Lilly U. Nguyen
@lillytypes.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Essays in River Teeth, Southern Review, Tahoma Literary Review, North American Review, and Colorado Review. I write about knowledge and inheritance; motherhood and daughterhood; language and refugee life.
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Tactical agents and ICE min-tanks expected in Chicago tomorrow www.cbsnews.com/chicago/vide...
City officials confirm Trump will send tactical ICE agents to Chicago
At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas confirmed reports Trump is sending tactical immigration agents to Chicago.
www.cbsnews.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tactical agents and ICE min-tanks expected in Chicago tomorrow www.cbsnews.com/chicago/vide...
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“Scientific knowledge is, fortunately, a public good, and as such, its benefits transcend international boundaries. But relinquishing its prominence in creating the future is nothing short of devastating for the United States.”
Marcia McNutt has been saying that the US is doing a huge experiment with China as the control. The global scientific community will still produce knowledge. But not being in the lead has bad implications for US flourishing. My column:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
America is ceding the lead in creating the future
The renowned American management consultant and author Peter Drucker is often credited as saying that “the best way to predict the future is to create it”—a view that applies to science as much as to ...
www.science.org
June 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Scientific knowledge is, fortunately, a public good, and as such, its benefits transcend international boundaries. But relinquishing its prominence in creating the future is nothing short of devastating for the United States.”
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“Sources said the administration is specifically considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems…The UC system is the state’s third largest employer, and both systems are major engines of research…”
"...at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled..."
Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
www.cnn.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“Sources said the administration is specifically considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems…The UC system is the state’s third largest employer, and both systems are major engines of research…”
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After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.
Mental health workers go on hunger strike, demanding better pay and benefits
After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.
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April 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.
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Trump tried to bury this story on a Friday night, but it’s extremely important:
He’s planning to take land on the border controlled by the Dept. of Interior and sign it over to Dept. of Defense so migrants “would have trespassed on a military installation,” resulting in harsher punishment.
He’s planning to take land on the border controlled by the Dept. of Interior and sign it over to Dept. of Defense so migrants “would have trespassed on a military installation,” resulting in harsher punishment.
Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to take control of land on southern border
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum Friday giving the U.S. military jurisdiction over federal lands at the southern border.
www.usatoday.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trump tried to bury this story on a Friday night, but it’s extremely important:
He’s planning to take land on the border controlled by the Dept. of Interior and sign it over to Dept. of Defense so migrants “would have trespassed on a military installation,” resulting in harsher punishment.
He’s planning to take land on the border controlled by the Dept. of Interior and sign it over to Dept. of Defense so migrants “would have trespassed on a military installation,” resulting in harsher punishment.
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weird, what could explain this
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
weird, what could explain this
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🚨Last week Helyeh Doutaghi, a scholar in international law, was barred from Yale and put on administrative leave: ‘The decision came three days after a news site powered by artificial intelligence, published a story calling her a member of a terrorist group.’
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March 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🚨Last week Helyeh Doutaghi, a scholar in international law, was barred from Yale and put on administrative leave: ‘The decision came three days after a news site powered by artificial intelligence, published a story calling her a member of a terrorist group.’
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www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
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Wrote about that here:
February 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Wrote about that here:
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It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
February 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
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"Why aren't people in the streets" okay here are people in the streets in my town of 7,000, checkmate babe.
February 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Why aren't people in the streets" okay here are people in the streets in my town of 7,000, checkmate babe.
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Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.
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#WritingCommunity #WritingContest
Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Deadline is May 31st.
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Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Deadline is May 31st.
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Immigrant Writing Prize — Restless Books
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January 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#WritingCommunity #WritingContest
Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Deadline is May 31st.
restlessbooks.org/prize-for-ne...
Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Deadline is May 31st.
restlessbooks.org/prize-for-ne...
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@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
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On echo chambers/preaching to the choir, cont'd: @charliejane.bsky.social: "But another huge reason I love community is because it helps us build a consensus reality, something that is sometimes dismissed as "filter bubbles" but is actually a powerful form of organizing and rallying."
One More Vital Reason Why Community Gives Me Hope
A week or so ago, I was the closing speaker at the final XOXO Fest in Portland, which was a huge honor. I was asked to come talk about reasons to have hope...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:02 AM
On echo chambers/preaching to the choir, cont'd: @charliejane.bsky.social: "But another huge reason I love community is because it helps us build a consensus reality, something that is sometimes dismissed as "filter bubbles" but is actually a powerful form of organizing and rallying."
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What happened when Neil Gorsuch was found to have plagiarized during his SCOTUS nomination.
The Times wrote zero articles.
The Post wrote two pieces, one denouncing the revelations as "politics of personal destruction."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-campai...
The Times wrote zero articles.
The Post wrote two pieces, one denouncing the revelations as "politics of personal destruction."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-campai...
January 4, 2024 at 9:03 PM
What happened when Neil Gorsuch was found to have plagiarized during his SCOTUS nomination.
The Times wrote zero articles.
The Post wrote two pieces, one denouncing the revelations as "politics of personal destruction."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-campai...
The Times wrote zero articles.
The Post wrote two pieces, one denouncing the revelations as "politics of personal destruction."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-campai...
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🔔 ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🔔 In January, Sarabande will open for manuscript submissions to our annual contests. If that’s not exciting enough, we’ve got a roster of guest judges guaranteed to astound *AND* a brand new contest opportunity!
November 10, 2023 at 5:49 PM
🔔 ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🔔 In January, Sarabande will open for manuscript submissions to our annual contests. If that’s not exciting enough, we’ve got a roster of guest judges guaranteed to astound *AND* a brand new contest opportunity!
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Congressional staffers say an onslaught of calls and emails asking for members to support a cease-fire has caught Dems completely off-guard.
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
Democratic Staffers Told To Let Constant Calls For Cease-Fire ‘Go To Voicemail’
Congressional staff say the mood inside the Capitol is tense, stifling and bewildering as members brush off their constituents’ outrage.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2023 at 12:36 AM
Congressional staffers say an onslaught of calls and emails asking for members to support a cease-fire has caught Dems completely off-guard.
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
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As a university professor, this makes my blood boil. The hate against university campuses that so many well-funded malicious interest groups are fomenting is affecting flesh and blood people, students and faculty alike. www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/u...
Arab Muslim student struck in hit-and-run as Stanford University investigates spate of hate crime in...
At least five possible hate crime incidents at Stanford University since the Israel-Hamas war’s onset are under investigation, including an apparent hit-and-run crash involving an Arab Muslim studen...
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2023 at 12:39 AM
As a university professor, this makes my blood boil. The hate against university campuses that so many well-funded malicious interest groups are fomenting is affecting flesh and blood people, students and faculty alike. www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/u...
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The GOP has introduced a bill to EXPEL Palestinians from the United States. I cannot read such things without remembering what happened to my own family after Pearl Harbor. After we and 120,000 other Japanese Americans were incarcerated in prison camps for years, without charge or trial... /1
November 5, 2023 at 12:01 AM
The GOP has introduced a bill to EXPEL Palestinians from the United States. I cannot read such things without remembering what happened to my own family after Pearl Harbor. After we and 120,000 other Japanese Americans were incarcerated in prison camps for years, without charge or trial... /1
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Damning report by Clifford Ando on financial mismanagement at the University of Chicago and its negative impact on the humanities uchicago.app.box.com/s/siblbp8s6z...
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November 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Damning report by Clifford Ando on financial mismanagement at the University of Chicago and its negative impact on the humanities uchicago.app.box.com/s/siblbp8s6z...
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'We refuse the false choice between Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom; between Jewish identity and ending the oppression of Palestinians. In fact, we believe the rights of Jews and Palestinians go hand-in-hand.'
A Dangerous Conflation
We are Jewish writers, artists, and activists who wish to disavow the widespread narrative that any criticism of Israel is inherently antisemitic. Israel and its defenders have long used this rhetoric...
www.nplusonemag.com
November 2, 2023 at 5:56 PM
'We refuse the false choice between Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom; between Jewish identity and ending the oppression of Palestinians. In fact, we believe the rights of Jews and Palestinians go hand-in-hand.'