This bike lock is/was available for sale on campus via Columbia's Public Safety department under their 'Crime Prevention Discount Bike, Locker and Laptop Lock Program'.

See their flier with a discount here: publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/…

.Greg Sargent gets it so right: MAGA types insist Trump is a fearsome, dominant star defendant at his NY trial, but Trump's rage at his lawyer suggests he knows he's coming off as 'a diminished, constrained, sordid figure who is not in charge of events.' newrepublic.com/article/181138…

Morning Joe Did anyone on your set know this was a commonly used bicycle lock?

'Until yesterday, Republicans were the harshest critics of lack of free speech on campus. Now they want to stamp it out. Hypocrisy is too mild a word to capture such a switch'. Me on why adults, not students, are America's problem. ft.com/content/198902…

RIP Paul Auster nytimes.com/2024/04/30/boo…

Mass arrests at City College right now, around 100 protesters stuck between two lines of police in front of the campus

Grotesque that Shafik claims she had “no choice” when she chose to call in police.

The Harvard University police chief seems like a sensible, wise, altogether exemplary grownup who should be a model right now for university authorities, and for that matter for cops. He’s been one for 40 years. thecrimson.com/article/2024/4…

What are the odds Columbia will also start next semester with NYPD “retaining a presence” on campus?

Brown made a deal with protesters to stop the encampment in exchange for a divestment vote.

Columbia called NYPD just 36 hours after the *then* small initial encampment protest.

Per E - jelani cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, threatened with arrest if he, or any other journalists, leave the Pulitzer building now. ~10:30pm

Excellent WKCR broadcasters pointing out that if it's mostly 'outsiders' in Hamilton Hall, Columbia's lockdown policy was a huge failure

Lolo Some are entering the windows guns drawn.

WKCR reports Columbia President email announces NYPD will remain on campus til May 17 — until after graduation — first thing tonight that seems to choke up some of the on-air student reporters

Consistent push to blame situation at Columbia on Joe Biden.

New margin in House: 217-213, meaning Johnson can only lose one GOP vote on any party-line vote for the time being. cnn.com/2024/04/30/pol…

wkcr.streamguys1.com/live.m3u

WKCR reports an unconscious student on the ground in front of Hamilton — and tear gas in the air

Philip Gourevitch you can listen to WCKR on apple app , helps their stream, i think.

WKCR is having technical problems - starting a newstream on instagram — and posting a direct link for the livestream - but above all urging please to use FM signal at 89.9