🇺🇸 The Kennedy endorsement

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It’s Sunday, April 21 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:

• The pro-Palestine protest at Columbia
• The Kennedy family’s endorsement of Biden
• 4 quick hits of news from the last 24 hours

- Jeff (co-founder of Shades)

🎓 Columbia’s Palestine protest

🎓 A pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University led to the NYPD arresting over 100 protesters. Axios says the university's divestment demands sparked the clash.

🎓 Common Dreams says critics slammed Columbia's response: They say police action against pro-Palestine protest was “punitive” and uncalled for.

🎓 A Columbia Spectator Op also denounced the move: The real crisis at Columbia is admin's failure to engage with community.

🎓 But Nysun.com thinks the university handled the situation well: Columbia's swift action against anti-Israel protest reflects lessons learned from 1968 chaos.

🎓 Hot Air's take: The crackdown on Columbia's protest was necessary to restore order. But the struggle between students and the admin will probably continue.

🇺🇸 The Kennedy endorsement

🇺🇸 BBC: The Kennedy family has chosen not to endorse RFK Jr. They pledged support instead for Biden in his re-election bid.

🇺🇸 A WaPo Op says the snub is a move to preserve the Kennedy legacy: The political family chose realism over hope.

🇺🇸 But Fox News had a different take: the Kennedy endorsement of Biden over RFK Jr. only serves to stir family and political drama.

🇺🇸 Either way, The Independent thinks RFK Jr. continues to face an uphill battle: Many of the candidate's colleagues have urged him to drop out.

Shades poll: Are the Kennedys right to endorse Biden?

🤔 Yes, it's a good strategic move

👎 No, they should support family

😕 It's probably more complicated than we realize

4️⃣ Quick hits

⚫ Israeli airstrikes in Rafah kill 22, mostly children, amid ongoing conflict and impending US military aid.

🎢 Over a dozen injured in a tram collision at Universal Studios Hollywood due to mechanical failure.

⚖️ The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether punishing homeless people for sleeping in public violates the Eighth Amendment.

🏛️ Significant portions of Donald Trump's trial are unfolding away from public scrutiny, with critical elements in the shadows.