A Cholera Outbreak in Sudan, Trump's Spat With Harvard University Continues, and More F*ckin' News

May 27. 2025

🇺🇸 In the United States, the Government Services Administration plans to review an estimated 30 government contracts with Harvard University, with an aim to cancel or redirect around $100M away from the school.

• The contract review is part of a broader federal push tied to accusations that Harvard mishandled incidents of antisemitism on campus and practiced racially biased admissions policies.

• This comes after the Trump administration froze over $3.2 billion in existing grants and contracts to Harvard in April, pending internal investigations.

• The GSA has instructed multiple agencies to audit all ongoing and pending contracts, targeting nearly $100 million in active agreements for potential cancellation or redirection.

• The Associated Press put out a video of student-led protests against the government’s actions:

• Additional punitive measures are being considered include revoking Harvard’s nonprofit tax-exempt status and increasing the federal excise tax on its $50B endowment.

• Harvard has filed a federal lawsuit challenging these actions, calling them politically motivated and a violation of constitutional protections. (Specifically the first amendment.)

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🚨 In Louisiana, 2 more of the 10 inmates that escaped the Orleans Parish Prison earlier this month have been captured. Leaving just 2 still on the loose.

• The escape on May 16th involved inmates using a hole behind a cell toilet to gain access to a restricted area, eventually scaling a wall to freedom.

• The video from Austin American-Statesman shows the escape, the high speed chase, and the arrest of Jermaine Donald and Leo Tate: