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You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
The White House took down the nation’s top climate report. You can still find it here. - NPR
July 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The White House took down the nation’s top climate report. You can still find it here. - NPR
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from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
March 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
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We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.
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A $300 million lawsuit a pipeline company brought against Greenpeace in North Dakota has become a flash point in the debate over free speech, with environmentalists warning the outcome could threaten future advocacy.
Greenpeace is on trial. Here’s why the case is getting so much attention.
The environmental group is being sued for $300 million in North Dakota by a pipeline company in a case that has become a flash point in the debate over free speech.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A $300 million lawsuit a pipeline company brought against Greenpeace in North Dakota has become a flash point in the debate over free speech, with environmentalists warning the outcome could threaten future advocacy.
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BREAKING
Federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from sensitive Department of Education personnel data
U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman issued a temporary restraining order blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and other government agencies from accessing sensitiv...
www.rawstory.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
BREAKING
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In President Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes behind the scenes. But led by Republican policy executive Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides — and is going all-in on MAGA.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Trump pivot
In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In President Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes behind the scenes. But led by Republican policy executive Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides — and is going all-in on MAGA.
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"a key piece of a broader conservative campaign to suppress speech that conservatives don’t like..."
lpeproject.org/blog/the-ins...
lpeproject.org/blog/the-ins...
The Institutional Neutrality Trap
An increasing number of universities want to restrict their leaders from speaking about issues of public concern. This push for "neutrality" is a key piece of a broader conservative campaign to…
lpeproject.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"a key piece of a broader conservative campaign to suppress speech that conservatives don’t like..."
lpeproject.org/blog/the-ins...
lpeproject.org/blog/the-ins...
