Megha Vemuri called out MIT for having research ties with the Israeli army and "aiding and abetting" the country with its "assault on the Palestinian people."
Vemuri wore a Keffiyeh during the speech, and called out MIT for having research ties with the Israel army and “aiding and abetting” the country with its “assault on the Palestinian people.”
“MIT supports free expression but stands by its decision, which was in response to the individual deliberately and repeatedly misleading Commencement organizers and leading a protest from the stage, disrupting an important Institute ceremony.”
I’ve definitely heard that line before: We are not retaliation for your criticism, just leveling major penalties for your minor infraction of an unwritten beaurocratic rule.
The sackings followed a demonstration at Google’s San Francisco office on Friday, attended by more than 200 Google employees. Two of the four fired employees […] spoke at the protest. […] Google’s Security and Investigations team said the employees were routinely accessing information about other projects and employees inappropriately.
I’ve definitely heard that line before: We are not retaliation for your criticism, just leveling major penalties for your minor infraction of an unwritten beaurocratic rule.
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