The president of Columbia University begged New York City's finest — "with the utmost regret — to come to the rescue of her leftist institution Tuesday after Hamas-endorsed student radicals seized control of a building on campus. The New York City Police Department obliged Minouche Shafik‚ sending a small army of officers to restore order.Despite the concern-mongering of ideologically compromised professors and Democratic officials such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)‚ the operation was ultimately great success — just not according to Democratic Councilwoman Tiffany Caban of District 22.For Caban‚ this fair and nonfatal enforcement of the law amounted to "a horrifying affront to democracy and free speech‚ and an abject failure of public safety."Whereas the NYPD exercised incredible restraint when dealing the pro-Hamas radicals at Columbia University‚ its patrol chief unleashed on Caban over her "garbage" hot take.NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell made clear that Caban is a "person who hates our city" and got the facts wrong.BackgroundPro-Hamas radicals illegally camped outside Columbia University for over a week‚ disrupting classes and making anti-Semitism an unavoidable fixture on campus. In addition to spouting off genocidal rhetoric‚ they demanded that the university divest from Israel.When negotiations failed‚ the university set multiple deadlines for the protesters to clear out. These deadlines went unheeded‚ prompting the university to give an ultimatum on Monday: Leave the encampment or face suspension. That ultimatum similarly proved ineffective.Pro-Hamas radicals ended up taking over the university's Hamilton Hall‚ busting doors and windows inside‚ barricading the entrances‚ and scrawling anti-Israel messages on the interior walls.Shafik ultimately pleaded for the NYPD to intervene‚ stressing that the "takeover of Hamilton Hall and the continued encampments raise serious safety concerns for the individuals involved and the entire community." Shafik also suggested that "the actions of these individuals are unfortunately escalating."The mayor gave the radicals yet another opportunity to leave ahead of the police intervention. Hours later‚ hundreds of police arrived on the scene. Using a mobile ramp system‚ officers entered the second story of the building and made quick work of the radicals inside. — (@) Outside‚ scores of officers cleared out the illegal encampment‚ hauling away the violent radicals who had elected to dig in and fight. — (@) Caban's alternate realityTiffany Caban is a radical race obsessive backed by the Democratic Socialist Alliance who has made no secret of her loathing for the police and the rule of law.In recent years‚ the "queer" socialist has called for an end to the prosecution of so-called "crimes of poverty"; racial and economic impact analyses for every criminal charge; an end to cash bail; shorter sentences for felonies; and the prosecution of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who enforce federal immigration law in New York.When running for office in 2021‚ she handed out "Defund the NYPD" sweatshirts with her name on the back.Unsurprisingly‚ when a funded NYPD cracked down on crime this week‚ Caban was less than pleased.Following the NYPD's successful removal of the illegal pro-Hamas occupation at Columbia University‚ Caban issued a statement smearing the police‚ Mayor Eric Adams‚ and the university's administration."Last night's authoritarian conduct by Columbia University administrators and Mayor Adams' NYPD were a colossal disgrace‚ a horrifying affront to democracy and free speech‚ and an abject failure of public safety‚" wrote Caban.Caban called the student radicals' anti-Israel protest a "courageous stand" and suggested they should be honored "the way we would if they were Russian or Iranian students.""Our leaders are teaching students that not only won't their peaceable assembly and petition of government result in a redress of their grievances‚ in fact it will land them in jail‚" continued the Democrat. "This is an extremely dangerous lesson to teach‚ and will come back to haunt those teaching it."After making what appears to have been a veiled threat‚ Caban wrote‚ "Shame on [the political leaders responsible for this crackdown.] Solidarity with the students. Ceasefire now."Reality checkNYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell responded on X‚ writing‚ "I started to read this garbage and quickly realized this is coming from a person who hates our city and certainly does not represent the great people of NYC."Chell picked up on Caban's effort to rewrite history and decided he'd try his hand at the "word replacement game.""Last night's criminal conduct by entitled non accountable students and the support they receive from Councilmember Tiffany Caban is a colossal disgrace. A horrifying affront to democracy and proper behavior from people who are not accountable for their behavior‚" wrote Chell. "This was an abject failure of how civilized people are expected to behave in society while continually acting like a perpetual victim."Chell‚ who previously told Ocasio-Cortez that "good SAT scores and self-entitlement do not supersede the law‚" added what appears to have been a note to voters: "Remember everyone‚ if you want change‚ seek the change you want by getting involved. Then you know what to do."The chief posted his response twice. He appears to have deleted the initial post following a pile-on from leftist council members.Democratic Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez claimed‚ "This post incites violence against a government official."Democratic Councilwoman Nantasha William wrote‚ "Regardless of how you feel and where you stand ideologically this is dangerous and a gross use of an official Government account!"Failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate and NYC public advocate Jumaane Williams wrote‚ "If you've ever wondered what a Giuliani NYPD would look like with social media‚ wonder no more..."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The latest Nintendo remake of a Mario game faced the axe of censorship in one of its opening scenes‚ changing dialogue that would likely be deemed too offensive for woke audiences.Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was first released in 2004‚ but it seems developers found that some dialogue from the original didn't pass the woke test for the game's 2024 reboot.In one of the opening scenes of the game‚ the paper characters come across some typical Mario enemies‚ Goombas‚ as a way to set up a tutorial. As Bounding into Comics reported‚ the original version of the game had one of the enemies say‚ "Hey! Hey‚ man! What’s up? Who’s the hottie you got there with you?"A second villain then said‚ "Wassup‚ baby? Why don’t you hang with us for a while? We play real nice!""Man‚ what’s a FINE-lookin’ Goomba doin’ with a tubby mustache man like that?!?” said the third Goomba.The female character then replied‚ "Oh‚ it is‚ like‚ SO sweet that you boys think I’m cute! Seriously! Yeah‚ guys like you make me feel likeTOTALLY BARFING! Now get out of our way!”The original scene is shown on PlayFrame‚ with narration from the host. Despite the female character being disgusted by the advances of the cartoon baddies‚ this did not stop the game's new release from changing the dialogue completely.A first look at the relaunched version on CG Magazine revealed that the dialogue strayed away from any type of aggressive flirting from the characters‚ who instead decided to pick on Mario."Hey! Hey‚ man! What’s up? You think it’s cool to just waltz your way into OUR underground?" the first Goomba says‚ noticeably not mentioning the female character.The second enemy‚ again not mentioning the girl‚ stuck to calling the characters snobs."Typical! You surface-level snobs are so stuck-up. 'OoOoh‚ I get to see the sun! I like to breathe clean air! OoOoh!'"The third villain no longer calls Mario "tubby.""Heh! Yeah! Come on over here‚ scruffy mustache man. We're gonna teach you some proper manners "Instead of rejecting their advances‚ the female character says to "leave [Mario] alone" and mocks the enemies for living in a place that "stinks."The only line that stayed the same in the sequence was one enemy's response of "Ouch! That was cold!"However‚ the line "What‚ you're too good for us?" was changed to "What‚ you're too good for a fight?!"Nintendo has yet to make any public comment about the new dialogue; however‚ it is typical for games to change before they get a full release. The remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is set for release on May 23‚ 2024.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Journalist and podcaster Tim Pool has sponsored the car of professional driver Cody Dennison‚ with the driver revealing that he's faced backlash over the deal from a few "tribal" voices.Pool announced on X that he "did a thing‚" that being sponsoring driver Dennison ahead of an upcoming race‚ the Tide 150 at the Kansas Speedway. The race is in the ARCA Menards Series‚ which is one of the feeder leagues into the NASCAR racing system‚ for which there are three leagues in the ladder."The whole reason we're gonna be able to race all year is I met with Tim PooI ... and we talked about it‚ and he was super interested in just doing the whole year [of sponsorship]‚" Dennison said in an interview with Chrissie Mayr.Dennison explained that the conversation about the sponsorship came up while he and Pool were playing a game of billiards."He was really interested‚" Dennison recalled. The driver said that Pool asked‚ "What does it feel like to go fast?" about the G-force at play‚ and‚ "What do you have to do when you have to p***?"The conversation continued‚ and when Dennison noted that he'd been looking for a sponsorship‚ Pool cut him off and asked about the pricing. "I just told him the rough estimate‚ and he was like‚ 'Yeah I'll do that‚ 100% let's do it.'"Dennison also explained that some people in his life were angry to learn about the sponsorship."The people that are angry about this are always angry because they're tribal. So‚ they have sides of whatever conflict they think they're on‚ but they always end up on the side of people that are entirely self- serving‚ and they don't do stuff like this‚" he added. WEEWWW BOI. We are looking SHARP for Kansas. Can't wait to take this thing to 185 mph. Saturday on FS1!! Thanks so much to @Timcast — (@) Dennison has been in the public eye for some time as a YouTuber since 2013 and was eventually widely publicized in 2019 after his story about being fired from a GameStop went viral. Dennison spoke about the alleged mistreatment of employees and the company's dwindling stock prices at the time.In a statement to the Post Millennial regarding why he chose to sponsor Dennison‚ Pool stated that "Cody is a friend" and that he "wanted to support his efforts and thought it would be a cool thing to do."The Tide 150 takes place on May 4‚ 2024‚ at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City‚ Kansas.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!