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Jonathan Feingold
@jpygold.bsky.social
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law professor, critical race theory, co-host #RaceClass Podcast, critical (legal) collective read: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1739047 listen: https://www.raceclasspodcast.com/ join: https://www.criticallegalcollective.org/
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · Feb 21
We urge university leaders to respond confidently, with law and moral principle on your side, and not to sacrifice essential and legally defensible DEI initiatives that help universities fulfill their most basic mission to pursue truth and knowledge for the common good.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 8m
one consequence of leading Dems joining GOP in cheapening our antisemitism discouse is media doesn't raise alarm bells when a U.S. Senator invokes playbook antisemitic conspiracy theory to justify state violence against peaceful protesters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."
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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 49m
Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 2h
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Great opinion piece from UT Austin faculty member Lisa Moore. 👏🏽👏🏽
After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion
What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h
This is the furthest back from the detention center we've seen police force people to demonstrate (note: this is local cops, not DHS/ICE).
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2h
A strong statement from MIT President Sally Kornbluth rejecting Trump's "compact for higher education." I hope other higher ed leaders follow this example.

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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 3h
MIT rejects "the Compact"
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 3h
More of this. Signing this authoritarian devil’s bargain would betray higher education’s independence and the pursuit of knowledge.
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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 3h
MIT rejects "the Compact"
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 2h
MIT first out of the gate to reject the Compact. The (very obvi) right thing to do and (very obvi) smart PR.

Who's next?

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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 2h
MIT is first to reject the "Compact."

Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 19h
This is a five-alarm fire. It's blatant, horrifying, massively dangerous retaliation against a strong leader for pursuing accountability for Trump. We stand in full solidarity with Tish James and we will have her back.
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 20h
BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia
State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 20h
BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia
State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 19h
Trump using the executive branch to go after his political opponents. He wants to divide and conquer. We win by treating an attack on one like an attack on all.
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 20h
BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia
State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 23h
There has been a lot of ICE activity in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago today. There has also been a lot of ICE watch and rapid response activity. We love our community, and we are showing up for each other.
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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 1d
Doing politics the right way is when the far-right regime in power memorializes a fallen influencer by terrorizing an academic that the influencer's McCarthyist organization once baselessly singled out for abuse.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d
you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate
NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats" subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d
20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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Andy Sellars @sellars.bsky.social · 1d
The TRO in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem:
- (mostly) no targeting of journalists or ordering crowds to disperse
- restrictions on use of less-lethal munitions
- two warnings before use of riot control weapons
- must wear ID and uniform (or similar)
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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 1d
This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d
“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 23h
Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.
"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder
Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 23h
lots of statements against Trump's "Compact" circulating rn. Here's a strong one from @higheredlabor.bsky.social

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d
I strongly suspect that as the legal case is adjudicated and becomes clearer, this number will only grow: www.timesofisrael.com/poll-nearly-...
Poll: Nearly four in 10 US Jews say Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
WaPo survey also finds 68% blame Hamas more for civilian deaths; 76% say Israel's existence is vital for Jewish future; 31% feel unsafe in US; two-thirds have negative view of Netanyahu
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