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David Palumbo-Liu

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Professor at Stanford, activist, writer, podcaster (Speaking Out of Place). https://speakingoutofplace.com/ Board of Directors, Truthout. Words in Jacobin, The Nation, Al Jazeera, etc. Book from Haymarket. Views proudly my own.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

Unprecedented, truly massive turn outs for #NoKingsDay are crucial. Not only for themselves, but to build momentum for a #GeneralStrike and boycott. Money alone talks.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Today in Portland, large groups peacefully gathered to unite against hate and oppression. 1/2

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

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He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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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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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Resister @chrissmithmuso.bsky.social · 13d

The capitulation of universities in red states to trans erasure mirrors the capitulation of universities in blue states to Palestinian erasure.

Think on that. And then think about what you're going to do when this comes to your own campus.

Because it will.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 1d

Please send this to all college and university presidents.

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1d

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The Steady State - Open Letter to College and University Presidents.

YouTube video by The Steady State

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Hope battles with distrust as Palestinians in Gaza wait for Israel to implement the ceasefire. Here's what they said.

Palestinians in Gaza worry and wait for Israel to implement ceasefire

Hope battles with distrust as Palestinians in Gaza wait for Israel to implement the ceasefire. Here's what they said.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 1d

Christine Webb explains how this myth has devastating political, cultural, and environmental consequences. Combining scientific and humanistic studies, we go into some detail about what this arrogance produces, and why we desperately need a much more humble sense of ourselves.

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Żen Ťrixter ❌ 👑 @zentrixter.bsky.social · 2d

I know the day will be big. The 3.5% “rule” refers to sustained mass movements: repeated actions, general strikes, city-wide disruption, and broad coordination with unions, students, and civic groups. One-day protests like No Kings are vital practice, but they’re a rehearsal, not the whole story.

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing many posts about how ICE isn't trained. That's not really the problem. The problem is what they were sent to do, not whether they're qualified to do it.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“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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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

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From the Community | What ‘free expression’ discussion doesn’t account for

Professor David Palumbo-Liu responds to Hoover Fellow Larry Diamond's piece about free expression, arguing for non-institutional spaces that uphold values of diversity.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

Hope you are all safe, Mark.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 2d

Protect your neighbors, especially your unhoused neighbors. Fascists target those on the margins first, hoping people will allow widespread prejudice against poor, racialized, and disabled people to help normalize their violence. Don't give them an inch. Fuck ICE.
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Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

Unprecedented, truly massive turn outs for #NoKingsDay are crucial. Not only for themselves, but to build momentum for a #GeneralStrike and boycott. Money alone talks.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

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Wait, what about Fox??

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

A survey by the Hebrew University’s Chord Center found that 87% of ruling coalition supporters believe there are “no innocents” in Gaza. On international media coverage, 69% of respondents said CNN and the BBC are biased in favor of Palestinians, with 50% perceiving Fox News, the bastion of the...

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my God. I can’t wait for Noem and others to follow suit.

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 2d

I made a new YοuTubе video to celebrate the Taylor Swift fans who are finally waking up and smelling the corporate stink all over her

Taylor Swift, the capitalist

YouTube video by Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 3d

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 3d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Winter @wpoliticss.bsky.social · 3d

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

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