Trump's Higher Ed compact would destroy the most important driver of innovation, prosperity, and US American strength (also usually the biggest employers in their towns): universities. Everyone should oppose this compact. Join your local chapter of @aaup.org. In NoCo, that's @aaupcsu.bsky.social

Also, if you're a Coloradoan--any Coloradoan--support @aaupcsu.bsky.social --> aaupcsu.org/join-and-sup...

That's the only way to play this. The only form of resistance that can work to this kind of authoritarian power-grab is resistance where universities all refuse to voluntarily give up autonomy over what they teach, write, and allow their students and faculty to say.

Then fight in court, one by one.

Start working with your campus chapter of the @aaup.org to raise awareness of this "compact" and ensure your admin doesn't comply. If your campus doesn't have an AAUP chapter, start one to oppose this.

not a single news org signed. that's what it takes. stand together. everywhere, every time.

"no more superficial individual expression"

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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.

(Published May)

watch this.

Awesome launch of the @aaupcsu.bsky.social Postcard Campaign for Free Speech, Academic Freedom, Research Independence, and Student Centers. We got 150+ postcards signed today. We'll be back on the LSC Plaza tomorrow from 11-2. 💚🐏

Way to go, America. You got Kimmel unfired. Fabulous. Now do college professors.

Yep. If this country would get behind university faculty the way it got behind Kimmel . . .

Also very cool and awesome how every Democrat in office gets held personally responsible for uniting the nation but Republican officeholders can say things like "I don't like my opponents and I want bad things to happen to them" and every pundit and journalist in the country just shrugs.

I skipped it, but even the snippets I'm seeing on Bluesky are too much.

Thanks for the great conversation, @granthermes.bsky.social ! Check out the pod, #teamrhetoric.

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?"

Turns out, mom was right.

"It is an attack on all our free speech rights."

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Tech companies are trying to replace teachers with this.

David Frum on Jimmy Kimmel: "This is not cancel culture because it's not culture. It's state repression. It's an order from the government. Here is the script, you must read, if you do not read it, you will be taken off the air."

University folks, join the AAUP. CSU folks: American Association of University Professors @ Colorado State University | Protecting Academic Freedom and Higher Education in Colorado share.google/jajYuQCAOZGV...

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.

that fox news host still has his job.

It seems that the only trans person known to be in the orbit of this horrific Kirk assassination saga expressed shock and horror, and immediately cooperated fully with law enforcement.