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Trump says Dems who told military to defy illegal orders committed 'sedition at the highest level'
President Donald Trump on Saturday purported that Democrats who urged the military to defy illegal orders engaged in "sedition at the highest level" and "should be in jail right now."
This comes after one of the lawmakers who appeared in the video calling on troops to ignore unlawful orders, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, was targeted with a bomb threat just days after the clip and Trump's subsequent statements suggesting the Democrats be executed.
In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump argued that the "traitors" who appeared in the video "should be in jail right now, not roaming the fake news networks trying to explain what they said was OK."
"It wasn't, and never will be!" he claimed. "It was sedition at the highest level, and sedition is a major crime. There can be no other interpretation of what they said!"
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Trump initially responded to the video message by saying, "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" He also shared a post from another account that said, "Hang them George Washington would."
The White House and the president himself later attempted to walk back his comments, saying he did not wish to execute the Democrat lawmakers.
In another post on Saturday, Trump alleged that "many great legal scholars" agree with his position that "the Democrat traitors that told the military to disobey my orders, as president, have committed a crime of serious proportion!"
Slotkin, who previously worked at the CIA and Defense Department, shared the video on Tuesday of herself and other Democrat lawmakers who formerly served in the military and intelligence community encouraging troops and members of the intelligence community to ignore illegal orders from officials.
"This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens," the lawmakers said. "Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats coming to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad but from right here at home. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution."
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Other lawmakers in the video included Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, as well as Reps. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Jason Crow of Colorado.
Trump administration officials and other Republicans criticized the video, which affirms that refusing unlawful orders is a standard part of military protocol.
Slotkin's office said on Friday that police responded to her Michigan home following a bomb threat, but that she was not home at the time.
U.S. Capitol Police told her that she would have security at all hours of the day.
"We’ve got law enforcement out in front of my house," she told MS Now. "It changes things immediately. And leadership climate is set from the top. And if the president is saying you should be hanged, then we shouldn’t be surprised when folks on the ground are going to follow suit and say even worse."
The lawmakers in the video have vowed not to back down despite the threats.
"What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law. Our servicemembers should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the Constitution and obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty," they said in a joint statement on Thursday.
"In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage. We will continue to lead and will not be intimidated," the statement added.
Texas National Guard to return from Illinois ahead of Thanksgiving, Gov Abbott says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that Texas National Guard troops will return home before Thanksgiving after they were deployed to Illinois last month to support federal immigration agents.
"They’ve already been ordered to return before Thanksgiving," Abbott told Nexstar.
Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops were sent to Illinois on Oct. 7 after Abbott authorized their deployment to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and buildings amid protests against federal raids targeting illegal immigrants in Chicago and other Illinois cities.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted Abbott's deployment, calling it an "invasion" and urging the Texas governor to withdraw the troops.
It is unusual for a governor to deploy the National Guard to another state without an invitation from that state's governor. Democrat officials have argued that such a deployment is unconstitutional and violates state sovereignty.
A legal battle over the deployment of the troops to Chicago prompted a federal court to rule that the troops could not be activated, but could remain in the state.
The case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has not yet issued its ruling.
Due to the court ruling, the Texas National Guard never performed active duties beyond securing their base at a U.S. Army Reserve training center.
Thanksgiving can help families heal students from college indoctrination
Each fall, millions of American families send their sons and daughters off to college with a mixture of pride and concern. They hope their students will grow in maturity, sharpen their minds, and step into their callings with confidence. But all too often, what comes home during Thanksgiving break is not just a tired student. It is a changed one.
This is the quiet crisis playing out on campuses across the country. While parents expect education, many universities are orchestrating re-education. The classroom, once a place for honest exploration, has become a platform for ideology. In my new book, "College Without Communism," I make the case that higher education has shifted away from forming students through truth and toward shaping them through cultural conformity.
This shift rarely happens all at once. It’s slow, subtle and often invisible to those living inside it. Students are immersed in environments that question faith, reframe morality and replace conviction with relativism. They are encouraged to deconstruct everything, except the worldview of the institution itself.
But here’s the hope. Culture never gets the final word. Thanksgiving break offers something precious and increasingly rare in the academic calendar: time. Time to think, to reconnect, to remember.
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Thanksgiving is not just a pause in the semester. It is a sacred opportunity. It brings students back to the people who knew them before the pressure to conform. It opens the door for truth-telling, spiritual reflection, and the restoration of identity. In a world that tries to blur lines and erase roots, this holiday can remind students exactly who they are.
This isn’t just about political drift. It’s about spiritual foundations. Many students leave for college with a vibrant faith, but return home unsure of who God is, what is right or why truth even matters. And it doesn’t take long. Sometimes, it only takes one semester.
That’s why families can’t afford to treat Thanksgiving as just a time to relax. It’s a time to re-engage. Don’t settle for small talk around the table. Ask real questions. Invite open conversation. Speak life and identity into your student with love and clarity. Remind them that their value is not defined by grades, popularity or cultural approval, but by being made in the image of God.
Pray with them. Share your own convictions. Tell the story of how your faith was tested and made stronger. And if they come home questioning, doubting or wrestling with big ideas, don’t shut the door. Open it wider. Listen with patience. Respond with grace. Then point them back to the truth that never changes.
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Today’s students are not as hostile to faith as headlines suggest. Many are quietly searching for something solid in a culture that feels increasingly unstable. They are craving clarity, connection and courage. Families and churches can meet that need, if we are willing to speak up and stay close.
At Southeastern University, we work daily to equip students not just with knowledge, but with wisdom. We want them to think critically without being consumed by ideology. We want them to engage culture without losing their soul. And we know that none of that happens without families, churches and mentors who are committed to forming the whole person.
Thanksgiving is more than a holiday. It is a spiritual reset. It roots us in gratitude. It reconnects us with our story. And for students being tugged in every direction, it may be the lifeline that brings them back to who they were always meant to be.
This generation doesn’t need to be rescued from college. It needs to be re-rooted in truth. So, this Thanksgiving, let’s do more than gather around the table. Let’s remind our students of who they are, whose they are and why it still matters.
Texas A&M committee finds professor’s firing over transgender-related lesson unjustified
A Texas A&M committee ruled that the university’s decision to fire a professor after a student was removed from class for objecting to a children’s literature lesson on gender identity was unjustified.
A video recorded earlier this year by a female student showed her asking Melissa McCoul, a senior lecturer in the English department, if teaching gender ideology is legal, pointing to President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at removing the subject from higher education.
The internal committee ruled that the university failed to follow proper procedures and did not prove there was good cause to terminate McCoul. The committee unanimously voted this week that "the summary dismissal of Dr. McCoul was not justified."
The university said in a statement that interim President Tommy Williams has received the committee's nonbinding recommendation and will make a decision after reviewing it.
McCoul's lawyer, Amanda Reichek, said the dispute is likely to end up in court because the university appears to want to continue fighting, and the interim president is facing similar political pressure.
"Dr. McCoul asserts that the flimsy reasons proffered by A&M for her termination are a pretext for the University’s true motivation: capitulation to Governor Abbott’s demands," Reichek said in a statement.
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans had called for her firing after watching the video.
"Fire the professor who acted contrary to Texas law," the governor wrote on X in September.
The video led to public criticism of university president Mark Welsh, who later resigned, although he did not offer a reason and never mentioned the video in his resignation announcement.
State Rep. Brian Harrison said in a statement to Fox News Digital at the time that the "liberal president of Texas A&M must be fired and all DEI and LGBTQ indoctrination defunded."
The opening of the video posted by Harrison on social media showed a slide titled "Gender Unicorn" that noted different gender identities and expressions.
Students in the class told The Texas Tribune that they were discussing a book called "Jude Saves the World," which is about a middle school student who comes out as nonbinary. Several other books included in the course also touched on LGBTQ+ issues.
After a back-and-forth dispute about the legality of teaching the lessons on gender identity, McCoul asked the student to leave the class. Harrison also posted other recordings of the student's meeting with Welsh that showed the then-university president defending McCoul's instruction.
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Welsh said when McCoul was fired that he learned she had continued teaching content in a children’s literature course "that did not align with any reasonable expectation of standard curriculum for the course." He also said the course content did not match its catalog descriptions.
"If we allow different course content to be taught from what is advertised, we let our students down. When it comes to our academic offerings, we must keep our word to our students and to the state of Texas," he said in September, noting that leaders in the College of Arts and Sciences were found to have approved plans to continue teaching course content that was not consistent with the course’s published description.
Earlier this month, the Texas A&M Regents issued a new policy stating that no academic course "will advocate race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity" unless approved in advance by a campus president.
Fox News Digital reached out to Texas A&M for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Teachers called 'true heroes' after repelling grizzly bear that attacked school group, injuring 11
Teachers fended off a grizzly bear that attacked a school group walking along a trail in British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, officials said.
"The group had stopped along a trail near the community when a grizzly bear emerged from the forest and attacked," Inspector Kevin Van Damme of British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service, said in an update on social media. "Teachers successfully repelled the bear using pepper spray and a bear banger."
Eleven people were injured in the attack, including students in the fourth and fifth grade, according to CBC News.
Two were in critical condition, two in serious condition and the other seven were treated at the scene, the British Columbia Health Services said.
The incident happened in Bella Coola, a town more than 400 miles north of Vancouver.
The victims were taken to Bella Coola Hospital and were being transferred to Vancouver for further care, Van Damme said.
Officials were still searching on Friday for the bear, which they believe may have been previously injured.
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"We recognize this incident is distressing for the community. We are in close contact with the Nuxalk Nation as our investigation continues. We thank them for their collaborative efforts to ensure community awareness and shared safety information," Van Damme said. "Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, and we wish them a full and speedy recovery."
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Tamara Davidson, British Columbia’s minister of environment and parks, called the teachers who fought off the bear "true heroes," adding that they were well-prepared, according to the Guardian.
Man fatally shot, woman and children in critical condition after Arizona shootout
One man is dead, and three others were shot, including two children, after gunfire rang out Saturday afternoon in an Arizona parking lot.
The shooting, which involved a sedan and an SUV, happened at about 2:45 p.m. local time in a business parking lot in south Phoenix.
Phoenix Police Department (PPD) Sgt. Brian Bower said during a news conference there was a dispute between the two cars, and both then pulled into the parking lot.
The dispute continued in the parking lot and a physical fight ensued, according to Bower. After the fight, shots were fired.
The male suspect was alone in the sedan, Bower said. A man, woman and two children were in the SUV.
Police said multiple rounds were fired and all four people in the SUV were shot.
The man in the SUV died at the scene, according to Bower. The woman and two children who were also in the SUV were taken to the hospital and remain in critical condition.
Bower said the suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, remained at the scene until police arrived. The man was also treated at the hospital and later taken into custody.
Police did not confirm any pending charges against the suspect, noting he was speaking with detectives.
Detectives have not yet ruled out the possibility of the incident being related to road rage or self-defense, as there is no indication the two parties knew each other, according to Bower.
The PPD did not immediately respond to additional inquiries from Fox News Digital.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
New Jersey ‘MAGA mom’ school board member allegedly targeted in 'vile' text scandal: ‘They wanted me dead’
Danielle Bellomo, a mother of three and New Jersey conservative school board member, remembers the moment she first saw the text message that would change her life: "She can’t die soon enough."
"When I read those words, ‘She can’t die soon enough,' it stopped me in my tracks," Bellomo told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. "I always knew there was disagreement politically, but I never really wrapped my head around the fact that they actually wanted me dead."
Bellomo, a Marlboro Township Board of Education member, mother of three and longtime community volunteer, is now at the center of a case that has shaken her suburban New Jersey district and sparked outrage across the parental-rights movement nationwide.
A Monmouth County judge this week extended a temporary protective order against Mitesh Gandhi, the husband of another school board member, after reading aloud a series of text messages allegedly written by him. The messages included a group chat titled, "This B---- Needs to Die."
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In one of the text threads, Gandhi allegedly referred to Bellomo as "a lying c---" and wrote, "Mission is to just let her die by herself lol."
Another viral message, part of what was dubbed "Nipplegate" in October, appeared to show former board candidate Scott Semaya typing during a public meeting, "Bellomo must be cold — her nips could cut glass right n" with a finger about to press the 'o' on his phone's keyboard.
Fox News Digital has reviewed screenshots of the alleged messages.
That image spread rapidly online last month, drawing condemnation from parents and even Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who called the comments "wrong and evil." Two candidates involved in the chat later dropped out of the school board race.
"It surprised me that it reached that level," Bellomo said. "But it didn’t surprise me that conservatives stand behind one another. The parental-rights movement is strong."
Bellomo has spent more than a decade volunteering in Marlboro Township schools. She says she ran for the board to support curriculum transparency and parental rights, not to become a target.
"I got involved in the school boards because I’m an active volunteer in our community. I’ve been involved with the parent organization that I account for going on 12 years," she said. "So I saw the school board as the next step in furthering my involvement in the community and I wanted it to enhance my children’s educational experience while they were in the K-3 district. I never imagined that it would have led to this."
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The threats changed everything inside her home.
"My son is almost a teenager. He used to go places with his friends — now he asks if someone is going to come to our house," she said. "My 8-year-old cries if she thinks I have a board meeting. My youngest keeps asking if I’m safe."
Her oldest son saw the coverage of grown men sharing lewd messages about Bellomo's body on social media.
"That was humiliating for him," she said. "He’s a middle-schooler. His friends saw it. It has affected every part of our life."
According to Bellomo, online hostility in town isn’t new, but she said she believes this has crossed into something far more serious.
"There’s always been Facebook drama, people arguing," she said. "When I realized that there wasn't just one, but two different communications and possibly, you know, who knows how many more where one communication is a group chat that was titled, 'This B---- needs to die,' and then the other is actually plans and that there's a mission and the mission is to watch me die or to have me die alone…. It really just takes it to a whole different level. It's like, this is not just normal disagreement."
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The judge overseeing the protective-order hearing refused to dismiss Gandhi’s request to end the order, allowing Bellomo’s protective order to continue through January, when a full trial will be held.
Under New Jersey law, a harassment-related protective order can be extended if a judge finds an ongoing risk to the petitioner.
But at the criminal level, Bellomo says the Marlboro Police Department referred the case to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, which declined charges.
"I was disheartened, but not surprised," she said. "We have a Democrat prosecutor. The police recommended charges, but he didn’t follow through."
Bellomo says the most painful part has been the response, or lack thereof, from her own school district. One of the text threads, she claims, was sent during an in-person board meeting while she sat just feet away.
"Our township has policies. If someone is a threat, they’re not supposed to be allowed on school property," she said. "Our superintendent, Dr. Michael Ballone, did nothing. Our board president, Brian Cohen, did nothing. They chose not to implement the policies that are already in place."
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"The Marlboro Township Public Schools (MTPS) takes the safety and security of all board members, staff, students, and families extremely seriously," Ballone wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"Administration has responded accordingly to Mrs. Bellomo's concerns, including her expressions of feeling unsafe by working with the Marlboro Police Department, the entity responsible for ensuring all Marlboro residents (including Board members) are protected. We also added to our internal safety protocols which cannot be disclosed publicly," Ballone added. "MTPS believes in maintaining a secure environment for everyone."
Two fellow board members, Annette Siewert and Valentina Mendez, were the only colleagues who stepped in, she said.
"They begged the superintendent to protect us," Bellomo said. "They stood up publicly and asked for action. Nobody else did."
Bellomo says she has already heard from dozens of women who say her situation has scared them away from public service.
"They say, ‘I could never go through what you’re going through,’" she said. "That’s heartbreaking. Local government should not require you to put your family at risk."
"I used to go to every school event, every community activity," she said. "Now I keep the kids home from things. I send my husband inside first to check if people are there who shouldn’t be. My life changed overnight."
Bellomo said she believes the threats stem from her outspoken advocacy of curriculum and parental rights, issues that have divided school boards across the country.
"I was very transparent during my campaign," she said. "I stand firmly for parental rights, local control and age-appropriate curriculum. And I’ve pushed back hard on some of the policies coming down from the state." She added, "I think that made me a target."
Despite everything, Bellomo said she has no plans to quit the board.
"I absolutely want to continue," she said. "This mission is too important. And I hope the district eventually implements the policies that are supposed to protect us."
What she wants most, she says, is to remind Americans that disagreement should never turn to calling for violence.
"We should be able to debate. We should be able to disagree," Bellomo said. "But it should never rise to the level of wanting to hurt someone. We can do better than this."
Gandhi, Semaya, Cohen and the county prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
UAB players take field hours after stabbing incident leaves two hospitalized
University of Alabama at Birmingham football players took the field in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday just hours after tragedy struck.
Two players from UAB were allegedly stabbed by a teammate at the team’s training center ahead of a game against South Florida, a university official confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Both were reported to be in stable condition at a hospital. The names of the victims and the player in custody were not released.
Saturday’s game kicked off at 3 p.m. ET, and USF cruised to a 48-18 victory.
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An online inmate inquiry from the Jefferson County Jail showed that Daniel Israel Mincey, 20, was arrested by the UAB Campus Police just after noon Saturday and is facing charges of "aggravated assault — A to M — attempted murder." The university would not confirm whether Mincey was a player involved.
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Mincey is a redshirt freshman who joined the team after one season at Kentucky, according to the UAB football roster.
There appeared to be concerns about whether the game would proceed as scheduled given the incident, but a spokesperson confirmed that the university elected to play.
"We’re grateful to report that two players injured in an incident this morning at the Football Operations Building are in stable condition. Our thoughts are with them and their families as they recover. The suspect — another player — remains in custody, and an investigation is taking place," a spokesperson said.
USF quarterback Byrum Brown threw for 353 yards and accounted for five touchdowns in the blowout win. UAB held a 10-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, but USF scored 27 unanswered points.
The highlight of Brown’s day was a 60-yard touchdown pass to Mudia Reuben, which gave USF a 24-10 lead on the first play of the third quarter. Nykahi Davenport added 117 rushing yards and a touchdown run for USF.
UAB quarterback Jalen Kitna had 230 passing yards but was also responsible for three costly interceptions.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj and information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley stuns in new swimsuit photos while on vacation highlighting toned abs
Former Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is not afraid to show off her confidence and style.
In a Nov. 21 Instagram post, the 38-year-old model shared photos from her recent vacation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the caption, "Rio you stole my heart! ❤️."
Many of the photos show Huntington-Whiteley in a white one-piece swimsuit with a large cut-out on the left side, showing off her toned abs against lush green landscape of the city in the background.
Another image features the model standing outside in the same one-piece underneath an outdoor shower as she rinses off.
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The "Mad Max: Fury Road" star gave fans a closer look at her body with a picture of her reflection in a mirror showing her stomach and legs as she sported a black bikini bottom.
The slideshow included additional mirror selfies of the actress, including one in which she posed topless with a towel wrapped around her lower half, her arm covering her chest, and another taken from behind as she admired the view from her hotel window.
"Rosie’s photo dumps are my fav 😍," one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "Perfect as always😍."
In an interview with The Times in April, the former Victoria's Secret model spoke about her decision to move from Hollywood to London with her partner, actor Jason Statham.
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The two moved to London in 2020 with their son, Jack, and later welcomed their daughter, Isabella, in 2022.
"We love the schools, the education," she said "They’re growing up British with their little British accents, which was important for us, and we have a great support system here. Jay’s parents live up the road and see the kids most days. My family come to visit every six or eight weeks. And, in the summer, we go down to Devon, and our children have the same experiences running around on the farm that I had growing up, and it’s very special."
After moving to London, Huntington-Whiteley admitted it was an adjustment, saying, "For a long time I missed the sunshine and the eternal optimism of Californians. But now I love it here."
She added the schools weren't the only reason they chose to relocate. They also wanted to be closer to Statham, who she called "the human playground," while he was filming.
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"He was like, ‘I’m going to be away from you and the kids for big stretches [shooting movies]. If we move to London, I can make everything there.’ So, that was a really big reason," Huntington-Whiteley explained.
"He goes to work and comes home at the end of the day, which is pretty special for somebody in his line of work. Jason is a very involved and super-hands-on dad and such a supportive partner to me."
Anti-Israel group's website reportedly offers bounties on heads of Israeli academics worldwide: 'Nutcases'
An anti-Israel group's website is offering bounties of up to $100,000 for the murder of Israeli academics, according to reports.
The Punishment for Justice Movement not only named specific targets and prices on their heads, but also published personal information like home addresses, emails and phone numbers, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The academics who were targeted work at universities like Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, the Technion public research university in Haifa and even Harvard and Oxford universities and the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Along with offering $100,000 for the killing of "special targets," $50,000 was being offered for the murder of other targets, as well as $20,000 to set fire to their homes or car, $5,000 for information about a target and $1,000 to put protest signs outside their homes.
The website, created last summer and apparently originating in the Netherlands, briefly went down Friday night but was back up Saturday, the outlet reported.
The website is written in English, according to The Times of Israel, and accuses its targets of being "criminals and collaborators with the occupation army," referring to the war in Gaza.
It also accuses the targets of being "distributors of weapons of mass destruction to the Israeli army" who are "involved in the murder of Palestinian children," The Jerusalem Post reported.
The organization claimed to have warned the targets to "abandon criminal activity" and stop working with the Israel Defense Forces but claimed they ignored the warnings. So, they are now "legitimate targets for the movement," according to the Times.
Two targeted academics told the Post they received no warning, and several of those targeted at the European Organization for Nuclear Research said they hadn’t worked on military projects, but the website creators seemed to be mixed up by the word "nuclear."
One targeted academic told the Post, "The competent government agencies should suggest more comprehensive solutions" than just taking down the website "because walking around with targets on our heads puts at risk not only us, but also our families."
However, Michael Bronstein, who teaches computer science at Oxford, told the Post he didn’t "give a damn" about the bounty on his life, calling those threatening him "nutcases."
"I was profoundly disturbed and shocked that my head was valued so cheaply. Considering my standing in the academic community, I find anything below a seven-figure highly offensive," he told the Post. "I am, however, consoled that I am at least in a good company."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Anti-Defamation League for comment.