Columbia announces deal to pay Trump administration more than $220m
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/23/columbia-university-220m-trump-administration?CMP=share_btn_url
The Republican thirst for bribes & grift is limitless.
The GOP have become mafia thugs threatening "nice university you have there, hoping nothing happens to it."
The folks who built an endowment fund must be so pleased about the public corruption & grift.
#ettd proven once again.
Had they fought the fascist how fierce of a battle would $220M of legal fees bring?
Kneeling to fascists is an embarrassing legacy they will always be remembered for.
@jeffjarvis The students should exercise their first amendment rights to protest this!
Oh, wait, they are not allowed to.
@jeffjarvis I just expressed a string of expletives.
It's basically paying "protection money" to the mob boss, so he can protect you from himself.
What separates Trump from Hitler is that Trump is nothing more than a mobster. The concentration camps, illegal disappearances, promotion of race hate, dismantling of the constitution - these are done merely for the purposes of racketeering. Hitler did these things for ideological reasons.
@RichardNairn @jeffjarvis I think you could are right.
One thing I think is unlikely: Whether or not there is a 2028 election, I don't believe Trump will be around for his unconstitutional third term.