Leftists try to shut down Turning Point USA at Rutgers for criticizing Antifa professor



Tyler Robinson, the homosexual leftist accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, claimed in advance of the fatal Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University that the Turning Point USA founder was "spreading hate," charging documents say.

Leftists have now leveled the same accusation against the TPUSA student chapter at Rutgers University, using a pressure campaign in hopes of shutting down speech deemed hateful.

How it started

Mark Bray is an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers University who has not only seemingly championed the terrorist group Antifa and its use of violence but wrote the 2017 book "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook."

Within hours of stating that "only mass antifascism, legal or not, can save us," Bray claimed on the liberal X knockoff Bluesky that he received "multiple death threats + doxing" following alleged harassment from Turning Point USA.

It appears he was referring to the attempt by the Rutgers chapter of TPUSA to get him fired.

The petition started by the TPUSA student chapter's treasurer, Megyn Doyle, states, "We, the students of Rutgers University, are deeply concerned to learn that an outspoken, well-known antifa member, Dr. Mark Bray, is employed by the university."

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Mark Bray (left) peddling his book on 'Meet the Press' in 2017. Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images.

"With the current trend of left-wing terrorism, having a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus is a threat to conservative students on campus," continues the petition. "Dr. Bray has regularly referred to mainstream conservative figures such as Bill O’Reilly as fascist while he calls for militant actions to be taken against these individuals. This is the kind of rhetoric that resulted in Charlie Kirk being assassinated last month."

In addition to flagging Bray's apparent defense of political violence and incendiary rhetoric, the petition highlighted a note in the professor's book that indicates 50% of the proceeds would go to the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund, which supports Antifa activists around the world.

After Bray was called out for his radicalism — with receipts provided — the leftist professor presented to the liberal media as a victim, suggesting he intended to flee to Europe but proved unable.

"I've never been part of an antifa group, and I'm not currently," Bray told the New York Times. "There's an effort underway to paint me as someone who is doing the things that I've researched, but that couldn't be further from the truth."

Radicals circle the wagons

Leftist students and faculty members at Rutgers rushed to Bray's defense.

The Rutgers chapters of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers joined the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union in condemning the attempt by the TPUSA's student chapter to get Bray canned over his apparent support for Antifa terrorists. The unions further smeared the student chapter, suggesting it was responsible for the threats Bray has supposedly received.

"The threats against ... Bray are a predictable consequence of Turning Point’s campaign to distort Dr. Bray’s views," said the unions' joint statement. "Silence in the face of these assaults will only embolden the far right."

A Change.org petition that had over 3,500 signatures at the time of writing appeared on Sunday in the wake of Bray's recent claims of victimhood, demanding that the university disband the Rutgers chapter of TPUSA.

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"The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has been continuously promoting hate speech and inciting violence against our community," said the petition, reportedly created by a former student from the Rochester Institute of Technology. "This disturbing behavior has created a toxic environment that has already led to tragic consequences."

'Any opinion that challenges their worldview is immediately branded as "hate speech."'

"We urge Rutgers University to immediately disband the Turning Point USA chapter from its campus," continued the petition. "By doing so, we will not only be upholding our commitment to educational excellence but also ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every individual within our community."

"The petition to disband our Turning Point chapter is blatantly defamatory," Ava Kwan, outreach coordinator for the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers, said in a statement.

"The accusations of 'inciting violence' and 'making threats' are complete lies," continued Kwan. "The same people claiming we're suppressing their free speech are actively trying to silence us for speaking the truth. It's not just ironic, it's hypocritical and absurd. Any opinion that challenges their worldview is immediately branded as 'hate speech,' a meaningless term weaponized to control dissent and protect their false narrative."

Blaze News has reached out to TPUSA for comment.

When asked whether Rutgers is considering disbanding the TPUSA student chapter, the university said in a statement to Blaze News, "The university does not comment on specific personnel or student conduct matters."

The university noted further that it is "committed to providing a secure environment — to learn, teach, work, and research, where all members of our community can share their opinions without fear of intimidation or harassment. Rutgers is committed to upholding the rights of students and faculty to free speech and academic freedom as fundamental to our community."

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Professor who shared vile response to Kirk's assassination receives lesson about consequences: 'Sick people'



Ruth Marshall is an associate professor for the study of religion and political science at the University of Toronto. She was among the many leftists who evidently figured the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday was a good thing. Marshall actually went a step further than some radicals, suggesting the fatal shooting of the unarmed father of two was not brutal enough.

Marshall — a radical who has spent well over a decade yammering about post-colonialism, the limits of liberalism, and religious violence — wrote in an X post just hours after the Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot while attempting to engage in spirited debate on a university campus, "Shooting is honestly too good for so many of you fascist c**ts."

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford told the Toronto Sun on Thursday, "That is disgusting."

"Sick people," the premier added.

Hours after Blaze News pressed the university and its chancellor for comment on Marshall's vile remarks, a spokesperson responded, stating, "The university took immediate action upon learning of the concerning social media posts of a University of Toronto professor. The faculty member is now on leave and not on campus."

It should be noted that being put on leave is not the same as being terminated.

"The matter is being looked into, and the University will not be commenting further," the spokesperson added.

The Toronto Sun's Brian Lilley claimed that Marshall, whose banner image on X signals her support for so-called decolonization in both Canada and the Middle East, recently called his publication a fascist organization and implored other radicals to shut it down.

Marshall did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment by deadline.

Other callous academics came out of the woodwork in the immediate aftermath of Kirk's death, signaling their tolerance for slaughtering people who hold differing viewpoints.

Joseph Derosier, a professor of international studies at Beloit College in Wisconsin who writes about queer theory, appears to be among them. Derosier allegedly shared a video to social media of an atheist gleefully suggesting that the fatal wounding of Kirk in the neck brought him 1% closer to believing in God.

Blaze News has reached out both to Derosier and Beloit College for comment.

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Kent State lecturer suggests Hamas terror attacks were miraculous



Another apparent champion of Islamic terrorism has been outed on campus, this time at Kent State University.

The Middle East Media Research Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group, recently shared a video containing excerpts from a pair of sermons given by radical Kent State math lecturer Nader Taha — one reportedly recorded on Nov. 10, 2023, and the other recorded last month.

Just weeks after the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel, Taha, an imam affiliated with the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent, suggested in a sermon that Israel had routinely "disgraced" the Al-Aqsa Mosque, "so your brothers and sisters in Gaza responded."

"The faces of the children of Israel will be so humiliated — Allah says that," Taha subsequently states in the edit of the video shared by MEMRI. "What do you want more than the humiliation of faces than what you have seen nowadays?"

Taha suggested further in his November address that Israel will spend billions of dollars to demonstrate its democratic nature, but "it will backfire on them. ... Then they shall be defeated and overpowered, and that's what we have seen, dear brothers."

'References to the October 2023 massacre are abhorrent and stand in stark contrast to our institutional commitment to peaceful dialogue.'

In the second sermon, reportedly recorded on Dec. 13, 2024, Taha says, "To be honest with you, Gaza — they planted the seed of freedom in the heart of not just only the Muslim world but the whole world. From their steadfastness, from the way they sacrificed, and they defeated that myth. Before that, it was [said by] all: 'Oh, Israel, the fourth-strongest army in the world, it is undefeated. They were able to defeat five Arabic armies in less than six hours.'"

Campus Reform noted that Taha was referring to the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, which was fought over a period of six days between Israel and Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.

"And yet," continued Taha, "in the Al-Aqsa Flood, we have seen miracle after miracle after miracle."

Hamas and its sympathizers refer to the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel that left 797 civilians and 379 security personnel dead by the code name "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood."

Kent State University issued a statement on Jan. 2 condemning Taha's remarks as "antisemitic" and noting that "references to the October 2023 massacre are abhorrent and stand in stark contrast to our institutional commitment to peaceful dialogue, as well as our core values of kindness and respect."

"Now more than ever, and especially in light of the tragic attack in New Orleans, we call for understanding and dialogue as the path to avoiding violence and destruction," continued the university's statement. "The remarks were not made on a Kent State campus, nor as part of any official event or program."

Journalist Toni Airaksinen indicated that Taha is apparently still scheduled to begin teaching four courses at the university later this month.

Blaze News reached out to the university about Taha's status as a lecturer but did not immediately receive a response. Taha similarly did not immediately respond with comment.

Recent pro-Hamas protests and riots on campuses across the country revealed that Taha is anything but an outlier, even on university faculties.

Blaze News previously reported that Joseph Massad, a professor of modern Arab politics at Columbia University who has a special interest in "theories of nationalism, sexuality, race, and religion" and regularly contributes to the Middle East Eye, is set to teach a course on Zionism despite referring to Islamic terrorism as "resistance" and insinuating that the victims of the Oct. 7 attack were "cruel colonizers."

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Suspect who gunned down three at University of Las Vegas identified as professor turned down for job



A gunman fatally shot three people and left a fourth critically wounded Wednesday at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. The shooter, whom police successfully eliminated, has been identified as a disgruntled business professor who was recently turned down for a job at the institution.

The shooting

Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department indicated that at approximately 11:45 a.m., police received reports of an active shooter at the UNLV campus. Both metropolitan and campus police raced to the scene.

The gunman reportedly began his rampage on the fourth floor of the building wherein the university's Lee Business School operates.

Responding to the crackle of gunfire, UNLV professor Kevaney Martin took shelter in a classroom along with another faculty member and three students, reported the Associated Press.

"It was terrifying. I can't even begin to explain," said Martin, who took cover under a desk. "I was trying to hold it together for my students and trying not to cry, but the emotions are something I never want to experience again."

Jordan Eckermann, 25, noted that a loud bang followed by an alarm interrupted his business law class. His professor urged the class to remain calm, but students nevertheless panicked. Eckermann recalled scoping out the hallway and encountering a law enforcement officer in tactical gear who instructed him to exit the building.

Minutes after exiting, Eckermann said he heard a score of gunshots.

The shooter had stalked several floors of the building before campus police engaged him in a shootout outside Beam Hall.

Officers swiftly eliminated the shooter, according to Adam Garcia, director of University Police Services Southern Command.

The all-clear was given roughly 40 minutes after the first report of shots fired.

Three individuals were confirmed dead, and a fourth victim was taken to Sunrise Hospital. McMahill noted the fourth victim had been upgraded to stable condition by the early evening.Four other people were reportedly taken to a hospital suffering "panic attacks," and two officers were treated for minor injuries.

The victims have not yet been identified by police.

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"What happened today is a heinous, unforgivable crime," said McMahill.

"But I want y'all to know something," continued the sheriff. "It's a crime that we train for each and every day. When there's an active shooter threat, the men and the women of the Southern Nevada first responder community — police, fire, and EMS — come together quickly and decisively with zero hesitation."

The sheriff alluded to the October 2017 massacre where 60 people were gunned down at a country music festival in Las Vegas and 400 more were wounded, intimating that the LVMPD has worked hard to ensure that atrocity at such a scale would never again strike the city.

McMahill noted that the actions of one police officer in particular ensured that no harm came to the large gathering of students at a Lego exhibit outside the hall where the shootings occurred.

Classes at the university have been canceled for the remainder of the week.

The shooter

Law enforcement sources told ABC News that the dead shooter was a 67-year-old academic who had unsuccessfully applied for a college professorship at UNLV.

According to his LinkedIn profile, the alleged suspect worked as an associate professor at East Carolina University in North Carolina from 2001 until 2017. It appears he also briefly taught at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Georgia. Although he received a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Georgia, he largely taught business classes.

Newsweek reported that the former ECU professor's personal website features a section titled "Theories Regarding Various Mysteries & Puzzles," containing a document wherein he claimed he decoded the Zodiac Killer's cryptic messages.

In addition to listing leftist billionaire George Soros and "Open Society" advocate Karl Popper among the "Great Minds of the Twentieth Century" on his website, the alleged suspect also had a section listing "Powerful Organzations [sic] Bent on Global Domination!" such as the Rothschild family, the U.N., and the Illuminati.

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USC won't let Jewish professor teach on campus after he called Hamas terrorists 'murderers' who 'should be killed'



The University of Southern California has exiled a Jewish economics professor after he suggested to student activists that Hamas terrorists should be wiped out. Professor John Strauss, an esteemed and tenured professor at USC, must now teach his classes remotely for the remainder of the semester.

What's the background?

Strauss, 72, shared words in passing with a group of students involved in a Nov. 9 protest organized by the USC Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, USC Graduates for Palestine, and Trojans for Palestine, reported the College Fix.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the protest was part of a national "Shut It Down for Palestine" action and included a rally where students chanted, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" — widely regarded as a call for Israel's ruination.

Footage shows Strauss, audibly identified by students in the mob, mutter, "People are ignorant."

One activist halts the professor with the claim that they are gathered to "pay respect for those who were killed."

As more activists begin to amble over to Strauss, the professor states, "Hamas are murderers, that's all they are."

Still referencing the terrorist group that slaughtered thousands of Israeli civilians and dozens of Americans on Oct. 7, Strauss adds, "Every one should be killed and I hope they all are."

The professor later defended his comments, telling USC Annenberg Media, "One of them, a woman, I don't know who, yelled out, 'Shame on you, Professor Strauss. Shame on you.' And I immediately yelled back, 'No, shame on you. You were ignorant about Hamas. Hamas are murderers. That's all they are. They should all die. Every one of them.'"

Strauss told another student outlet, the Daily Trojan, "I don't mind if they want to memorialize people who were killed. That's fine, just as Jewish students are memorializing Israelis who were killed."

"But this started as a result of Hamas terrorist attacks," he added.

Lies and petitions

Various anti-Israeli student groups at the university as well as activists off campus — including the scandal-plagued identitarian Shaun King — circulated a deceptively edited version of the video along with insinuations that Strauss had called for Palestinians to be killed beyond just the members of the murderous group recognized by the American government as a terrorist organization.

A viral post on X that pushed the edited video stated, "Here is @USC professor John Strauss saying 'every one of them should be killed, and I hope they all are' while passing by students who organised a memorial for 10,000+ Palestinian martyrs killed in the past month."

Canary Mission, a watchdog group that documents anti-Semitism in academic institutions, noted that the individual who appears to have spread the video in this first instance, Tara Alami, is a radical leftist at McGill Univeristy in Montreal who has "called for Israelis to die, celebrated the death of Israelis, expressed support for terrorists and promoted a violent hatred of Zionists."

The USC Graduates for Palestine similarly also posted a deceptively edited version of the video on Nov. 10 to their Instagram account, intimating that Strauss had called for "everyone to be killed," again with the suggestion that he meant all Palestinians.

Leftists on campus seized upon this false narrative to paint Strauss as a villain.

Coinciding with the circulation of the deceptively edited videos, campus activists started a petition demanding Strauss' termination "for racist and xenophobic behavior." The petition, which has received over 7,100 signatures, decontextualized the professor's remarks, suggesting they were "not only offensive but also promote and incite violence."

The Los Angeles Times reported that Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles, demanded that the university investigate Strauss and take steps to protect "Muslim, Palestinian and Arab students as well as any others who are targeted by hate and bigotry."

Hamas critic in exile

Within a day of the incident, Strauss was told by an associate dean he had been placed on administrative leave, exiled from campus, and altogether relieved of teaching duties, reported the Times.

A spokesman for the university noted days later the professor would instead be teaching his graduate and undergraduate classes remotely for the remainder of the semester.

USC provost Andrew Guzman indicated in a Nov. 13 letter to Strauss, obtained by the Daily Trojan, that following "multiple formal complaints" filed against him with the school's office for equity, equal opportunity, and Title IX, he would be barred from campus until further notice.

The letter stressed that the "interim measures" were not punitive in nature but rather were "designed to minimize disruption to the educational environment and to ensure a safe environment for both [Strauss] and [his] students."

Strauss indicated he wants the university to let him back onto campus and to issue "a factual statement of what I did not say."

A petition demanding that the administration bring Strauss back to campus, which has already received nearly 12,000 signatures, stated, "Jewish people have not come this far by hiding in fear. Perpetrators of violence and false accusations must be removed, not their victims."

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