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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “When I read what happened at Cornell, those men posted in a group chat. That means it was normal to them. That means it…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2026
When I read what happened at Cornell, those men posted in a group chat. That means it was normal to them. That means it was acceptable to them. This is a culture.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Condemning the culture of rape at elite institutions.

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