Right-wing influencers blamed a student’s rejection from Cornell University on the fact that he is white. But the 17-year-old who made the now-viral video never mentioned race as a factor and asked for the video to be removed after it went viral. “Bro got rejected bc he’s White,” influencer Josh Lekach said in a since-deleted …
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LinkedIn account of antisemitic Cornell student arrested for death threats shows role as school ‘safety officer’
The LinkedIn account for 21-year-old Patrick Dai, the man charged on Tuesday for making antisemitic threats against Jewish students at Cornell University, indicates a previous role at the college as a “safety officer.” The threats were discovered last week on a message board, which is not affiliated with the school itself, and called for the …
‘Watch out Jews’: Cornell University messageboard filled with death threats against Jewish students
Antisemitic threats were made online against the Jewish community at Cornell University on Sunday, prompting an investigation by local and federal law enforcement. The threats, which were discovered on a message board, targeted members of the New York-based college’s Jewish living center with calls for violence and antisemitic slurs. In one message, the anonymous poster …