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Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Jennifer A. Richeson, Greg Linden , and 1 more

neillewisjr.bsky.social
“‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice’ …It doesn’t bend on its own. History tells us we often have to apply force needed to make sure that the arc gets where it needs to go. This is one of those times.”
adamjschwarz.bsky.social Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Aug 25
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:

"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
August 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM

Reposted by Jr, Jan W. Mueller, Joe R. Feagin , and 31 more

adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:

"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
August 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM

Reposted by Jr, Steve Peers, John McLaren , and 4 more

atrupar.com
Tim Walz: "I always get in trouble for it and I'll continue to say it, I don't think we do any favors when we don't name it -- these are fascist policies."
August 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Reposted by Jr, Anna O. Law, Bessma Momani

rincewind.run
the thing I love about Zohran’s campaign is that instead of “this place fucking sucks and I alone can fix it” his message is “being a New Yorker rules, we live in the best city in the world, let’s make it even better together”

show some damn pride in the places you want to govern
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM

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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Reposted by Jr, Paul Krugman, Joe R. Feagin

atrupar.com
"Companies were reluctant to pass price hikes into stores, because they didn't want to make customers mad and lose market share. It's only now really sinking in that this is for real, and so the 'let's eat the tariffs for a while' thing is fading out." — @pkrugman.bsky.social
Paul Krugman on Trump's economic house of cards
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness."
www.publicnotice.co
August 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM

neillewisjr.bsky.social
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Aug 24
I think the best interpretation of statements like these (both Third Way's and Nichols') is as "Trojan horse propaganda": statements that function as propaganda not because of what they say directly, but the meaning they smuggle in (as most of the replies and QTs are picking up on!)
radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · Aug 23
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
August 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM

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perrybaconjr.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
A paragraph describing Trump's unpopularity.
August 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM

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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
I think the best interpretation of statements like these (both Third Way's and Nichols') is as "Trojan horse propaganda": statements that function as propaganda not because of what they say directly, but the meaning they smuggle in (as most of the replies and QTs are picking up on!)
radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · Aug 23
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
August 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM

neillewisjr.bsky.social
"The president just saying he wants the public to have a stake in a major company isn't the same as having a real strategy to rein in stock buybacks, onshore jobs, and support long-term economic growth in America." - Warren with the important context.

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Senator Sanders favors Trump plan to take stake in Intel and other chipmakers
Liberal U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday threw his support behind President Donald Trump's plan to convert U.S. grants to chipmakers, including $10.9 billion for Intel, into government stakes in the companies.
www.reuters.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM

neillewisjr.bsky.social
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Aug 23
You can add up all the enjoyable pursuits of LLMs and the work productivity hacks and none of them, separately or together, will be more important than AI’s ecological costs or political disruption.

“We” is more important here.
August 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM

neillewisjr.bsky.social
Michigan has had its share of endowment scandals, but thankfully they worked out better than Chicago’s.

www.freep.com/story/news/l...
University of Michigan pours billions into funds run by contributors’ firms
University of Michigan has almost $11 billion in its endowment. The school invests in firms run by alumni and advisers. Some see a conflict.
www.freep.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM

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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
You can add up all the enjoyable pursuits of LLMs and the work productivity hacks and none of them, separately or together, will be more important than AI’s ecological costs or political disruption.

“We” is more important here.
August 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Reposted by Jr, Joshua S. Weitz, Michael D. Green , and 3 more

cdelawalla.bsky.social
As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:

1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.

2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 23
For some scientists fighting partisan attacks, the goal is to defend their work from political interference. But in retaliating, @katherinejwu.com reports, they also run the risk of advancing the narrative that they want to fight.
Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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nbcnews.com
BREAKING: ICE informs Kilmar Abrego Garcia that he may be deported to Uganda, less than 24 hours after being released from federal custody.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda
Abrego Garcia, wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, now faces removal to Uganda just a day after being freed from a Tennessee jail.
nbcnews.to
August 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM

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atrupar.com
New in PN: Trump’s targeting of Black communities is not a coincidence

"Trump has never even pretended he’s the president for the entire United States. He’s the ruler of an overwhelmingly white sub-nation that seeks to subdue the country’s racially diverse urban centers."
Trump’s targeting of Black communities is not a coincidence
For decades, he’s conflated non-whiteness with danger and crime.
www.publicnotice.co
August 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM

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lizneeley.bsky.social
Each Friday, I summarize what happened in science 🧪& higher ed. This was Week 31:

- Supreme Court decision is fractured & confusing but allows NIH grant terminations, forces fights to Court of Federal Claims
- University enrollments, hurricane reflections & more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 31
Aug 18-22, 2025 - Keep going on
buttondown.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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mguariglia.bsky.social
I'm a real live historian of policing, and I ended up writing a thread about this current moment..specifically what it signals that the NYPD are lessening the age and education requirements for police in order to get a big scary recruitment class. 🧵
mguariglia.bsky.social Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · Aug 23
Policing is an endless cycle of problems, reforms, and reforms becoming problems.

Police writ large never proved they can operate without hurting the public, but at one time, people believed education requirements & age restrictions curbed brutality. What does it say that we are now rejecting that?
From 'begging' to booming: NYPD's recruitment gains follow drop in standards
Six months ago, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department was desperate for applicants. Now she's swearing in the largest class since 2016.
gothamist.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM

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longtimehistory.bsky.social
ICE body slams man's head hard into pavement—for eating crabs in public.

Agents shove him into ground with arms twisted behind his back—bleeding severely from his forehead.

"My head! You're breaking my arm!" he cries out. "Why are you doing this? I was just eating crabs!"

Washington, D.C.
August 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Reposted by Jr, David R. Miller, Dunlap

joshuajfriedman.com
NEW: Pentagon officials tell Fox News that Trump will mobilize up to 1,700 National Guardsmen in 19 states (18 with GOP governors, plus NM? maybe an error?) from August through mid-November under Title 32, Section 502(f).
National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown
Up to 1,700 National Guardsmen will deploy across 19 states to support ICE in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, effectively serving as support for an interagency effort.
www.foxnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Reposted by Greg Linden

neillewisjr.bsky.social
Wow.

I'm old enough to remember when the party line was to keep government *out* of big business.

"The remarkable turn of events makes the U.S. government one of Intel’s largest shareholders"
August 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM

neillewisjr.bsky.social
I'm so sorry.
August 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Reposted by Jr, Kim L. Scheppele, Carl T. Bergstrom , and 13 more

reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per DHS & ICE sources, this afternoon, DHS notified Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s counsel via email that ICE may deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda “no earlier than 72 hours from now”, & ICE is also ordering him to report to ICE’s Baltimore office on Monday. Notifications below 👇🏻
August 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Reposted by Jr, Will Jennings

brendannyhan.bsky.social
I've been calling it Calvinball for a long time, as have others, but still striking to see Justice Jackson embrace the terminology in her dissent on the NIH case ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/nih-c... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
August 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM

Reposted by Jr, John Quiggin, Ilya Somin , and 2 more

bsky.app
With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.

For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.

To learn more, read our blog post:
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Reposted by Greg Linden, Ezra Golberstein

apnews.com
BREAKING: President Trump says Intel agreed to give the U.S. a stake in its company.
Trump says Intel agreed to give US a stake in its company
President Donald Trump said that Intel has agreed to give the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business.
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Reposted by Jr, Shannon Vallor, John L. Provis , and 16 more

amybrown.xyz
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM

neillewisjr.bsky.social
h/t @natematias.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM

Reposted by Jr, Steve Peers, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 10 more

richraho.bsky.social
Workers under cover of night removed a rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub, apparently as part of state and federal transportation officials’ aim to wipe “political banners” from public roadways. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/r...
Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
“We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with anything.&#82…
www.orlandosentinel.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM