Larka
@kdemea.bsky.social
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Supreme court:
no, you CAN'T consider race for college admissions
Also Supreme court: yes, you CAN consider race when determining legal status
no, you CAN'T consider race for college admissions
Also Supreme court: yes, you CAN consider race when determining legal status
September 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Supreme court:
no, you CAN'T consider race for college admissions
Also Supreme court: yes, you CAN consider race when determining legal status
no, you CAN'T consider race for college admissions
Also Supreme court: yes, you CAN consider race when determining legal status
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It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
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🗣️President Trump’s proposed FY26 budget would roll back WIC's fruit and vegetable benefits to pre-2021 levels, before USDA’s science-based increase.
Breastfeeding moms would drop from $54 → $13
Young kids: $27 → $10
These cuts jeopardize early nutrition. Read the full NWA statement:
Breastfeeding moms would drop from $54 → $13
Young kids: $27 → $10
These cuts jeopardize early nutrition. Read the full NWA statement:
National WIC Association Condemns Trump’s Proposed Cuts to WIC’s Fruit and Vegetable Benefits
By cutting WIC’s Cash Value Benefits (CVB) for fruits and vegetables by two-thirds and reducing overall program funding, the proposal directly removes healthy food from the hands of low-income moms an...
www.nwica.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🗣️President Trump’s proposed FY26 budget would roll back WIC's fruit and vegetable benefits to pre-2021 levels, before USDA’s science-based increase.
Breastfeeding moms would drop from $54 → $13
Young kids: $27 → $10
These cuts jeopardize early nutrition. Read the full NWA statement:
Breastfeeding moms would drop from $54 → $13
Young kids: $27 → $10
These cuts jeopardize early nutrition. Read the full NWA statement:
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You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
May 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
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I kind of want to go
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I kind of want to go
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“In 2012, in Arizona v United States, the highest court in the land ruled that “as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States”.
Got that? Not. A. Crime.”
From my new Guardian op-ed:
Got that? Not. A. Crime.”
From my new Guardian op-ed:
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“In 2012, in Arizona v United States, the highest court in the land ruled that “as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States”.
Got that? Not. A. Crime.”
From my new Guardian op-ed:
Got that? Not. A. Crime.”
From my new Guardian op-ed:
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If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
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Over in the other place, the billionaire owner is threatening to fund ‘moderate’ (rightwing) candidates in heavily Democratic districts too.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
December 22, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Over in the other place, the billionaire owner is threatening to fund ‘moderate’ (rightwing) candidates in heavily Democratic districts too.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
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The responses to this query from @theferocity.bsky.social are astounding! I've just downloaded the whole collection. They show what a travesty it is that the histories we've been recovering the past half-century are being suppressed. We need this engagement to identify & disrupt abusive processes.
Doing historical research isn’t just an intellectual enterprise; it’s emotional and embodied.
I legit almost threw up earlier this morning while researching etymology related to the year 1712.
If you’re a historian and/or do archival research, how do you handle the SHOCK of revelation?
I legit almost threw up earlier this morning while researching etymology related to the year 1712.
If you’re a historian and/or do archival research, how do you handle the SHOCK of revelation?
November 25, 2024 at 12:54 PM
The responses to this query from @theferocity.bsky.social are astounding! I've just downloaded the whole collection. They show what a travesty it is that the histories we've been recovering the past half-century are being suppressed. We need this engagement to identify & disrupt abusive processes.
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"while donating money to elite universities might seem like one of the less-bad ways wealthy people can spend their money, we ought to be wary of what they’re trying to buy"
my latest for @chicagotribune.bsky.social on the big money behind our DIY society
🎁🔗:
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/07/o...
my latest for @chicagotribune.bsky.social on the big money behind our DIY society
🎁🔗:
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/07/o...
Jessica Calarco: How wealthy university donors have changed our society for the worse
Wealthy donors have turned us into a DIY Society, where people are supposed to take care of themselves rather than be helped by government.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 9, 2024 at 1:13 AM
"while donating money to elite universities might seem like one of the less-bad ways wealthy people can spend their money, we ought to be wary of what they’re trying to buy"
my latest for @chicagotribune.bsky.social on the big money behind our DIY society
🎁🔗:
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/07/o...
my latest for @chicagotribune.bsky.social on the big money behind our DIY society
🎁🔗:
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/07/o...
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Do not obey in advance
JFC, this is Snyder's lesson number one for resisting tyranny:
April 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Do not obey in advance
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March 3, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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On this day in 1966, 58 years ago, the CIA orchestrated a coup against Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of independent Ghana. Nkrumah attempted to modernize Ghana & hoped to build a united and prosperous Africa.
February 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
On this day in 1966, 58 years ago, the CIA orchestrated a coup against Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of independent Ghana. Nkrumah attempted to modernize Ghana & hoped to build a united and prosperous Africa.
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This is the best film complaint I’ve ever seen
February 23, 2024 at 9:09 PM
This is the best film complaint I’ve ever seen
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Sushi rice kitties floating in a warm teriyaki tofu bath. 🐾
September 28, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Sushi rice kitties floating in a warm teriyaki tofu bath. 🐾
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Two months ago, the trees were full of leaves, and they were green. Now, many of them are yellow. Some have fallen off entirely. If you ask about this, you're told it's because of "autumn." No one had ever heard of "autumn" before this year. And you're not allowed to say this doesn't make sense.
September 19, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Two months ago, the trees were full of leaves, and they were green. Now, many of them are yellow. Some have fallen off entirely. If you ask about this, you're told it's because of "autumn." No one had ever heard of "autumn" before this year. And you're not allowed to say this doesn't make sense.