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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 15d

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Endorsement of CUNY Alliance statement on UC-Berkeley

The CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education is outraged by the leadership of the University of California Berkeley’s compliance with the demand by the Department of Education (DOE)s Office of Civil R...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 9h

yo they hired Mamdani video guys. someone's doing some thinking somewhere

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 11h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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AAUP @aaup.org · 16h

Hank Reichman, professor emeritus of history at Cal State, East Bay; former AAUP vice-president & chair of the AAUP Foundation, on the similarities between Trump & Ice to Ivan the Terrible & his Oprichniki.

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Mary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · 18h

"Academic freedom policies came from faculties, not the government. Governments are the enemies of academic freedom, not their protectors." Brilliant piece by @sivav.bsky.social about the Trump administrations' latest effort to censor universities newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 15h

#madc #cadhe

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

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CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE) @cadhe.bsky.social · 17h

#cadhe #madc #suny #cuny

SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, kids, there’s no better time to reread this Independence Day declaration from 10 current and former SUNY and CUNY governance leaders and add your John Hancock! Pass it on!

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 21h

Obviously signing Trump’s compact is the death knell for a university, but the fact that any of them are even *considering* it exposes something deeply rotten at the heart of their leadership. It should disqualify them forever.

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 20h

Hundreds of UK students have attended pro-Palestinian marches on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite calls from prime minister Keir Starmer to stay away, reports Juliette Rowsell #edusky https://ow.ly/WzTU50X7QAf

Students defy Starmer’s call not to hold Gaza protests

Hundreds gather in London despite the prime minister telling them to stay at home on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 20h

#madc #cadhe

Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 20h

Colleges wondering if they should sign Trump's compact should understand that not all institutions in all locations will be affected the same way.

Trump Says Signing a New ‘Compact’ Will Benefit Colleges’ Finances. It Could Also Do the Opposite.

Despite the promise of more federal dollars, several provisions could upend an already precarious business model.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 20h

3x5 notecard,student brings 3 ft by 5 ft

Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 22h

Honestly don't remember anything from CBS news recently until this story. I look forward to continuing to ignore it.

Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 23h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23h

I asked Oregon AG Dan Rayfield if he'd like to see national Democratic leaders stand up and denounce Trump's deepening lawlessness in a more comprehensive, unified, and forceful way. He basically says yes, we need something like this right now.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 23h

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 23h

Sad that MAGA keeps falling for these

Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 23h

He loves a narcissistic delusion of NYC that doesn't actually exist.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Sean Duffy on Trump: "I know New York may not give him the respect he deserves, but he loves New York."

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 23h

Whatever state you live in, if you vote for a Republican for governor, you’re voting to have your National Guard stolen.

VoteVets @votevets.org · 23h

Liberal veterans' group invests $1 million between Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial contests

The $500,000-apiece ad campaigns take direct aim at the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli, and the GOP candidate in Virginia, Winsome Earle-Sears.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 23h

#madc #cadhe

Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 23h

OPINION: "Signing on to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education offered by the Trump administration would end the school's ability to determine its own future." — The Inquirer Editorial Board

Federal funding is not worth Penn’s independence | Editorial

Signing on to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education offered by the Trump administration would end the school's ability to determine its own future.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 1d

This is the 2nd anniversary of the start of a genocide that made Gaza the most dangerous place on earth for children— that has raised a mirror to the rot at the core of our world.

Never has it been clearer that none of us are free until Palestine is free.

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On Parenthood and Genocide

A new mother and scholar of forced displacement writes about Israel's mass murder of Palestinian children in Gaza.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

The local PD believes ICE called in a fake 911 call about protestors trying to break into ICE facility. Cops only found a CBS news crew shooting B-roll.

Now why would ICE do that?

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.

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CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE) @cadhe.bsky.social · 1d

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Tulane changes syllabus, fires academic manager over Gaza article • Louisiana Illuminator

Some say that the incident is yet another glimpse of the tense climate experienced on local and national campuses by people who support Palestine.

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Chy Sprauve @csprauve.bsky.social · 1d

CUNY job posting: Assistant Professor - Black and Latino Studies

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Jobs | City University of New York

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Report on detention hearing for woman shot by CBP the other day reveals she had a concealed license.

Martinez was released.

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Hennessy told the judge that Martinez had been following agents for 30 minutes, and Ruiz had been following agents for 20 minutes before the shooting. As she drove, Martinez was broadcasting on Facebook Live for more than 2 minutes, Hennessy said. Video captures her repeatedly sounding her horn and following the vehicles, Hennessy said.

In the charges filed Sunday, prosecutors notably did not mention a loaded gun in Martinez’s car that was referenced in a previous statement by the Department of Homeland Security. But in court Monday, Hennessy said Martinez had a loaded firearm on the passenger side of her car but never brandished it. Martinez’s attorney, Parente, said she has a valid firearm and concealed-carry license.

Parente also offered to play an agent’s body-camera video that shows the shooting, noting that prosecutors did not show the video that he claimed disputes the government’s version of the shooting.

Parente said the video shows an agent turn federal vehicle left into Martinez’s vehicle, after which an agent says, “Do something b----.” The agent then exits the vehicle and shoots at Martinez.

Parente said Martinez has “seven holes” in her from the shooting and that agents were in such a hurry to take her into custody at the hospital that they had to return later when Martinez began bleeding from her wounds.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 1d

Tapper is a 🤡

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Jake Tapper did a whole interview with Trump by text message? Which means he can't actually confirm it was him. And now everyone's asking even more than before very reasonable questions about the wannabe dictator's health.

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The CNN anchor did not explain how he verified that it was the president — not any of his aides — who authored the written responses to his questions.

He also did not explain whether he’d made any effort to speak with the president by phone, something that has become commonplace for reporters covering the second Trump administration because Trump has maintained use of his personal mobile phone since returning to the presidency and frequently uses it to contact reporters directly.

The president’s purported text message exchange with Tapper was also unusual because Trump is not known to be a frequent user of his phone’s text message capacity.

He also famously eschews email and other written forms of communication and during his first term he openly complained when attorneys working for his administration took notes during meetings.

Trump’s unconventional use of text-based communications to purportedly respond to Tapper comes as questions continue to swirl about the state of his health

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 1d

Great call to arms by @cnewf.bsky.social, following the tactic of Jed Esty's "Future of Decline" by looking to Stuart Hall & the New Left, & urging us to forego "private agency within our universities" in favor of "collective agency by running them."

Academics Must Seize the Means of Knowledge Production - Public Books

Trumpism has canceled the knowledge society.

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 1d

✨ Ready to turn your passion for the arts into professional experience? Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 CUNY Cultural Corps! Interns earn $20/hour while working at NYC’s top arts and cultural institutions from March to May.
➡️ Apply by Oct. 31 at cuny.edu/culturalcorps

Graphic promoting the Spring 2026 CUNY Cultural Corps Internship. A student looks at a book in a museum. Text: “Join the Spring 2026 CUNY Cultural Corps Internship! Apply by October 31, 2025. Interns are paid $20/hour. Gain experience in NYC arts & culture institutions.” Departments listed: Communications & Marketing, Education & Public Programs, Development & Fundraising, Curatorial & Exhibitions, and Production Management.