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Theia Chatelle

4 days

Tldr: I leave for the West Bank in six days. My Substack link is in bio, please support independent journalism (and accountability for Israel's crimes).

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Tommy Barone

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I've spent months thinking about the approach of the pro-Palestine movement at Harvard. I've finally written about it. Harvard’s Pro-Palestine Protesters Have to Stop Weakening Their Cause

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[Thread] Fun fact! Your private university's police department is likely subject to FOIA disclosure. Would sure be a shame if everyone requested records from the departments in the thread below and *all* their emails about pro-Palestine encampments and rallies

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This has been in the works for a while, but I just sued the Yale Police Department for failing to comply with the Freedom of Information Act--they've stalled for months after I requested documents pertaining to their surveillance of pro-Palestine students.

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I fought with Yale for four months, sent 47 emails, and filed a lawsuit to get these documents. It turns out Yale isn’t very interested in Lux or Veritas, especially for its “accountable” and “fully transparent” Yale Police Department

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Documents reveal a pattern of targeted monitoring of pro-Palestine students at Yale University: administrator presence at rallies, police surveillance of social media, and coordination between campus, local, and state police.

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Emory University Complete the required information on the form and either bring it in person to the Emory Police Department, mail it to the address on the form, or email the completed form to police @emory .edu.

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Wonder how hard it was for Columbia SJP, yalies4palestine, etc. to build a mass movement? Take a look at this leaked email from your typical Yale student to the *Chief of Yale Police*, the subject of concern? a potential disruption to their beloved Harvard Yale football game

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Princeton University Complete the Records Request Form(Link downloads document) and send it via email to ldeshaw @princeton .edu. Send Discovery Requests to discovery @princeton .edu

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Meanwhile at Yale…a parade of students just ran naked through Sterling Memorial Library while four people were brutally arrested outside by YPD for peacefully protesting an ongoing genocide

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Dartmouth/Hanover Police Department sheryl.tallman @hanovernh .org Mailing Address: Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: 603-640-3331

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University of Pennsylvania Call the records department at 215-898-4482 or email feedback @publicsafety .upenn.edu

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Israel Press Office saying the quiet part out loud here Seems like they regret approving my application last year because I went on to criticize the Israeli government??

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Harvard University You can request them from the City of Boston publicrecords @boston .gov

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Duke University dupd-records @duke .edu, or call (919) 684-4602.

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[Continuing thread here] Last week, Yale partially fulfilled my request after *four months,* key takeaways from the few documents I have below:

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Yale University Contact von.narcisse @yale .edu and/or sabrina.wood @yale .edu

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Just got another set of ~redacted~ documents, check out this internal briefing from the Yale Police Department before the Yale vs. Harvard football game, full PDF linked here:

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Theia Chatelle

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I pitched this interview to @them in June 2023 and they ghosted me. Why the change of heart? Palestine mattered just as much then as it does now. And using the same cover photo without even linking to the interview I published with @TeenVogue last year is wild

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My favorite quote: "Some might call me selfish for not wanting to see a demonstration, but the ongoing war in Gaza is an extremely divisive issue, unlike the climate issue which was the subject of protest at The Game a few years ago, as you well know."

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Theia Chatelle

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*As a Yale student journalist* can we please be careful when giving blanket praise to student journalists. We're just as capable of spreading misinformation about Palestine and many will go on to work at the same institutions we've been critiquing for months Exhibit A:

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Theia Chatelle

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If the Ivy League is a hedge fund, its students need a performance review. For every pro-Palestine student, there are like twelve that just announced on LinkedIn they’ll be “learning and growing at Raytheon this summer”

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The campus antisemitism debate is so unserious. Last month, I and the @YaleWomensCntr were threatened with discipline for alleged "anti-Israel" sentiment. Why? Because we didn't respond to an email from a Zionist student organization.

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Theia Chatelle

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1. The Yale Police Department stalks students' social media accounts to learn of plans for potential rallies, protests, etc. They then log events/routes into ArcGIS, email exchange below. Confirms suspicions of administrative and police surveillance.

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Feel free to add here!

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2. Yale Police Department works with the New Haven Police Department, the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life, etc. to monitor yalies4palestine and police rallies.

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I reported for @thenation from the West Bank last year (before the war) and was immediately approved for an Israeli press pass, now that I've written for @AlJazeera , I've been ghosted by the press office, funny how that works...

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Another banger, "I don’t believe we should have to be subjected to the spectacle of such a protest, which is not in the spirit of the day."

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3. Outside organizations also work with the NHPD and YPD to police rallies/students.

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Theia Chatelle

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Latest in @thenation , thank you to @Julian_Epp for all your help with the piece. Spoke with @Issaamro about all things Hebron, the Israeli occupation, and nonviolent resistance.

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I repeat, do not get between a white woman and her camping equipment

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They go on to say that I misled them in my application last year, as what I wrote was different than what I submitted for pre-approval. A little crazy that a "democracy" would require journalists to pre-submit stories for monitoring and approval.

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Our solidarity can't be conditional on witnessing violence impact our friends and fellow students. We must resist the temptation to render Western students' lives more valuable than Palestinians facing genocide in Gaza.

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Harvard doesn't disclose its holdings, so Harvard PSC is working with what's publically available. This is such a bad faith argument, criticize the cause, but at least do so in a way that's argumentatively sound Makes sense they let you publish this in the Crimson

Tommy Barone

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One of my takes on the Harvard encampment, in brief.

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Theia Chatelle

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What's crazier is that I'm going to have to delete this thread before I cross the Jordan-Israel border in June in case they ask to see my (what will be private) Twitter account, so enjoy it while you can!

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Israel Press Office saying the quiet part out loud here Seems like they regret approving my application last year because I went on to criticize the Israeli government??

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Latest in @thenation

The Nation

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The epidemic of violence across the West Bank mirrors that in Gaza, as Palestinians have been increasingly targeted by Israeli settlers. “Since the 7th of October, they’ve started collective punishment against Palestinians."

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Theia Chatelle

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And it's here! Please, please read :) Dozens of interviews, 29 pages of FOIA documents, and many angry Yale administrators. This is the culmination of hours and hours of writing, thank you again to everyone that trusted me with their story <3

Broad Recognition

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Read @theiachatelle 's feature-length article on the policing of Yale's Cultural Centers, and the student-led group fighting back. Thank you to the organizers for trusting @theiachatelle and Broad Recognition with their stories <3

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*Democratic convention in Chicago* it's like the DNC is asking for a wave of students to descend en-masse, is it 1968 or 2024?

POLITICO

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Joe Biden’s top advisors are worried the Democratic convention could erupt in protests — so they’re pushing to move it semi-online

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Yale is holding students' belongings seized from the first two encampments until May 21st. Note that underclassmen are kicked out of on-campus housing on May 9th.

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And this is the AP, not quite a bedrock of radical, anti-Zionist journalism. I wonder who they’ll come for next

The Associated Press

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BREAKING: Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law.

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I wouldn't usually request a press pass for a reporting trip (unless required by law), but having one makes it infinitely easier to cross the dozens of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank

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Theia Chatelle

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Read my latest in @AJEnglish , Khirbet Susiya, a village in the South Hebron Hills, remains at risk of demolition, and is facing relentless attacks from Israeli settlers. These young women are learning to fight back. Thank you @ShamahiAbubakr for all your help.

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"Men usually go to work... [it's] women and their children who are facing [settler] attacks.” The Palestinian Bedouin village of Khirbet Susiya has long been under the threat of Israeli demolition. But young Palestinians are learning how to fight back ⤵️

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My latest in @UR_Ninja

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Activists Fight Against Criminalization of Homelessness in New Haven Amistad Catholic Worker is a place of refuge for New Haven’s homeless population.

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I'm a white, Christian, American journalist. I can't imagine what it's like to get a press pass from @Israel if you're not.

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Theia Chatelle

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Excited for my first byline in @haaretzcom , will be published in print jointly with @newyorktimes tomorrow First of four freelance articles from my reporting trip to Palestine, stay tuned for more!

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There are now six climbing routes and two climbing gyms in the West Bank, but Palestinian rock climbers have to navigate not just technical challenges, but a complex political environment too, writes @theiachatelle

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From their "Rules for Foreign Media 2021, "Cards will not be issued to residents or citizens of enemy states," I wonder how many countries Israel considers to be an "enemy"

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Theia Chatelle

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Latest in @TeenVogue , so excited to feature @Bashar__Murad ’s incredible talent, please check out “Ya Lel” on Spotify.

Bashar Murad’s Pop Music Redefines Palestinian Resistance

“I've always been about breaking stereotypes,” he says. “The mindset that I’ve always had is to show something completely opposite of what you’d expect to see.”

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Theia Chatelle

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Now you might ask, what does this Yale student do at the Cohen Group (a management consulting firm)? "Support energy and defense companies..." Now on what shall we exchange ideas? Bombing children? Ivy League students not beating the allegations...

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If the Ivy League is a hedge fund, its students need a performance review. For every pro-Palestine student, there are like twelve that just announced on LinkedIn they’ll be “learning and growing at Raytheon this summer”

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison beat his challenger, Jim Schultz, by .84%. How did tough-on-crime rhetoric impact the race? Interviewed Minnesota AG Ellison for @thenation

What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection

If the Democratic Party hopes to fend off future Republican challenges to vulnerable incumbents, they could draw on Ellison’s playbook.

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Theia Chatelle

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Columbia Apartheid Divest's jail fund reached capacity in hours, why not the same for Gaza fundraisers? Is it ideal that those fleeing the IDF have to bribe Rafah border officials? No. But having to pay bail isn't ideal either.

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Theia Chatelle

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@evcalderon3 Thank you for your service

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like this tweet if you’re in love with @joehoru

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What does the Respect for Marriage Act really accomplish? My latest in @thenation

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The Respect for Marriage Act was branded as a buttress against Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. In reality, the legislation includes religious liberty exemptions that allow the right to discriminate.

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What's that? Settlers who stole the land *and the name* of Khirbet Susiya attacked the village and threatened its inhabitants? Couldn't have seen this coming...Wrote about this for @AJEnglish last month, story linked below

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Last night, settlers invaded the village of Susya (South Hebron hills) and ordered its residents to leave within 24 hours - otherwise they would all be killed.

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Theia Chatelle

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Outlets, generally speaking, don't respect freelancer labor, and there are so, so many cases of freelancers' pitches being shot down and then copied, freelancers not being paid, etc. This is why I'm a proud member of @paythewriter

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Theia Chatelle

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1 year

Writing for StudentNation @thenation has been the best part of this year! Honored to be featured in their year-end roundup.

The Nation

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Throughout 2022, we published first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists reporting on youth-oriented campaigns for social justice. Here are some of the movements that mattered most to students this year.

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Another feature? "Waiting for Care" is live :) Iz and I's latest in @yalenewjournal

Waiting for Care | The New Journal

Beginnings On the night of August 17th, 2022, Dr. Christy Olezeski received a Twitter notification. Then another, and another. She was on vacation with her family, taking a break from New Haven and...

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Theia Chatelle

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Wrote about attacks on gender-affirming healthcare for The Nation

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New from StudentNation: America’s Youth Have a Problem

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Theia Chatelle

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@joehoru hello how is your social media detox going, not well?

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After it took me five hours to figure out where I could and could not drive a car in the West Bank, I was reminded of @jkpuar 's writing on slow life in occupied Palestine, how Israeli checkpoints, blockades, etc. stretch space and time, rendering a unique form of violence.

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Latest in @yalebroads

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After @ElisForRachael 's settlement talks with Yale University in the spring, @theiachatelle sat down with Elis for Rachael co-founder Rishi Mirchandani '19, read the profile here:

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It's almost like they're scared of Yale liberated zone v3

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Last year, the student "led the firm’s critical minerals practice." Someone please tell me why I thought this was a field of study in the humanities

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Now you might ask, what does this Yale student do at the Cohen Group (a management consulting firm)? "Support energy and defense companies..." Now on what shall we exchange ideas? Bombing children? Ivy League students not beating the allegations...

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Highly recommend all aspiring student journalists apply to @thenation ’s Puffin Fellowship. If you have any questions about the Fellowship, please DM me!

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@them @TeenVogue It's one thing to do a follow up interview after another outlet publishes, and another to *deny the interview* and then republish later when the topic is 'cool' and 'trendy.' Talk about being performative...

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This isn't to say that outlets now deciding that it's important to cover the movement for Palestinian liberation is bad, but should be done so in a way that isn't incredibly disingenuous, like this...

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@aJTheTexan Speak for yourself

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@jfeldman_epi It's hard to parse out all of the numbers here, because Yale is notoriously non-transparent about its employment statistics, which is also referenced in the YDN article. But even if you make the conservative assumption based on the numbers Yale releases...

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@jfeldman_epi it's easily enough to surpass the undergraduate student population. Additionally, @reclaimuc is right, postdocs/research assistants are absolutely NOT included in the professional/managerial numbers, postdocs are teaching positions, and RAs are a separate category all together

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@joehoru @AJTheTexan congratulations, when's the wedding, and can i be the maid of honor

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@jfeldman_epi @reclaimuc typically, made up of graduate student workers, who just won a union (Local 33).

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@AJEnglish

The Palestinian women refusing to let their village be demolished

The Palestinian Bedouin village of Khirbet Susiya has long been under Israeli threat of demolition.

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@jfeldman_epi I stand by what I wrote, if you look at Local 34's website, the union that represents the clerical/managerial staff at Yale, they have about 4,000 members. This doesn't even include administrators/other support staff.

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@joehoru 's 1414 words of fame

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"What makes her so interesting is her ability to be both scathingly critical and charismatically tongue-in-cheek," writes AJ Tapia-Wylie ( @aJTheTexan ) of niche Yitter microcelebrity Joanna Ruiz ( @joehoru ). It's the tell-all article, hot off the press.

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@ocsalevj Archive/Interview project for SPAN 318

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@cool4asecond No but as Yale College's first feminist magazine's current EIC, I stand by it.

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Was interviewed by @palestinetv95 , so sad to be leaving in five days, but will definitely be coming back

Solidarity with Palestine at American Universities Campuses is on...

Solidarity with Palestine at American Universities Campuses is on Rise #palestinelivesmatter #Palestinewillbefree #palestinemustlive...

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@aJTheTexan I'm hurt

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@joehoru @A24 joehoru's descent into madness, new psych thriller?

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Latest in @TeenVogue

One Girl's Struggle to Access Trans Healthcare in Cuba

Cuba protects trans rights in its laws, but — in part because of the U.S. embargo — lacks the resources to provide healthcare.

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I think it's time journalists stop using the phrase "write what you know," because for @nytimes journalists, it appears that's weird (oftentimes fake) social conflicts between kids at Ivy League universities

On Campus, a New Social Litmus Test: Zionist or Not?

Some Jewish students say they’ve been dropped by old roommates and sorority sisters and ostracized from campus clubs and teams because of their views — which are sometimes assumed.

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@aJTheTexan THIS IS SO TRUE you are a groupme frequent flyer

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@joehoru UGH I thought I was your wife??????? 🥲😭😭😭💔 What about our honeymoon???

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@moodyharrelson @ASU Hey can you DM me on Signal? Putting together a group chat of student journalists FOIA requesting their universities

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@joehoru i do believe u bc i got a text update every 10 minutes

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@joehoru @aJTheTexan happy to know i was option 2

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@AkbarSAhmed @HuffPost Congrats!

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@joehoru you ask if i hate you all the time

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Read @KelaYub 's latest in @thenation !!!!

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In hospitals with chronic understaffing, many #nurses burn out. They quit. They mourn the care they could have provided, & carry that grief home with them. In response, more states are considering a controversial policy solution: minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. My latest ⬇️

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@LyleGriggs And the weather?

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@50ftqueeenie <3

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@sylvanlebrun @WSJ Congrats!

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In what world do we live in where drama at one of Yale's forty+ secret societies, literally just glorified drinking clubs, is worthy of coverage in the @nytimes

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