Nike Takes Heat for 'Never Again' Ad at London Marathon (Connecting the Dots: Nike, CNN, The Jerusalem Post, Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League, Holocaust, Bill Ackman, The ONE Campaign, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Nike Takes Heat for 'Never Again' Ad at London Marathon (Connecting the Dots: Nike, CNN, The Jerusalem Post, Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League, Holocaust, Bill Ackman, The ONE Campaign, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Michael Katz    |   Monday, 28 April 2025 07:54 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nike-advertisement-antisemitism/2025/04/28/id/1208688/

Nike is facing backlash after an advertisement was displayed Sunday along the route of the London Marathon, one of the world's most prominent long-distance races.

The giant billboard for the American athletic footwear and apparel company, held aloft with a crane, read "Never Again. Until Next Year" in black letters with a red backdrop.

"Never again" is a slogan widely associated with the Holocaust, representing a global pledge to prevent similar atrocities from happening. The ad sparked further outrage because "until next year" evoked vows that Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists made to repeat their attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

The ad also appeared three days after Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, known as Yom HaShoah. It was part of a broader Nike campaign aimed at encouraging marathon runners, Ynet News reported Monday.

Other ads in the campaign used the contrast between the pain and satisfaction of running, with slogans such as "Hate every minute, love every mile" and "Running London is hell, but I love every second." A similar sign appeared during last year's marathon that read: "Never Again, see you next year."

"As a Jew living in London, I felt shocked, hurt, and angry to see the use of words in this context, even if no doubt in reference to the temporary pain of running 26 miles," retired British judge Nigel Lithman told the Israeli news outlet Walla, according to The Jerusalem Post.

"'Never Again' is a phrase related to the Holocaust and the murder of 6 million Jews. It is directed as a prayer to the world that it will not allow such a horror to repeat itself. And over the past 18 months, it has been used more than ever, as we mourn the barbaric slaughter of more than 1,000 Israelis and long for the return of hostages kidnapped to the tunnels of Gaza.

"The fact that the phrase is used as a marketing tool for the marathon is very indicative of the way it is treated. In fact, to chant 'never again, until next year' is exactly what Hamas promised: to repeat Oct. 7 over and over again," he said.

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote Monday in a post on X that "the billboard at the London Marathon misappropriating 'Never Again' days after Yom HaShoah is painfully thoughtless – in Europe of all places. How was it approved?"

"@ADL is here to help @Nike and it's marketing agencies understand why this is so insensitive," Greenblatt wrote.

Arsen Ostrovsky, a human rights lawyer, CEO of the International Legal Forum, and senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security, echoed Greenblatt's sentiment in a post on X.

"Seriously @Nike? You posted this massive billboard in London for the Marathon," he wrote. "I don't believe for a second there was any ill malice, but please understand the concern with using the words 'Never Again,' what they represent and why this was in poor taste."

The billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman also posted on X: "The idea that @Nike would make light of the Holocaust using Hitler-red imagery in a post-October 7th world is stunning. Heads need to roll. WTF Nike?"

"And yes, I assume that this was unintentional, but it is hard to imagine that there was no one at @Nike, on the marketing team, at their advertising firm, banner manufacture etc. who didn't know or who didn't think to Google the words 'Never again,'" Ackman wrote in a follow-up post.

Newsmax has reached out to Nike for comment.

Connecting the Dots:

Wolf Blitzer was a correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and is an anchor for CNN.

Walter Isaacson was the chairman & CEO for CNN and is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

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

Daniel R. Glickman is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc. 

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

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

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

William A. Ackman (Bill) is a managing member for Pershing Square Capital Management, LP and married to Karen Ackman.

Karen Ackman is married to William A. Ackman (Bill) and a director at the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. 

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Philip H. Knight is the chairman & co-founder for Nike, Inc. and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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

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

Daniel R. Glickman is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Wolf Blitzer is an anchor for CNN and was a correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

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

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

William A. Ackman (Bill) is a managing member for Pershing Square Capital Management, LP and married to Karen Ackman.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

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

Elie Wiesel was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Joshua B. Bolten is a director at the ONE Campaign and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Israel. 

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a 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.

Thomas R. Pickering is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Israel.

Philip H. Knight is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman & co-founder for Nike, Inc.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Daniel R. Glickman was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank)

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

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

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

Daniel R. Glickman is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Wolf Blitzer is an anchor for CNN and was a correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.

Resources: Past Research

Smaller Bites – Connecting the Dots: Anheuser-Busch, Nike & Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research on Nike)

Friday, April 7, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/04/smaller-bites-connecting-dots-anheuser_7.html

Over 90 House Reps. Call on Mayorkas to Take 'Urgent Action to Combat Antisemitism' (Connecting the Dots: Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the American Constitution Society, the Atlantic Council, Soros & his son Jonathan, Brookings Institution & the Aspen Institute, all Networking) (Past Research on the Anti-Defamation League & Jonathan Greenblatt)

Sunday, July 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/over-90-house-reps-call-on-mayorkas-to.html

Michael Bloomberg Tops List of Biggest US Donors (Connecting the Dots: Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Johns Hopkins University, Netflix, FaceBook, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Cornell University, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Occupy Wall Street, Alec Baldwin & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on William (Bill) Ackman)

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/michael-bloomberg-tops-list-of-biggest.html

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine Albright)

Thursday, March 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html

Most Post-WWII German Justice Officials Were Former Nazis: Study (Past Research on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council)

Monday, October 10, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/most-post-wwii-german-justice-officials.html

Hours After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next (Covid Project)) (Past Research on Cameron Kerry)

Thursday, July 21, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html

This is the Real Attack on Israel, Soros Networking With All His Pawns! (Past Research on Israel)

Thursday, May 13, 2021

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-is-real-attack-on-israel-soros.html 

Starbucks Union Rejects 2% Annual Pay Raise (Connecting the Dots: Starbucks, The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), CNN, DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Turner Foundation, The Raben Group, America Votes & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Starbucks Union Rejects 2% Annual Pay Raise (Connecting the Dots: Starbucks, The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), CNN, DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Turner Foundation, The Raben Group, America Votes & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

Monday, 28 April 2025 03:19 PM EDT

Advocates for a union for Starbucks employees watch as company founder Howard Schultz leaves a hearing after testifying to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee at the Capitol in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP/2023 file)

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/starbucks-union-2/2025/04/28/id/1208655/

Starbucks union delegates involved in contract bargaining voted to reject the coffee chain's latest proposal that guaranteed annual raises of at least 2%, Workers United said.

Out of the 490 baristas representing the company's more than 550 unionized U.S. stores, 81% rejected the proposal, which did not offer any changes to economic benefits such as healthcare or any immediate pay hike.

"Starbucks' current offer is insufficient to finalize a deal," the workers union said.

Starbucks said in a statement that the union presented an incomplete framework for single-store contracts to their delegates to vote on, adding that its actions were causing a delay in reaching a mutual agreement.

The company pays its baristas more than $19 an hour on average currently, which with benefits comes to about $30 an hour. It had proposed to the union that their annual raises would not fall below 2%.

The parties had been advancing contract negotiations in recent weeks after agreeing to bring in a mediator to help resume stalled negotiations in February.

Since then, they have reached tentative agreements on many key contract issues, such as health and safety measures, but the latest offer was "not good enough," according to the memo shared by Workers United.

The union, representing over 10,000 baristas, and the company had recently agreed to withdraw lawsuits filed against each other.

Workers United

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_United

Workers United is an American and Canadian labor union which represents about 86,000 workers in the apparel, textile, commercial laundry, distribution, food service, hospitality, fitness and non-profit industries.[4][5] It was established in its current form in 2009 and is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Connecting the Dots:

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a director at the Starbucks Corporation and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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

William W. Bradley is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the Starbucks Corporation and Mellody L. Hobson’s mentor. 

Mellody L. Hobson’s mentor is William W. Bradley, the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. a director at the Starbucks Corporation and was a trustee at the Sundance Institute.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.

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

Howard D. Schultz was a director at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., is the chairman & president & CEO for the Starbucks Corporation and a trustee at the Schultz Family Foundation.

Schultz Family Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

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

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Michael R. Bloomberg’ daughter and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation. 

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Emma Bloomberg’s father and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

Andrew L. Stern was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Economic Policy Institute and the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Anna Burger was a director at the Economic Policy Institute, the secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the vice chair for the Democracy Alliance.

Mary Kay Henry is a director at the Economic Policy Institute, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and a director at the Democracy Alliance.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a member of Democracy Alliance.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a member of Democracy Alliance and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the American Constitution Society and the Alliance for Justice.

Judith Scott is a director at the American Constitution Society, a director at the Alliance for Justice and the general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Robert Raben was a director at the American Constitution Society, the assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice, is a director at the Alliance for Justice, and the president of the Raben Group.

Raben Group was the lobby firm for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Melody C. Barnes was a principal at the Raben Group, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, an EVP for the Center for American Progress and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, was a supporter for the Center for American Progress and a contributor for MoveOn.org.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Stephanie Taylor was an organizer for MoveOn.org, and an organizer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Jennifer Cunningham is a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, and at the political director, Local 1199 for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Kirk Adams is the International EVP for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and married to Cecile Richards.

Cecile Richards is married to Kirk Adams, was the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation and the founder & president for America Votes.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a national partner with America Votes.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

William W. Bradley is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the Starbucks Corporation and Mellody L. Hobson’s mentor. 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the Turner Foundation and the founder of CNN.

Hisashi Owada is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Andrew L. Stern was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), was the chairman & CEO for CNN and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Emma Bloomberg’s father and was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Emma Bloomberg is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Michael R. Bloomberg’ daughter and was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

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

Jeff Zucker is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and the president of CNN Worldwide.

CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.

Schultz Family Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Howard D. Schultz is a trustee at the Schultz Family Foundation, the chairman & president & CEO for the Starbucks Corporation and was a director at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

Mellody L. Hobson is the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. a director at the Starbucks Corporation, her mentor is William W. Bradley and was a trustee at the Sundance Institute.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

William W. Bradley is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the Starbucks Corporation and Mellody L. Hobson’s mentor. 

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the Starbucks Corporation.

Resources: Past Research

SEIU Prepares Airport Protests to Snag Holiday Travel (Past Research on the Service Employees International Union (SEIU))

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/search?q=Service+Employees+International+Union+

Starbucks Workers Begin Strikes That Could Spread to Hundreds of US Stores (Connecting the Dots: Starbucks, Amazon & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Starbucks)

Sunday, December 22, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/12/starbucks-workers-begin-strikes-that.html

Exxon Mobil Files Defamation Lawsuit Against California Attorney General, Environmental Groups (Connecting the Dots: Exxon Mobil Corp, The Sierra Club, Brazil & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Turner Foundation & the Planned Parenthood Federation of America)

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/exxon-mobil-files-defamation-lawsuit.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

Jeb Bush: Michael Bloomberg A ‘Good Man’ And A ’Patriot’ (Past Research on the Bloomberg Family Foundation & Walter Isaacson)

Sunday, January 24, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/jeb-bush-michael-bloomberg-good-man-and.html

Education Department Probes Berkeley Over Alleged Failure to Report Chinese Donations (Connecting the Dots: The University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Harvard University, the Harvard Corporation, China, Russia & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Education Department Probes Berkeley Over Alleged Failure to Report Chinese Donations (Connecting the Dots: The University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Harvard University, the Harvard Corporation, China, Russia & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Federal law requires schools to disclose substantial foreign gifts and contracts to the Department of Education twice a year.

The Epoch Times

By Aaron Gifford

4/25/2025 Updated: 4/26/2025

Prospective students tour the University of California–Berkeley campus before beginning of the new semester, in Berkeley, Calif., on June 8, 2023. Carlos Barria/Reuters

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/education-department-probes-berkeley-over-alleged-failure-to-report-chinese-donations-5847549

The University of California, Berkeley, is under investigation for allegedly not reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in donations from a Chinese entity and allegedly sharing information about an “important technology,” the Department of Education announced on April 25.

The research university will have 30 days to comply with a record request in this matter, a senior official said during a press call.

Officials did not detail the link between Chinese contributions to Berkeley and the sharing of the technology. A release sent after the call noted that the activities being questioned date back to 2023, when the elite school revealed a “fundamental misunderstanding” of its reporting obligations.

This investigation follows a similar probe into Harvard University’s reporting of foreign funding.

This announcement follows President Donald Trump’s April 23 executive order “To End Harmful Foreign Influence at American Universities,” which states China and Qatar have funneled billions of dollars into American higher education institutions with little oversight to push their propaganda.

The senior official said these reporting regulations, which require universities to report any donations of $250,000 or more twice a year, predate the Trump administration and were lax under former President Joe Biden, who moved enforcement of these requirements from the Department of Education’s Office of General Counsel to its Office of Federal Student Aid.

The penalties for non-compliance were not disclosed.

In the news release, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said, “The Biden-Harris administration turned a blind eye to colleges and universities’ legal obligations by deprioritizing oversight and allowing foreign gifts to pour onto American campuses.”

“Despite widespread compliance failures, no new Section 117 investigations were initiated for four years, and ongoing investigations were closed prematurely,” McMahon said.

An October 2020 report conducted during Trump’s previous administration determined that several universities failed to report more than $6.5 billion in foreign gifts and contracts.

The Department of Education also reported that, dating back to 2014, U.S. universities had received more than $19.6 billion in foreign donations or contracts, including $3.1 billion from Qatar, $1.5 billion from China, and $1.1 billion from Saudi Arabia.

There are no laws prohibiting colleges and universities from accepting donations from any nation, including China, Russia, or Iran, but disclosure is required, the senior official said, adding that the University of Texas is a good example of a school that complies with the regulation and reports “every dollar.”

The Epoch Times has previously reported on Berkeley’s partnerships with Chinese universities and collaborative work involving major technology companies from China.

Berkeley issued a brief response regarding the Department of Education’s investigation.

“Over the course of the last two years, UC Berkeley has been cooperating with federal inquiries regarding 117 reporting issues, and will continue to do so,” the university said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times.

Connecting the Dots:

Stephen M. Silberstein was a benefactor for the University of California, Berkeley, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century and a contributor for the Majority PAC.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father, was a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century, a contributor for the Majority PAC, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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

Christopher Edley Jr. is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society, was a governing board member for the Common Cause and a law school dean for the University of California, Berkeley.

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

David H. Romer is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and was 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.

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

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

Carl Shapiro was a professor at the Haas School of Business and the assistant attorney general for the Barack Obama administration.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson is a professor at the Haas School of Business and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Robert D. Haas was a board member for the Haas School of Business 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.

C. Douglas Dillon was an overseer at Harvard University and the chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) a fellow at the Harvard Corporation and is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Harvard Corporation is the governing board for the Harvard University.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was an ambassador to China for the Barack Obama administration.

J. Stapleton Roy is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for China.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone.

Maurice R. Greenberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is a director at the National Committee on United States-China Relations, an honorary chairman for the United States-China Policy Foundation, a director at the U.S.-China Business Council and a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) was a funder for China.

Brent Scowcroft is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and was a vice chairman for Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Henry A. Kissinger was a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a friend of Brent Scowcroft, a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc. and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

J. Stapleton Roy was a vice chairman for Kissinger Associates, Inc. and a U.S. ambassador for China.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

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

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone.

Maurice R. Greenberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is a director at the National Committee on United States-China Relations, an honorary chairman for the United States-China Policy Foundation, a director at the U.S.-China Business Council and a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) was a funder for China.

Richard L. Armitage is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

David D. Aufhauser was a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Harold Brown is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James E. Cartwright is the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger was a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James R. Schlesinger is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Brent Scowcroft is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and the interim chairman; chair, international advisory board at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Richard R. Burt was a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Frank C. Carlucci was a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Robert E. Hunter was a VP for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James L. Jones Jr. was a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Zalmay Khalilzad was a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Joseph E. Robert Jr. was a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

John W. Warner was a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Dov S. Zakheim was a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman of the Open Society Foundations and a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank).

Zbigniew Brzezinski was a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank) and is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) was a funder for China.

Carla A. Hills is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank).

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank) and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Thomas R. Pickering is and a co-chair for the International Crisis Group (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank), a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a fellow at the Harvard Corporation.

Harvard Corporation is the governing board for the Harvard University.

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

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a professor at Harvard University and was 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.

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

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

Carl Shapiro was a professor at the Haas School of Business and the assistant attorney general for the Barack Obama administration.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson is a professor at the Haas School of Business and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Robert D. Haas was a board member for the Haas School of Business and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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

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

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a fellow at the Harvard Corporation, is a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank) and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Harvard Corporation is the governing board for the Harvard University.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

William J. Perry is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution (think tank), a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and was a co-director for the Center for International Security and Arms Control.

Michael A. McFaul was a research associate at the Center for International Security and Arms Control and is the U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Thomas R. Pickering was a U.S. ambassador for Russia and is a co-chair for the International Crisis Group (think tank).

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group (think tank).

Resources: Past Research

Berkeley Mayor Wants ‘Free Speech Week’ Canceled; Trump Supporters ‘Wanted to Get Beat Up’ by Antifa (Past Research on the University of California, Berkeley)

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/08/berkeley-mayor-wants-free-speech-week.html

A truck driver with USPS says he was suspicious of his cargo load of 288,000 COMPLETED ballots (Past Research Connecting the Dots with the U.S. Postal Service) (Past Research on the University of California, Berkeley)

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-truck-driver-with-usps-says-he-was.html

Rejoice: the Yellen Fed will print money forever to create jobs (Past Research on the University of California, Berkeley)

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/rejoice-yellen-fed-will-print-money.html

Chinese Crash Crushes Stock Market as Obama Imitates Chinese Economy (Past Research on China)

Monday, August 24, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/08/chinese-crash-crushes-stock-market-as.html

John Kerry: China Deploying Massive "Renewable Power" To Fight Climate Change, We Should Cooperate (Connecting the Dots) (Past Research on China)

Friday, September 30, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/09/john-kerry-china-deploying-massive.html

Trump Admin Threatens Harvard With Funding Cuts (Connecting the Dots: Harvard University, Columbia University, Obamacare & Soros Funding) (Past Research on Harvard University)

Friday, April 4, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/trump-admin-threatens-harvard-with.html

Smaller Bites – Connecting the Dots: Dem Rep. Goldman, Levi Strauss & Co, Haas School of Business, Richard Blum & Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research on the Haas School of Business)

Thursday, May 18, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/05/smaller-bites-connecting-dots-dem-rep.html

The Perfect Weapon, Medicine - DR LEE MERRIT INTERVIEW (Past Research on Jessica Tuchman Mathews)

Thursday, April 15, 2021

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-perfect-weapon-medicine-dr-lee.html

Hidden Agenda Norman Dodd 1 of 6 (Past Research on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace & the Harvard Corporation)

Saturday, January 21, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/01/hidden-agenda-norman-dodd-1-of-6.html

Trump shocker! Who is Elaine Chao? (Past Research on China & the Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/11/trump-shocker-who-is-elaine-chao.html

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Past Research on the Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Monday, January 20, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/center-for-strategic-and-international.html

Obama Hires Mideast Advisor Who Quit '08 Campaign over Hamas Meetings (Past Research on Jessica Tuchman Mathews & the International Crisis Group)

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/obama-hires-mideast-advisor-who-quit-08.html

Smaller Bites: Connecting the Dots: NPR, The Department of Education, Harvard University, The Harvard Corporation & Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research on the Harvard Corporation)

Friday, December 15, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/12/smaller-bites-connecting-dots-npr.html