American universities have lost the plot

WHAT THE HELL

Just one day after a federal court judge ordered ICE to stop using force against Chicago journalists, here is ICE using force against a Chicago journalist.

Re-upping this piece on news that Vought is firing federal employees:
*Vought lying that shutdowns compel layoffs, never have before.
*Layoffs are a choice, the shutdown is an excuse.
*Comes on top of existing RIFs, will make restoring govt services harder post-shutdown.
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Why universities must flatly reject Trump’s ultimatum wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2025/10/...

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

I can't help it ... this is a good time to let you know that Enshittification, the book, comes out next week!

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I know you're pretty much all experiencing this too, but I was working through a check list of stuff I need to promote (in this Banned Books Week of 2025) & just thrown for a minute at the dissonance of needing to keep the gears moving during this whole series of crises we're living through..

⭕️ Breaking: American veteran Greg Stoker has been released from Israeli prison today after being illegally detained from aboard the Gaza flotilla last week. In a video update he shared after landing in Slovakia, he says many GSF detainees still imprisoned have begun a hunger strike to protest...

Not surprising, still overwhelming & disappointing

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Serious question: has the Fed govt ever arrested so many elected officials in such a short period of time, across multiple cities, and not for legit corruption reasons?

This seems like a distinct degree of anti-democratic escalation.

This message really resonates today.
It's time for imagination, belief, will, and spirit to make the world better. youtu.be/LMtwsilMLtc

Selling donated bodies to the military, signaling to this fascist administration that it's willing to be complicit ... @usc.edu might be doing the whole "education" thing wrong.

All Angelenos will suffer, not just the excellent faculty, staff, and students at USC.

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WTF category. In this case, my university, USC, provides cadavers to the US Navy to train IDF medical personnel. The cadavers are unclaimed bodies: people for whom no one was willing or able to pay for burials. What an afterlife after a difficult life--to have your body used without your consent.

If you just start one small action, others WILL follow you. Just pick something. Take a small bite. You can't take on the whole problem yourself, but there are others who will take other pieces too.

Just start something. We need you.

For folks in the back, this means YOU!

We need you! Start something!

🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨

Discuss.

“It’s been engineered, [the famine in Gaza is] absolutely preventable...”

Unicef Spokesperson James Elder joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social to discuss the ‘man-made’ famine in Gaza and how humanitarian efforts are exceedingly difficult with Israel’s constant bombardment.

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The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.

BREAKING: Israel has begun intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is carrying 500 people from around the world seeking to bring aid to Palestinians starved by Israel's siege.

The crew includes 24 Americans, EU Members of Parliament, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, and Greta Thunberg.

The way that white male podcasters/public figures—and not only/mostly talking about Ezra— are clearly panicking about their own personal safety in wake of Kirk is so indicative of how proportionally less violence they fear/face every day their whole lives.

And obvs others face more than I. Still.

The Rising Threat of Antisemitism Investigations - LPE Project

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It is important to see this sort of straight talking, precisely because of the executive order last week that conflated criticism of the government with terrorism.