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[–] FreeWilliam@lemmy.ml 67 points 6 days ago

"You showed the world that MIT wants a free Palestine".

“You called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and you stood in solidarity with the pro-Palestine activists on campus. You faced threats, intimidation, and suppression coming from all directions, especially your own university officials, but you prevailed because the MIT community that I know would never tolerate a genocide."

“Right now, while we prepare to graduate and move forward with our lives, there are no universities left in Gaza..We are watching Israel try to wipe Palestine off the face of the earth, and it is a shame that MIT is a part of it.”

“This means that Israel’s assault on the Palestinian people is not only aided and abetted by our country, but our school. As scientists, engineers, academics, and leaders, we have a commitment to support life, support aid efforts, and call for an arms embargo, and keep demanding, now as alumni, that MIT cuts the ties,"

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Would they ban the person if it was a pro Israel speech?

If no, then the school admins can fuck right off

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

it’s not “pro palestine”, it’s not “anti israel”,
it’s anti genocide of palestinians by israelis…
they try to keep framing it as that, as some nationalist thing….

[–] dumptruck@lemmings.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No, no I am certainly anti-Israel as well; I now fully believe the country should be gone away with like was done in Africa whenever they won their independence back.

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[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 91 points 6 days ago (4 children)
[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 48 points 6 days ago (1 children)

DARPA money is a hell of a drug?

I have no idea if this is a real thing or not.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 25 points 6 days ago

If there's one thing I know: any string of random words is likely a project studied or funded by DARPA.

MIT team receives $10.4 million biomanufacturing grant from DARPA With the grant, MIT’s Biomanufacturing Research Program aims to develop new technologies that can rapidly manufacture biologic drugs on the battlefield.

https://news.mit.edu/2013/biomanufacturing-research-program-grant-0918

So, yeah, DARPA money for drugs is a drug for MIT.

Old article. But... There's lots out there.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=darpa+.mil+.edu+mit+drugs

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

I'm sure a lot of questions would be answered by checking the universities donations.

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

AIPAC pressure.

[–] diffusive@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Research needs money for happening. You need to pay researchers, structures, various staff. Even more so a fancy structure as MIT

Israel (and American Zionists) have the power to cancel a sizeable amount of research contracts with MIT. (AIPAC shows how well organised they are, originally for defence from antisemitism, now for defence from… Palestine? I guess? 🤷‍♂️ )

Then for MIT (that is a corporation like another) comes to damage control. On one hand PR, on the other money.

MIT took the money, Stanford (in the case of DEI) took the PR.

I am still 100% sure neither of the two can give a damn of Palestinians, Israel or DEI. It’s just MBA stuff 🤷‍♂️

(I have my opinions on the situation in Palestine but I don’t want this post to be about that)

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

First they ignore you,

then they laugh at you,

then they fight you, <-- you are here

then you win.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago

Self censoring is not the answer... Come on MIT, you know better.

Well, now that I say that, MIT has a not perfect track record when it comes to legal matters and policy decisions. I think of Aaron Swartz for instance...

[–] hakase@lemm.ee 59 points 6 days ago

Kinda brilliant on the class president's part - still give the speech and get the media coverage for it, but do it before commencement so they're less likely to steal your diploma as a result.

[–] himmyguap@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Too late. Megha Vemuri already exposed MIT and is a star with her Andor-level speech.

[–] Zanathos@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Strisand effect for sure!

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago
[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 34 points 6 days ago

Massachusetts Institute of Terror

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Wow that's pathetic, so theres no distinction left between MIT and that Bible belt shit hole university that didn't let a student graduate after she came out as gay

[–] mapmyhike@lemmy.world 43 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You would think that a college would know that the Palestinian people are not Hamas and the Palestinians are the ones being genocided by Israel so that tRump can build a golf course. MIT certainly doesn't have the brightest. Maybe the most cowardice.

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 15 points 5 days ago

Whenever I try to believe things aren't bad and that I am delusional for learning how to gun, stuff like this happens. My hopes for a peaceful and boring future are dying.

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago (5 children)
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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Great that she spoke out but... Honey, where the fuck did you think you got accepted four years ago? MIT loves war.

edit: horny beavers hot for big missiles!

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

These universities largely deserve their Trump funding cuts.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

make a list of all these fascists. people must not forget those who stood firmly on the side of genocide.

edit: you don't need to make distinguishing marks on their clothes when they're already wearing the swastika armband. "oh please don't mistreat the fascists, that makes you a fascist!"

[–] nimisnimi@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
make a list of all these fascists.

Is that your next suggestion, omg: "Let them wear special distinguishing marks on their clothes too. Like, some kind of a star sign"?!

/S

That's seriously creepy, dude.

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

A terrible decision from MIT.

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