Jennifer Ruth
@jenniferruth.bsky.social
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Professor (views my own - not my institution's), co-editor and co-author of "The Right to Learn" and "It's Not Free Speech," and director, with Jan Haaken, of the documentary "The Palestine Exception: What's at Stake in the Campus Protests?"
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This is what every authoritarian leader says about dissenters.
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Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."
jenniferruth.bsky.social
Yes, Donald, that's right. Where there's fascism, there are people who will be against it.
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From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec
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"Does the Civil Rights Division of US DOJ care about the Constitution anymore? Many in Portland . . have reason to be concerned about the answer to that question." City of Portland to AAG Dhillon. Still peaceful here, despite their damnedest efforts. . .
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
PDX Letter Response to DOJ 10-6-25
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I'm two miles from the ICE facility in Portland. Flash bangs woke me up twice last night. It is the terrible joke you all know it is: 15 protestors spray-painted a wall so better call in the national troops! They are trying very, very hard to turn Portland into the war zone they want it to be.
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@actioninhighered.bsky.social has an organizational meeting tomorrow! Register at the link in our bio
#emuft #truemu #unionstrong #cahe #coalitionforactioninhighered
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actioninhighered.bsky.social
We invite you to register for our first organizing meeting of the 2025-26 year on Oct. 3 @ 12pm PST/3pm EST! The success of our 200+ actions last April 17 was just a start . . . preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
Coalition for Action in Higher Ed: Planning Meeting on Oct. 3 for 2025-26
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We are very excited about this series run by CAHE's Palestine caucus. Please share widely!
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Op Ed by President of the AAUP chapter at UT Austin. Let teachers teach, let students learn. #AcademicFreedom #DefendHigherEd
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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“Faculty who speak about certain issues have been more vulnerable to doxing for a long time,” Steffen said. “So anyone who talks about issues of race or racism, gender and sexuality, or Palestine tends to be more likely to be doxed." www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Right-Wing Doxing Campaign Endangers Faculty and Free Speech
Dozens of faculty and staff have faced online harassment and threats for their comments on Charlie Kirk’s death. Some universities have disciplined employees in response to political pressure.
www.insidehighered.com
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The Head of Trumps's Combatting Antisemitism Task Force Leo Terrell celebrates the corrupt ruling to deport Mahmoud Khalil. If the ruling combined with this clown's social media post don't sum up the incredibly sorry state of affairs of this country, I don't know what does.
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.

Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?

My own colleagues are silent.
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We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of faculty, staff, students, and unions to protect free speech within the University of California system.

The Trump-Vance admin's use of financial threats against academic institutions in an attempt to stifle views it opposes is both unconstitutional and illegal.
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Suddenly "hate speech" is bad. Suddenly "dehumanizing" people is bad. Suddenly "cancel culture" is good. Suddenly words have consequences.

The modern American right in 2025, folks.