I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Let's say it again:

1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.

2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.

It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.

terrific essay by feminist historian Joan Scott on attacks on free inquiry in the time of her father and now: “this time around, the stakes feel even higher”

I am excited that this special issue of the @ajil.bsky.social —on reparations in international law—is now out! 1/

These numbers represent staggering shares of federal law enforcement agents, being shifted from criminal law enforcement to minor civil immigration offenses www.cato.org/blog/ice-has...

Key phrase here is "and only us"

This was the core of Dred Scott, that the founders meant the word citizen to only mean white settlers.

And 14th Amendment birthright citizenship clause was an explicit repudiation of that, that all born here have an equal claim on what it means to be an American

There's that part in 1231 where they get to decide to ignore a designation if they determine it prejudices the United States, which they would undoubtedly say because they're sociopaths.

Without free expression there is no university. I present, Indiana Former University: www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

What is going on at Columbia? Ellen Shrecker, esteemed historian of McCarthyism and higher ed, and Nina Berman, documentary photographer extraordinaire, answer clearly.

AAUP v Rubio, day 3. knightcolumbia.org/content/dhs-...

my entire timeline is trans people struggling with suicidal ideation and panic attacks next to cis people talking about other things besides the ruling that says banning our health care is legal

a microcosm of trans life in america

"Constitutional Sheriff" of Brevard County, FL, Wayne Ivey, threatens to kill anti-ICE demonstrators.

Megalomaniacal narcissism is the new separation of powers

Historian here this is how abolitionists dealt with slave catchers in northern states. #Resist

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The Ninth Circuit is hearing oral argument tomorrow in the challenge to Trump's unconstitutional birthright citizenship order. Read our amicus brief supporting the challenge on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of legal scholars: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...

FBI agents are now visiting Charlottesville’s public defenders *at their homes*. It’s naked intimidation of our justice system.

We are parents, teachers, healthcare workers, educators, students, faith leaders, community members and taxpayers. We remember the Palestinians killed in Gaza with our tax dollars and say #StopArmingIsrael #StopStarvingGaza #FundCareNotGenocide

Join us: www.youtube.com/@TheyAllHave...

The Supreme Court denied cert today in a complicated and controversial case involving federal Indian law, Apache Stronghold. This case, brought by a nonprofit and not a Native nation, focused closely on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (rights) over the treaty violations (power).

In what might be the logical endpoint of American Zionism, the Heritage Foundation has declared that pro-Palestinian activism is not just antisemitic, but is in fact a shadowy global conspiracy … led by Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...

The law professors who are arguing against birthright citizenship in the US are reinventing a common law decision from 1677 about allegiance and aliens that was pivotal for creating a common law of slavery in England’s empire.
— a logic recreated in Dred Scot.
— rejected by 14th amendment.

Tulsi Gabbard's Chief of Staff told a top intelligence analyst to rewrite a report to claim that Venezuela' government directed Tren de Aragua to commit crimes in the U.S. -

so the report would support using the Alien Enemies Act to avoid due process.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

Something to keep your eye on after the birthright citizenship arguments: 2 other cases before SCOTUS- 1 involving humanitarian parole & another involving TPS- where the govt is asking SCOTUS to let it deport up to 1 million people w/o going through the proper legal process. 🧵