A history professor is abruptly leaving the U.S. after a conservative group founded by the late Charlie Kirk singled him out for persecution. Mark Bray, who has taught about antifascist movements at Rutgers University since 2019, notified students Sunday that his courses would immediately move onlin...
To be fair, he was quite outspoken and plans to continue teaching. It’s one thing to be brave without dependents, but he’s a New Jersey, public university professor with a family on a hit list. Reminder that the murderer of state Rep. Melissa Hortman also killed her husband and attempted to kill state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Hiring 24/7 security would take a large chunk out of his salary, and its very difficult to get a concealed carry license in NJ.
Also don’t forget a sitting judge just had their house set on fire this week, and there’s still a website doxxing antifascist activitists (and not just them, but their families). Having a wife and possibly kids who have a high probability of becoming collateral damage in a terror campaign changes the math SIGNIFICANTLY - especially when an arm of the federal government (ICE) is already using the implicit threat of harm to children as leverage.