying that... They're actually just using that as an excuse to do the thing that they wanted to do, which is... Have control. Yes, control.

So they're saying it's about protecting against anti-Semitism, but you're saying that... They're actually just using that as an excuse to do the thing that they wanted to do, which is... Have control. Yes, control.

Yeah, just as background, the reason that the government gives universities funding is because what comes out of that funding is the... Theoretically, it's the same reason that the government gave Elon Musk billions of dollars. The idea that if we... Give this money to these people who are super smart. Out of it will come things that are good for our nation, Elon.

Yeah, just as background, the reason that the government gives universities funding is because what comes out of that funding is the... Theoretically, it's the same reason that the government gave Elon Musk billions of dollars. The idea that if we... Give this money to these people who are super smart. Out of it will come things that are good for our nation, Elon.

Yeah, just as background, the reason that the government gives universities funding is because what comes out of that funding is the... Theoretically, it's the same reason that the government gave Elon Musk billions of dollars. The idea that if we... Give this money to these people who are super smart. Out of it will come things that are good for our nation, Elon.

So that's why he got those things, right? Now we get a rocket ship. Great. This, what we get when we invest our money federal money in universities is things like vaccines, research. These primarily go to like the hospital units of the universities and they are for the collective good. So when he says I'm withholding $3 billion from Harvard, what he's saying is I am withholding

So that's why he got those things, right? Now we get a rocket ship. Great. This, what we get when we invest our money federal money in universities is things like vaccines, research. These primarily go to like the hospital units of the universities and they are for the collective good. So when he says I'm withholding $3 billion from Harvard, what he's saying is I am withholding