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“UC President James Milliken, just days into the job, said Wednesday that the university agreed to talks with the Trump administration to resolve allegations that University of California, Los Angeles, fostered antisemitism during campus protests in spring 2024. The Justice Department had given UCLA until Tuesday to come to the table after laying out its initial findings in a letter last week, threatening otherwise to sue. At risk is $584 million in UCLA’s federal research funds, which the Trump administration suspended following the DOJ letter, Milliken said.”
“The Justice Department said in June that it was opening an investigation into the UC system over possible race- or sex-based discrimination in its employment practices. In doing so, DOJ pointed to a strategic plan that said UC should strive to hire diverse faculty members.”
“UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk last week spotlighted the university’s research highlights, including its history in helping create the internet, as well as modern-day work searching for space objects that could threaten Earth and developing lifesaving organ-transplant methods.”
“This progress comes from 'a uniquely American idea,' Frenk wrote in a campus message, 'that public research universities, backed by federal support, can move our nation and all of civilization forward.'”
“The Justice Department said in June that it was opening an investigation into the UC system over possible race- or sex-based discrimination in its employment practices. In doing so, DOJ pointed to a strategic plan that said UC should strive to hire diverse faculty members.”
Reverse DEI??? this is just the Orange regime throwing its weight around with threats, so the slimebags can make themselves feel important.
“In a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal, the administration asked UCLA for $1 billion and to 'eliminate identity-based preferences' for hiring, admissions and scholarships. The proposal asks the school to revise its campus-protest policy and prohibit demonstrations that disrupt academic activities.”
“University of California President James Milliken strongly criticized the proposed figure. 'A payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians,' Milliken said.”
The proposed settlement amount seems rather excessive. For a point of reference, Trump University defrauded¹ thousands of students but was fined only $25M.
The height of hypocrisy for an administration that refused to call out anti-semitic supporters during Charlottesville protests and among the many white supremacist groups that support Trump.
"One week after former President Donald Trump announced he would seek reelection, he dined at his Mar-a-Lago home with two men known for their racist and antisemitic beliefs: Nick Fuentes and Ye."
"David Duke, a racist and anti-Semite and the most notorious bigot in America, urged his supporters to back Trump. On his radio show in February, Duke said that “voting against Trump is really treason to your heritage.” Duke even told his listeners to volunteer for Trump during the election. He added that he hoped that Trump “does everything we hope he will do.”
"One of Trump’s biggest supporters is neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin who runs the Daily Stormer website. The site is filled with virulently racist and anti-Semitic articles."
"White supremacist William Johnson, head of the American Freedom Party does more than talk about supporting Trump. He has actually created the American National Super PAC, which has paid for a series of robocalls supporting Trump for president."
What is truly insane is the number of brown people, black people and Jewish people that are enabling these haters who would see them extinguished from U.S. society.
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Reverse DEI??? this is just the Orange regime throwing its weight around with threats, so the slimebags can make themselves feel important.
After all, the state of California has one of the most capable governor, Gavin Newsom.
After all, the state of California has one of the most capable governor, Gavin Newsom.
“In a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal, the administration asked UCLA for $1 billion
and to 'eliminate identity-based preferences' for hiring, admissions and scholarships.
The proposal asks the school to revise its campus-protest policy and prohibit demonstrations
that disrupt academic activities.”
“University of California President James Milliken strongly criticized the proposed figure.
'A payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system
as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians,' Milliken said.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-wants-1-billion-settlement-from-ucla/ar-AA1Kbjrs
For a point of reference, Trump University defrauded¹ thousands of students but was fined only $25M.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-approves-25-million-trump-university-fraud-settlement-1490981837?st=k8jaF3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
¹ Trump University failed to deliver on promises to teach students the secrets of Mr. Trump’s real estate success.
"One week after former President Donald Trump announced he would seek reelection, he dined at his Mar-a-Lago home with two men known for their racist and antisemitic beliefs: Nick Fuentes and Ye."
https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/president-trumps-first-week-begins-with-rollout-of-white-supremacist-policies-and-pardons/
"Capital & Main has found at least 12 past and present Trump administration staffers with ties to neo-Nazi and anti-immigrant hate groups."
The ADL is not impressed: https://www.adl.org/resources/article/extremist-support-donald-trump
"David Duke, a racist and anti-Semite and the most notorious bigot in America, urged his supporters to back Trump. On his radio show in February, Duke said that “voting against Trump is really treason to your heritage.” Duke even told his listeners to volunteer for Trump during the election. He added that he hoped that Trump “does everything we hope he will do.”
"One of Trump’s biggest supporters is neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin who runs the Daily Stormer website. The site is filled with virulently racist and anti-Semitic articles."
"White supremacist William Johnson, head of the American Freedom Party does more than talk about supporting Trump. He has actually created the American National Super PAC, which has paid for a series of robocalls supporting Trump for president."