Judd Taube
@judd.bsky.social
Adjunct Professor of Jewish Studies and Social Justice, University of San Francisco
education democracy
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education democracy
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Judd Taube
@judd.bsky.social
· Apr 11
I'm not going to speak for other Jews, but for me personally: I find it pretty fucking galling for the Trump administration, which is staffed in large part by Nazi sympathizers, to use antisemitism as an excuse for their racism and xenophobia.
Ok I’m doing it: Thread of all the unquestionable antisemitism by trump admin and associates, because as a Jew, I refuse to be used to further their cynical assault on civil liberties. 1/x
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Folks in the replies truly working this metaphor OUT
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Folks in the replies truly working this metaphor OUT
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In fact, every university that hosts Duke should unnerve the visitors with chants of "STE-PHEN MIL-LER 👏👏 👏 👏 👏"
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
I mean, if they aren't chanting "ICE is your fault" or some such when the Dookies show up at the Smith Center this year I don't even know if I still want to wish that Maryland was back in the ACC anymore.
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In fact, every university that hosts Duke should unnerve the visitors with chants of "STE-PHEN MIL-LER 👏👏 👏 👏 👏"
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
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Like so many, I’ve been affected by the new US federal stance against science. As a result of this and seeking a better life balance, I have accepted a new Full Prof position at the University Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🤩
I will miss CA deeply, but a new adventure awaits 🐟
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I will miss CA deeply, but a new adventure awaits 🐟
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Like so many, I’ve been affected by the new US federal stance against science. As a result of this and seeking a better life balance, I have accepted a new Full Prof position at the University Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🤩
I will miss CA deeply, but a new adventure awaits 🐟
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I will miss CA deeply, but a new adventure awaits 🐟
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I uh, un-recommend Best Bus
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I uh, un-recommend Best Bus
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The U.S. is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich and just before the start of World War II.
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The U.S. is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich and just before the start of World War II.
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
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They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
Woman Seen Pulled from Car Speaks Out: 'Lucky to be alive'
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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can I share my all time favorite picture of myself
January 16, 2026 at 2:57 AM
can I share my all time favorite picture of myself
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With a hat tip to @mtsw.bsky.social for his posts about messaging and editing, I made this (very rough) example of what such an ad might look like.
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
With a hat tip to @mtsw.bsky.social for his posts about messaging and editing, I made this (very rough) example of what such an ad might look like.
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
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This is why they mask. It isn’t about safety. It’s because they know that if decent people learn what they do, they’ll be social outcasts.
According to Jonathan Ross’s unnamed neighbor in suburban Minneapolis, he told her in 2020 that he was a botanist.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
Minneapolis ICE Shooter Told Longtime Neighbor He Was a Botanist: 'I Had No Idea He Was an ICE Agent' (Exclusive)
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, once told neighbors he was a botanist, a woman who lives nearby tells PEOPLE. 'I had no idea he was an ICE agent,' she...
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is why they mask. It isn’t about safety. It’s because they know that if decent people learn what they do, they’ll be social outcasts.
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A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.The killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last...
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
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Wanda is a real one. I once ran in to her at Fire Island at Cherry's. She was dancing with her wife. I went up to her to thank her for standing up for trans folks. She asked if I wanted a hug and she gave me one and we briefly danced together.
Wanda Sykes thanks Ricky Gervais for not being there because it means she can accept the award on his behalf... and he's gonna thank God and the trans community (he won, she did) #GoldenGlobes
January 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Wanda is a real one. I once ran in to her at Fire Island at Cherry's. She was dancing with her wife. I went up to her to thank her for standing up for trans folks. She asked if I wanted a hug and she gave me one and we briefly danced together.
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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January 11, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This thread is harrowing
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This thread is harrowing
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Another image that sums up the protest.
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Another image that sums up the protest.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
I have slowed my use a lot and frankly it has only been positive. I haven’t missed anything important, and my mind has been able to concentrate more capably and instinctively on positive aspects of my life and how I contribute to others.
This too, guys. Find a little corner of the world and pay it some loving attention: fostering change you can observe. We are silly monkeys, we need to see the real world to believe it exists, and to know the whole world isn't what we passively consume and share onscreen.
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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I have slowed my use a lot and frankly it has only been positive. I haven’t missed anything important, and my mind has been able to concentrate more capably and instinctively on positive aspects of my life and how I contribute to others.