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Goldie Blumenstyk
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I created The Edge newsletter on innovation in & around higher ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education. And I wrote the bestseller: American Higher Education in Crisis? What Everyone Needs to Know

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14h
An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.

One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.

The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.

mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 3d
Always good to have @adamhsays.com on your team

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Nicholas Thompson @nxthompson.bsky.social · 3d
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 8d
The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 9d
With @sampat.bsky.social !! Blast from the past for me

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Robert B. Reich, Goldie Blumenstyk

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 25d
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.

The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.

@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy

www.propublica.org/article/keny...

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 29d
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
haleaziz.bsky.social Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 29d
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 29d
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Goldie Blumenstyk

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · Dec 10
Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Dec 9
Transparency goes only so far
jamessmurphy.bsky.social James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · Dec 8
It's telling that the table they released does not include a column for sector.

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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · Dec 8
It's telling that the table they released does not include a column for sector.
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Dec 7
On top of this government’s weakening of public health, elevation of incompetents to oversee our national security, and attacks on law abiding immigrants… now we get cravenly racist moves like this.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Dec 6
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. n.pr/48oR7tq
National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.
n.pr

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Dec 7
Great model here Lots of states seeking to reconnect w #TheAdultStudent Looks like @NJ sees the long term value of investing in these efforts.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Dec 7
‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump allies Being a member of the Pentagon press corps was once one of the more prestigious assignments in US journalism, a position reserved for heavy hitters from venerable newspapers and news channels, reporters at the peak of their powers. Not any more. A press conference last week – held at a crucial time for a Pentagon embroiled in scandal – was instead attended by more than a dozen rightwing activists, with the government being held to account by a close ally of Donald Trump, an employee at Turning Point USA and someone from a pillow salesman’s nascent media company. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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The EDU Ledger @theeduledger.bsky.social · Dec 7
Would this work in your state? | New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees
New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees
Program generates $74 million in recaptured tuition, awards 1,400 credentials through statewide partnership.
www.theeduledger.com

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NPR @npr.org · Dec 6
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. n.pr/48oR7tq
National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.
n.pr

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Dec 3
"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”

Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Dec 1
Now do this for the White House.
karinfischer.bsky.social Karin Fischer @karinfischer.bsky.social · Dec 1
The U.S. Department of Education has set up a new portal for colleges to report gifts and contracts from foreign sources, an effort, the department said, to improve transparency. The new site will go live on January 2. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Announces New and Improved Portal for Universities to Report Foreign Funding
Today, the U.S. Department of Education notified institutions of higher education of a new foreign funding reporting portal, set to launch on January 2, 2026.
www.ed.gov

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 30
Just followed
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 29
You know how I know Eric Garcia is a good reporter you should be following?
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Nov 29
Thanks for reading, Mr. President

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 29
You know how I know Eric Garcia is a good reporter you should be following?
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Nov 29
Thanks for reading, Mr. President
A web page for the White House with the subbed “Media Offenders: Eric Garcia.”

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Nov 29
19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.

Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?

He gets a full presidential pardon.

Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 27
Spotted on New Haven earlier this week.
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 27
Lots of reasons for folks to be worried about the new limits on loans for grad programs. Lots of misinformation too.
This piece provides a lot of useful clarification.
katharinemeyer.bsky.social Katharine Meyer @katharinemeyer.bsky.social · Nov 26
The “professional” loan limit discourse this past week has been wild.

I wrote up some thoughts on what recent policies and neg-reg actions actually mean and what impacts on graduate studies we should be focusing on:

www.brookings.edu/articles/def...
Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking | Brookings
Katharine Meyer discusses recent changes to student loan caps and clarifies misconceptions on the borrowing limits established by OBBBA.
www.brookings.edu

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Katharine Meyer @katharinemeyer.bsky.social · Nov 26
The “professional” loan limit discourse this past week has been wild.

I wrote up some thoughts on what recent policies and neg-reg actions actually mean and what impacts on graduate studies we should be focusing on:

www.brookings.edu/articles/def...
Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking | Brookings
Katharine Meyer discusses recent changes to student loan caps and clarifies misconceptions on the borrowing limits established by OBBBA.
www.brookings.edu

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 25
Good to have this explanation out there but we all could do w/o the huffy tone. Dunno why the department couldn’t have just put out a release without all this attitude. After all most of America doesn’t make a habit of following negotiated rulemaking

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Nov 25
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · Nov 24
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.

If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 24
So not necessarily something Trump officials did ? (Assuming neg-reg team wasn’t stacked?)
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 23
Was this list developed by negotiators during rule making or by the department?
Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 18
Important project
edtrust.bsky.social EdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social · Nov 17
In response, a coalition led by Attendance Works, EdTrust, & Nat Malkus from AEI launched a national campaign, “The 50% Challenge,” to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years, & 17 states plus Washington D.C. have since joined. https://bit.ly/47M4Bz9

@dpark11