Berkeley Turning Point Protest Draws DOJ Probe, Warning to Colleges (Connecting the Dots: Utah Valley University, Harvard University, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Zohran Mamdani, The University of California, Berkeley, Letitia James, Lisa Cook, Judges, The Brookings Institution & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Berkeley Turning Point Protest Draws DOJ Probe, Warning to Colleges (Connecting the Dots: Utah Valley University, Harvard University, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Zohran Mamdani, The University of California, Berkeley, Letitia James, Lisa Cook, Judges, The Brookings Institution & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By James Morley III    |   Saturday, 15 November 2025 11:02 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/charlie-kirk-assassination-uc-berkley/2025/11/15/id/1234689/

Protests at a Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley on Monday led to arrests and a Department of Justice investigation, with officials alleging antifa involvement and a warning to other universities to do more to quell campus violence.

At least three people were arrested during the protests by city and university police, with fights breaking out and demonstrators chanting "No Trump, No KKK, no fascist USA" and "F**k your dead homie," referencing Kirk, according to the local outlet Berkeleyside.

The DOJ was already investigating the UC system over various allegations, and the Trump administration has demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion and make other concessions.

"Antifa is an existential threat to our nation," Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X Tuesday. "The violent riots at UC Berkeley last night are under full investigation by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force."

"Under President [Donald] Trump's leadership, and pursuant to his Executive Order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, the Department of Justice and our law-enforcement partners are dismantling violent networks that seek to intimidate Americans and suppress their free expression and First Amendment rights," Bondi added.

Harmeet K. Dhillon, the assistant attorney general supervising the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, also said her division will investigate. "Violent thugs assaulting citizens and students attending events and intimidating speakers away from campus is wrong and deeply alarming," she wrote on X.

"We have a lot of threads to follow up. This is a top priority — this incident that occurred here — for the Department of Justice and for the Trump administration," Dhillon said. She added that she had already spoken with President Donald Trump about what occurred at Berkeley and that the administration is concerned about persistent violence on the campus and in the city over the years.

"The First Amendment applies at UC Berkeley, and the United States will not stand idly by while those rights are violated," Dhillon continued.

Comedian Rob Schneider, who was a speaker at the event, plans to sue the school over its handling of the protests.

The violent protests at the Turning Point USA event in Berkeley came exactly one month after founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10. Police have identified 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in the slaying, and prosecutors have filed a capital murder charge and will seek the death penalty.

Connecting the Dots:

Astrid S. Tuminez is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University, received a master's degree in Soviet Studies from Harvard University, was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and  received her a Ph.D. in political science and government from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a professor at Harvard University and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Paul E. Peterson was a director of governmental studies at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor at Harvard University.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor; former president of Harvard University.

Ann M. Fudge is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an overseer at Harvard University.

John C. Whitehead was the chairman for Harvard University and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Herbert M. Kaplan is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School.

Cass R. Sunstein is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at Harvard Medical School.

Lynn Bendheim Thoman is a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Howard E. Cox Jr. is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a board of fellow member for Harvard Medical School.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior advisory committee member for the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

Harold H. Koh was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the State Department legal adviser for the Barack Obama administration and an overseer at Harvard University.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Geoffrey T. Boisi is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Breene M. Kerr was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Louis W. Cabot was a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Shirley Ann Jackson is a life member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).  

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Richard C. Blum was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a regent at the University of California, a board member at the Haas School of Business and married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

Zohran Mamdani co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election.

Judge Edward Milton Chen earned a bachelor's degree in 1975 from the University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley School of Law in 1979 and is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Judge Charles Roberts Breyer received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Lisa Cook earned a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, is a member of the Federal Reserve Board and a board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Janet L. Yellen is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, married to George A. Akerlof, was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for the Joe Biden administration, the vice chair for the Federal Reserve Board, the chair for the Federal Open Market Committee and the president & CEO for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

George A. Akerlof is married to Janet L. Yellen and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Christina D. Romer is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, married to David H. Romer and was the council of economic adviser’s chairman for the Barack Obama administration.

David H. Romer is married to Christina D. Romer, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at Harvard University.

Paul E. Peterson was a director of governmental studies at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor at Harvard University.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor; former president of Harvard University.

Ann M. Fudge is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an overseer at Harvard University.

John C. Whitehead was the chairman for Harvard University and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Herbert M. Kaplan is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School.

Cass R. Sunstein is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at Harvard Medical School.

Lynn Bendheim Thoman is a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Howard E. Cox Jr. is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a board of fellow member for Harvard Medical School.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior advisory committee member for the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

Harold H. Koh was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the State Department legal adviser for the Barack Obama administration and an overseer at Harvard University.

Astrid S. Tuminez received a master's degree in Soviet Studies from Harvard University, was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, received her a Ph.D. in political science and government from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Geoffrey T. Boisi is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Breene M. Kerr was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Louis W. Cabot was a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Shirley Ann Jackson is a life member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).  

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Carol A. Melton was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Robert G. Liberatore was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development, the Attorney General of New York and received her MPA at Columbia University.

Mahmood Mamdani is a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator and The Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science and African studies at Columbia University and Zohran Mamdani’s father.

Zohran Mamdani Mahmood Mamdani’s son, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election and a co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. 

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

Lisa Cook earned a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, is a member of the Federal Reserve Board and a board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Richard C. Blum was a regent at the University of California, a board member at the Haas School of Business, married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at Harvard University.

Astrid S. Tuminez received a master's degree in Soviet Studies from Harvard University, was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, received her a Ph.D. in political science and government from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Geoffrey T. Boisi is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Breene M. Kerr was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Louis W. Cabot was a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Shirley Ann Jackson is a life member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).  

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Carol A. Melton was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Robert G. Liberatore was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development, the Attorney General of New York and received her MPA at Columbia University.

Mahmood Mamdani is a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator and The Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science and African studies at Columbia University and Zohran Mamdani’s father.

Zohran Mamdani Mahmood Mamdani’s son, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election and a co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. 

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

Resources: Past Research

Utah Valley University Parking Impact Alert (Connecting the Dots: Astrid Tuminez, Utah Valley University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Mike Pence, Smithsonian Institution, Emory University, Anna Kenney, Fani Willis & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Utah Valley University)

Monday, September 15, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/utah-valley-university-parking-impact.html

Military to Remain in LA Despite Judge's Ruling (Connecting the Dots: Judge Charles Roberts Breyer, Lisa Cook, Janet Yellen, Zohran Mamdani, The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), The University of California, Berkeley, Letitia James & Soros Funding, All On The Same Team Networking Against Trump) (Past Research on the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the University of California, Berkeley)

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/military-to-remain-in-la-despite-judges.html

Library: Parts of Constitution Vanished Due to Coding Glitch (Connecting the Dots: The Library of Congress, The American Film Institute, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, CNN & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/library-parts-of-constitution-vanished.html

Judge Blocks WH's Ending of Legal Protections for 1.1M Venezuelans, Haitians (Connecting the Dots: Judge Edward Milton Chen, Judge Charles Roberts Breyer, Zohran Mamdani, Janet Yellen, Lisa Cook, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), University of California, Berkeley, Haiti, Venezuela & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the University of California, Berkeley, Judge Edward Milton Chen & Judge Charles Roberts Breyer)

Friday, September 5, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/judge-blocks-whs-ending-of-legal.html

Yellen Rebukes Trump's 'Unlawful' Firing of Fed Governor (Connecting the Dots: Lisa Cook, Janet Yellen, University of California, Berkeley, The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Zohran Mamdani & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on University of California, Berkeley)

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/yellen-rebukes-trumps-unlawful-firing.html