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Cornell threatens to deport Pro-Palestine student protester TONIGHT
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Cornell threatens to deport Pro-Palestine student protester TONIGHT

Momodou Taal is being threatened with deportation by Columbia University. The deadline is 5pm tonight.
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Momodou Taal is a PHD student at Columbia, traveling on a visa from the UK. So when he led a pro-Palestine protest against Columbia and their donor Boeing, his foreign status was used to attack him. Columbia University now has plans to deport Momodou.

Or, as corporate media would put it:

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Now, more protests are erupting across campus as Cornell threatens Momodou with deportation, and while his lawyers are working around the clock to keep him here, his status is in jeopardy. Tonight (Friday) at 5pm is his deadline, so tune in now, follow him on Twitter, and show your support. Let’s hope they can’t get away with this one too.

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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté
Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature on-the-road coverage of the 2020 campaign and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of the politics news of the week. Join Katie and Aaron as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong – and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about.