The Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, in March 2023 Flanagan was photographed wearing a shirt in celebration of an executive order handed down by then Governor Tim Walz regarding the medical gender transition treatment of minors. The shirt depicted a hunting knife and the words “protect trans kids.” The combination of a combat knife and political slogans is common among ANTIFA militants.
An academic and a former instructor at Kansas State University, in October 2024 — a few weeks before Election Day in the United States — Lowcock stated that any man who refused to vote for Kamala Harris should be “lined up and shot.” Backlash was swift soon after Lowcock’s comments were made public via a university video shared on social media. Both sitting U.S. Senators from Kansas called for Lowcock’s resignation, as did many social media users. Lowcock left his position at Kansas State University soon thereafter.
A pro-Hamas group crashed a University of California, Santa Barbara regents board meeting. The students and other attendees “began screaming, harassing, and intimidating the board members.”
Formerly known as Palestine Action U.S., Unity of Fields is “a far-left anti-Zionist ‘direct action network’ that engages in and/or promotes and protests and defacement of private property belonging to organizations and individuals it considers supportive of Israel and ‘Zionism.’” Unity of Fields has been responsible for promoting and applauding the vandalism of public and private university properties, protests in the streets of Los Angeles and New York City, and encampments in a number of cities throughout the United States. After Elias Rodriguez killed two Israeli Embassy staffers in May 2025, Unity of Fields created the “Free Elias Rodriguez Organizing Committee,” and described his actions as “a legitimate act of resistance.”
A group of pro-Hamas protesters gathered outside of a building in Brooklyn, NY, with a flag saying “Long Live October 7th” and harassed NYPD. One protester squeezed a toy pig in the face of a police officer. Later, protesters jumped over subway turnstiles and overrun cars stuck in traffic while yelling at passengers who had nothing to do with the protest.
On September 19, 2024, a group of about 150 people gathered at the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill for a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) walk-out event. A statement from UNC Chancellor Lee H. Roberts condemning SJP noted “the group began moving around the center of campus and disrupted operations of the University. They entered at least nine academic buildings across campus shouting and attempting to disrupt classes. They also vandalized the interior and exterior of buildings along their way with spray paint and permanent markers. They caused significant damage throughout multiple buildings. The group then gathered at the ROTC Naval Armory building, which is included in the National Register of Historic Places and proceeded to damage the exterior with spray paint.” In August 2024 the SJP chapter was suspended from X for inflammatory posts that included likening police to the Ku Klux Klan and calling fraternity members who defended the American flag from being torn down on the university campus “fascist.”
A far-left academic, Rodriguez who put a machete to the throat of a New York Post reporter at a pro-Hamas protest in 2023, In 2024, Rodriquez led a crowd of protesters outside of the Brooklyn Museum chanting, “Our ancestors did not dream of us, joining the armed forces, or running their f****** government. Our ancestors dreamed of us, slitting the master’s throat.”
On October 13, less than a week after the brutal October 7 terrorist attack that took the lives of more than 1,200 Israeli civilians, Jallow preached that “only jihad can bring victory.” He also stated that Jews “will all most definitely be killed.” He continued: “By Allah, all of them will be killed by Muslims. They all will be executed by Muslims. They will all be killed. This is a divine promise that will inevitably be fulfilled.”
NTC President Gregory T. Angel joined the Never Again Is Now podcast to discussion NTC’s $1 million challenge to Queers for Palestine and the debut of a new video promoting the project. Listen to the podcast here.
NTC President Gregory T. Angelo joined John Solomon of Just The News on Real America’s voice to discuss the HateMap.com project tracking leftist political violence, NTC’s $1 million challenge to Queers for Palestine, and the mission of the New Tolerance Campaign. Watch the interview here.
Big brands and universities have been rolling back DEI programs. Is it part of a bigger trend? The divisive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement has taken a hit — but is it knocked out? In recent weeks, grassroots action has pushed major corporations and universities to backtrack on their DEI initiatives. Some recent highlights: Tractor Supply Company was first on the chopping block. In a statement released on June 27, Tractor Supply responded to customers disappointed with DEI with an assertion that, going forward, the company will cease to participate in the radical LGBTQ Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) deceptively titled “Corporate Equality Index,” refocus employee engagement on professional development, and eliminate all DEI roles in the company. Molson Coors joined in short order after conservative activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck messaged Coors executives pledged to expose the company’s woke workplace policies. Coors decided announced the suspension of all DEI trainings, ended the practice of tying compensation to “diversity,” and also terminated involvement with the HRC “Corporate Equality Index.” Starbuck was set similarly expose Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, but before he could go public Brown-Forman Corporation (the parent company of Jack Daniel’s) rolled back their DEO programs, saying they will no longer tie incentives to diversity benchmarks, but job performance instead (what a concept!). Brown-Forman, too, ended their participation in the HRC “Corporate Equality Index.” Starbuck struck again at auto manufacturer Ford, which soon released a statement saying that they would still celebrate diversity, but would no longer use quotas, conduct DEI trainings, and also stop providing data to the HRC “Corporate Equality Index.” Harley-Davidson faced backlash once their core customer base learned of its tone-deaf DEI commitments. The motorcycle manufacturer posted a public statement saying, “we have not operated a DEI function since April 2024, and we do not have a DEI function today.” Harley-Davidson also announced the end of hiring and supply spending quotas and a commitment to focus on professional development, rather than DEI. Over in academia, universities retreated from the DEI agendas they once proudly proclaimed. The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) restructured their DEI department after their board of governors cut DEI-specific positions in June. Chancellor Aswani K. Volety announced UNCW had closed its Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI) and eliminated its chief diversity officer position — but the school also stated it would be moving OIDI cultural centers into the office of Student Affairs and repositioning faculty members into other positions on the campus. Did UNCW end DEI or just shuffle the deck? On August 20, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) disbanded their Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In an email to employees, Chancellor Rodney Bennett said that this decision was made “after considerable reflection and a thorough review of both the national landscape and the specific needs of our institution.” UNL will be “reimagining” how they approach DEI on campus but will no longer be taking the centralized approach pushed by the woke left. After Virginia Governor Glen Younkin requested to view DEI instruction at George Mason University, the school announced that students would no longer be required to take DEI courses to graduate. A Youngkin spokesman said the governor “had heard concerns from parents and students about ‘a thinly veiled attempt to incorporate the progressive left’s groupthink on Virginia’s students.’” The university’s new DEI rules were set to go into effect during the fall 2024 semester, but the school decided to delay the implementation to allow their Board of Visitors to vote on the curriculum change. It is unclear how the board will vote and if the DEI requirement is truly gone. All in all, DEI initiatives at universities and corporations are being pushed out by some and redefined by others. Do these developments point to DEI in decline? Only time will tell.
The Media Line, a prominent middle eastern news outlet, has covered the New Tolerance Campaign’s project to offer $1 million to any non-profit that will host a Pride Parade in the Palestinian territories. Read here.
James Whale interviewed NTC President Gregory T. Angelo during an episode of James Whale Unleashed about the $1 million offer to any non-profit that will host a Pride Parade in the Palestinian territories. Watch the segment here.
Campus Reform covered the New Tolerance Campaign’s project to offer $1 million to any non-profit that agrees to hold a pride parade in the Palestinian territories. Read here.
