Laura Beth Nielsen
lbthatsme.bsky.social
Laura Beth Nielsen
@lbthatsme.bsky.social

Sociologist of Law; jazz lover; puzzle doer; active resister.

The opinions are mine.

Law 29%
Political science 22%

Proud to be part of Northwestern's #concernedfaculty urging our BoT and President not to give in to these lawless and unconstitutional demands. tinyurl.com/8yfazm8h #democracy @gregsargent.bsky.social just posted a similar letter from Harvard faculty members. #concernedfaculty need to talk
Northwestern faculty group opposes ‘dealmaking’ with Trump
As recently reported, Northwestern will likely be pressured to reach a “deal” with the Trump administration to release the approximately $790 million in federal funds currently withheld from the Unive...
tinyurl.com
Asks to Universities/colleges are 3-fold: (1) daily check to see if visas have been revoked (2) provide immigration counsel upon visa revocation, & (3) keep students enrolled.

@aaup.bsky.social

Are we liberated yet?

1. Bet on a market crash.
2. Make the market crash.
3. Collect on that market short.
4. Buy the dip with the money you just made.

Shoulda shorted the whole market. Ugh. #areweliberatedyet #”free”markets

And also! It’s ok to choose not to support this AT ANY TIME. If now is when he loses you, come on over. We welcome you!

We all need university research. Go Andy! #DOGE #highered (paywall if you have hit your limit of free articles)

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/o...
Andrew V. Papcahristos: Why America can’t afford to silence its universities
The essential bridge between science and policy faces unprecedented threats from the Trump administration.
www.chicagotribune.com

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

with a cash bar. and a bill coming later for the pizza