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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18h

Hard to compete with this.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 21h

It was incredibly moving to hear Prof Nickel and other non-citizen professors testify in court about the ways in which the arrests and deportations of students had affected them and their colleagues. So grateful to them for their integrity and courage. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 1d

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John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · 1d

13 Waymo robots in a mile is rookie numbers, ie early phase S-curve.

13 Waymo robots in a row is an event at the Chase Center, Symphony, Cow Palace, etc, ie late phase S-curve.

Reminder: Waymo had ~0 VMT growth in both San Francisco and Phoenix for their last reported quarter, 2025Q2.

Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 1d

I have just seen 13 Waymos in a one mile distance on El Camino Real close to the San Fransisco airport.

This is going to have a devastating impact on so many workers. And it’s not even clearly safe. We are part of this big experiment in private driverless mobility/environmental disaster. 😞

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John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · Jul 25

NHTSA closed their year+ investigation of Waymo. Waymo's 2 recalls re to this investigation were for crashing into a utility pole and roadway barriers. Evidently, robots repeatedly driving on the wrong side of the road into traffic and disobeying traffic control devices is ok in USA. Scale that.

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 1d

I have just seen 13 Waymos in a one mile distance on El Camino Real close to the San Fransisco airport.

This is going to have a devastating impact on so many workers. And it’s not even clearly safe. We are part of this big experiment in private driverless mobility/environmental disaster. 😞

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 1d

Wow maybe being a talking head for so many years is bad for the intellect.

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 1d

Today, @lookheron.bsky.social argues that, for higher education, it's been one battle after another: how the neoliberal era laid the groundwork for the recent authoritarian turn.

The Neoliberal Foundation of the Authoritarian Turn in Higher Education

Recent authoritarian attacks on higher education mark a significant shift from the neoliberal era, which celebrated institutional independence from the state, the role of education in boosting worker…

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 2d

This is all unraveling so quickly it is hard to know what tomorrow may hold 😞

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you

Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says “RIP worked really hard” on it

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 2d

I just told my teenager that at his age, my grandmother was married and cooking for her in-laws on a cow dung fueled stove while he can’t load the dishwasher.

This means I am ready to play a desi auntie in a Gurinder Chaddha film.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 4d

Proposed reply:

Dear Secretary McMahon,

Our offer is this: Nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which we would appreciate if you’d put up personally.

Sincerely,

Universities

John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 4d

“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits

A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 2d

“It is a breathtaking list of demands,” @veenadubal.bsky.social said, “There are very many aspects of this compact which essentially read less like a voluntary agreement and more like a demand or a bribe.”

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Colleges weigh whether to sign on to Trump plan or forgo federal benefits

A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 2d

“The fact that so many of its provisions infringe on the protected 1st A rights of the universities…makes the Compact almost certainly unconstitutional.”

Must read by @genevievelakier.bsky.social

blog.dividedargument.com/p/the-uncons...

The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence

Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or withheld based on changing administrative priorities.

blog.dividedargument.com

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2d

Three weeks after a leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health filed a whistle-blower complaint against the Trump administration, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy fired her. @nytimes.com

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

www.nytimes.com

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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump Administration’s “Compact of Excellence” for Universities is... far from excellent! Indeed, it’s unconstitutional. In this post, let me count the ways.

blog.dividedargument.com/p/the-uncons...

The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence

Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or withheld based on changing administrative priorities.

blog.dividedargument.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 2d

“Bad Bunny didn’t include the United States mainland in his coming tour, in part because he was worried ICE agents might go after his fans at the shows.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats?

www.nytimes.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 3d

“Asked on Friday by the right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson if there would be “ICE enforcement” at the Super Bowl, Noem replied, “There will be,” adding that federal immigration officers would be “all over” the event.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/a...

Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ the Super Bowl

www.nytimes.com

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 3d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 3d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 3d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

www.reuters.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 3d

If we get through this, someone should write a casebook based on all the lawsuits filed against the Trump administration, divided up into different areas of law: 1st A, APA, Civil Rights Act, INA, 10th A, NLRA, Just Cause, etc. Would be fascinating.

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 4d

“More than 140,000 children — over 15 percent of students — lack permanent housing. The city’s population of homeless students is larger than the entire enrollment of the Dallas public school system.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 4d

“Mr. Rowan, who is chief executive of Apollo Global Management, and Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chief executive of Blackstone — are helping shape seismic discussions related to the Trump administration’s campaign to upend American campuses.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

www.nytimes.com

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