Milo Yiannopoulos

Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Sold Out For Uw Speech; Wsu Event Canceled Due To Weather

... Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. At some other universities, his speeches have been canceled or postponed. Share story. Katherine Long. Seattle Times higher education reporter. Milo Yiannopoulos, the right-wing editor whose controversial tweets resulted in his being banned for life from using Twitter, is expected to speak Friday at the University of Washington. His speech Thursday at Washington State University was canceled  due to bad weather, according to the Daily Evergreen, WSU’s student newspaper. His speech at the University of California, Davis, last Friday was canceled by its sponsors , the UC Davis College Republicans, when protesters blocked access to the hall. Yiannopoulos, an editor at Breitbart News, and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli were both scheduled to speak. Yiannopoulos’ talk at WSU Pullman had been scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday at Compton Union Building and was sold out. Icy roads on Wednesday caused WSU to cancel most campus activities in Pullman. Letter to the Editor: Milo Yiannopoulos: ...

Milo Yiannopoulos Calls On Cambridge Students To Help Donald Trump Build The Wall

... “Moderating the Wolfson mailing lists is usually a pretty mundane task,” he said. “It was pretty surprising to see Milo’s name as I was checking my morning emails. I had to do a double-take to make sure it was really him.”. “Though Wolfson promotes free speech, this isn’t something that Wolfson members look for from our mailing list. And anyway, it seems that Milo probably just emailed his whole contact list so, no, I’m not going to approve it.”. This is far from the first time Yiannopoulos, who left Wolfson on acrimonious terms in 2010, has sparked contention in Cambridge. Despite a productive first few terms, he admits to have been asked to leave during his second year. “They threw me out after repeated warnings for the ridiculously trivial reason that I didn’t show up to supervisions, didn’t submit any essays and spent most of my time shagging and drinking instead of reading medieval literature,” Yiannopoulos explained. The Wolfson College Students’ Association (WCSA) was required to set up a new Facebook page ...

Man Shot Before Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos' Speaking Event Is In Critical Condition

... and his speeches intentionally push the envelope. “The thing I most hate about the left,” he said at one appearance, “is that they want to stop us laughing – to prescribe which jokes are OK and which are not OK to make in public and to draw artificial lines around certain subjects. I find all sorts of inappropriate things funny. Islam, tyrannies, AIDS. These are all innately hilarious things. Now and again I even enjoy a good rape joke — especially if I’m the butt of it.”. Caption 90 seconds: 4 stories you can't miss. Mary Tyler Moore  was a beloved TV icon who symbolized the independent career woman. Does widespread voter fraud  really happen? President Trump has signed two executive orders on immigration.  The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 20,000  for the first time Wednesday. Caption 90 seconds: 4 stories you can't miss. Mary Tyler Moore  was a beloved TV icon who symbolized the independent career woman. Does widespread voter fraud  really happen? President Trump has signed two executive orders on immigration.  The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 20,000  for the ...

Breitbart Provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos Is Shouted Down At Uc Davis But Gets The Last Word

... getting banned from Twitter after leading a charge of racist harassment against “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones. This was supposed to have been a stop on Yiannopoulos’s “Dangerous Faggot” college campus tour.  He was to have been joined by Martin Shkreli, the ethics-challenged pharmaceutical entrepreneur who jacked up the price of an AIDS drug before being indicted on federal securities fraud charges. Last week, Shkreli was suspended from Twitter after harassing Lauren Duca, the journalist whose Teen Vogue essay, “Trump is Gaslighting America,” went viral. For anyone who has followed the debates over campus political correctness, Yiannopoulous offers nothing new. His appeal seems to be a matter of packaging; he is a flamboyant gay Brit who wears jewelry, makeup and Gucci accessories, and carries a gold lame backpack. I guess this is what passes for daring on the right. To give you the flavor of his schtick, here’s a sample of things he said recently at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , where, among other things, he mocked a transgender student by name for filing a Title IX ...

Conservative Firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos Cancels Visit To Ucla, Student Gop Club Says

... a man who said he was a socialist union member was shot and wounded at Yiannopoulos’ talk at the University of Washington. No suspect has been arrested but the Seattle Times reported that a man who turned himself in to police as the shooter wrote on his Facebook page that he supports Yiannopoulos, President Trump and the National Rifle Assn. Yiannopoulos’ talk at UC Davis earlier this month was shut down after being disrupted by hundreds of protesters. The British journalist for the right-wing Breitbart News, who has inflamed women, minorities, immigrants and others with his caustic remarks, returned and spoke the next day without incident. “We as a club support free speech no matter the viewpoint, yet everyone’s safety is of our utmost concern,” the Bruin Republicans wrote in explaining the decision not to host the event. The statement, posted on the club’s Facebook page, drew criticism from several people who said the GOP club should not ...

Heavy Police Presence Expected For Milo Yiannopoulos’ Appearance At Cal Poly

... communicated that they would like to not engage and would prefer to stay away from Mr. Yiannopoulos’ event. Bryan Hubain, Cal Poly Cross Cultural Centers. That hasn’t always been the case. On Jan. 20, a 32-year-old man protesting Yiannopoulos’ talk at the University of Washington sustained a gunshot wound in the stomach after a scuffle. A Jan. 13 appearance at UC Davis was canceled because of protests outside. Yiannopoulos provided Cal Poly with proof of a $5 million liability insurance policy in order to speak on campus, according to a document released by the university. The University Police Department is working with other California State University campuses and local police agencies as needed to handle the crowds expected at Cal Poly. San Luis Obispo County’s Regional SWAT team will be activated in case of an emergency the university can’t handle. While it’s unclear how many officers are assigned to the event, as many as 80 could be on hand, according to an estimate given at the city’s Human Relations Committee meeting Jan. ...

Violent Protests Force Cancellation Of Speech By Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos At Uc Berkeley

... fund, the “privilege grant,” according to text of his remarks published by Breitbart. The cancellation of his talk at UC Davis sparked debate about the limits of free speech and hate speech. Davis College Republicans decided it was unsafe to continue the event after a large number of protesters blocked access to the venue, according to a release from the school. UC Davis interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter said he was “deeply disappointed” by the protests and the cancellation. “Our community is founded on principles of respect for all views, even those that we personally find repellent,” Hexter said in a statement after the cancellation. “As I have stated repeatedly, a university is at its best when it listens to and critically engages opposing views, especially ones that many of us find upsetting or even offensive.”. Hexter said he worries that outside groups are using college campuses to trigger conflicts intended for the national stage. He acknowledged the difficulty of protecting open speech in a field rife with landmines. “I get very, very alarmed with folks who don't treat [freedom ...

Speech By Breitbart Editor Canceled As Berkeley Protesters Start Fires, Break Windows

... the appearance of Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. The University of California at Berkeley is bracing for major protests Wednesday against Milo Yiannopoulos, a polarizing Breitbart News editor, on the last stop of a tour aimed at defying what he calls an epidemic of political correctness on college campuses. (AP Photo/Ben Margot). 0 Shares. Protesters hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started a bonfire prompting University of California at Berkeley officials to cancel a talk Wednesday by a polarizing editor of Breitbart News out of safety concerns. The decision was made two hours before the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos (yuh-NAH'-poh-lihs) because a crowd of more than 1,500 had gathered outside the venue, the university said in a statement. "Of paramount importance this evening was the campus's commitment to ensure the safety and security of those attending the event, the speaker, those who came to engage in lawful protest, as well as members of the public and the Berkeley campus community," it said. UC ...

Yes, Milo Yiannopoulos Has The Right To Speak At Poly. That Doesn’t Mean He Should

... show is not as much about right-wing causes as it is about mockery and ridicule and crude humor. It’s not satire, it’s viciousness, and it’s driving student protests, including one at UC Davis that led to cancellation of his speaking engagement. Another of his appearances at a college campus in Washington state was disrupted by a shooting outside the speaking venue just last weekend. Protests are expected at Cal Poly, and the university is preparing for them. Bullhorns, signs and chanting will be allowed outside, but anyone who attempts to shut down the event by blocking access or engaging in attempts to disrupt the speech itself — activities referred to as the “heckler’s veto” — could be arrested. The university will start with issuing warnings in the event of trouble, but as administrators told the Human Relations Commission on Tuesday, it is preparing a “strong and robust” response should the situation get out of hand. The university also is offering an alternative event on the night of Yiannopoulos’ visit. Comedian W. Kamau Bell will perform ...

Ucla Event With Milo Yiannopoulos Gets Canned

... Leslie Jones and calling rape culture a "fantasy" —had been invited to speak at UCLA by the university's Bruin Republicans group. Now, the February 2 event has been canceled, according to the Daily Bruin. In a statement released on the Bruin Republican's Facebook page , the group says that, for one thing, they couldn't "accommodate the long list of requirements that were set forth by Milo's team." (Did he ask for a bowl of M&M's? With the brown M&M's picked out? ) The group also turned the tables and said that they were worried for their safety, as "protesters at Milo's events can become violent, threatening the safety of our members, administration, and surrounding community." So, you see, the decision was about our welfare. Here's the rest of the statement. Certainly, it's unfair to cast the would-be protestors in such a damning light, when nothing's actually happened. There would have been a protest, though. On a Facebook page , a group opposed to Yiannopoulos's UCLA event said that he is an "established racist and figurehead of the alt-right (a fascist neo-nazi movement aimed at the disfranchisement of people of color, women, and LGBTQ folks alike)," adding that the ...

Uw Instructor Gets Doxxed, Harassed And Threatened After The Milo Yiannopoulos Protests

... for failing to "protect its own population.". Weatherford says that he woke up the morning after the event to “several homophobic and transphobic slurs as well as (sexual) threats” on social media, through his UW work email, and on a website where students can rate their professors. Weatherford fears that the diversity and queer studies courses which he teaches has made him an “exemplary target” for neo-Nazi and white nationalist attacks. He's so far received photos of memes taken from his image on Youtube videos, and was subjected to a series of homophobic threats such as: "alan-michael-weatherford IS A FAGGOT WHO NEEDS HIS HEAD SPLIT” and “W-would it be gay to rape him? I mean, i-it’s not homosexual if the sex is not consensual right?”. He's also been targeted on the site __link__ with comments like: ...