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Dr. Jamil Zeinab's avatar

This is very upsetting and shows that the state department was outsourced to Zionist and foreign agents of Israel. I am saddened that our government agencies and universities are used to appease Zionists and genociders.

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Diane Lee's avatar

This new information is very upsetting. Our elected officials are plotting against students & professionals for exercising their rights to free speech....this should not be happening in America 🥺😞

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Nancy's avatar
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This is such an important article. I have been wondering and worrying about Khalil’s status, as we hadn’t heard anything for a while. Outrageous that he’s still in detention in Louisiana without having been charged with a crime.

I like the “constitutionally vague” challenge to the draconian statute under which he is being held. In terms of a legal challenge, I had been thinking more along the lines of attacking the statute on its face or as applied (here, as punishment for speech) on constitutional grounds. Am wondering what happens if an immigration judge in LA issues an order to deport him — could such an order be stayed until after his constitutional claims are resolved in federal court?

If he prevails, as he should, I hope on behalf of all of us that his lawyers pursue suits against the individuals and groups who operate mostly in secret to defame and undermine the rights of others. They are truly despicable and a danger to us all, and that includes members of Congress.

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Tarek's avatar

Thank you for the great investigative reporting!!!! Keep up the excellent work.

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Karen Ashikeh LaMantia's avatar

This is called collusion and racketeering when individuals and agencies of groups coordinate to do harm to other(s) for financial gain or influence. RICO laws are in place and can be prosecuted by local, state and Federal agencies. Is there collusion between ICE, ICE employees, detention Center employees, airlines, detention facilities, transport services and government to illegally engace in Collusion an racketeering to do harm, with and especially without specific warrants? YES

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Jack Large's avatar

Who'd have predicted Israelis to emerge as one of the most vengeful, bloodthirsty religionist groups on the planet.

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

Actually, anybody who understood what they have been doing since this whole project started, would have expected this to be the natural and inevitable outcome, based on the settler-colonial mindset. In fact, how else has it ever ended up differently?

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Dr. Jamil Zeinab's avatar

We, the Palestinians, have been telling and showing the world how inhumane this regime is and how the USA has been enabling and abetting this colonial apartheid entity. It is a cancer that must be culled.

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

Mahmoud Khalil told the court: “I spent a good time of my life fleeing from harm, advocating for the marginalized to have rights. That's what put me in danger. Israel is committing genocide. America is funding that genocide. Columbia is investing in it. That is what I was protesting. This is what I will continue to protest. This is what everyone should protest. This is where our efforts should go.”

Petition for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-immediate-release-of-columbia-student-pro-palestine-advocate-mahmoud-khalil-from-dhs-detention

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Regina Islas's avatar

Thank you Prem for the continuing updates on new info. I hate putting ’🤍’ on these pieces - I respect and appreciate your work, but not WTF is going on-

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Oz H's avatar

Alleged? Hasn’t Betar US bragged about this?

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Grips@ADHD's avatar

Keep going team Zeteo - unveiling the dark side of Usrael

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

In 2024, DAWN urged the ICC prosecutor to investigate and prosecute former President Biden, State Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin for their personal roles in aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza as part of his ongoing investigation into the situations in Palestine since 2014.

https://dawnmena.org/latest/

Let’s give them our support. Maybe they will expand their complaint to include this latest US administration, and include all the leaders of the western nations supporting this genocide.

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Lisa Simeone's avatar

Thank you for this important reporting.

What's going on in this country is a disgrace.

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mal's avatar

Unless the American officials in this disgraceful saga are zionists (wolves in sheep's clothing) how come they are taking instruction from Israeli affiliates without feeling degraded? As an American why do you allow Israel a pariah State, to dictate to you what you must or must not do? Perhaps the Statue of Liberty should now carry an Israel flag with a placard that reads, " As dust beneath your feet, I serve without question".

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

Orange Cheeto and Anti-science

It’s the 21st century and after over 100y of scientific advancement the Orange yo yo Cheeto has decided “enough is enough” of this science stuff so he’s slashed employment and decreased funding at agencies such as the CDC, FDA, NIH and others that contribute to the scientific progress of the country All to make the country as dumb as he is

Of course this decreased funding will have a trickle down effect to state research universities where layoffs are certain This is now leading to a “brain drain” as European countries have now begun recruiting scientists to work in their countries as they are happy to fund their research projects

Cheeto Nazis are busy with the new budget to cut Pell grants to reduce 700,000 potential university applicants from accessing higher education Sure don’t want that!!

Meanwhile his bitch with Harvard has led to decreased research funding and laying off of investigators in various current projects As JD Vance has said “Universities are the enemy” While book banning has been a favorite cultural tool for the Nazi party to prevent discriminatory thinking, Cheeto is busy preventing foreign students from attending American univesities because is it’s a bad look for his isolationist policy

Cheeto hired a scientific moron to head the government healthcare system and now RFK Jr doesn’t want the scientists who carry out research to publish in peer reviewed journal but to set up its own journal so that there is no scrutiny and oversight by the scientific community Meanwhile MAHA is now citing nonexistent studies to support it’s policy positions on management of the health agencies, ie lying Just great!!

With his vast experience in the field Cheeto knows best Who can ever forget his famous COVID cure, drinking bleach to do an “internal cleansing”

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

We call on the newly elected, US, Pope Leo XIV to do whatever it takes to save Gaza and stop the bombing, and end the starvation. Let him go to Gaza and stand with the suffering people who are being massacred by Israel and the Western posers. Is there anything more important in today's world than this?

https://chng.it/gkvBfY44rq

Please sign the petition and share widely.

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Demian's avatar

Please. These Doxxing groups are evil incarnate

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