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bro agitators came into UCLA to attack the encampment. This is insane.

I was at the University of Connecticut encampment, got swept by cops yesterday. 24 arrested (including my gf). We’re not out of the count yet tho!!! We’re still mobilizing and we’ll keep fighting!! Free Palestine!!!

At UNC, our encampment was taken down yesterday morning. Police arrested students, but the support expanded. Protesters took down the US flag & replaced it with the Palestinian flag. 🇵🇸 I’ve seen black people refuse to participate, but the UNC school system is banning DEI policies in 2 weeks. This affects schools like A&T, WSSU, NC Central, & FSU. The protests oppose a system that affects Palestinians, POC, LGBTQ+ & people from other marginalized groups

One crazy part I want to point out is people on MSNBC (hosts and govt stooges as guests) were like, "this is not how you protest". which is A) Preposterous because the students were protesting peacefully and are organized very professionally. B) So, according to American govt. & media, if you don't "protest" how they want you to, you are doing it wrong. Basically, "our way or the highway" shit. Isn't that authoritarian? Also, at Charlottesville in 2017, cops did not intervene at all. But, heavens forbid if some kids sit on a lawn and protest a genocide. Thank you for this video and giving out a fair take.

these cops wont do shit about nazis or school shooters but you better not protest that genocide... crazy.

As a former gluttonous consumer of right wing propaganda, this is all so horrify to watch! I’m so thankful to compassionate people like F.D. for this content and all the good people that left the bread crumbs that helped me find my way out of the darkness. I was a misguided fool and it turns out that the reality of what we face is so much scarier than any of the fantastical fear that Republicans crank out to gain power and keep their supports dancing on strings.

*University/college/campus and other youth protests are almost never on the wrong side of history.* They speak from a place of truth and justice and idealism that tends to get stamped-out when people get older that itself pretends to be mature or pragmatic, but is instead lazy, self-serving and cynical. *Stand with the young, always.*

I work in higher ed. This institution put out a statement after students occupied the student union, and literally only amplified the voice the one WHITE MALE student that complained about the disruption to "his studies". They have ignored the protestors and their demands, and called them criminals. FYI this is an HSI and MSI institution, therefore students in the protest are mostly brown, including Palestinians. We who work in higher ed, are not okay. I got faculty friends being threatened by their respective institutions that if they show up to the encampments they risk getting fired. Some of us will pay the price of liberation, but we must demand it. Thank you for this video.

The kids are alright, we're fucking atrocious

I'm glad a lot of young people are seeing our governments are complicit in a genocide. Kudos to those of you out there fighting a good fight. Keep going, and never forget what lengths the powers that be will go to preserve their power.

Shit is getting uncharacteristically chaotic, and solidarity must be held amongst us all

Cop City in Atlanta is awful . The fact that Julian Bond ( who was a well regarded civil rights leader) son is behind it makes it even worst . It’s important that we understand having more cops in our community is not the solution . Having more equity in our communities is .

The only thing being taught to these students is that no matter how peaceful, organized, and legitimate their protests are, it will be met with overwhelming force and violence. No matter what. There are literally zero peaceful, civil strategies that won't result in police cruelty and brutality being used against them. Take that how you will.

Respect Existence ☮️ or Expect Resistance! 🔥 Free Palestine! 🇵🇸✊🏾

We also have to remember that these are the kids who were the same age as Sandy Hook, as Uvalde. These kids were always told that their lives had a pricetag, they should be supported and we shouldn't be both siding the truth.

Johnson calling for the President to bring in the National Guard. Man, either the guy doesn't remember Kent State or he *does*, which is worse and wouldn't surprise me.

The police/govt's reactions lately to protests are nuts. Don't forget, Atlanta is charging some of the Cop City protesters with terrorism. Solidarité 🇵🇸✊

That is not a police force. That is an army. I was very uncomfortable with the direction colleges were going re: free speech when I was studying in the 2000s. With the advent of "free speech spaces" and subsequent slow elimination of those spaces, moving them to the edges of campuses or even functionally off campus... I don't know if the same thing was happening across the country, but it certainly felt at the time like it was intentional and planned to try to create an infrastructure that allowed for stricter control of intelligent young people and to criminalize their tendency to dissent in this way.

I'm black, and I am on the left. You arent alone, FD. Free Palestine.

We are an EXTREMELY small group and the lack of education in this country is astounding. As an educator, it is only getting worse. We have so much to work against just to attempt to resist.

If you can’t peacefully assemble without the cops being called, then you don’t have a first amendment right to peacefully assemble. What is really stupid about all these actions against students is ironically that over policing and militarization IS what is being protested. The university presidents are doing a Netanyahu by radicalizing their own students with overwhelming police actions. Administrators: don’t do a Netanyahu. Don’t make protestors your enemy in the name of “safety,” because you’ll never be safe from public opinion if you criminalize public opinion.

Just had a slew of arrests here at the University of Utah. Clearly keeping tents off the grass is much more important than a fucking genocide. Disgusting, infuriating, but, unfortunately, not surprising.

Thank you so much for covering this! I'm a student at the University of Minnesota staying at our encampment for days in a row now. Please, to anyone reading this, we NEED your help. The students setting up these encampments will post how you can help on their social media such as food and blanket donations, check them out! If there's an encampment in your area, stop by even if its only for a few hours -- especially in the evening and nightfall, thats when the pigs tend to show up. We have safety in numbers and WE KEEP US SAFE, not the cops. Thank you for listening to my rambling and free Palestine! 🇵🇸

Angela Davis sheds light on this in Freedom Is Constant Struggle. The youth really feel the world with optimism in these times

This is the first political divide I’ve had with my parents. Its so scary

i graduated last year from columbia and i’m back home. i’m so proud of my friends who are standing strong and enduring the terrorism president shafik is enabling when this should be a celebratory time drawing close to graduation. that administration never cared about our mental health to begin with - with mental health services being backed up and academic support was dependent on how compassionate your professor was. there are students who have lost loved ones from this genocide and now them and those of us who condemn genocide are being assaulted by the nypd on behalf of the administration. that’s what true unsafety feels like. when you’re a victim of a chemical attack on campus and your own administration does not reach out to you when you’re in the hospital. but it’s nothing compared to whole families being annihilated in their homeland and children dying, hospitals being bombed in gaza. but these students here have their lives and a campus to walk on, which you can’t say for their counterparts in gaza. it’s truly a mindfuck for a lot of us. especially with those having to continue with coursework while seeing the president of your own country defend the administration who threw your belongings on the street and called the police on you. the palestinians are facing a genocide and the students who are protesting it are facing a mental and physical health crisis. and it’s all being politicized before their eyes. but we’ve seen this before. we know the history. and it’s that history of mass protest and the palestinian people themselves that are why we will never be silent

Bless you FD... bless the protesters... and more than anything, bless the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. As an Arab-American, who has experienced _massive_ amounts of bigotry in the US, it means more than anything to me that people are standing up for us - especially protesters of Jewish heritage. That has been the one sliver of hope I've had the last 6 months.

kids at my school have been so apathetic and so unable to believe in change, that i didn't expect anything. They have protested now and it gives me hope.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Jimi Hendrix

Thank you for your solidarity. As a Palestinian-American it warms my heart to see the youth so passionate about Human Rights

Shoutout to these kids man. Putting a body on the line ain’t no joke. Don’t let 12 break u, solidarity forever🫡.

My university started a liberated zone THIS morning and the CITY police are already here. I cannot fathom the state of this country right now.

Nakba Day is being held three weeks from now across the US. I recommend going to a protest nearby to show your solidarity.

We need to be amplification for their voices. The blindspot to fascism in our mainstream midst is massive and is the number one threat to our democracy and self-determination.

Similar police action also happened at City College last night (4/30), where CUNY students set up their encampment. The Columbia and CCNY campuses are very close to one another, only 20 or so blocks.

thanks for making this video. they quite literally just tore down the encampment at my school last night and mass arrested so many cuny students. i’ve been hearing police in my area nonstop for 2 days now it’s crazy how they’re treating the students.

FD saying this really isn’t light work is a statement I think should be put on some type of message for the movement. I’m only 16 years old and finding my place in the world, but I know I want to help others and advocate for the end of human suffering even if my fear of crowds and loud noise stops me from attending traditional protests. I’m really grateful for content like this making it clear where I can help in other ways, by opening up my wallet to support people who are inspiring change on such a level. Thank you FD

As someone who lives on a campus where an encampment has been made, most students are in favor of it (there was a school wide walk out) and think that our administration has been intentionally misleading about what is happening. All of the people I've talked to apart of the encampments have been kind to me and helped me when I needed it. They were treated terribly by law enforcement and painted as a security issue when they have never taken any other "security issue" seriously. It's so surreal to see in person how people in power will lie straight to your face about what is happening in your own area.

JHU camp had to move yesterday, but they were still allowed to protest. Just on the school's terms. Glad it was resolved peacefully but a protest with rules isn't a protest.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸♥️

Thank you for supporting us. We’ve been ignored, antagonized, and demonized at our universities for months now.

Feels like you're always pushing the bounds of how to make your entertainment platform as close to activism or social justice as your can. Putting a quick PSA up on the main channel is really cool to see, since Ive heard from other RU-vidrs that doing something like this can kind hurt you in the almighty algorithm. I hope other RU-vidrs can follow your example because sometimes you just really need to get the message out there, clear and unambiguously, and this topic is one that should be talked about.

Bruh! Rico charges for handing out flyers is CRAZY!😮

You know you are doing the right thing when the powers that be start tripping!!! But I'd love an in-depth video on Palestine

Criticize all administrations, love all people!

America, y'all should like, rise up or some shit. Sincerely a citizen of New Zealand.

graduated from Dartmouth less than a year ago and today, the state military police showed up 3 hours into the peaceful campus protest/encampment in full riot gear to mass arrest students, journalists, and faculty. The "law" they used to arrest them was that they are not allowed to set up tents. I really feel like there is an intersection here between the persecution and marginalization of homeless people and the repression against protestors. They basically already made it illegal to be outside and choose to enforce it and brutalize student protesters whenever their speech isn't convenient to them or their bottom line

I'm not an American. But I'll comment to help spread the word ❤

thank you❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

I’m on my 5th camping day, wanted to say thank you so much for bringing attention to this. You’re my all time favorite commentator, and so this means extra. Thank you

I was just thinking these college students..how they’re fighting the real life fight that we’re all just watching in x-men 97. Mad respect and love at these students for staying strong for a good cause 🖤

I came for the political videos, glad you're still making statements on this stuff.

The news hasn't been focusing on us because NYC/LA are bigger, but the students and nearby helpers have been unrelenting here in Minneapolis, it's awesome. I'm so proud of my city and our youth.

From river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸✊✊

Thank you for pointing out there are other ways to support a movement than being on the frontlines of protesting. Often time we on the left forget about logistics, that people may not be as plugged in, or that upstream decisions actually impact whats happening now. My grandfather was an activist that taught me movements must happen on many fronts or else theyll fail. And I think that's hella important as we watch college student get wrecked by police forces. Support comes in many ways, whether directly visible or not.

Crazy how much the algorithm has suppressed this. I didn’t even know you had posted a new video until today.

Wishing a productive & rageful May Day to everyone fighting for liberation everywhere. ❤🖤💚

Its so hard to not hate human society, but then i remember that we eventually got rid of kings, so i do have hope. Its just so hard sometimes, man. Living in a small town in sweden where casual bigotry is litterally everywhere i feel so isolated and it feels like its either complete isolation or "not commenting" to the bigotry when it presents itself. I have this extremely privilaged White "friend" who says the n word sometimes to be "funny" and I want so badely to yell at him everytime he does, but i dont, and I hate myself for it. Why cant People just actually get that there are complete, other People that exist? Why must we invent lines in the landmasses that control who is what and what who can do? I hate that we live in a system where the greediest and most self centered floates to the top. But at the same time that fills me with so much hope seeing all these protesters and the indommidable human sprit shine through in such a system. Imagine what were Capble in a system that REWARDS the ones who take care of others? A system where eachother is the ultimate goal. Thats a big part of what keeps me going honestly.

"This is the student Intifada, this is only the beginning. Palestine is inevitable. We have set an example for all schools and all people to look to for resistance. We are many, we are liquid, we are the collective, we are uncrushable, because we have no form and no shape. Infitata Hall was just the location we all gathered around." -the student occupiers at Cal Poly Humboldt

THANK YOU!!! Black people are really struggling all over America rn but others won’t allow us to speak because they think living in Amerika is a treat for us because of worldwide propaganda! We have to continue telling the truth, glad to see you doing the same! You are necessary and appreciated!💕💕

Ty for talking about this. What is happening both here and there is horrific and the propaganda campaign of disinformation is almost dystopian. The more voices speaking out the better. In America these kids are doing the work (at a huge current and future real personal cost) our media and politicians should be but won't

Protests are always different for disabled people, I’ve participated in a few, but my condition involves excruciating pain if an area of my body is touched so even mild manhandling would be torturous for me. I an envious and fully support those who can and are willing to risk themselves for a good cause. I do my best on the educating front where I can.

Thanks for using your platform to talk about this

I'm up in Canada and it's a similar situation, but not (yet) as extreme ...the youth are giving me a little hope right now. I appreciate your perspective and I will be sharing.

the protests at my own university have honestly been getting scarier just bc of the increased police presence now, but i’m glad to see all the support here

Solidarity from South Africa! A luta continua... the struggle continues, victory is certain.

They’re surrendering their education, life as they know it, for the love of humanity. I feel pride and immediate connection knowing how strong these kids continue to become

Chilean here. I was a College student during 2011, a mythical era of student mobilizations. See, in my country, high schoolers and college students going on strikes and occupying school buildings isn't so much a strategy... it's a season on the calendar. It's so commonplace that our baton-happy police don't even bother to brutalize them unless they're outside of the campuses. There are pros and cons to our protest strategy but one thing I'm sure about is that the deans of our Universities would be thrilled, positively elated if the protests took the form of a civilized encampment on the gardens and open spaces of the Unis: "You mean to tell me the students can be politically active without causing full cancellation of all activities? Bring it on, make sure you clean up afterward!". MOREOVER, it is the very Deans who will raise HELL if the cops enter the Campuses to brutalize students, a big political NO-NO resulting from the trauma of the Dictatorship. What these gringo Deans have done with their stupidity is... reawaken the mobilization power of Uni students. The chose poorly.

Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming...

Thanks for the solidarity

I appreciate all your effort in raising up the work our young people are doing. The horror of what is happening here and in Palestine…reminds me of a recent song lyric: No sense of time No perfect tense No sense of time It all made perfect sense To everyone, however you can, take care of yourself and others.

the level of contempt for the young all over the globe at this moment is astounding

Thank you for using your platform to continuously speak out against what’s happening, especially here in Atlanta

Thank-you for updating your intro to include the most-recent fascist police attacks! (This is why you're the GOAT) *Furthermore, if you didn't know, Brown University protesters basically gave up their protesting simply bc the university "promised to consider voting on divestment from Israel's apartheid-state." 🙄 So basically, the overwhelming white students at Brown University gave up from their "protest" for empty platitudes that we all know Brown isn't going to follow through on. Pitiful & such an insult to Palestinians facing 75+ years of GENOCIDE.* FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

I work in higher ed, at one of the major research universities that is on the list, and students are still out there, camping out. I support them and I admire their resolve, bravery, humanity, and spirit. We raised those kids telling that it's important to be good people and care about their fellow humans, and how human life is so important, and now people are surprised they're actually practicing this? We constantly give young people conflicting information but thankfully, the youth of today is smarter and more educated than the generations before them, thanks to the advent of the internet and how it has democratized information. I wish them the best and although I don't pray, I send them well wishes and try to uplift them however I can.

VCU (VA Commonwealth University)’s protest was about a day or two ago and it was particularly bad. Sirens were going off for a while. Campus police, RPD AND Virginia State Troopers were on the scene in riot gear, clearly agitating roughing up peaceful protestors. School tried to use the wack ass “loitering on school property” excuse, like Glenn Youngkin didn’t just condemn this a few days before. Since the university is near the Capitol, he clearly was trying to do damage control and make an example out of them. I unfortunately couldn’t attend that day, but from the news updates and folks I know who did attend, it reminded me of the 2020 protests we had here at the Robert Lee monument, and how nasty RPD was then. They’re getting scared that us younger folks aren’t taking this, and we aren’t ignorant enough to believe the lies they’re spewing on this. Social media played a huge role in showing us the actual truth of what’s happening in Gaza, and they can’t handle it. I’m worried about the safety of those who are attending, and the ones who are taking the risk and standing up for what’s right, and particularly worried for Black and Brown supporters. If you’re unable to physically go to these, please support your local grassroots orgs that are putting their voices and bodies on the line for this. All in all, FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Solidarity for the kids fighting the good fight, thanks for speaking out in support of them

i’m a student that goes to one of the big three; crazy past few days protesting and at encampments/ also deeply disturbed at the turn of events and actions of my university. I have sooo many thoughts, but truly just feel like we’re all drowning as the education that we’re receiving is being tested in front of our very eyes as we’re forced to take these measures. getting a degree in colonialism and at the same time i can get arrested/suspended for using a student plaza to protest the unis direct investment in an apartheid state…everything feels so backwards and sickening tbhhhhh and it’s like everyone’s coming to the realization that we have to put our literal bodies on the line to be heard by the university and they still spit in our face saying they won’t divest, let us get arrested by cops, and or assaulted by zionists

thanks for talking about this. ive been organizing for ten years and I'm super inspired by things happening cause it shows that younger folks are building the skills required to meet the demands especially of this election year

Was listening to WKCR last night while this was going on. Shout out to the people hiding out and/or trapped reporting on this live. I have massive respect for the kids who are doing what they can to bring the worlds attention to what’s going on and staying strong in the face of militarized police force physically stopping them from protesting.

Hi FD, longtime fan love your work. Thanks so much for making this video it means so much. I've been at the University of Florida encampment for days organizing and this video replenished a lot of my hope. As far as encampments go it's a very safe and low-key one and we've been continuous for 11 days, we had nine people arrested the other day but beyond that we are not getting teargassed or anything which is nice. I agree about the general ickyness of politics as content, but honestly I think your perspective and wisdom is so important that it would be tragic in my opinion if you let that stop you from making more political content. I have found so many of your videos so useful and informative and you cite resources which help to gain a deeper understanding beyond what is already an amazing video. I totally feel you on being worried about your own personal safety making them, that is obviously your call. Also that last point you made about not being on the cutting edge of theory I think is actually a positive. It is such an important task to distill theory and information in a way that is palatable to a million people like in your f**k the police video. what my brain instantly goes to is when people say Bill Nye and NDG aren't doing "real science". that might be true, but they have made me care more about science than the 9999th journal article on some astrophysics topic just by communicating these ideas in an enjoyable and palatable manner.

These comments make me cry. I can’t believe you all are real. Love you all so much! Free my people 🇵🇸

Drafting my letter to withdraw from Columbia University today. I can no longer support this institution after what I saw yesterday.

Thank you for letting us know what those of us who can't exactly join up with these kids can share info and send resources. I have been trying to do my best to help them out.

Solidarity matters. It echos through history even though it might feel hopeless at the time. In my day we boycotted and protested against apartheid in South Africa and every one of those small little actions showed South Africans that they weren’t alone that people cared and fought for them. It’s the only way change ever happens. So keep fighting brothers and sisters.

I’m out here supporting the kids with Gatorade and fresh clothing!

That was a UCLA where the guy called the black man N-word and spit on them. He has a boxing gym he trains, Michael, B, Jordan, and the rapper Blueface.

Have a huge amount of respect for you using your platform to spread love and awareness. I always learn a lot from your videos. Keep it up! 🕊

Thank you so so much for putting this message out when it is needed the most. 1300 students across the US have been rounded up by these fascist militias, and UCLA fully sanctioned a klan-esque rally on their campus that predictably turned into a lynch mob against our comrades.

Thank you for using your platform to broadcast their message. I found you through your brilliant analysis of "Bamboozled" and I'm glad I subscribed. Your voice is needed, brother. 🇵🇸

Thank you so much for this video and your support! From my schools encampment!

You a real one for this one. You even opened my eyes up to what WASN'T mentioned in news coverage of the incident. I'll be looking into a link for an organization in Atlanta

Sending love to all you Americans from Australia

im a camper at ucb. last night was definitely scary following the attack at ucla and wondering if the cops patrolling us here would dare step in to save us if we were attacked. we’re so blessed with students working security that have so much knowledge from blm protests who’ve been keeping us safe. insane that this is the world we’re living in. thanks for the coverage

The leaders at Brown are the only ones to actually sit down with protesters and come to an understanding. Other school administrators just sent in the cops with impunity. 😢

Commenting to boost this. Keep fucking fighting, and free Palestine.

Being an Atlantan and seeing the escalation in realtime is pretty scary, I’m gonna be honest and say that I’ve stopped contributing to bail funds and solidarity funds because I don’t know how far they’ll push the repression. Feels like the death of democracy, and not just in the 2016 Trump just got elected sort of way

Blessed to find this channel, very rarely can you come across a new channel and feel inclined to share it with your closest friends.

I’m really troubled about the comments I’m seeing on-line. Americans can’t even agree that genocide is bad.