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Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Professor Abruptly Fired Amid FBI Raid

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Another professor has been summarily fired and disappeared, reportedly on instructions from the FBI. His whereabouts and what, if anything, he actually did wrong are unknown. Just raided, fired, *poof*. Welcome to King Donald’s Amerika.

Indiana University has faced criticism after abruptly firing Professor XiaoFeng Wang on the same day FBI agents executed search warrants at his home. The university also removed the couple’s online profiles, causing concern among academics regarding their due process. Federal authorities have confirmed the investigation is ongoing.’

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The notice of termination allegedly did not provide a reason, and Indiana University has refrained from providing information on the matter, citing FBI instructions. “At the direction of the FBI, Indiana University will not make any public comments regarding this investigation,” Indiana University spokesman Mark Bode said.

Bode added, “In accordance with Indiana University practices, Indiana University will also not make any public comments regarding the status of this individual.”

The Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors formally protested the termination, arguing it violated university policy. “His appointment was terminated without the required notice and a hearing before the Faculty Board of Review,” the union stated.

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[Veracity IIR president Doug Kouns] Kouns said, “It’s certainly concerning. I’ve not seen anything like this.” He added, “Taking down his bio and his phone number and his email address, I’ve never done anything like that myself.”

Professor Abruptly Fired Amid FBI Raid
Indiana University has faced criticism after abruptly firing Professor XiaoFeng Wang on the same day FBI agents executed search warrants at his home. The university also removed the couple’s online profiles, causing concern among academics regarding their due process. Federal authorities have confirmed the investigation is ongoing. Wang has brought approximately $23 million in federalContinue reading “Professor Abruptly Fired Amid FBI Raid”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/professor-abruptly-fired-amid-fbi-raid/ar-AA1CxBzv

UPI News: Senior U.S. Navy officer at NATO fired

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King Donald and his fellow bigots have fired another female flag officer:

U.S. Navy Adm. Shoshana Chatfield has been fired as the U.S. military representative at the NATO Military Committee, making her the latest high-ranking military official to be dismissed by the Trump administration.

Chatfield’s firing was reported Monday by Politico, Stripes and The Washington Post, which each cited unnamed individuals familiar with the situation. No cause for the dismissal was given.

Senior U.S. Navy officer at NATO fired
U.S. Navy Adm. Shoshana Chatfield has been fired as the U.S. military representative at the NATO Military Committee, making her the latest high-ranking military official to be dismissed by the Trump administration.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/senior-u-s-navy-officer-at-nato-fired/ar-AA1CuKJ5

US Mirror: JD Vance’s ‘Chinese peasants’ comment sparks outrage as China hits back with trade war exploding

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Beijing lashed out at JD Vance, branding him “ignorant and impolite” after he sparked fury with his remarks that global markets were driven by “Chinese peasants”

China slammed JD Vance as “ignorant and impolite” over his controversial comments about the nation’s economy, sparking a heated debate.

The political firestorm ignited by Vance’s description of global markets being influenced by “Chinese peasants,” drew a sharp rebuke from Chinese officials.

Vance’s ‘Chinese peasants’ comment sparks outrage as China hits back
Beijing lashed out at JD Vance, branding him “ignorant and impolite” after he sparked fury with his remarks that global markets were driven by “Chinese peasants”

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/jd-vances-chinese-peasants-comment-1081816

One does have to give J.D. Dunce credit for being a consistent bumpkin, totally out of his league whether the subject is Greenland or China.

US Mirror: Elon Musk ‘rattled’ as he’s brutally trolled during gaming livestream from his private jet

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Elon Musk was told he ‘will die alone’ as the Tesla CEO was brutally mocked during a gaming livestream aboard his private jet before he suddenly quit after his character was repeatedly killed

Another one of Elon Musk’s attempts to prove that he is good at gaming spectacularly backfired on him as the Tesla CEO was ruthlessly trolled during a livestream from his private jet before suddenly quitting the game.

Musk went live on X on Saturday, showing himself playing Path of Exile 2 aboard his private jet in what he called an “airborne continuity test” of his satellite internet service Starlink. But shortly after the livestream started, the tech billionaire became inundated with messages from other players in the game’s chat as they brutally mocked him.

“You have no real friends and will die alone,” one message said. “You ruined the country just like you ruined all your marriages,” another player wrote.

“Elon how is it possible to look this dumb and ugly why is ur Tesla company falling apart,” one gamer commented. Another even pretended to be Ashley St Clair, the MAGA influencer who claimed in February that Musk had fathered her child.

“Elon. It’s me, Ashley St Claire. I have no other means of contacting you so I bought PoE2 early access just for this. Please pay your child support. Thank you Elon,” a message that popped up continuously read. “Anyone spamming the chat will get uhhh,” Musk said as he spotted the trolling and clicked an ignore button on some of the messages.

One player told the Space X founder that his estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, “was right” in reference to her recent claims about Musk’s poor gaming skills. During a rare interview with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker last month, Vivian said her dad is “god awful” at gaming.

Elon ‘rattled’ as he’s brutally trolled in gaming livestream from private jet
Elon Musk was told he ‘will die alone’ as the Tesla CEO was brutally mocked during a gaming livestream aboard his private jet before he suddenly quit after his character was repeatedly killed

https://www.themirror.com/tech/gaming/elon-musk-mocked-path-exile-1078287

Awwwww … Poor F’Elon can dish it out but can’t take it.

Major furniture store announces closure as they fire all staff citing Trump’s tariffs on Mexico

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A major furniture retailer is closing its doors by the end of the year, they say, making the announcement this week as they also lay off all of their staff members

Progressive Furniture has become one of the first U.S. companies to announce that they’ll be shutting down and laying off all 30 employees by year’s end – citing tariffs on their source factory. It comes as the economist whose work inspired Trump’s tariff plan says the White House got it ‘wrong’.

Progressive Furniture is a branch of Sauder Woodworking located in Claremont, North Carolina. They’re the world’s seventh-largest furniture manufacturer, selling their wares at Walmart, Target, and Home Depot.

Major furniture store closes and fires all staff citing Trump’s tariffs
A major furniture retailer is closing its doors by the end of the year, they say, making the announcement this week as they also lay off all of their staff members

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/major-furniture-store-announces-closure-1077403

US Mirror: Donald Trump slaps tariffs on pharmaceuticals causing huge fears over drug prices

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During a speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he would place tariffs on all imported pharmaceutical drugs

President Donald Trump has announced his intention to shake up the pharmaceutical industry with an alarming new tariff plan.

At the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner on Tuesday night, having ignored the warnings from experts, Trump declared: “We’re gonna tariff our pharmaceuticals and once we do that they’re gonna come rushing back into our country, because we’re the big market.”

He confidently stated that such measures would drive companies back to the US and promised: “So we’re going to be announcing very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals.”

In other words, we’ll treat the pharmaceutical industry like sh*t and they’ll rush back loving us. Fat chance of that!

Trump slaps tariffs on pharmaceuticals causing huge fears over drug prices
During a speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he would place tariffs on all imported pharmaceutical drugs

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-slaps-tariffs-pharmaceuticals-1080697

UK Mirror: China hits back at US with 84% tariffs and calls on world to ‘unite against Trump tyranny’

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Markets took another plunge as China announced the increased tariff, the latest move in the escalating trade war between the two super powers that threatens to wipe out billions of dollars of trade

The madness accelerates:

China has said they will bring in an extra 84% tariffs on the US after Donald Trump put a 104% tariff on some Chinese imports to the US.

This is a 50% increase on top of China’s previous tariff. This comes after an editorial in the state-run newspaper China Daily declared: “Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny.”

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“The situation has dangerously escalated. As one of the affected members, China expresses grave concern and firm opposition to this reckless move,” China said in a statement.

Beijing “firmly opposes and will never accept such hegemonic and bullying practices,” foregin ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Wednesday.

China hits US with 84% tariffs and calls for unity ‘against Trump tyranny’
Markets took another plunge as China announced the increased tariff, the latest move in the escalating trade war between the two super powers that threatens to wipe out billions of dollars of trade

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/china-tariff-usa-response-trump-1081554

Raw Story: ‘What the hell?’ Protester’s lawyer grilled by feds as he flies home from spring break

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A Michigan lawyer who’s representing a pro-Palestinian demonstrator arrested at a campus protest says he was detained, interrogated and ordered to hand over his phone for inspection after returning from a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic with his family.

Dearborn attorney Amir Makled, whose client Samantha Lewis was among seven arrested last year following a protest at the University of Michigan, was grabbed after landing along with his wife and two daughters as they went through a passport screening. An agent notified the Tactical Terrorism Response Team after he was screened, reported the Detroit Free Press.

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“I don’t know what triggered this,” Makled told the newspaper. “I don’t know if it’s a result of civil rights cases, or First Amendment issues involving student protesters. They wouldn’t tell me what it is.”

Two federal agents questioned the 38-year-old civil rights and criminal defense attorney for 90 minutes, and he agreed the law permitted them to briefly confiscate his phone, but he refused to let them have it because it contained privileged information regarding his clients. Ultimately he allowed them to view his contact list.

“I’m an American citizen, I’m not worried about being deported,” Makled said, recalling what he thought in the interrogation room. “So, I tell them, ‘I know you can take my phone. I’m not going to give you my phone, however … 90 percent of my work is on my phone. You’re not getting unfettered access to (it).’ “

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“This current administration is doing something that no administration has done — they are attacking attorneys,” Makled said. “This is a different type of threat to the rule of law that I see. They are now challenging the judiciary, or lawyers, they’re putting pressure (on them) to dissuade attorneys from taking on issues that are against the government’s issues. We have an obligation as lawyers to stand up to this stuff.”

‘What the hell?’ Protester’s lawyer grilled by feds as he flies home from spring break
A Michigan lawyer who’s representing a pro-Palestinian demonstrator arrested at a campus protest says he was detained, interrogated and ordered to hand over his phone for inspection after returning from a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic with his family. Dearborn attorney Amir Makled, whose client Samantha Lewis was among seven arrested…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-the-hell-protester-s-lawyer-grilled-by-feds-as-he-flies-home-from-spring-break/ar-AA1CwhPw

Newsweek: Trump DHS Orders 900K Biden-Era Migrants to Leave ‘Immediately’

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900,000 immigrants who were here LEGALLY are going to disappear overnight? Do you believe in magic?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered migrants who entered the U.S. via the CBP One app to leave “immediately.”

The Biden-era CBP One app—through which more than 900,000 people were allowed temporary entry beginning in January 2023—was used to schedule appointments at ports of entry and helped migrants live and work under parole in the U.S. for two years.

Trump DHS Orders 900K Biden-Era Migrants to Leave ‘Immediately’
The CBP One app had been used since January 2023 to help hundreds of thousands of migrants enter the U.S. temporarily.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-dhs-orders-900k-biden-era-migrants-to-leave-immediately/ar-AA1CvN17

US Mirror: Duke star facing deportation by Trump administration fled war before NBA icon discovered him

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Just days after Duke’s Final Four exit, freshman center Khaman Maluach is facing a much greater challenge than any basketball game.

A new policy from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatens to revoke visas held by South Sudanese passport holders — placing the 18-year-old Blue Devil at risk of deportation despite completing a full season as a student-athlete.

It’s a stunning turn for a young man who has already fled war, rebuilt his life in exile, and became one of the most remarkable success stories in international basketball.

Duke star facing deportation by Trump administration fled war before NBA icon discovered him
Duke’s Khaman Maluach fled war in South Sudan before NBA star Luol Deng discovered him, but the 18-year-old’s college future is now at risk due to United States visa policy

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/duke-star-facing-deportation-by-trump-administration-fled-war-before-nba-icon-discovered-him/ar-AA1Cts54