David Amdur
@dhamdur.bsky.social
A human who can hypnotize frogs. Assoc. Director, UConn-AAUP. Posts are my own. He/Him
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My daughter was in the Brown University library, hiding under the desk | Sarah Ruhl
My daughter was in the Brown University library, hiding under the desk | Sarah Ruhl
This normalization of gun violence in the US – who is it serving? Why can we not collectively make this not normal again?
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My daughter was in the Brown University library, hiding under the desk | Sarah Ruhl
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Salvador Menéndez, accused of financing a death squad, became mayor in 2012 in El Salvador. He was re-elected in 2024, surviving Bukele’s four-fifths reduction of the number of municipalities.
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Death Squad Agent Accuses Salvadoran Mayor of Paying for Three-Dozen Murders
A cooperating witness from Halcón 32, a death squad within the Salvadoran Police, confessed to 97 murders, including a priest, businessmen, and alleged gang members. He told prosecutors that Salvador…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Salvador Menéndez, accused of financing a death squad, became mayor in 2012 in El Salvador. He was re-elected in 2024, surviving Bukele’s four-fifths reduction of the number of municipalities.
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Reading between the lines, it sounds like the captains of Boston University's cross country team want the ICE snitch off their team, and they're upset that the Dept of Athletics won't make it happen
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OP-ED: An open letter to the Boston University community from the captains of the BU Cross Country team
Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Tucker Bowerfind (CAS ‘26), Adrienne Buettner-Cable (CAS ‘27), Caroline Collins (COM ‘28...
dailyfreepress.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reading between the lines, it sounds like the captains of Boston University's cross country team want the ICE snitch off their team, and they're upset that the Dept of Athletics won't make it happen
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
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FBI Director Kash Patel announced that for the first time ever, the Bureau had indicted 'Antifa-aligned' individuals.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
What’s Up With the Terror Indictment Against Alleged Antifa Members?
The Justice Department’s tacked-on charges are just for show. The larger plan is not.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that for the first time ever, the Bureau had indicted 'Antifa-aligned' individuals.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
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Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police ab...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
