Charlotte Canning
@cmcanning.bsky.social
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Charlotte Canning
@cmcanning.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Theater Helps Us Remember the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later
'Inherit the Wind' changed how people understand, and remember, the legendary Scopes trial.
time.com
The Scopes Trial began 100 years ago today. Why do we even remember it? The power of theatre. Live performance makes things real and relatable.
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NASHVILLE Senator Charlane Oliver: “With 6 days until election day… An onslaught of right-wing attack ads by dark money groups shows cracks in the Tennessee Republican supermajority stronghold. Even Trump is panicking. I’m giddy about it TBH.” open.substack.com/pub/charlane...
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NASHVILLE Senator Charlane Oliver: “With 6 days until election day… An onslaught of right-wing attack ads by dark money groups shows cracks in the Tennessee Republican supermajority stronghold. Even Trump is panicking. I’m giddy about it TBH.” open.substack.com/pub/charlane...
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart.
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top ne...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart.
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Parental restrictions on library access continues to remain incredibly unpopular for a fourth year in a row.
The vast majority of public school parents are not looking to limit their children’s access in the library.
www.fftrp.org/library_acce...
The vast majority of public school parents are not looking to limit their children’s access in the library.
www.fftrp.org/library_acce...
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Parental restrictions on library access continues to remain incredibly unpopular for a fourth year in a row.
The vast majority of public school parents are not looking to limit their children’s access in the library.
www.fftrp.org/library_acce...
The vast majority of public school parents are not looking to limit their children’s access in the library.
www.fftrp.org/library_acce...
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CDC to Americans: drop dead
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CDC to Americans: drop dead
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Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.
American families deserve better.
American families deserve better.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.
American families deserve better.
American families deserve better.
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More than 1,800 banned titles in the 2023–2024 school year contained sex-related content. In a new interview, bestselling YA author @malindalo.bsky.social explains the necessity of reading those works in full before considering pulling them from shelves: pen.org/malinda-lo-i...
Uneasy About Sexual Content in a YA Novel? ‘Read the Whole Book,’ Urges Author Malinda Lo
“That’s why there is sexuality in my books: because it is part of life. There’s no nefarious purpose,” says author Malinda Lo.
pen.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
More than 1,800 banned titles in the 2023–2024 school year contained sex-related content. In a new interview, bestselling YA author @malindalo.bsky.social explains the necessity of reading those works in full before considering pulling them from shelves: pen.org/malinda-lo-i...
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This Month in Theatre History features the opening of an all-Black cast revival of “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway, playwright Pauline Phelps’s birth in 1870, a late actor’s skull playing Yorick, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
A notable 1800s female playwright is born, a late 1700s actor's skull plays Yorick, and more.
www.americantheatre.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This Month in Theatre History features the opening of an all-Black cast revival of “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway, playwright Pauline Phelps’s birth in 1870, a late actor’s skull playing Yorick, and more.
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While most universities offered Trump's "compact" have rightfully rejected it, @utaustin.bsky.social is demonstrating true leadership by doing nothing, saying nothing, and hoping the whole thing will just go away.
www.expressnews.com/news/educati...
www.expressnews.com/news/educati...
UT has not signed or rejected deal with Trump before deadline
UT declined to say if it will sign the Trump compact, which federal officials were hoping to have signed no later than Nov. 21. Seven of the nine schools offered the deal rejected it.
www.expressnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
While most universities offered Trump's "compact" have rightfully rejected it, @utaustin.bsky.social is demonstrating true leadership by doing nothing, saying nothing, and hoping the whole thing will just go away.
www.expressnews.com/news/educati...
www.expressnews.com/news/educati...
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
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Permanently kneecapping an entire co-equal branch of government
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Permanently kneecapping an entire co-equal branch of government
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A visit to Perry County, Tennessee, where the GOP decided to suspend the US Constitution and imprison a former police officer for 27 days for making a social media post they considered (groundlessly) to be offensive to the memory of Charlie Kirk.
Opinion | Nobody Should Go to Jail for a Harmless Meme
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A visit to Perry County, Tennessee, where the GOP decided to suspend the US Constitution and imprison a former police officer for 27 days for making a social media post they considered (groundlessly) to be offensive to the memory of Charlie Kirk.
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Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
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I read this sentence and had to stop to admire it. Gorgeous.
(It's a gift link so everyone can enjoy the full essay)
(It's a gift link so everyone can enjoy the full essay)
I’ve read a lot of descriptions of that meeting but none as perfect as @tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s:
“Yet Trump showered Mamdani with praise. He glowed up at him beatifically, looking to all the world like a young girl in a Renaissance painting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
“Yet Trump showered Mamdani with praise. He glowed up at him beatifically, looking to all the world like a young girl in a Renaissance painting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I read this sentence and had to stop to admire it. Gorgeous.
(It's a gift link so everyone can enjoy the full essay)
(It's a gift link so everyone can enjoy the full essay)
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The Education Department responded to backlash about reducing the number of professional degrees.
My latest for @al.com
www.al.com/education/20...
My latest for @al.com
www.al.com/education/20...
Student loan updates 2025: Is nursing still a professional degree?
About 80% of the nursing workforce does not have a graduate degree.
www.al.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Education Department responded to backlash about reducing the number of professional degrees.
My latest for @al.com
www.al.com/education/20...
My latest for @al.com
www.al.com/education/20...
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We killed how many cancer research trials to pay for this?
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We killed how many cancer research trials to pay for this?
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And it only cost Americans a quarter billion in taxpayer money
this extremely fashy Trump cult of personality ad featuring Kristi Noem ran this morning on Fox & Friends
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
And it only cost Americans a quarter billion in taxpayer money
I have been saying this for years. Once they have gotten control of the accreditation process, higher education will become a wasteland.
If you're not paying attention to the weakening of accreditation you are missing a huge piece of the reactionary transformation of higher ed. This is how you create structural change that will last for generations.
The implementation of Project 2025 continues apace.
The implementation of Project 2025 continues apace.
ED Names Five New NACIQI Members
The new members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity include some outspoken conservative voices.
www.insidehighered.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have been saying this for years. Once they have gotten control of the accreditation process, higher education will become a wasteland.
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I will help your football team lose for a cool $2 million! I'm a steal!
UC Berkeley (1) fires losing football coach, (2) will continue to pay him $10.9 million, (3) hires prominent anti-vax wacko as interim coach. Great work, California! #highereducationpriorities @governor.ca.gov
Cal makes an extremely unlikely, controversial choice for fill-in coach
Nick Rolovich is set to lead the Bears for at least one game this season.
www.sfgate.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I will help your football team lose for a cool $2 million! I'm a steal!
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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A reminder, as Trump boasts about having "never worked so hard in my life" that he is playing golf more often now than he did in his first term and in less than five years has already played golf more often than Obama did in eight. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A reminder, as Trump boasts about having "never worked so hard in my life" that he is playing golf more often now than he did in his first term and in less than five years has already played golf more often than Obama did in eight. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
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The disclosure is the latest detail to emerge as the court reviews whether to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for ignoring a judge’s oral order. Accountability needs to come swiftly Kristi Noem knowingly broke the law, and the consequences should reflect that.
Noem made decision not to turn around deportation flights bound for El Salvador after judge's order, DOJ says
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to allow a group of deportees to be handed over to El Salvador after a judge said their flights must be returned to the U.S., the DOJ said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The disclosure is the latest detail to emerge as the court reviews whether to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for ignoring a judge’s oral order. Accountability needs to come swiftly Kristi Noem knowingly broke the law, and the consequences should reflect that.
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New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
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Karoline Leavitt's brother says his only concern is for his son. The mother of his child can rot in hell.
I bet he wears a big shiny cross around his neck too.
I bet he wears a big shiny cross around his neck too.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Karoline Leavitt's brother says his only concern is for his son. The mother of his child can rot in hell.
I bet he wears a big shiny cross around his neck too.
I bet he wears a big shiny cross around his neck too.