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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Aug 12

Trump's vague plan to “federalize” the nation’s capital is best understood as an authoritarian pageant from an administration that’s flailing.

The reality does not matter; only the fascist spectacle that he can manufacture and sell to Fox News viewers.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 21

“We have observed approximately 90% of the workers targeted for terminations due to a perceived association with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are women or nonbinary,” said an attorney representing federal staffers.

By @davidmcswane.bsky.social

Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”

The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.

www.propublica.org

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Jun 11

I recently joined TikTok. I wanted to see what kind of posts the algorithm would suggest I follow. Over a third were right-wing accounts promoting violence against immigrants and others. Interesting. Was this the price of lifting the TikTok ban???

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · May 17

Just tuning in to the Knicks vs. Celtics game. 32 points down?? Did someone put a hex on the Celtics?? This beatdown ain't right. And I say that as a Lakers fan. 😂

Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · May 16

Great piece exploring what is really at stake in the assault on DEI - because "what DEI Threatens Isn't Merit. It's Monopoly."

What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.

Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.

stanforddaily.com

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Apr 25

This Saturday, Loyola Law School will host a convening on the impact of Project 2025 on democracy, civil rights, and more. Join us!

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AAUP @aaup.org · Mar 22

Columbia University has failed to defend academic freedom & freedom of speech & allowed a great institution to be bullied & extorted into submission by an administration hellbent on contorting higher education to their will.

The AAUP condemns this capitulation. We can & must fight back.

Columbia Concedes to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped

The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.

www.nytimes.com

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Mar 21

"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...

Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility

In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?

www.chronicle.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · Mar 7

CEO Worked Way Up From Son Of CEO
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Mar 1

DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Mar 1

Ya'll really elected Humdinger president. Where's the Paw Patrol when you need 'em?

It would be funny if it were not so harmful, dangerous, tragic, racist, and, most of all, unnecessary.

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · Feb 18

If you missed tonight’s town hall with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and @keeanga.bsky.social on resisting the shock and awe politics of the far right and their billionaire enthusiasts, you can watch the video here:

The Corporate Coup in Global Context: An Emergency Town Hall

YouTube video by Haymarket Books

www.youtube.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 17

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · Feb 17

Target's shareholders lost $15 billion of net worth in their holdings of Target common stock when Target announced they were dropping DEI initiatives.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Feb 17

I'm starting to think that maybe robber barons aren't buying newspapers and social media sites to promote the free flow of information.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Feb 17

The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.

Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️

thehill.com/media/514849...

Who’s
running
this
country:
Donald Trump or
Elon Musk?
Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our
livelihoods at risk. And he is accountable to no one but himself.
The Constitution only allows for one president at a time. Call Your
Senators and tell them it’s time Donald Trump fire Elon Musk

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Feb 17

Black women watching America implode after electing a white nationalist government.

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Feb 15

Thank you, Meghan! I hope you are well.

Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Exciting news! I’m honored to join the 2025-2027 cohort of the Leading Edge Fund formation. 🎉

With this fellowship, I’m looking forward to developing a new research center that studies and promotes community alternatives to policing.

leadingedge.rosenbergfound.org

Leading Edge Fund

The Leading Edge Fund is a new $2 million fund created to seed, incubate and accelerate bold ideas from the next generation of progressive movement leaders in California.

leadingedge.rosenbergfound.org

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Dylan Freedman @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com · Feb 9

Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides

www.nytimes.com/shared/comme...

Goran
World - yesterday

As someone who grew up under an authoritarian regime, I can offer one crucial piece of advice: time is everything. If you don’t stand up now—if you don’t protest, resist, disrupt, and refuse to comply—you may lose your country forever. Authoritarianism thrives on silence, hesitation, and fear. The longer people wait, the more entrenched the regime becomes, making resistance exponentially harder. Every moment of inaction is a moment the regime uses to tighten its grip. History has shown that those who act early have the best chance of reclaiming their freedom. The time to fight back is now.

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · Jan 30

People are understandably feeling scared as Trump unleashes his torrent of attacks on vulnerable populations. But some in the grassroots are fighting back, piece by piece. @rebeccaburns.bsky.social burns and I documented one such effort in Chicago disrupting Trump’s mass deportation plans.

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear

Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.

inthesetimes.com

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rlhxyz.bsky.social @rlhxyz.bsky.social · Jan 31

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Jan 31

On brand for a bunch of cronies, charlatans, crooks. They are scamming the American government and using racism as an accomplice.

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · Jan 30

So the most powerful man in the world and the richest man in the world clumsily fired a bunch of senior air traffic staff, caused the worst domestic air disaster since 9/11, and then tried to blame black people

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Jan 23

So . . . Trump is taking over the government using the same tactics that Musk used when he took over Twitter. An all-out assault on all of the institutional pillars to disrupt, destabilize, and destroy.

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Truthout @truthout.org · Jan 22

To create as much justice and safety as possible, we have to defy authority and disobey, writes @mskellymhayes.bsky.social

Trump Needs Public Cooperation to Enact a Fascist Vision. Here’s How We Refuse.

Our resistance to fascistic policies must be grounded in our sense of justice, rather than arguments about what’s legal.

truthout.org

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Priscilla Ocen @priscillaocen.bsky.social · Jan 15

These fires have left us breathless, both literally and figuratively. The scale of harm is unimaginable. What is clear, however, is that community has stepped up, from raising money to hosting displaced family and friends. We have kept us safe—not a billion-dollar law enforcement apparatus.

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