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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h

The Trump administration's latest layoffs include HUD staffers who investigate fair housing complaints, "disease detectives," and the team that publishes the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Donald Trump's war on public health enters a new phase

Another bad day at the CDC

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 1d

Good lord. The MMWR is a hallmark of public health practice. Firing its editors will impact you and how your local health department functions.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is weaponizing the DOJ against his political opponents.

Meanwhile, he's gutting the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section which assists U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country with investigating crooked government officials.

"Drain the swamp."

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 6d

International student arrivals to the US dropped 19% this year, the biggest drop on record aside from the 2020 pandemic low.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 6d

The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.

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Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT

UT Austin wants to eliminate its Black studies, Latino Studies, and gender studies departments. Tell them you won't stand for it.
UT President, Jim Davis, president@utexas.edu
UT Executive Vice President and Provost, William Inboden, provost@utexas.edu
College of Liberal Arts Interim Dean, David Sosa, david_sosa@austin.utexas.edu
#EducationalLiberty #SaveUT

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Upstate New York Policing Research Consortium @unyprc.bsky.social · 2d

UNY-PRC has developed a digital archive that helps bring together materials from system-affected people alongside hard-to-access state records on policing, alongside state records that are often difficult to access by researchers. Everyone is welcome to join.

Register at bit.ly/4mVbdAd
#academicsky

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Altac Jobs LLC @altacjobs.bsky.social · 2d

JOB - Coordinator of LGBTQ Programs - NYC Public Schools - NYC

"expertise supporting LGBTQ, transgender & gender non-conforming youth & risk factors which may affect LGBTQ students"
#altac #AcademicChatter #phdchat #adjunct #postdoc #hiring #highered #academic #LGBTQ
altacjobs.com/j/coordinato...

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 2d

South Carolina leads the nation in book bans. The superintendent now faces a lawsuit abcnews4.com/newsletter-d...

South Carolina leads the nation in book bans. The superintendent now faces a lawsuit

South Carolina's Superintendent Ellen Weaver is facing a lawsuit challenging Regulation 43-170.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 3d

It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

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Law and Society Association @lawandsociety.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a grad student/early career scholar of the social sciences, humanities, or law? If so, the #LSA2026 Graduate Student & Early Career Workshop is for you!

Apply by 11.13.25 for this unique networking + professional development event. bit.ly/GSECW26
#LawAndSociety

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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 3d

NCSU Soc/Ant is hiring! crime, law, social control: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/223...

Assistant Professor of Sociology

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is accepting applications for a tenure-trackassistant professor of Sociology with a focus on criminology to begin Fall 2026.The successful candidate should...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3d

After Donald Trump's address to military leaders today, "senior U.S. officers have to wonder who will shield them from the impulses of the person they just saw onstage," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

75% of Labor Department workers are furloughed during Trump’s shutdown.

That means millions of workers will have fewer watchdogs on the beat to ensure job safety, crack down on wage theft, and enforce labor protections.

And the so-called “pro-worker president” is to blame.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 4d

Still time to register! Join ASA for this FREE in-person event in DC @JHUBloombergCtr on Oct 21 w/Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social & Beth Pearson @warren.senate.gov to understand how sociological expertise can influence policy outcomes. Networking at 5:30 PM https://bit.ly/ASAMoment

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 3d

Free learning opportunity for ASA student members! Register now for tomorrow’s discussion about how to balance teaching responsibilities with coursework and dissertation work. There will be time to ask questions! Starts at 3 pm Eastern. https://bit.ly/3IF7Qi4

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Vero @verognzlz.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations!

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Vero @verognzlz.bsky.social · 3d

I’m honored to be one of the contributing authors in Women Empowerment for Gender Equality, Vol. 2 (Vernon Press), a new collection highlighting diverse global perspectives on gender, justice, and empowerment.

#GenderEquality #ImmigrantRights #IPV

Flyer for Women Empowerment for Gender Equality Volume 2: Diverse Initiatives from Across the World, edited by Anita Brandon and published by Vernon Press. The flyer summarizes the book’s themes and contributors.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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Vero @verognzlz.bsky.social · 4d

Revisiting Beth Richie’s Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation. A foundational text on how structural violence and carceral systems shape Black women’s lives and survival.

#Books #ReadingNow #BlackFeminism

Book cover of Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation by Beth E. Richie. The title is in large blue and white text. Below, an image shows a housing project with children playing outside against a city skyline backdrop.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 4d

Not paying people remains one of the biggest through-lines of Trump's career.

That plus corruption, racism, and sexual assault.

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White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 4d

So according to SCOTUS it would seem that states have the right to ban gender affirmative care that professional organizations support but do not have the right to ban conversion therapy that professional organizations condemn. Professional expertise literally has no legitimacy anymore.

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