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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 17h

One of #AjikeOwens's Kids Was Standing Next to Her When She Was #Killed by Their #Racist #Neighbor #Florida

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 41m

Ensuring an even more uneven and unequal playing field than we already have. May as well be 1925.

The University of #Illinois System #Bans #Consideration of #Race, #Sex in #Hiring, #Tenure, #Student #Aid

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UI Bans Considering Race, Sex in Hiring, Tenure, Student Aid

The University of Illinois system is telling its institutions they can’t consider race, color, national origin or sex in hiring, tenure, promotion and student financial aid decisions—a move that’s dra...

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 41m

Ensuring an even more uneven and unequal playing field than we already have. May as well be 1925.

The University of #Illinois System #Bans #Consideration of #Race, #Sex in #Hiring, #Tenure, #Student #Aid

www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

UI Bans Considering Race, Sex in Hiring, Tenure, Student Aid

The University of Illinois system is telling its institutions they can’t consider race, color, national origin or sex in hiring, tenure, promotion and student financial aid decisions—a move that’s dra...

www.insidehighered.com

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 17h

One of #AjikeOwens's Kids Was Standing Next to Her When She Was #Killed by Their #Racist #Neighbor #Florida

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 21h

#Rejecting the #Compact Is an #Opportunity

The only action needed now is no action at all, Joseph Fishkin writes.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Rejecting the Compact Is an Opportunity (opinion)

The only action needed now is no action at all, Joseph Fishkin writes.

www.insidehighered.com

autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 21h

Please #help our #Green #candidate on the #ballot in #Rochester - Dave Sutliff-Atias #NewYork @greenpartyus.bsky.social
www.gp.org/please_help_... via @greenpartyus.bsky.social

Dave Sutliff-Atias: Please help our Green candidate on the ballot in Rochester

Long time Green activist Dave Sutliff-Atias is on the ballot for a seat on the Rochester City Council. Dave has been going to events and neighborhood meetings since last winter, collected 1,755 signat...

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Collateral Damage @coldamage.bsky.social · 21h

Boycott Israel. Use one or more of the following:

Disoccupied dot com
No Thanks app
Boycat app

#FreePalestine #GazaHolocaust

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Truthout @truthout.org · 22h

We updated our Truthout Folks starter pack! This is a great way to follow Truthout staff and contributing writers on Bluesky!

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 22h

Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt.

The U.S. Department of Ed recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and educ research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions. #FASCISTDICKS

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UT Austin Muzzles Grad Student Assembly’s Political Speech

Officials at the University of Texas at Austin blocked the Graduate Student Assembly from considering two resolutions against Texas state laws last week, arguing that the student-run body must follow ...

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 22h

Impossible to have a ceasefire with demonic #Israel.

At least 135 #mutilated #bodies of #Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say #Gaza officials

Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of #torture and...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials

Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths

www.theguardian.com

autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 2d

#Libraries, @psulibs.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social , to #host #film, Q&A to #highlight #Black #librarians’ impact on #literacy

www.psu.edu/news/univers...

Libraries to host film, Q&A to highlight Black librarians’ impact on literacy | Penn State University

Penn State University Libraries will host a free screening of “Are You a Librarian? Black Librarians and Freedom through Literacy” followed by a Q&A discussion with the film’s producer, Rodney Freeman...

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 2d

On this day in 1870, a Black politician named Wade Perrin was assassinated by a white mob one day after he was re-elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Oct. 20, 1669 | Black South Carolina Lawmaker Assassinated Day After Re-Election

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 2d

#IndianaUniversity officials are #FASCISTS

@purdueuniversity.bsky.social #Student #Journalists #Distribute #Solidarity #Paper at IU

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Purdue Student Journalists Distribute Solidarity Paper at IU

Student journalists from Purdue University’s The Exponent went to rival Indiana University on Friday to deliver a special print edition in solidarity with the now out-of-print Indiana Daily Student, a...

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 2d

#Conservative 'ideals' suck shit. #FuckTrump

What to Know About #Trump’s #Compact for #HigherEd

Nine #universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have #rejected the #deal.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

5 Things to Know About Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

Nine universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have rejected the deal.

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 2d

Damn straight.

John Brown Didn’t Ask Enslaved People How to Be A Good White Ally
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John Brown Didn’t Ask Enslaved People How to Be A Good White Ally

This Substack is reader-supported.

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 2d

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Genius, my ass.

Stop Blaming Black Women for Choosing Ourselves
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Stop Blaming Black Women for Choosing Ourselves

This Substack is reader-supported.

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 4d

Most users cannot identify #AI #bias, even in #training #data

www.psu.edu/news/bellisa...

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data | Penn State University

When recognizing faces and emotions, artificial intelligence (AI) can be biased, like classifying white people as happier than people from other racial backgrounds. This happens because the data used ...

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Banned Camp podcast @bannedcamp.bsky.social · 4d

public libraries hosting banned book carnivals while lawmakers ban more books every week. it’s whiplash. i’m so tired of this. when does common sense come back?

Banned Books Week Carnival fights censorship, highlights free speech

Doña Ana Community College (DACC) brought Banned Books Week to its campus Oct. 7 and Oct. 9 with a Banned Books Carnival, informing students with carnival-style events such as ring-toss, popcorn, and…

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 5d

Uh huh. 🙄

CATA to #host Oct. 29 #public #meeting for @pennstateuniv.bsky.social #community to share #feedback

Centre Area Transportation Authority staff will be available to hear #comments and answer #questions regarding all #CATA #services
www.psu.edu/news/univers...

CATA to host Oct. 29 public meeting for Penn State community to share feedback | Penn State University

Students, faculty and staff are invited to share feedback on CATA's community and campus service. CATA staff will be available to hear comments and answer questions regarding all CATA services.

www.psu.edu

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Collateral Damage @coldamage.bsky.social · 5d

Racism is when this happens regularly for decades and the world does nothing to stop it. #FreePalestine #GazaHolocaust

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Truthout @truthout.org · 5d

At least one of the U.S. military’s strikes in the Caribbean last month targeted a boat carrying Colombian nationals, new reporting reveals. “There is no war against smuggling; there is a war for oil and it must be stopped by the world,” said Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Pentagon Targeted Colombians in at Least 1 Strike in Caribbean, Report Says

The Pentagon was reportedly unable to assess the precise identities of the people on the boat before striking.

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 5d

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The Compact Calls for a Unified ‘F You’

Being forced to sign #Trump’s #compact could compel presidents to walk away from the job. But individual protests won’t work—#highered needs a #unified #refusal.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

The Compact Calls for a Unified “F You”

Being forced to sign Trump’s compact could compel presidents to walk away from the job. But individual protests won’t work—higher ed needs a unified refusal.

www.insidehighered.com

autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 7d

You're part of the damn problem, @govpritzker.illinois.gov.🤬
By #Enabling #Police #Surveillance, Elected Officials Fuel #Trump’s #Agenda

#Illinois #officials have #quietly #constructed a #statewide #surveillance #apparatus that #fuels #ICE’s #deportation #machine.

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By Enabling Police Surveillance, Elected Officials Fuel Trump’s Agenda

Illinois officials have quietly constructed a statewide surveillance apparatus that fuels ICE’s deportation machine.

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 7d

On this day in 1883, the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 which forbade racial discrimination in access to public accommodations and facilities.

Oct. 15, 1883 | Supreme Court Strikes Down Civil Rights Act, Legitimating Segregation

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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autumn55.bsky.social @autumn55.bsky.social · 7d

#WarCriminals 🤮🤮

Why I Don’t Trust a Trump–Netanyahu ‘Peace Deal’ — and Why War Will Return
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Why I Don’t Trust a Trump–Netanyahu ‘Peace Deal’ — and Why War Will Return

What’s being sold as peace is the latest product of empire brokered by two racist developers who treat faith like branding and war like business.

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