In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, was taking care of his toddler son at home when federal agents arrived at his door and arrested him at gunpoint. Shehadeh soon learned he was one of eight immigrants arrested on charges relating to their pro-Palestinian activism.
Then, in March of 2025, federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate student, and Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri. Both are in the U.S. legally, being threatened with deportation. And both are targets of the Trump administration's crackdown on what they describe as anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas speech on college campuses.
We hear from David Cole, who represented the Los Angeles Eight for insight into this moment, and what we can learn from their plight.
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Consider This from NPR - Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before
In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, was taking care of his toddler son at home when federal agents arrived at his door and arrested him at gunpoint. Shehadeh soon learned he was one of eight immigrants arrested on charges relating to their pro-Palestinian activism.
Then, in March of 2025, federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate student, and Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri. Both are in the U.S. legally, being threatened with deportation. And both are targets of the Trump administration's crackdown on what they describe as anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas speech on college campuses.
We hear from David Cole, who represented the Los Angeles Eight for insight into this moment, and what we can learn from their plight.
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Then, in March of 2025, federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate student, and Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri. Both are in the U.S. legally, being threatened with deportation. And both are targets of the Trump administration's crackdown on what they describe as anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas speech on college campuses.
We hear from David Cole, who represented the Los Angeles Eight for insight into this moment, and what we can learn from their plight.
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Consider This from NPR - Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before
In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, was taking care of his toddler son at home when federal agents arrived at his door and arrested him at gunpoint. Shehadeh soon learned he was one of eight immigrants arrested on charges relating to their pro-Palestinian activism.
Then, in March of 2025, federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate student, and Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri. Both are in the U.S. legally, being threatened with deportation. And both are targets of the Trump administration's crackdown on what they describe as anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas speech on college campuses.
We hear from David Cole, who represented the Los Angeles Eight for insight into this moment, and what we can learn from their plight.
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Then, in March of 2025, federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate student, and Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri. Both are in the U.S. legally, being threatened with deportation. And both are targets of the Trump administration's crackdown on what they describe as anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas speech on college campuses.
We hear from David Cole, who represented the Los Angeles Eight for insight into this moment, and what we can learn from their plight.
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The Daily Signal - Victor Davis Hanson: Keep Your Enemies Close…But NOT In Your Groupchats
Did Jeffery Goldberg really have access to top secret “war plans”?
When National Security Adviser Mike Waltz allegedly added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, to an encrypted groupchat with other senior Trump administration members, Goldberg remained silent for over a week, listening in on discussions before publishing a bombshell exposé on March 24th.
Victor Davis Hanson reviews this debacle on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“ He is one of the most hard-left critics of the Trump administration imaginable. But he was on there. And he listened to these conversations, apparently, for about 10 days. And then, when he was waiting and—he never notified anybody that they had mistakenly put his name on the inclusion list to this confidential information.
“ Bottom line, if you're in the Trump administration, do not, do not under any circumstances think you can be friends with people who despise you. And this is a lesson that I hope Mike Waltz learns.”
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The Journal. - Trump’s Attack on Big Law
The White House is waging a pressure campaign against some of the country’s most prominent law firms. WSJ’s Erin Mulvaney on how the firm Paul, Weiss came to the decision to make a deal with President Trump.
Further Reading:
-Trump Signs Order Targeting Law Firm Jenner & Block
-Law Firms Scramble to Avoid Being Trump’s Next Target
-Why Law Firm Paul Weiss Pleaded Its Case With Trump, and Not With a Court
Further Listening:
-Trump 2.0: A Showdown With the Judiciary
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State of the World from NPR - The Global Race for Rare Earth Minerals
The race is on for control over deposits of rare earth elements and critical minerals that are necessary in much of the technology we use today. The U.S. is lagging behind it's main rival in this global competition, China. We hear about why these resources are so sought after and the stakes in the race to control them.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: Stop Ossification: Don’t Let BTC Become a Rolex
StarkWare founder Eli Ben-Sasson explains Starknet settling on both Ethereum and Bitcoin, the need for Bitcoin scaling through OP_CAT, quantum computing threats, and preventing Bitcoin from becoming an exclusive asset only for the wealthy.
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Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder and CEO of StarkWare, joins us to discuss how StarkNet plans to settle on both Ethereum and Bitcoin. We dive into the technical details of zero-knowledge proofs, the importance of OP_CAT for Bitcoin's future, and the fascinating Collider Script approach to covenants. Eli shares his concerns about Bitcoin ossification, explaining why without scaling solutions, Bitcoin risks becoming a "Rolex" - an asset only accessible to the wealthy. We also explore quantum computing threats and potential solutions for securing Bitcoin's future.
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Notes:
- StarkWare has over 200 team members
- OP_CAT is the "greenest" covenant proposal
- Quantum threats require ZK-based solutions
- Collider Script enables covenants at high cost
- Bitcoin fees prevent mass adoption
- Bitcoin needs soft forks to avoid ossification
00:00 Start
01:09 Starkware background
04:38 Bringing ZK tech to Bitcoin
07:53 What is a "unified" layer 2?
09:21 Why use Starknet?
11:33 Posting proofs on-chain
13:26 OP_CAT
16:55 Collider script
19:35 Arch
20:09 SHA1 collisions?
22:43 Brute forcing covenants into Bitcoin
24:53 fear of soft fork
27:59 Quantum
32:16 Possible quantum futures
34:26 Why ZK_Starks for Satoshi's coins??
38:16 Confiscation vs network protection
43:18 Self custody future
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: $IMX Surge, SEC Ends Immutable Investigation
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the industry as IMX token jumps after the SEC ends enforcement threats against Immutable.
IMX token jumps after the SEC ends enforcement threats against Immutable. Plus the U.S. FDIC drops "reputational risk" banking discrimination against crypto firms and Fidelity Investments develops its own stablecoin. CoinDesk's Christine Lee breaks it down on "CoinDesk Daily."
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Focus on Africa - Is Rwanda planning to attack Burundi ?
Burundi's president alleges that Rwanda plans to attack his country. Why are relations poor between the two nations?
How crypto mining is bringing power to rural Zambia.
And can animation be a tool for political and social change ? Views from an award-winning Ghanaian animator-Francis Yushau Brown
Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Bella Hassan and Daniel Dadzie Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
CBS News Roundup - 03/26/2025 | World News Roundup
Chat leak mea culpa. Vice President Vance to join his wife on Greenland trip. One year since Baltimore bridge collapse. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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