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I tripled enrollment in my certificate program this year (there was 1 student and now there are 3)

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Today I discovered being nearly 30 means having the thought “should I pre-reserve the new hunger games book at the library? No, let the youths devour the library copies first”

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At trivia tonight there’s a team called “free the tapes!!!” And we can only assume they are referencing the alleged Luigi sex tapes

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Incredible story, incredibly gripping telling of said story

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BREAKING: A judge blocked President Trump's executive order targeting access to gender-affirming care for trans people under 19 years old nationwide. This is the second time this discriminatory executive order has been put on hold in our legal challenge against it.

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In my house we’re rooting for polyamorous mark scout bc it’s the only way everyone can end up happy #Severance

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The NYPD’s crackdown on student protesters is part of a broader assault on the Palestine movement and student activism. The repression is meant to scare, divide, and demoralize us, but now is the time to stand united and fight for our right to protest. www.leftvoice.org/nypd-arrests...

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#Severance uh yeah if this was my colleague in the history department I would make an absolute fool of myself every time he was near me and Mark and Gemma were flirting IMMEDIATELY Gemma thought so too

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I’m at an event that starts at 8 and I won’t be home till after midnight so I gotta get all my social media time in now bc once it’s over I can’t go online bc severance spoilers 👀👀

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A few pics from today's Rally for Trans Visibility at Stonewall National Monument in NYC, organized by The Transexual Menace.

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I have at least two high school classmates who got laid off from their jobs this week bc they were federal workers - one entomologist working in a national park and one health economist working on Medicare policy research stuff

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My actual legal name has never changed so it wouldn’t even apply to me but I had a nightmare about the SAVE act last night in which I discovered I had a new legal middle name and wouldn’t be able to vote

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Severance twitter ppl posting like they only discovered Adam Scott is hot in the last three weeks like I’ve known this since I was 15

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To support students facing urgent financial hardship, the Office of Fellowships and Financial Aid is offering Helping Hands Emergency Grants, providing up to $3,000 in one-time assistance. Learn more: www.gc.cuny.edu/fellowships-...

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I cannot emphasize enough that the New York City subway is not scary. It’s one of my favorite parts of living here. I grew up in the suburbs having to drive on highways everywhere and that’s way scarier

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Melon Husk beefing with the commander of the ISS AKA For All Mankind Season 5

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The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

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If colleges comply with this letter by the Trump administration, all affinity orgs, affinity graduation ceremonies, and cultural centers funded by the schools could be forced to be shut down before the end of the month. www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

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I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe. She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today. RIP Elisa.

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Why is my union promoting a go beg for money at Albany day but not any of the events organized my AFT, AAUP, and HELU (all of which we are members of) to fight the massive cuts Trump and melon husk are doing to education???

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No Super Bowl will ever measure up to the experience of High School Musical 2 followed by the series premiere of Phineas and Ferb

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All the massive catastrophic funding cuts to the sciences (which are horrible!!! Solidarity with my scientist colleagues!!) are making me feel like the vibe when in college me and my one roommate each had a partner who often stayed over and our other two roommates were single but one day… (1/2)

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A federal judge blocked 3 transgender women from being transferred to men’s prisons and denying them gender-affirming health care in compliance with Trump’s executive order. Trans people face a heightened risk of violence when confined in prison facilities that don’t align with their gender.

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Freaked out my coworker doing this too. 🙃🙃 I’m not talking about the government trying to deport our students! I’m from North Carolina trying to talk about how much precipitation warrants school closures in New York!!

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Realizing I can’t say “Ice tomorrow” as the announcement bullet point to update students about the weather 🙃

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On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: nothing."

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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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AAUP statement www.aaup.org/report/again...

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Last night I dreamed I was sitting in the back row at an event and timothee chalamet was next to me (in the back row bc he’s a celebrity so he has to hide obvs) and he whispered funny comments to me throughout the event 10/10 celebrity dream

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I watched X files season 11 ep 3 last night and ppl on the Reddit thread from when it originally aired were so mad about all the Trump 1.0 references like “what if he fires us, what if he fires skinner” and then today Trump 2.0 is like “im gonna fire a bunch of senior fbi officials”

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Any university that voluntarily shutters a DEI program, office or personnel “Because of Trumps Executive Order” is making a PR decision. Not a legal one. Trumps EO does not change anti discrimination law. If anything, the EO is unlawful. Universities should treat it that way.

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1. The EEOC acting chair, Andrea Lucas, has announced that a private business transgender bathroom ban is her top priority. This comes in the wake of a slew of anti-trans executive orders. Latest from Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/eeoc-chair...

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My severance obsession is now taking the form of whenever I’m walking through the hallways at work alone the theme song plays in my head until I’m no longer in the hallways

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1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them. It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests. I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights. Find the EO here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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fuck this fuck this FUCK THIS

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Here’s what Wake County will do if ICE shows up at schools. Will agents be allowed on campuses? Unless they have a federal judicial warrant, Wake says it will reserve the right to deny entry unless there are exigent circumstances. #wcpss #nced #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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If you've personally been impacted by the shutdown on federal grants and loans — as a worker, patient, parent, veteran, or otherwise — and want to talk to us (anonymously or not), reach out to us at [email protected].

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The Trump administration’s first week has been filled with attacks, especially on immigrants. College students and higher education workers must unite to fight back. www.leftvoice.org/ice-off-camp...

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I wrote this bc I’m pissed

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The new Trump administration has emboldened ICE, giving the green light to raid schools, hospitals, and religious sites, with a special target on sanctuary cities. Our fight back must be organized democratically at our workplaces from below. www.leftvoice.org/a-teachers-a...

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CUNY workers voted for their union to divest from Israeli companies and bonds and to call on their pension system to divest its own holdings. They’re taking a material stand against the genocide in Gaza and the apartheid state perpetuating it. www.leftvoice.org/city-univers...

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🚨 BREAKING: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has REMOVED their pages on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity discrimination. Legally, Title VII and Bostock v Clayton Co still stand, so it's unclear if the EEOC is just removing it from their website or not enforcing it at all

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