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Just read it. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...

Chartbook 280 The state as blunt force - impressions of the Columbia campus clearance.adamtooze.substack.com Last night, up close, on the barriers on Broadway barring the approaches to Columbia campus, I witnessed riot police crush protestors, driving them out of the way, pinning them against walls. Somewhat...

The biggest tell about what Columbia's administration was *really* after is that the campus is still locked down; all classes and exams are remote. The supposed rationale for the police swarm was to eliminate disruption of academic life. They've cancelled academics instead, leaving only dead quiet.