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I wish more people knew about the 1920s Klan because they—perhaps more than European fascists—are the model for Trumpism. This is a good summary and a nice reminder that they do a lot of damage, but in the end, fascists always lose.

submitted 12 hours ago • 67 comments

IMPORTANT Collecting data to understand and strengthen arguments about the impact of the administration's ill-considered actions and the responses of universities... Please share!

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

I see these hot takes: "Academia had it coming for [reasons]." The problem with this is that unless you can explain why immigrants, LGBTQ people, minorities, teachers, federal employees, aid workers, health professionals, etc., ALSO had it coming, you'll end up short of a parsimonious explanation.

submitted 10 hours ago • 14 comments

You GUYYYYSSSSSSS The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

submitted 15 hours ago • 85 comments

Elon, I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota. But since you bring it up, I spent last week fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires like you, paid for by defunding health care for moms and babies

submitted 22 hours ago • 611 comments

It turns out the real cautionary tale of Jurassic Park was “don’t put tech bros in charge of efficiency”

submitted 21 hours ago • 17 comments

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

submitted 1 day ago • 107 comments

Great news! Keep it up, good people. fortune.com/2025/02/22/t...

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Did someone replace the headline writer at @nytimes.com with a person who understands current events?

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I don’t understand how there’s any debate about whether to characterize them as Nazis when they’re out here sieg heiling. It’s an absolute failure of messaging not to name and condemn this behavior, and build a narrative around it.

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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This is not only going to decimate young career researchers, but also cause a massive teaching/TA shortage. Folks have no idea how much of the higher ed system relies on grad students to support their lower level classes. They’ll find out the hard way.

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Universities are pausing admissions of PhD students because they don't believe that they can support them. No PhD students means no doctorates, which means no faculty for any college or university.

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“This is someone who made his money by ripping off American taxpayers and who shouldn’t come anywhere near a position of authority over tax dollars,” said Sen. Ron Wyden about Schuler’s appointment. “He’ll fit right in with the Trump administration.” By @peterelkind.bsky.social

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NEW: Not only is DOGE's man in the Treasury Department keeping his day job as CEO of Cloud Software Group, his company currently has millions of dollars in government contracts. Including with the Treasury Department. More from @peard33.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/krause...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

submitted 2 days ago • 1044 comments

A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

submitted 2 days ago • 734 comments

I don't think we're talking enough about the fact that the pressure to remove DEI from science means women die.

submitted 2 days ago • 78 comments

I was skeeting about telehealth being canceled yesterday by Medicare without connecting that this is how i get mental health services. I've never met my psych NP in person just online. A lot of insurance companies base their services around what Medicare does or doesn't do

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Down 29.6% over the past 60 days

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

Did not the founders speak on tyranny

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jesus christ

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 2 days ago • 988 comments

I want to say again to academics who are interested in public writing. Look locally. Sure national outlets are good and I do that too, but this kind of visibility in your community can have a real impact.

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

“I just wanna say trans people are beautiful. We are never going to stop existing. I’m never gonna stop being trans, a letter on a passport can’t change that, and fuck this administration.”

submitted 2 days ago • 71 comments

Oh happy day! 😀 ProPublica Opens Application for Five New Local Partners for Its 50 State Initiative

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Yes, show the fuck up for trans people everywhere.

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 2 days ago • 2483 comments

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

submitted 2 days ago • 1232 comments

Hey @chatterton.bsky.social Rufo, among many other things, made up evidence that Haitians were eating people's pets. Now some 500,000 Haitians who were here legally are likely going to get deported. Glad he criticized you in "good faith" though. Enjoy staying on a platform run by the administration

submitted 2 days ago • 88 comments

Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"

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Here is the corresponding data for NSF with some key events marked...Remarkably consistent with the NIH data.

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Even ethics aside, if you have enough nerve this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for any semi-senior Democrat who wants a strong shot at a presumptive '28 election. A shitstorm of malevolent idiocy is also, ipso facto, a target-rich environment. via @evodynamics.bsky.social

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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

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Yesterday my student discovered that, in LaTeX, it is G\"odel and asked if there were other accents that worked. Since I knew the answer was yes, we tried G\'odel, G\`odel, G\u odel, G\^odel, etc. Much happiness occured. Thank you to my friend who shared their paid version of Overleaf.

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Unfortunately, it has come to this. thetrek.co/mass-layoffs...

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This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

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