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   From: jsimons@centralpark.com   
      
   On 17 Apr 2024, Max Boot  posted some   
   news:JHSTN.11538$zWO8.7257@fx17.iad:   
      
   > On 4/17/2024 4:20 AM, NoBody wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:23:36 -0000 (UTC), useapen   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> The University of Southern California said its valedictorian will no   
   >>> longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing "substantial   
   >>> risks relating to security" over social media chatter surrounding   
   >>> the Israel- Hamas conflict.   
   >>>   
   >>> The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year   
   >>> student   
   >>>from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the valedictorian and   
   >>>would   
   >>> give a speech alongside two salutatorians. In a news release Monday,   
   >>> the university said she would no longer speak at the ceremony after   
   >>> the discussion about her selection took on "an alarming tenor."   
   >>>   
   >>> The move comes after some students, alumni and others complained to   
   >>> the university about Tabassum's social media, which includes an   
   >>> Instagram bio that links to a pro-Palestine website.   
   >>>   
   >>> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/15/usc-cancels-   
   >>> valedictorian-graduation-speech-israel-hamas/73336731007/   
   >>   
   >> Nothing like silencing free speech.   
   >   
   > This is speech that you want to be suppressed. The valedictorian is   
   > pro-Palestine, and you, with your knee-jerk pro-Israel stance, want   
   > people with her views to be prevented from speaking.   
      
   Her position conflicts with the majority.  Deport her and those who think   
   like her.  Send a dozen Democrat sympathizers with each.   
      
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