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Mark Brey: Rutgers prof threatened by Turning Point USA

“I am not now, nor have I ever been, part of any kind of antifascist or anti-racist organization – I just haven’t. I’m a professor,” Bray said on Monday about the circumstances. Noting that antifa is a decentralized movement, he added: “I’m a professor of the history of the left.” (via The Guardian)

Very concerning news emerging from the USA, where academics are increasingly targets of political attacks and ostricisation. This is part of a much longer campaign from the organisation which is notorious for its Professor Watchlist, which encourages students to report on left-wing professors at US institutions.

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