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Rhiannon12866

(259,997 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 02:45 AM 14 hrs ago

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - New College of Florida



John Oliver discusses New College of Florida – the small liberal arts school that has been taken over by Governor Ron DeSantis – and why we think their new mascot would really get Samantha from Sex and the City going. - 06/07/2026.
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - New College of Florida (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago OP
Great show. applegrove 12 hrs ago #1
This used to be such a good school... buzzycrumbhunger 12 hrs ago #2
Stay encouraged, buzzycrumbhunger. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #3
Thanks so much for the description! Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #6
I have to get my ball rolling on my day right now. I watched a third of it. littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #4
Thanks! Same to you, my friend! Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #5
The destruction of New College is a horribly painful thing Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #7
I went to a girls' boarding school which was started in 1879 Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago #8

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,288 posts)
2. This used to be such a good school...
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 05:04 AM
12 hrs ago

Very progressive. Kids could design their own majors, devise their own for-credit projects/experiments (my fave was a guy who devised a social experiment where he wore nothing but a tie for a semester... 😏 )

And then DeathSantis came in and fucked everything. No extras--except they crammed in athletics where there was never room for them. They did away with anything self determined, artistic. Tried to force Charlie Kirk bullshit (including a memorial fountain!) Just squehched anything fun, experimenal, ot even vaguely forward thinking. No social clubs. The fascists in Tallahassee want nothing remotely "woke," for fuck's sake. 😡

Students left in droves. Now, they're trying to squeeze in students from a state school. This is a SMALL campus, mind you. Athletics didn't physically fit and more students sure as hell won't.

I'm sooooo glad my daughter decided this wasn't the school for her...

I hope when Pedolf Shitler keels over, the Repuke fever breaks and his mini me in our governor's office goes up in flames with him.

At least the arsehole can't run for reelection again. We're also seeing signs there may be a blue wave making headway here so send a good thought!

Rhiannon12866

(259,997 posts)
6. Thanks so much for the description!
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 05:42 AM
11 hrs ago

I went to a girls' boarding school, established 1879, so many of us were looking for a more progressive college, and I remember that one of my classmates was talking about attending New College in Florida. This is a real tragedy...

littlemissmartypants

(34,959 posts)
4. I have to get my ball rolling on my day right now. I watched a third of it.
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 05:27 AM
11 hrs ago

But I have to come back later. Thank you for the discussion Rhi. I hope you have a wonderful day!

❤️

Easterncedar

(6,575 posts)
7. The destruction of New College is a horribly painful thing
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:16 AM
9 hrs ago

I am glad to see John Oliver shining a light on it.

Rhiannon12866

(259,997 posts)
8. I went to a girls' boarding school which was started in 1879
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:53 AM
9 hrs ago

And so many of us were hoping to go to progressive colleges. And I remember that one of my classmates wanted to go to New College in Florida.

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