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House Ed Committee Hammers Columbia’s ‘Continued Failure’ To Protect Jews, Requests Fresh Disciplinary Docs

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‘Columbia has failed to uphold its commitments,’ writes Tim Walberg

Pro-Palestinian protesters inside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University(Alex Kent/Getty Images)

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce requested a fresh round of disciplinary documents related to recent anti-Semitic demonstrations at Columbia University. The committee’s new chairman, Rep. Tim Walberg (R., Mich.), hammered the Ivy League school for its “continued failure to address the pervasive antisemitism that persists on campus.”

Walberg made the request in a February 13 letter to Columbia interim president Katrina Armstrong and Columbia board of trustees co-chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman. He instructed them to turn over a litany of internal records related to anti-Semitic incidents that unfolded during the ongoing fall semester.

On the first day of that semester, student…

The Great Surrender – The Atlantic

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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.

The single greatest success of Donald Trump’s second term so far might be his Cabinet. Today, senators confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, one day after confirming Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. The nomination of Kash Patel to lead the FBI is headed to a floor vote, and Linda McMahon—chosen to lead and apparently dismantle the Department of Education—is testifying to senators today.

Many parts of Trump’s agenda are deceptively fragile, as the journalist Ezra Klein recently argued. Courts have stepped in to block some of his executive orders and impede Elon Musk’s demolition of broad swaths of the federal government as we know it. Republicans in Congress still…

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UCLA Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine Chapters After Agitators Vandalize Jewish Chancellor’s Home

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Students targeted Hollywood talent agent and UC Regent Jay Sures, an outspoken Israel defender

Anti-Israel protesters at Jay Sures’ house (X)

The University of California, Los Angeles, is temporarily suspending its Students for Justice in Palestine and Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine chapters after members harassed Hollywood talent agent and regent Jay Sures and his family while vandalizing his home.

Some 50 masked protesters pounded drums and blocked Sures’s street and driveway in the early morning of Feb. 5, with police responding at 6:15 a.m., according to the SJP groups’ social media posts and police reports. The protesters imprinted red handprints on the outside walls of Sures’s house and plastered fliers on his garage door, Deadline Hollywood reported.

While announcing the chapters’ suspension, UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk said the protesters…

RFK Jr.’s Confirmation to Lead HHS Worries Health Experts

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The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of America’s most notorious vaccine skeptics, to run the country’s leading health agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on Thursday, sparking outrage among public health experts who worry that Kennedy will harm public health and further erode trust in science and medicine.

“I think it’s a sad day for America’s children. I think it’s a sad day for public health when someone who is a science denialist, conspiracy theorist, and virulent anti-vaccine activist is [leading] the biggest public health agency in the United States,” says Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, who has served on vaccine advisory committees for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “I think every Senator who voted for his confirmation should be ashamed…

What parents and students need to know about LAUSD’s cellphone ban

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Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted 5-2 to develop its new cellphone ban last August — placing the district more than a year ahead of the state’s requirement for districts to limit the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026. Students should expect to have their cellphones off and tucked away starting on Tuesday.

District officials hope that keeping students away from their phones will both boost academic performance and support their mental health.

“Kids no longer have the opportunity to just be kids,” said school board member Nick Melvoin, who authored the initial resolution, in a statement released by the district. “I’m hoping this resolution will help students not only focus in class, but also give them a chance to interact and engage more with each other — and just be kids.”

Here’s what parents and students need to know about what lies…

Department of Education in limbo amid Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing

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President Trump’s Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance.

Mr. Trump has long teased the possibility of closing the Department of Education, but he could be closer to making good on his pledge. Since taking office, the president has signed several education-related executive orders and multiple sources confirm he is considering executive action that would dismantle the agency. This week, Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, chief Elon Musk also slashed nearly $1 billion in funding from the department and terminated dozens of contracts and grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

“Oh, I’d like it to be closed immediately,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “Look, the Department of Education is a big con job.”

Ahead…

Trump tears down the woke iron curtain

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The return of Donald Trump to the White House has not just shifted the political landscape; it has delivered a cataclysmic blow to the woke iron curtain that suffocated free thought and meritocracy across America. This ideological fortress, erected by the apostles of progressive extremism, has crumbled under the relentless assault of Trump’s bold leadership, exposing the lunacy of woke culture that had brainwashed too many.

For years, we’ve been force-fed a diet of equality of outcome over opportunity, in which schools indoctrinated rather than educated, in which workplaces became battlegrounds of identity politics rather than arenas of productivity. This was not just misguided; it was an affront to the very principles upon which America was built.

Trump’s comeback has not just dismantled this woke iron curtain — it has sparked a cultural revolution.

Trump’s executive orders are a fusillade of legal cruise missiles, each…

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Trump admin investigating Minnesota, California schools for defying order barring biological males from women’s sports | The Post Millennial

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:20:04 +0000

“The Minnesota State High School League and the California Interscholastic Federation are free to engage in all the meaningless virtue-signaling that they want, but at the end of the day, they must abide by federal law.”

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) over alleged violations of federal anti-discrimination laws.

The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Wednesday that it will conduct directed investigations into both organizations for policies that permit biological male athletes to compete in women’s sports and access women’s facilities.

“The Minnesota State High School League and the California Interscholastic Federation are free to engage in all the meaningless…

Federal Government To Drop Over $1.5 Million Funding LGBT Youth Mentorship And Campus Activism

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The United States government is set to spend over $1.5 million in taxpayer money bankrolling a far-left group’s LGBT mentorship program for children as young as 12 years old in Los Angeles and on-campus activism for K-12 students.

The Lifeworks Mentorship program is one of the initiatives from the Los Angeles LGBT Center that’s benefiting from the financial backing of the federal government, with the Department of Health and Human Services agreeing to put up nearly a million dollars in support of it.

“The LifeWorks one-on-one mentoring program gives LGBTQ+ youth ages 24 and under the opportunity to be matched with an adult in the community,” a description from the Los Angeles LGBT Center states, with their site specifying that children as young as 12 years old can be involved. “Each mentorship is unique, and consists of everything from short- and long-term goal setting, to building their understanding of the LGBTQ+…

Democrats MELT DOWN as Elon and DOGE crack down on government spending

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Elon Musk and the DOGE have been wasting no time exposing more unchecked government spending, and for some reason, the Democrats aren’t happy about it.

“The Democrats are really showing their hand here, and they’re very, very, angry about uncovering waste and fraud and corruption, and they’re not afraid to say that publicly, which I think is so bonkers,” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” comments.

“They think that it is what the public wants, for them to say, ‘I want to stop you from saving taxpayer money.’ It is the most bizarre thing,” she adds, feigning confusion.

Most recently, Democrat Maxine Waters threw a fit while protesting President Trump’s plans to downsize or even eliminate the Department of Education while outside of the department’s building in Washington, D.C. — accosting a security guard in the process.

Waters…