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BlazeTV host Christopher Rufo apparently lives rent-free in the head of John Oliver, the English agitpropist who long played second fiddle to the eponymous host of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
Oliver melted down in 2022, for instance, not only over Rufo's campaign against radical gender ideology but over his successful efforts to rid American schools of critical race theory.
'Say what you will about — here it comes — the Nazis, but stick with me, credit where it's due.'
On Monday, the liberal commentator — whose transvestite-produced HBO show had a defamation suit dropped earlier this month by an Obama judge — targeted Rufo again, this time over the role he has played in New College of Florida's conservative renaissance.
Florida under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has managed to break the radical left's stranglehold over the education system, pushing back against critical race theory, LGBT propaganda, and historical revisionism in the classroom; nuking university DEI programs; keeping men out of girls' sports; and eliminating discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in public institutions.
DeSantis' strategic appointments — particularly those he made to New College of Florida's 13-member board of trustees in early 2023 — have been a critical piece of this institutional reconquest, the significance of which is clearly not lost on Oliver.
Oliver excitedly caught his audience up, stating that DeSantis "appointed six new board members who are political allies including Chris Rufo, the conservative activist who then tweeted, 'We are now over the walls and ready to transform higher education from within.'"
After characterizing Rufo as a "cartoon supervillain" and randomly joking about masturbation, Oliver stated, "Rufo is constantly sounding the alarm over the woke indoctrination of young people, but being appointed as a trustee at New College actually represented something new for him: a chance to put his ideas into practice. And as he explained at the time, his goal was nothing less than to offer a blueprint for what conservatives could then do for education nationwide."
"John Oliver just can't get enough," Rufo responded on X. "This is his third story calling me a 'supervillain.' I take it as a compliment."
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In addition to bemoaning New College's transformation into an exemplar for other institutions aspiring to break free from their woke encumbrances, Oliver also complained on Monday that the liberal arts college axed its gender studies program.
The liberal host made a note of "Rufo bragging they'd gotten rid of a 'massive' and 'radical' department that indoctrinates students."
Rufo motioned at an August 2023 board meeting to begin to dissolve the program, stating online, "We are the first public university in America to begin rolling back the encroachment of queer theory and gender pseudoscience into academic life."
After the board voted 7-3 in favor, the college's only full-time gender studies professor — a woman who identifies as a man — subsequently submitted a resignation letter, thereby evidencing her political bias and ideological capture.
In a letter dated August 2023, the radical professor wrote, "Eliminating Gender Studies is a reactionary attempt to prevent cultural shifts that scare you. Gender has changed before, and it is changing again. You can’t keep your kids from being gay or trans."
In addition to whining about the demise of the school's gender indoctrination program, Oliver melted down on Monday over the college's 2024 disposal of propaganda — some of it apparently damaged by Tropical Storm Debby — from the defunct Gender and Diversity Center's library, likening it to Nazi book-burnings.
Oliver highlighted an Aug. 16, 2024, tweet in which Rufo wrote, "We abolished the gender studies program. Now we’re throwing out the trash."
The British propagandist said in response on his show, "Say what you will about — here it comes — the Nazis, but stick with me, credit where it's due, I know when the Nazis went after books, they went big."
"Ideologues capturing something that they hate, claiming that they want to fix it, and then destroying it instead," Oliver said later in his tirade. "But seldom has that move been more blatant than watching people talk about great debates and classical education, only to then drive away faculty, refer to books as trash, and assemble a veritable Avengers of D-list conservatives, celebrities, creeps, and weirdos."
New College officials such as David Rohrbacher, provost and vice president of academic affairs, wholly rejected Oliver's framing.
"What I’m proud about over the last three years is that in addition to many, many new ideas, new projects, new policies, new educational strategies," Rohrbacher told the Free Press, "New College remains the college it was in terms of that model of experimental learning and experiential learning."
Multiple professors told the FP that while the college now has fewer radical course offerings, the new leadership does not police what they teach.
New College President Richard Corcoran emphasized that "the great liberal-arts schools that are not indoctrinating, that have great [test] scores and get great students — yeah, that would be who we’d like to be."
Corcoran noted further that most of the "ideological warriors have left" and the people the school has been hiring are "a who's who of faculty in the history of the college."
Oliver's panicked episode aired in the wake of a deal reached late last month by state lawmakers, which, if finalized, will transfer control of the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College.
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A dispute over player eligibility now has Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) involved after he entered himself into the fray on Thursday.
The Big 12 Conference finds itself with its hands tied after a court ruling pumped the brakes on the NCAA punishing a Texas Tech player.
'Any such action would be unlawful and would expose the Conference to substantial liability.'
Quarterback Brendan Sorsby was caught earlier this year gambling on NCAA games, and it turned out he had been betting on his own team for years. Sorsby wagered approximately $90,000 over four years, On3 reported, and he also allegedly used sportsbook accounts registered to his friends and family.
Earlier this week, a Texas judge in Lubbock County, where Texas Tech is located, temporarily prevented the NCAA from enforcing a permanent eligibility ban on Sorsby, meaning the 22-year-old will be able to play this season for the Red Raiders, apart from the first two games.
Then came reports that the Big 12 and other conferences were considering boycotting Texas Tech altogether, with Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor telling Yahoo Sports that the Big 12 had "serious conversations" about it.
Enter Texas AG Paxton's office, which sent a letter to the conference saying the state could seek "substantially more than $200 million" if the Big 12 tries to move forward with the boycott.
Reporter Pete Nakos posted the AG's letter, which said Texas is aware of the attempted sanctioning of Texas Tech for "continuing its support of Mr. Sorsby as a student-athlete."
"This letter serves to notify the Big 12 that any such action would be unlawful and would expose the Conference to substantial liability," Paxton's antitrust chief, Thomas York, wrote.
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From the letter: "Should the Big 12 seek. to sanction Texas Tech for acting consistent with the Order, Texas Tech will pursue all legal avenues to protect its interests and those of Texas Tech’s student-athletes."https://t.co/Q8ap2Ezie4 https://t.co/jPc4uAixce pic.twitter.com/gAE15NqykHThe letter continued, describing the possible plan as "a naked horizontal agreement among competitors to disadvantage Texas Tech by cutting off access to the resources it needs to compete."
The state government argued this would open up the conference and its members to potential damages stemming from Texas Tech's "lost football revenues, damages to its alumni contributions, and damages to its recruitment, plus attorneys' fees."
Paxton's office also cited a possible breach of contract and "tortious antitrust," described as "any sanction that disrupts or interferes with Texas Tech's existing or potential contracts associated with its football team."
This includes the disruption of potential sponsorships, ticket sales, and other commercial relationships, for example.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) then fired off a letter of his own, calling Paxton's claims "meritless" and "facially absurd."
Drummond also expressed support for the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech over the Sorsby saga.
Texas Tech "has shirked responsibility by running with a bogus claim to a friendly court. Its leadership has prioritized winning over sport, over honor, and over integrity. If Texas Tech will not do the right thing, the Big 12 should," he wrote, according to images of the letter shared by ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel.
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As Blaze News previously reported, members of the Big Ten and the SEC have also discussed refusing to play Texas Tech.
Thamel cited three unnamed Big Ten sources on Monday night who said they planned on discussing the possible sanction, while University of Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks reportedly issued an internal memo to his school's coaches advising them not to schedule any games against Texas Tech in any sport without conference approval.
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Olivier le Polain, an epidemiologist with the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), said on Friday that there are still “many blind spots in some areas that are high risk,” so the full extent of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains unclear.
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A deadly shooting unfolded in Midland, Texas, Friday morning before a standoff with police that reportedly left the suspected gunman dead.
Midland Police responded to an active shooting incident in the 4600 block of West Wall Street, officials said.
'We see the drones, and then we see the Texas Rangers and the undercover cars with lights on. ... Had to be, seems like, 50 police officers, like a small army.'
Officers heard gunfire coming from a building and worked quickly to secure and clear the area, officials said, adding that "armored units were deployed, and partner agencies assisted in the response."
The shooting left at least one victim dead and 10 others injured, officials told NBC News.
The suspect was seen dead with a drone, Midland Mayor Lori Blong told CBS News.
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Nine victims were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital, a spokesperson for the hospital said. Three are undergoing surgeries, and one is in recovery. Two others are stable and remain in the emergency department, and three have been discharged.Video reportedly from the scene captured the startling sounds of the shooting.
Blong added to CBS News there was no indication that any police officers were injured.
Lee Carlisle was at a nearby Super 8 Motel and described to CBS News what he saw and heard.
"We heard several, several gunshots, like 20 gunshots, and then it moved down — the whole situation moved further down," Carlisle told the news network. "We see the drones, and then we see the Texas Rangers and the undercover cars with lights on. ... Had to be, seems like, 50 police officers, like a small army."
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement: "Cecilia and I are deeply saddened by the senseless act of violence in Midland. We are praying for the victims, their families, and the entire community," he wrote on social media.
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"I have been briefed on the matter and commend the swift response from the Midland Police Department, DPS and all assisting law enforcement agencies," Abbott added.
Midland is located in Western Texas about three hours south of Lubbock.
This is a developing story; updates may be added.
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