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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.

The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.

@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy

www.propublica.org/article/keny...

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 13d

To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.

Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 13d

SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort

www.nytimes.com

Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 13d

SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort

www.nytimes.com

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 16d

Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 17d

Transparency goes only so far

James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 17d

It's telling that the table they released does not include a column for sector.

James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 17d

It's telling that the table they released does not include a column for sector.

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 19d

On top of this government’s weakening of public health, elevation of incompetents to oversee our national security, and attacks on law abiding immigrants… now we get cravenly racist moves like this.

NPR @npr.org · 19d

The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. n.pr/48oR7tq

National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday

The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.

n.pr

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 19d

Great model here Lots of states seeking to reconnect w #TheAdultStudent Looks like @NJ sees the long term value of investing in these efforts.

The EDU Ledger @theeduledger.bsky.social · 19d

Would this work in your state? | New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees

New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees

Program generates $74 million in recaptured tuition, awards 1,400 credentials through statewide partnership.

www.theeduledger.com

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps

Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump allies Being a member of the Pentagon press corps was once one of the more prestigious assignments in US journalism, a position reserved for heavy hitters from venerable newspapers and news channels, reporters at the peak of their powers. Not any more. A press conference last week – held at a crucial time for a Pentagon embroiled in scandal – was instead attended by more than a dozen rightwing activists, with the government being held to account by a close ally of Donald Trump, an employee at Turning Point USA and someone from a pillow salesman’s nascent media company. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

The EDU Ledger @theeduledger.bsky.social · 19d

Would this work in your state? | New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees

New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees

Program generates $74 million in recaptured tuition, awards 1,400 credentials through statewide partnership.

www.theeduledger.com

NPR @npr.org · 19d

The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. n.pr/48oR7tq

National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday

The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.

n.pr

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 23d

"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”

Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 24d

Now do this for the White House.

Karin Fischer @karinfischer.bsky.social · 24d

The U.S. Department of Education has set up a new portal for colleges to report gifts and contracts from foreign sources, an effort, the department said, to improve transparency. The new site will go live on January 2. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

U.S. Department of Education Announces New and Improved Portal for Universities to Report Foreign Funding

Today, the U.S. Department of Education notified institutions of higher education of a new foreign funding reporting portal, set to launch on January 2, 2026.

www.ed.gov

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 26d

Just followed

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26d

You know how I know Eric Garcia is a good reporter you should be following?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks for reading, Mr. President

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26d

You know how I know Eric Garcia is a good reporter you should be following?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks for reading, Mr. President

A web page for the White House with the subbed “Media Offenders: Eric Garcia.”

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26d

19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.

Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?

He gets a full presidential pardon.

Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 28d

Spotted on New Haven earlier this week.

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · 29d

Lots of reasons for folks to be worried about the new limits on loans for grad programs. Lots of misinformation too.
This piece provides a lot of useful clarification.

Katharine Meyer @katharinemeyer.bsky.social · 29d

The “professional” loan limit discourse this past week has been wild.

I wrote up some thoughts on what recent policies and neg-reg actions actually mean and what impacts on graduate studies we should be focusing on:

www.brookings.edu/articles/def...

Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking | Brookings

Katharine Meyer discusses recent changes to student loan caps and clarifies misconceptions on the borrowing limits established by OBBBA.

www.brookings.edu

Katharine Meyer @katharinemeyer.bsky.social · 29d

The “professional” loan limit discourse this past week has been wild.

I wrote up some thoughts on what recent policies and neg-reg actions actually mean and what impacts on graduate studies we should be focusing on:

www.brookings.edu/articles/def...

Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking | Brookings

Katharine Meyer discusses recent changes to student loan caps and clarifies misconceptions on the borrowing limits established by OBBBA.

www.brookings.edu

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 25

Good to have this explanation out there but we all could do w/o the huffy tone. Dunno why the department couldn’t have just put out a release without all this attitude. After all most of America doesn’t make a habit of following negotiated rulemaking

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Nov 25

> @samsteindc.bsky.social

Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · Nov 24

I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.

If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 24

So not necessarily something Trump officials did ? (Assuming neg-reg team wasn’t stacked?)

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 23

Was this list developed by negotiators during rule making or by the department?

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 18

Important project

EdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social · Nov 17

In response, a coalition led by Attendance Works, EdTrust, & Nat Malkus from AEI launched a national campaign, “The 50% Challenge,” to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years, & 17 states plus Washington D.C. have since joined. https://bit.ly/47M4Bz9

@dpark11

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Nov 17

A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.

The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.

Federal cuts upended clinical trials. A new study reveals the toll.

Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.

www.washingtonpost.com

EdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social · Nov 17

In response, a coalition led by Attendance Works, EdTrust, & Nat Malkus from AEI launched a national campaign, “The 50% Challenge,” to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years, & 17 states plus Washington D.C. have since joined. https://bit.ly/47M4Bz9

@dpark11

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 14

Yup @leegee.bsky.social is a good egg

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Nov 5

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power

One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

bit.ly

Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social · Nov 2

💯

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Nov 2

I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.

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