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There is nothing better in this job than the moment an idea ignites. It's not even the big ideas that are the highest hit - the small connective things which turn a concept into a structure which are a pure demiurgic thrill. "I know how this bridge isn't going to collapse."

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L.A. TACO has confirmed that ICE has detained two taqueros at Jason’s Tacos , a taco truck specializing in al pastor located on Whittier Boulevard and Bradshawe Street in East Los Angeles. @theglutster.bsky.social reporting for L.A. TACO

submitted 8 days ago • 24 comments

I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace. And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.

submitted 8 days ago • 569 comments

we live in a militarized state

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Greetings! A large immigration operation and subsequent protest in Paramount, CA has led to a large amount of gas and “less lethal” munitions. Situation ongoing. Will update as I can.

submitted 13 days ago • 77 comments

It's telling that the brutal tactics of ICE (mace, flash bangs) to kidnap people are the same tactics used by UCPD to arrest our students. The mayor of LA feigns horror while continuing to fund a militarized police force at truly ludicrous levels. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...

submitted 30 days ago • 61 comments

This is truly something else, wtaf.

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No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.

submitted 42 days ago • 128 comments

Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

submitted 42 days ago • 564 comments

NEW ARTICLE: A literal decade ago, Lyle Fearnley & I began writing RESERVOIRS OF HISTORY. In this essay, we argue that the concept of reservoir articulates what we think of as a particular bio-logic of historical time (1/3) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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NEW ARTICLE: A literal decade ago, Lyle Fearnley & I began writing RESERVOIRS OF HISTORY. In this essay, we argue that the concept of reservoir articulates what we think of as a particular bio-logic of historical time (1/3) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

so, lies?

submitted 65 days ago • 4 comments

Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

submitted 66 days ago • 135 comments

Final page proofs, for a paper whose title is maybe the best I have ever come up with in my entire career

submitted 69 days ago • 4 comments

NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...

submitted 71 days ago • 103 comments

Closing OSHA Offices will Not Save Money; It will Increase Worker Injuries, Illnesses and Deaths jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

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Two upcoming events in response to the UCLA students’ visa revocations: a letter delivery/walkout on Friday, April 11 at noon, on campus; and a Hands Off Our Students event on Saturday, April 12, at 3pm in downtown LA. Locations to come. Please plan to be there.

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

I love the Japanese American National Museum — they do important work, and I’m so proud of their refusal to flinch in the face of fascist diktat

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Here's a vizualization of turnout in Wisconsin's court race, in which you can see the generally higher turnout in Democratic counties Top three counties: Dane at 78% of presidential (76% Harris two way in 2024) Bayfield at 77% of presidential (56% Harris) Ashland at 75% of presidential (52% Harris)

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Really enjoyed this conversation about my research on heat and my forthcoming book with the "For the Medical Record" podcast team at Johns Hopkins! open.spotify.com/episode/6EWT...

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Rising share of Democratic rank and file want congressional Ds to oppose Trump as much as possible, not find common ground Jan 46% preferred opposition Feb 65% Now 70% And Democrats who feel this way overwhelmingly say party could be doing more on this front More: www.cbsnews.com/news/opinion...

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My colleague Rashid Khalidi: "We are approaching the status of Chilean universities under Pinochet, where on the orders of an authoritarian government, ideas and books were banned, students were expelled and arrested, departments were taken over & faculty fired." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 87 days ago • 7 comments

‘No Way to Please Everyone’ Says Only University Where Students Are Regularly Kidnapped

submitted 92 days ago • 214 comments

UPDATE: Palestine Studies Search is back up! They could delay us and annoy us, but they could not keep us down. Please apply, share with friends, cannot wait to meet our new colleagues. hrsa.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psp/erecruit...

submitted 92 days ago • 13 comments

Important reading from the cutting-edge team @uclaheatlab.bsky.social

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

The first peer-reviewed article coming out of the @uclaheatlab.bsky.social, co-authored with four of the students in my lab. Incarcerated folks are at the frontline of climate change. Incarceration makes people more likely to experience heat-related illness and death (1/5)

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Correction. “In defiance of” not “in face of”. @nytimes.com

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

They're defying court orders and carrying out mass deportations.

submitted 96 days ago • 142 comments

Columbia had one of the most vicious anti-student protestor responses of all the American universities. What would Schumer have liked to see? Another Kent State?

submitted 97 days ago • 10 comments

The headline really sanitizes what they did to this guy. Getting stripped naked, inadequate food, sleep deprivation sounds more like war on terror ear rendition than "interrogation."

submitted 98 days ago • 108 comments

Literal fucking insanity at Columbia right now

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

#Atlanta Important read.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

Yeah, this is a perennial truth -- landmark struggles over free speech typically involve people who are saying and doing things that are unpopular That's, uh, why they need the protection of the First Amendment. It's sort of the whole point.

submitted 102 days ago • 54 comments

we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time

submitted 102 days ago • 18 comments

PUSHBACK by @maryfissell.bsky.social is officially on sale tomorrow! bookshop.org/p/books/push...

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

A President who detains a protestor and revokes their legal status can only be called one thing: A dictator. Silencing dissent is unlawful, unjust, and authoritarian through and through.

submitted 103 days ago • 14 comments

An open question right now is whether international student workers at Columbia are expected to show up to conduct research in labs or teach undergraduates tomorrow. The university has provided no guidance. Why would anyone feel safe anywhere near campus?

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Today’s winner of the internet

submitted 106 days ago • 2 comments

It’s almost as if skyrocketing homelessness isn’t caused by addiction or mental illness, but by millions of people being rent-gouged out of a place to live.

submitted 106 days ago • 30 comments

DEADLINE!!! Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal for #EAHMH25 in Berlin by March 10. It's going to be a fantastic conference with keynotes @historyelaine.bsky.social , Projit Mukharji and Birgit Nemec. More information and link to submission site at eahmh25.org #histmed #histSTM

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