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Ocelot II

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59. If a lawyer did draft or review it, they would have been a typical Trump admin lawyer -

Wed May 7, 2025, 04:51 PM

May 2025

an incompetent loyalist who produces nothing but propaganda. The ethical, competent lawyers have quit if they haven't been fired for being Democrats, Black, female, LGBTQ, ethical, honest, competent, and/or woke.

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(Hoax??) Harvard corrected the grammar in Secretary of Education Linda McMahon's threat letter [View all] Demovictory9 May 2025 OP

Now that's some graduate-level trolling LearnedHand May 2025 #1

... SheltieLover May 2025 #20

See reply 25. It was done by a grad student at MIT who never claimed it was Harvard's reply. highplainsdem May 2025 #28

Here are 2 pages of the corrections....... riversedge May 2025 #2

Done by a grad student at MIT who didn't pretend it was Harvard's response. See reply 25. highplainsdem May 2025 #29

I love this. sop May 2025 #3

These grammatical corrections don't come close to fixing this document. yardwork May 2025 #4

Indeed-- the main problems were the ridiculous lies and hyperbole and it read just like a LymphocyteLover May 2025 #14

I thought the same. yardwork May 2025 #33

Yes, agreed. This whole admin is deeply evil and deeply embarrassing at the same time LymphocyteLover May 2025 #40

True, but MIT grads don't have the power to impeach Trumpy. FSogol May 2025 #37

Sheesh! The moron hired moron staffers to help her too. brush May 2025 #54

This letter is going to be used in the lawsuit with Harvard and should had been reviewed before sending LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #56

According to the biography on TV (Suits) mercuryblues May 2025 #5

A fake trophy belt at that orangecrush May 2025 #13

As much as I would like to think it was Harvard that did this mdbl May 2025 #6

Did the interenet lie to me AGAIN!!! Demovictory9 May 2025 #8

Honestly, I don't know how you fell for it in the first place. Lol! n/t demmiblue May 2025 #9

I put this under the "They didn't but should have" category mdbl May 2025 #10

Please delete your OP before it fools more people into reccing it (making DU look silly) or copying it highplainsdem May 2025 #15

i wish we had a rule against shit that just isnt true. mopinko May 2025 #41

I wouldn't want people alerted on and possibly having posts removed simply because they believed highplainsdem May 2025 #46

not every post removed counts against u. mopinko May 2025 #53

Harvard did not do this. n/t demmiblue May 2025 #7

33 now. Embarrassing for DU and anyone who copies it elsewhere. highplainsdem May 2025 #17

It looks like the admins took it off the front page, at least. demmiblue May 2025 #30

Good. I wish people would check out memes before posting them here. highplainsdem May 2025 #36

No kidding! demmiblue May 2025 #60

Comedy gold orangecrush May 2025 #11

Very unlikely any Harvard administrator or professor did this. A student, possibly. highplainsdem May 2025 #12

Can they work on his inability to comprehend the concept of defending the constitution also? Brainfodder May 2025 #16

Consider the origin of the letter. You can't expect correct English from someone who wasn't even writing in English. DFW May 2025 #18

Also, Republicans write "day's" instead of "days." raging moderate May 2025 #49

Even if this was not done by Harvard, it needed to be done. She is a nincompoop. (sp?) FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #19

And it needs to be spread. Scrivener7 May 2025 #21

No, it doesn't. Not unless it's labeled clearly as being done by a student at MIT. highplainsdem May 2025 #23

. Scrivener7 May 2025 #24

See reply 25. It was done by an MIT student the night of the 5th. Someone either stupidly or deliberately highplainsdem May 2025 #27

Ha! Now that IS funny. Reminds me of the old joke about the student in the FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #26

A1! tishaLA May 2025 #22

FOUND THE SOURCE of this. A grad student at MIT who posted this on Twitter. highplainsdem May 2025 #25

Like they say the places I worked.... Norbert May 2025 #31

Now THAT is ironically funny. Clever move. n/t elocs May 2025 #32

Your thread title adding "(Hoax??)" is STILL misleading. You're leaving open the possibility the corrections highplainsdem May 2025 #34

This OP is misleading in several ways. yardwork May 2025 #35

See reply 25 for the origin. highplainsdem May 2025 #38

I saw that but haven't verified it. yardwork May 2025 #39

I hate to rain on this parade ... Straw Man May 2025 #42

Same. yardwork May 2025 #43

The writing is mediocre at best while the content is appalling. Ocelot II May 2025 #52

Do you think that a lawyer reviewed this letter? LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #57

If a lawyer did draft or review it, they would have been a typical Trump admin lawyer - Ocelot II May 2025 #59

Dangerous incompetence and malignant evil Mysterian May 2025 #44

Effin perfect malaise May 2025 #45

Harvard didn't correct her letter. See reply 25. highplainsdem May 2025 #47

Someone did malaise May 2025 #48

The correction is funny. Misattributing it to Harvard isn't. highplainsdem May 2025 #50

"D+ - C-. See me after class." nt Buns_of_Fire May 2025 #51

Linda McMahon's unhinged letter should only strengthen Harvard's resistance LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #55

I figured it wasn't really Harvard Bettie May 2025 #58