Yes! Exactly. Exactly, exactly. "The Trump administration has been worried schools would team up in resistance, because it is harder to negotiate with a united front..." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

maddow.msnbc.com • 5 hours ago

Yes! Exactly. Exactly, exactly.

"The Trump administration has been worried schools would team up in resistance, because it is harder to negotiate with a united front..."

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/elite-universities-form-private-collective-to-resist-trump-administration-95a14ff3?st=93B7Sx&reflink=article_copyURL_share

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msmisunderstood.bsky.social•4 hours ago

#BrigadersCohen #Resist #MeidasMighty #PolitcalBeatDownMTN
#SAVEOKLAHOMAKIDS
#USA2025
#FAFOUSA2025

notbad-notgreat.bsky.social•59 minutes ago

Wow

Just imagine what would happen if labor did this

Someone should come up with a name for it where all of labor sticks together until we have an equitable salary and working conditions for all

Maybe call it a Gathering’ … no … a ‘Junction’…

Maybe collectively we can come up with a name

rebelgadfly.bsky.social•5 hours ago

@govpritzker.illinois.gov Now do blue states.
cc: @governorferguson.bsky.social

spacegoatc2c.bsky.social•5 hours ago

#StrengthInNumbers #MoreOfUsThanThem

westernlens.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Law firms take note - disgraceful

uppaalaska.bsky.social•3 hours ago

tRump, vAnts & jOhnson are criminals. They disappear, kidnap & traffic immigrants & US citizens (children with stage 4 cancer) to foreign countries, blatantly ignoring direct rulings of federal courts, even arresting a judge! GENERAL STRIKE BY WE THE PEOPLE ON 5/1/25!
#BuildtheResistance

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jay-b-eazy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Divide and conquer has been a proven tactic and a hallmark of Trumpism. Uniting the resistance is paramount.

franko25.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I LOVE this! 🩷

United we stand. Divided we fall.

energydragons.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Coerce is not negotiate. Please do not confuse the two

quiltbyhand.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Harder to bully a united front

jonemar2109.bsky.social•1 hour ago

This is why we must also unite. We are stronger together!!!! Let us care about each other and our country enough to stand up.

msderohanes.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Smarter than the so-called "Big Law" law firms.

Universities are also fiercely competitive against each other, both on staff & students, just like law firms are competitive both on associates & clients.

dorosaynow.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Power in unity! As Timothy Snyder says, don't obey in advance. But then, he just left for Canada. Anyway, watch what they do.

yyz-xo.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Law firms making hundreds of millions of dollars a year couldn’t figure this out. That’s the value of education!

1silvergirl.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Maybe religious leaders will band together to stand up for Reverend Barber, arrested today at the Rotunda.

1silvergirl.bsky.social•5 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jackjenkins.me/post/3lnvdtakkak2t

serena369.bsky.social•4 hours ago

YESSSS!!!!

drdesert.bsky.social•3 hours ago

People in higher ed are much smarter than Trump or any of his minions

rachelkristine47.bsky.social•4 hours ago

In the end, it's gonna take the entire country to gang up against him & the rest of his goons to get rid of him once & for all. That also means a General Strike! 😡

outpost36.bsky.social•4 hours ago

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bisasquatch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

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dawgmother.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Now we need unions and fraternal organizations to join in.

sofferclese.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I hope this courage is contagious.

drwam.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Yeah, united front would be good, but a lot of these institutions really enjoy being taken from behind.

rosegarden001.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Damn right!

finikymorris.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Good for them. They need to stand together unified and unyielding.

lucylady.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Now it's the Governor's turn and the Senators & Congress persons. Round them up. Put an end to any mealy-mouthed elected politicians. We are out of time.

joehorger.bsky.social•3 hours ago

That took long enough.

marvintheandriod.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Why do you think he hates unions.

bodhi-leaf.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I think one of the easiest ways "everyday citizens" can protest Trump is by using the rights he is trying to take, and use them as aggressively and routinely as possible.
Especially our First Amendment right to free speech, which also includes the right to(peacefully! dont give them fuel!)protest

linedupont.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Nerds of the schoolyards unite!!!
I love it!

dmpro.bsky.social•5 hours ago

This is great news.I would, as an American that loves my country and democracy,prefer if they banded together and forcefully rejected all demands from this regime.As someone with a background in behavioral sciences,I can guarantee that if you give him an inch he will demand more.Give in you lose.

jpa722.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It's about time. Too bad the major law firms don't have the same spine the Universities do

thehouseofsane.bsky.social•5 hours ago

United we stand, divided we fall.

chorongomon.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Right?!!!?? Duhhh!!! STRONGER TOGETHER

howsolid.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They want to divide and conquer.
Split people into small factions they can pick off at will.

deeleyj.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Yes that’s also Putin’s plan with the Western World: Brexit, the spread of the far right in Europe, Trump…….

butchkitty.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Go team.

notatrumpfan.bsky.social•5 hours ago

There will be a day when they cut off most media broadcasts. When this happens, we need a place to go to stay informed. Where?

moonlitwomyn.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Wonderful!!

redbeez.bsky.social•5 hours ago

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starryquicksilver.bsky.social•4 hours ago

It’s the same logic with protestors and voters. When we show a united front, it blocks his agenda.

jettdash.bsky.social•5 hours ago

One would think that a bunch of college presidents could have figured that out on their own, much sooner!

picci0909.bsky.social•5 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/mcpli.bsky.social/post/3lnv5mx6qzc2g

whineespice.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Thank you for all you do to keep us aware of what is happening. I miss Joy. I miss Alex. I'm gonna miss Katie. Will also miss you 5 nights each week. Appreciate you all.

jbor9401.bsky.social•1 hour ago

He will never achieve his desire to be an autocrat. He can't, it takes an IQ, and he does not have one!

retiredlibn123.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Too bad the Republicans didn't learn this lesson in the First Reign of Terror.
Perhaps the country wouldn't be here if they had.☹️

oddmanout.bsky.social•4 hours ago

You better watch out J.D. . . .

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igallegosm.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I just lost my lunch.

oddmanout.bsky.social•2 hours ago

😁

deetm2632.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Exactly !!

banker925.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The universities have more guts and values than our elected officials who swore an oath to our constitution.

patorishashire.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They also have a tone of money to protect this not about guts or values, it’s about greed and power. They charge a single student upwards of $400k to get a degree. That is greed. That is not sustainable.

jm4469.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Lol

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puzzle21.bsky.social•5 hours ago

bloody about time.

sleepybasset.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I would suggest that it is not "harder to negotiate with a united front," but it IS harder to intimidate a united front.

So, STRIKE, STRIKE, STRIKE!

treach3.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Yes!! Power in numbers!!!!

philologon.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Also, he (and his "advisors") are masters of defeat in detail, picking opponents off one at a time.

Hopefully someone can see this pattern and figure out how to overcome it. Someone smart, like university presidents.

radbradley.bsky.social•5 hours ago

YES!

suya-yuvika.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Negotiate what exactly?

patentbob1.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Law firms should consider this too.

stevenerick1976.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Now corporations need to follow suit!

pasqualino.bsky.social•5 hours ago

OMG! Imagine if Ivy League educators actually learned something from history!

sapphirebluesky-ps.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Standing in unity we are the majority and every act of resistance matters now!💥

momiekyle.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Wonder if legal firms are going to do this also?

acceber.bsky.social•2 hours ago

They absolutely should.
Judges should probably band together too, since Leavitt announced today that this administration can arrest SCOTUS justices..

momiekyle.bsky.social•2 hours ago

💙OMG I missed that one. In that case SCOTUS should take action instead of just concurring with MagaT. They could be put on a flight to El Salvador also.💙

katzilla01.bsky.social•1 hour ago

People need to stop taking Barbie Boo seriously. She's an echo chamber. She's passing on what Trump and his cohorts are giving her.

maddie00.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Work smarter.

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ewinternm.bsky.social•3 hours ago

From "Solidarity Forever" lyrics: "What force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?" to the tune of "He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword" from Battle Hymn of the Republic, a folk anthem with quite a lively history. UAW version:

hoogostiglitz.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It's essentially an alliance, like NATO. Or, if you prefer, like a group of camp counselors who should stay together at all times rather than split up and let themselves get picked off by Jason 1 x 1.

dawniefish.bsky.social•3 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/dawniefish.bsky.social/post/3lnvodd4wss25

jaicporter.bsky.social•5 hours ago

This is there practice across the board! Divide divide divide. Bully tactics only.

wahinewai.bsky.social•13 minutes ago

What about those schools who don’t fall under the “elite” umbrella … they need just as much protection, too, if not more … or is it just the moneyed institutions?

kayfeet.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Trump and his ilk are very dumb. They function as bullies but not smart. Educated people are their nemesis.

ctobserve.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Big-Law, Big-Oil, Big-Ed., Big-Ag.... politics, wood ticks, and lunatics all crawled out of the same pile.

Big-Ag will get their #DonnyDollars... again, in the form of Market Facilitation Program payments.
https://farm.ewg.org/progdetail.php?fips=00000&progcode=total_mfp&regionname=theUnitedStates

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ctobserve.bsky.social•4 hours ago

A Poem for the Farmworker

Written by David Damian Figueroa
Performed by Pepe Serna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnlhIUvayY

khr5.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Too bad for the GQP who want to indoctrinate our children and young adults with their very very stupid beliefs. I am so thankful my children are grown and I do not have to worry about them going to school and having their mind poisoned by the GQP

progresstrap.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Great news- but it does seem the Ivy’s were a bit slow- just saying. 👇 https://bsky.app/profile/mwyarbrough.bsky.social/post/3lnuyd6vqrc25

tigerbeetle.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I am only guessing, but it seems if you don't have a membership with Wall Street Jnl (linked here), the screen will rapidly flash off and on in order to either trigger you to not scroll down or to trigger a seizure. Just a warning, in case it's not just my computer.

tigerbeetle.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Yay! With the exception of Harvard (who apparently has a full spine), the others must have each been only a single vertebra, and needed to join forces to form their own full spine. That said, I'm just glad this is happening. Now we need to get members of Congress to form a better collective.

chuckfree57.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It’s happening

rimaanabtawi.bsky.social•just now

📌

suzannedspain.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Great!!!

tripperday.bsky.social•5 hours ago

There’s more!

ronicats.bsky.social•5 hours ago

👏👏👏

vigeo93.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Unite and fight.

miguel-sittkus.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You would think law firms should know about that.

oracy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

We the People MUST form a guardrail against Trump-GOP.

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evangeline-2025.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Yes

drummerboy429.bsky.social•44 minutes ago

That didn't last long. 🤣

All this taking over and we the people don't do a damn thing about it.

🤣🤦🏼

ams1701.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It's almost like the whole "do not obey in advance" thing is a thing

qatarkat.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Strength in numbers!
😤RESIST😤RESIST😤
& MARCH ON MAY 1

scotsandlit.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Uniting is crucial!

emilymitchell.bsky.social•5 hours ago

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-defense-compact-big-ten-trump-GIKHGZTGG5C5RCUV5I3ATVSZKU/

thevaluesvoter.bsky.social•51 minutes ago

How did the geniuses at all those big law firms not know this?

lonmuller.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Resist. Every day in every way.

pegdif58.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Yay

maarit.bsky.social•4 hours ago

This is off topic but that is the exact reason we need unions.

arjayjonesactor.bsky.social•4 hours ago

If only tanks could team up on the White House lawn and end this fucking nightmare.

dewterium2.bsky.social•1 hour ago

husker1184.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The Big 10 did this and as a fan of a Big 10 school I am extremely pleased (And GBMFR)

fakedigdoug.bsky.social•3 hours ago

✊🏻

amyfrancis.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Too bad big law firms weren’t this bright!!!!

dlfeld.bsky.social•5 hours ago

If I just may point out the number of people from elite universities that are in the Trump administration. In fact, whenever there is a problem someone from an elite university is involved. The Supreme Court is filled with people from elite universities. Is there a problem with elite universities?

chihuahua6.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Yes!!!!

padennis.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Well, duh.

bestway25.bsky.social•5 hours ago

United we stand, divided we fall.

nowday.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You are helping by showing all the protesting, which isn’t being shown other places

ldog562.bsky.social•3 hours ago

That's why Corp Media should have stuck together and fought this Adjudicated rapist instead of Sanewashing him . But dirty rich CEOs who owns media wants his 1% tax scam permanently,,

acceber.bsky.social•2 hours ago

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ldog562.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Yes

nanakaren11.bsky.social•5 hours ago

This is what needs to happen. Schools need to team up, as well as Democrats, and media. Then maybe some Republicans will grow a spine.

cvbarnett.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Yes, that's how it works. That's why people unionize, collective bargaining works.

egriff2505.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Hey @maddow.msnbc.com I’ve loved having you back nightly. I watch your podcasts. Please come back more often than once a week. It’s just not the same without your explanations

youwerewarned.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They should’ve Formed this resistance before Trump was ever elected. They should’ve put more effort into stopping a Trump presidency.

wbaker14.bsky.social•4 hours ago

This is how it has to be done. No single entity can fight it by themselves. Strength in numbers.

lionsarecool.bsky.social•35 minutes ago

April 28, 2025. Currently, there are 534 signatures (Colleges & Universities)

https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement

bi-thany.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Now, if only they could team up to make higher education free

tyrellcorphr.bsky.social•5 hours ago

New England states should be forming one of these. Companies too.

skipb.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Regular Americans need to unify against billionaires

piep73.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The American people should follow suit

oledampedersen.bsky.social•4 hours ago

❤️🙏🏼

bobv9834.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Someone should have come up with a saying to make all that so simple to understand like I don't know...how about..
If a bunch of people stand together they can overcome but if they don't they might stumble..ummm...united we are erect divided we are on the ground...stand up together or fall down...

canamvet.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Dartmouth College refused to sign any petition. NH is a RED state afterall

shpinfan.bsky.social•2 hours ago

This is the roadmap for all being targeted by the monster and his ring of thugs. Form groups, (law firms should have done this), thankfully Harvard has caused this to happen with the universities, but groups need to form to fight them at every turn. Strength and safety in numbers is the mantra.