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National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
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My #haskell report from last night: “They came for Haskell because they know Haskell is hope for Indian Country,” Angel Ahtone Elizarraras, president of HINU’s student government, said at a packed rally filled students, faculty and Lawrence community members. www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

The Tesla Cherry Protest is over 300 strong! Way to show up South Jersey! #teslatakedown #protest

Yesterday it was university of Pittsburgh - today it’s Penn. I fear this will soon be a grimly long thread of more gratuitous Trump/Musk inflicted disabling of America for the long term www.thedp.com/article/2025...

NEW: The Trump/Musk blitzkrieg aims to destroy government to advance oligarchy & autocracy—and to crush the Democrats & the progressive agenda. It's an existential crisis. Yet so many Dems are missing in action. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I ask, WTF? Pls share. link.motherjones.com/public/38721...

Buffalo #TeslaTakedown demonstration happening now, led by former workers! Meeting up at the South Park Tops just down the road from a Tesla plant

#TeslaTakedown cherry hill nj

I'm here outside the Tesla showroom in Devon, Pa. west of Philly where about 10 hearty souls are protesting unelected billionaire Elon Musk #TeslaTakedown

Grab a sign and make good trouble!

I'm here outside the Tesla showroom in Devon, Pa. west of Philly where about 10 hearty souls are protesting unelected billionaire Elon Musk #TeslaTakedown

"Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Zelensky, I expect you to die"

““We did not elect him,” a man shouted. As the town hall reached its scheduled end, more constituents shouted questions about Musk’s access to taxpayer data and yelled “don’t lie to us””

If you think there is nothing you can do, remember: The Suffragettes Mahatma Gandhi Rosa Parks Vincent Lingiari Dick Leitshh Culebra Islanders The Native Forest Action Council Endel Lippmaa The Poll Tax protestors Vandana Shiva rebellion.global/blog/2020/11... Please repost @aoc.bsky.social

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

He’s Black. 👀 #Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff on Fri, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.” apnews.com/article/trum...

GOP, 2010: "It's un-American for Obama to have all these czars" GOP, 2025: "All hail President Krasnov"

Heh

🚨 SAVE THE DATE, SCIENCE JAWNS! 🚨 Philly is Standing Up for Science on March 7th! RSVP Here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f.... #standupforscience2025, #standupforscience, #scienceforall, #sciencenotsilence @standupforscience.bsky.social

"Just echo a move!" -- Modern Young MC

Iowa pollster Ann Selzer filed an absolutely blistering response to Trump’s lawsuit against her and Des Moines Register, calling it a flagrant attempt to circumvent the First Amendment. www.thefire.org/sites/defaul...

Give em hell, @willbunch.bsky.social - “Ben Franklin would be ashamed of what Penn’s become” 🎁 share.inquirer.com/qsEljW

Profiles in courage www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

@willbunch.bsky.social offers a clear-eyed assessment of the deadly serious ongoing assault on the 1st Amendment. Some journalists - like the ones he names in his column - are taking a stand and fighting back. Many more need to step up and join the effort.

The University Of Cincinnati is replacing all of it's restroom signs with ones that designate use to only biological sex.

1. The Philadelphia Inquirer has 2 journalists - our chief political writer and foreign affairs columnist - in Germany for its critical election. A friend yesterday called us "a regional newspaper" but I'd say we're a historic legacy news org (with 23 Pulitzers)... www.inquirer.com/politics/ger...

Vacation, all he ever wanted www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

An FCC probe of an SF radio station over a story it didn't like. A judge-ordered takedown of a newspaper editorial. We are watching the 1st Amendment die rapidly, inspired by a president who declares himself a king How can the media fight back? My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

"Placing a giant muzzle on our journalistic watchdogs is a means to an end, which is American monarchy." @willbunch.bsky.social connects the dots between Trump's attack on the press and his authoritarian goals. Give it a read.

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Mock this #MadKing mercilessly. Scribble his face out on every post, like those ancient civilizations that would wipe out statues of hated rulers. Every little action adds up. Protest. Show up at Republican events and lay into them for being cowards. #TeaPartyX1000 #Impeachtrump #resist

An FCC probe of an SF radio station over a story it didn't like. A judge-ordered takedown of a newspaper editorial. We are watching the 1st Amendment die rapidly, inspired by a president who declares himself a king How can the media fight back? My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

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Subscribe to the Inky! But here's a gift link so you can check out this article: share.inquirer.com/O9Ub1w

Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...

“Judge Martin shouldn’t be adjudicating parking tickets, let alone First Amendment cases.” www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

With his 10-year term, I'm looking forward to 2029 when Kash Patel is President AOC's FBI director

"[T]he White House video is meant to serve as a model of what federal employees should be doing: stripping away the humanity and livelihoods of foreign-born people." www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Somebody chainsawed the power lines

1. The Philadelphia Inquirer has 2 journalists - our chief political writer and foreign affairs columnist - in Germany for its critical election. A friend yesterday called us "a regional newspaper" but I'd say we're a historic legacy news org (with 23 Pulitzers)... www.inquirer.com/politics/ger...

When newspapers die, history dies. Fascinating story of how Preservation Chicago rescued Chicago Tribune archives slated to be abandoned when Alden sold off Freedom Center to the casino guys. www.preservationchicago.org/win-preserva...