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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 20h

The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military at www.justsecurity.org/121919/milit...

The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military

Military personnel are increasingly aware that they may be asked to prioritize loyalty to an individual over their rights and responsibilities

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve been through government shutdowns. This one is radically different.
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This shutdown is different

Here’s what’s at stake, and why Dems must hold the line.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 23h

Several Northwestern professors turn to AFT liability insurance dailynorthwestern.com/2025/10/09/c...

Several Northwestern professors turn to AFT liability insurance

Northwestern faculty are purchasing additional professional liability insurance to protect themselves from complaints and lawsuits, according to political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens, president o...

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Rebrands America: The Land Where Hatred Finds a Home: verdict.justia.com/2025/10/01/t...

Trump Rebrands America: The Land Where Hatred Finds a Home

Amherst professor Austin Sarat discusses the shift in American political culture, focusing on a moment at Charlie Kirk’s memorial where President Trump publicly embraced hatred for his opponents, cont...

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 1d

Destroying Section 2 in Order to Save It electionlawblog.org?p=152332

Destroying Section 2 in Order to Save It #ELB

At first glance, the SG’s brief in Callais seems less radical than those of the appellees and of Louisiana. The latter argue that Section 2 is flatly unconstitutional, while the SG’s brief merely reco...

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 1d

A different kind of leader gives a different kind of speech
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A different kind of leader gives a different kind of speech

An afternoon with the Pope

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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 2d

Actions have consequences.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 1d

E-bikes can cut carbon, congestion, costs — if cities take them seriously | Grist grist.org/transportati...

E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously

E-bike sales are booming, providing a clean form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet cities remain committed to cars.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 4d

Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse
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Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse

Why health insurance is about to become unaffordable

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 6d

Are the Law Firm Settlements with the Trump Administration Illegal?: verdict.justia.com/2025/09/26/a...

Are the Law Firm Settlements with the Trump Administration Illegal?

Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf explores whether law firms that settled with the Trump administration by agreeing to provide free services to the government violated the Antideficiency Act, whic...

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 6d

New Mexico Will Become the First State to Offer Universal Child Care www.the74million.org/zero2eight/n...

New Mexico Will Become the First State to Offer Universal Child Care

A look back at the policy changes that have led the state to this step.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 8d

Can the Latest Youth Climate Case Win Where Others Have Failed? - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/2509202...

Can the Latest Youth Climate Case Win Where Others Have Failed? - Inside Climate News

In Lighthiser v. Trump, 22 young people are asking a federal court to declare executive orders that “unleash” fossil fuels unconstitutional. They face some of the same challenges that led to the dismi...

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 8d

How to beat MAGA in 2026, 2028, and Beyond
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How to beat MAGA in 2026, 2028, and Beyond

As you read this, I'm asking one question: Is this a plan you would put your name on?

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 8d

An indomitable anti-Zionist Jewish feminist talks about the steadfastness (sumud) of Palestinians (A Land With A People coeditor interviewed for 'The Famous Feminist') - Monthly Review monthlyreview.org/an-indomitab...

An indomitable anti-Zionist Jewish feminist talks about the steadfastness (sumud) of Palestinians (A Land With A People coeditor interviewed for 'The Famous Feminist') - Monthly Review

"...a woman in Gaza, her family had been bombed out of their home. But she was determined to make bread and she had found a hot plate. She was making these breads. She said you could get killed going ...

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 8d

World Children’s Day in Berlin: Michael Barenboim accuses the German government of complicity in genocide at musicians flash mob for Gaza - World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

World Children’s Day in Berlin: Michael Barenboim accuses the German government of complicity in genocide at musicians flash mob for Gaza

Barenboim’s powerful and moving indictment of the German government was greeted with huge applause by the large audience which had gathered at Berlin’s central Gendarmenmarkt.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 8d

The Review: Northwestern turns the screws on students www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...

Northwestern Turns the Screws on Students

Take the anti-bias trainings, or else!

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 9d

The College Board Capitulates to Trump washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/24/t...

The College Board Capitulates to Trump

The College Board abandoned its race-neutral "Landscape" tool under DOJ pressure. Here's why that will weaken class-based diversity efforts.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 9d

Why the Art World Is Clamoring for Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter Again - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why the Art World Is Clamoring for Anselm Kiefer Again

Famed for work that evokes war and destruction, major institutions are suddenly giving his art pride of place.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 9d

Americans now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, poll finds - Jewish Telegraphic Agency www.jta.org/2025/09/30/u...

Americans now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, poll finds - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A slight majority of American voters also opposed the United States providing additional economic and military support to Israel, according to the new NYT/Siena poll.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 9d

Report: In first for a US tech giant, Microsoft terminates Israeli military use of its software - Jewish Telegraphic Agency www.jta.org/2025/09/26/i...

Report: In first for a US tech giant, Microsoft terminates Israeli military use of its software - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The move follows an investigation by the Guardian and two Israeli publications that found the Israeli military had used the company’s cloud platform to surveil Palestinians.

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Frank Deale @fdeale.bsky.social · 10d

Who Was the Audience for Trump's "Tedious and Burdensome" Allegations Stated in "Abundant, Florid, and Enervating Detail?" www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/09/who-...

Who Was the Audience for Trump's "Tedious and Burdensome" Allegations Stated in "Abundant, Florid, and Enervating Detail?"

Perhaps one of the most disorienting aspects of living through our current times is the mix of menace and buffoonery that emanates from Pres...

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