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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 15

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” Yesterday, you were the stars, your compassion, your courage, your pride in standing up for what’s right lit up the darkness. This is the America we believe in. 💚✊

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 2

“We are currently experiencing longer than usual wait times.” 😂😃🙌

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 2

Flood the line.

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · May 23

From the Onion.

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · May 22

Coercion and bullying are not effective governance, not apropos to first amendment protections.
"Be best."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

www.nytimes.com

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks and praises. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release

Palestinian, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported despite not being charged with crime

www.theguardian.com

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Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com · Apr 29

Wow.

Illegally detained Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi has a daily meditation practice during his detention, and he is head of the Columbia University Buddhist Association.

Please remember that one of the most basic tenets of Buddhism is that we are all immigrants.

Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

www.npr.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 28

ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Apr 24

When the open letter from univ prez against Trump over-reach was released on Tues morning, it had 180 signers. By Tues evening, over 270.

Through the day Wed (yesterday) it went into mid-300s.

This morning, Thurs, starts at more than 400.

This is significant. (Point of my post.)

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Apr 24

For American higher ed, an "I am Spartacus" moment.

fallows.substack.com/p/from-acade...

By me.

From Academia, a ‘Primal Scream.’

Watch in real time, as American higher ed goes on offense to defend itself.

fallows.substack.com

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Apr 17

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New York Buddhists support detainee Mohsen Mahdawi

The Buddhist Council of New York and the Columbia University Buddhist Association have both called for the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, the former president of the C.U.B.A., who is facing deportation.

www.lionsroar.com

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · Apr 15

We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.

Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Apr 14

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is demanding a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele over the detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and says he’ll go to El Salvador himself if the Marylander isn’t returned.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · Apr 15

#RealBuddhaQuotes Nonviolence can take many forms. When we can act with compassion, we act. When we can’t, we support those who can, and we speak up for peace. Even the quietest choices can make a difference.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · Apr 11

You might think solidarity at this time is not important. Think otherwise. The dial will only move when we act as one body, aligned with sanity and care.

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Apr 6

#bouldercolorado #mobilize

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Maia Duerr @maiaduerr.bsky.social · Apr 1

Still speaking! Go @booker.senate.gov! Every Dem senator needs to be doing this every day. Disrupt.

www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

www.youtube.com

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · Apr 1

WATCH: Cory Booker holds the floor of the Senate for 15+ hours in protest of Republicans' harmful policies: "I know of only one way to do this—and I'm trying to do this myself—is to do things differently. To stand up, to speak up, to act like this is not normal in our country."

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Apr 1

Sen Booker is still speaking-- speaking truth to power.
We need to actualize that courage, each of us, in whatever action is given to us. www.youtube.com/live/N5NfmuI...

LIVE NOW: Sen. Booker will go as long as he can in marathon Senate speech to protest Trump

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · Apr 1

Chris Murphy has confirmed he’s joining Cory Booker in solidarity on the Senate floor all night to protest Trump’s lawlessness and corruption.

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Apr 1

Sen. Cory Booker is holding the floor to make good trouble and as an urgent call to action: www.instagram.com/reel/DH4od8m...

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Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Apr 1

I am so grateful for your speaking up, and recognizing the crisis of the moment.

Ji Hyang Padma @jihyangpadma.bsky.social · Mar 31

newrepublic.com/article/1931...

Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance

Ordinary people have more power than they know.

newrepublic.com

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · Mar 30

Rümeysa's legal team is coordinating a fundraiser for her and her family to help them deal with this crisis, including medical costs since ICE has kept Rümeysa from accessing all her medications. Please donate if you're able:

Justice for Rumeysa Ozturk

Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,

chuffed.org

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · Mar 27

The tactics ICE is using--thugs in plain clothes kidnapping people simply for their political views--these tactics were developed by the US and spread across the world to hunt down Leftists from Latin America to Indonesia. They've also been used locally for decades to terrorize Black communities.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Mar 27

multiple issues here:
-it’s unamerican and unconstitutional for the federal govt—and certainly the executive on its own, arbitrarily and in secret—to create a speech code for visa holders
-even if that was permissible, suddenly accosting her in the street and abducting her is wildly disproportionate

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 27

Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."

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Conor Lamb @conorlambpa.bsky.social · Mar 27

To anyone who is not clear: The First Amendment protected Rumeysa Ozturk when she published her op-ed. The same way it has protected me.

Rule of law means that we should be treated equally.

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