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Monica Trujillo @drmtrujillo.bsky.social · 1d

Good response

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Monica Trujillo @drmtrujillo.bsky.social · 1d

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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alalid.bsky.social @alalid.bsky.social · 3d

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Joanna Coleman @joannacoleman.bsky.social · 3d

So much going on these days that this flew under my radar.

Anyone else not cool with radioactive waste being dumped into the Hudson River ?

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

New York law curbing radioactive Indian Point discharges voided by US judge

A federal judge ruled in favor of the company dismantling the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York on Wednesday, saying a state law designed to limit potential contamination of the Hudson River was preempted by federal law.

www.reuters.com

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 5d

Loved chatting with @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social about all things NYC—and the urgency of standing up to Trump and ICE to protect our neighbors and our communities.

Brad Lander Wants New York City to Resist

The NYC Comptroller talks ICE, Trump, Zohran, and Brooklyn.

www.hamiltonnolan.com

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 6d

Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government

One of the most brazen conflicts in history.

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kellycorrine.bsky.social @kellycorrine.bsky.social · 6d

Dem leaders are just not up to the job. I understand healthcare is vital, but if we dont have a democracy we won't have to worry about Healthcare. Why are dem leaders not in the streets with protesters???????

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 6d

UVA Faculty Senate with a clear statement of values: facultysenate.virginia.edu/resolution-o...

Resolution Opposing the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" | Faculty Senate, U.Va.

facultysenate.virginia.edu

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 7d

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America...

alumni.controlshift.app

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

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Monica Trujillo @drmtrujillo.bsky.social · 7d

Immigrants made and make America great

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Queens College, CUNY @queenscollegecuny.bsky.social · 8d

Come celebrate the incredible contributions of our immigrant community right here on campus! Attend "I Stand with Immigrants Day of Action" on the Quad (Flagpole/ WWII Memorial) on Wednesday, October 15 at 12:15PM.

➡️Learn more: www.qc.cuny.edu/immi

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 8d

I stand with Alderperson Fuentes and with all those who have the courage to stand up to authoritarianism and their terror force, ICE.

We must defund ICE. We must hold Trump, Noem, and ICE accountable.

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Joanna Coleman @joannacoleman.bsky.social · 10d

One of the greatest role models for conservationists, women in science and just human beings in general is gone.

Talk about a life well-lived !

RIP, you badass warrior for Nature.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...

Conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, dies at 91

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to humans.

www.pbs.org

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 9d

Pressure to reject the compact should come from all sides:

Alumni, students, current employees, AND anyone who engages with people or work from the institution, high school students looking to attend, etc.

We say NO.

@standupforscience.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 9d

This is extortion. Faculty, students, staff, alumni across the country need to get to their Presidents & Trustees today. Just say no. This blackmail only works if most everyone folds. Capitulation now means the end of American higher education for a generation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

Democrats have leverage — and they need to use it to fight back against this regime.

Any Democratic senator who votes for a continuing resolution offered by Republicans will effectively be green-lighting the cruel policies passed in Trump's big, ugly bill.

Do not cave in.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 11d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 12d

Bribes everywhere

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle the lawsuit brought by President Trump against the company for suspending his account.

Most of the funds will go towards the fund the president setup for the White House ballroom.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/46IT4P1

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12d

Court-watchers confirm this cruel ICE agent has been reinstated.

Last week, in the briefest moment of decency, violently throwing a woman to the floor was “beneath the men and women of ICE.”

This week, it’s back to business as usual. The cruelty, after all, is the point.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Monica Trujillo @drmtrujillo.bsky.social · 13d

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies

The proposal has the potential to transform the government’s vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Monica Trujillo @drmtrujillo.bsky.social · 14d

Don’t give up if you don’t want your party to disappear.

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Monica Trujillo @drmtrujillo.bsky.social · 14d

Democrats will meet anywhere, at any time and with anyone to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people. We are resolute in our determination to avoid a government shutdown and address the Republican healthcare crisis. Time is running out.”

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 14d

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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Médicos Sin Fronteras España @msfespana.bsky.social · 15d

En Ciudad de Gaza, bebés en incubadoras, heridos graves y enfermos crónicos no pueden desplazarse. Nos hemos visto obligados a detener la atención médica. La población civil está en grave peligro.

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