Doj pressuring UVA to fire it's president

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DEI is blatantly illegal.

The fascists are certainly pretending it is.

DEI is not just morally and ethically vital, it's practical. Businesses do better when they practice it.

The hate, misogyny and racism of the regime knows no bounds though, so here we are.

[Anonymous]

Trump is a descendent of the anti-intellectualism of Nixon, Agnew, Reagan and the second Bush, as represented in more extreme form in mass media over the years by people like Joe Pyne, Morton Downey and Rush Limbaugh before the advent of social media. Hostility towards elite educational institutions (shorthand reference "Harvard" or "Yale" as pejoratives) and government workers (Agnew: "pointy headed bureaucrats"), with not very subtle appeals to racism as with Limbaugh, were a means for the Republicans, dominated by the country club faction, to gain and maintain political power (Nixon: the Southern Strategy). The anti-intellectualism and racism were interwoven, and we see that here with the attacks on universities through demonizing DEI and appeals to Islamophobia. Nixon, in particular, is a seminal figure in Trump's political development.

But whereas the country club Republicans kept the people who responded to these appeals in check to retain their elite control over the party and achieve their economic objectives, and never actually did much to higher education, this is front and center for Trump and Vance. Enforcing a Hillsdale kind of educational orthodoxy on the US is the objective, a critical pillar for the construction of society where they will be in the ascendency indefinitely.

[Anonymous]

Ryan probably had huge resistance from UVA faculty and staff about getting rid of DEI. All those people shouting for him to join Harvard and resist.

President Ryan worked for a board. It’s an ugly dismissal but the noisy resistors to DEI need to understand the stakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an alumna and absolutely heartbroken. They tried to force out Sullivan and now they’ve forced out Ryan. This goes against the very ethos of UVA and why it was founded.

With Sullivan, it was the Board. This is the Federal
Government!

And both actions driven by conservatives. Sullivan was re-instated but I don’t see that happening with Ryan. Rumors running rampant that Cuccinelli had been picked to replace him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DEI is blatantly illegal.

The fascists are certainly pretending it is.

DEI is not just morally and ethically vital, it's practical. Businesses do better when they practice it.

The hate, misogyny and racism of the regime knows no bounds though, so here we are.

DEI is hateful and racist.

[Anonymous]

This truly is bizarre. It was appalling when it happened in Florida, but then again- it’s Florida, land of misfit toys.
How is this happening in VA and why on earth did they give in??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This truly is bizarre. It was appalling when it happened in Florida, but then again- it’s Florida, land of misfit toys.
How is this happening in VA and why on earth did they give in??

the board is all Youngkin appointees. He reports to them. There was no way through this that would result in him keeping the job.

[Anonymous]

The last straw had to be the embarrassing graduation last month

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last straw had to be the embarrassing graduation last month

What does this mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump is a descendent of the anti-intellectualism of Nixon, Agnew, Reagan and the second Bush, as represented in more extreme form in mass media over the years by people like Joe Pyne, Morton Downey and Rush Limbaugh before the advent of social media. Hostility towards elite educational institutions (shorthand reference "Harvard" or "Yale" as pejoratives) and government workers (Agnew: "pointy headed bureaucrats"), with not very subtle appeals to racism as with Limbaugh, were a means for the Republicans, dominated by the country club faction, to gain and maintain political power (Nixon: the Southern Strategy). The anti-intellectualism and racism were interwoven, and we see that here with the attacks on universities through demonizing DEI and appeals to Islamophobia. Nixon, in particular, is a seminal figure in Trump's political development.

But whereas the country club Republicans kept the people who responded to these appeals in check to retain their elite control over the party and achieve their economic objectives, and never actually did much to higher education, this is front and center for Trump and Vance. Enforcing a Hillsdale kind of educational orthodoxy on the US is the objective, a critical pillar for the construction of society where they will be in the ascendency indefinitely.

I think this is very insightful, particularly with the recent historical figures. Can you say mird about the Hillsdale orthodoxy? thanks

[Anonymous]

UVA is the only VA school that has bent to the will of this administration. You'll notice VT has not. Very embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weaponization of the Justice Department by dumb hicks.

Yes, life was so much better when it was weaponized by Joe & Kamala & the rest of that administration’s geniuses to protect Hunter, harass Catholics, keep a close eye on schoolchildren’s parents, & make sure protesters were able to threaten Supreme Court justices at their homes.

^^Lol when Fox News rots your brain and makes you stupid.

^^ When you can’t refute any of the facts presented so you resort to the lamest of retorts to disguise your ignorance.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weaponization of the Justice Department by dumb hicks.

Yes, life was so much better when it was weaponized by Joe & Kamala & the rest of that administration’s geniuses to protect Hunter, harass Catholics, keep a close eye on schoolchildren’s parents, & make sure protesters were able to threaten Supreme Court justices at their homes.

^^Lol when Fox News rots your brain and makes you stupid.

^^ When you can’t refute any of the facts presented so you resort to the lamest of retorts to disguise your ignorance.
DP

No, DP here when you spew fox news talking points you are looked down as you should be for parroting such nonsense. Thanks for making it very easy to spot and ignore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He has resigned already according to the NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/university-of-virginia-president-resigns-trump-justice-department.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SE8.bt-W.WMLE7gsXW1tu&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

I hope his replacement is very right wing and takes UVA in the direction it should've been going in this whole time. Maybe they can change the school colors to red and purple instead of orange and purple?

Why are you on a higher education board when you clearly hate it?

[Anonymous]

The fat, childish, impotent loser bully gets his way. This is embarrassing for our nation. All of his pathetic followers who are too dumb to even find Charlottesville on a map (they got lost on the way to the klan rally there) thing this is great and they are "winning" by sticking it to the libs.

I am not a fan of DEI. I think it has been overdone. But this is not the solution to the problem. It is so sad that people are falling for this performative garbage. Has Trump ever heard of diplomacy? Incrementalism? Doesn't this country have a lot of bigger problems? I thought everyone was worried about jobs and inflation and the cost of core goods. What is he doing about that. Nothing. Just making other people's lives miserable.

And none of you MAGA losers should come back at me with your pathetic Fox News talking points. Use your own brain and think. Think about how you would have felt about this 10 years ago before you were brainwashed. Think about whether you want your children to grow up to be like this horrible man?

I hate what this country has become.