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Disinvitation remains in vogue. Schools can't keep giving in to whichever group cries outrage the loudest. https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1450159816287084548

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Academics from top UK universities share how they've faced death threats, masked protesters & petitions calling for their research to be shut down. They say that university leaders “lack the courage or capacity” to address the attack on freedom of speech. https://bit.ly/3aQZGhO

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