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Behind the Aegis

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30. Meanwhile at Brown...

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:31 PM

Dec 2025

The economics class that was attacked is taught by Rachel Friedberg, a Jewish faculty member who researches the intersection of economics and Jewish studies and who has worked extensively in Israel, though she was not in the classroom at the time. Police have not indicated any antisemitic motive behind the shooting. But they also have not identified the shooter, igniting unease on campus and speculation online, particularly in the wake of the Sydney attack.

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"Nuclear Science & Engineering and Physics" Renew Deal Dec 2025 #4

Very Smart. milestogo Dec 2025 #15

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ftr- he was jewish. mopinko Dec 2025 #6

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yup. mopinko Dec 2025 #31

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Professor Lourieiro Clouds Passing Dec 2025 #8

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this is 100% project 2025 Nigrum Cattus Dec 2025 #23

May his family and friends find peace.... riversedge Dec 2025 #13

I'm calling it: This is the same shooter from Brown Prairie Gates Dec 2025 #18

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I looked into that guy when helping my son review nuclear engineering graduate schools. NNadir Dec 2025 #21

Maybe the killer thought it was uncle john tRump? lastlib Dec 2025 #22

I have watched too many Datelines. Sneederbunk Dec 2025 #26

I'm not trying to spin a conspiracy theory, but I wonder if it had anything to do with his professional position. flashman13 Dec 2025 #28

Successful Nuclear fusion, if applied at scale, would alleviate the need for fossil fuels. farmbo Dec 2025 #32

Bingo! flashman13 Dec 2025 #33

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