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Elaine the Mean Old Feminist's avatar

If I had the kind of money Harvard has in its endowment fund, I could probably tell Trump to fuck off too.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I know, but Harvard still stands to lose billions in government grants. that took courage

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

I never would have thought that Harvard would think anything more important than money. relieved and pleased that one of our higher institutions of learning actually gets it that some things are far more important than $$.

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Jayme Wolworth's avatar

This is only the beginning of Trumps assault on universities. Harvard may still fall to the fascist government of Trumpistan. He will not stop until he has control over everything.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

Absolutely agree; that's why it is up to us to stop him.

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

I hope they stick to their guns.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

By threatening universities and research centers with pulling federal funding, Trump's goon squad is at the "coming for the intellectuals" phase. I read yesterday that DHS is developing a database of social media influencers, podcasters, etc. and their leanings. This will have an impact on info/opinion subscribers everywhere as fear grows. Courage is a choice, not an innate reflex.

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Kate's avatar

This is the fucking Floriduh playbookтАФitтАЩs a nightmare, and we tried to warn people!

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Elaine the Mean Old Feminist's avatar

I know. I'm just feeling snarky this morning because I found out that my townhouse needs some of the joists in the crawl space replaced and it's going to cost a shitload of money. Fortunately, it's a housing cooperative, so it won't all fall on me.

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Ronald P YYZ's avatar

ЁЯЗиЁЯЗж weтАЩd gladly sell you some nice lumber for that project, but someone wants to collect extras taxes on it along the wayтАж

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

No worries. Elaine can just go to the White House.

Plenty of lumber in TrumPinochet's head. . .

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Carol C's avatar

TrumPinochet works, but did you mean TrumPinocchio?

Was Trump ever a real boy?

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

Condolences.

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Eva Porter's avatar

I hate having to pay for stuff like that.

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Lois Henry's avatar

LetтАЩs see how long they hold out. IтАЩve become a cynic lately and I think itтАЩs with good reason.

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Norma's avatar

TheyтАЩve got excellent lawyers ЁЯШЙ. Bc IтАЩm sure The Don will be pissed and push it all the way to the Supreme Court. IтАЩll stick with you Jeff. You do an excellent job ЁЯСН

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Cheryl Seybert's avatar

True, but props to Harvard for not complying with the current regime!! As a private college why would they comply?

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

BTW, humor is the only true journalism.

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Mary Ellen Reese's avatar

Still appreciate them doing it!! So many canтАЩt or wonтАЩt.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

We all need to take a lesson: STAND STRONG, STAY TOUGH. We've had it easy here for a very long time. тАЬThe tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.тАЭ--Thomas Jefferson

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

It's about $53B

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Kay-El's avatar

$53B can buy a lot of fuck offs

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Greg Conners's avatar

Wouldn't that be nice? We could afford revenge, even.

A word about the Count of Monte Christo: https://substack.com/@greg1952/p-161384763

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

That was my thought, too, Elaine. Still, the government grants ain't peanuts, so good on The Crimson.

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John Marston's avatar

The vast majority of the endowments are tied up in specifics about how they can be used, so this will indeed hurt. And by extension as has been said, the cuts to medical research will kill people.

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