Katie Chamberlin (she/her)
@katiechamberlin.bsky.social
grad student in environmental justice + southeast asian studies @ umich // political ecology. cambodia. a bit of art.
legume enjoyer. frequent dark-circle-haver.
legume enjoyer. frequent dark-circle-haver.
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
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The University of Michigan has canceled its undercover surveillance contracts after The Guardian published a story revealing private investigators trailing and recording pro-Palestinian campus groups.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
University of Michigan ends undercover surveillance contracts after Guardian revelations
Outcry after report that private investigators had been trailing and recording pro-Palestinian protesters for months
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The University of Michigan has canceled its undercover surveillance contracts after The Guardian published a story revealing private investigators trailing and recording pro-Palestinian campus groups.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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So therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight.
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
May 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight.
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
the real question is whether it’s deep dish or tavern style
Pope Leo Declares All Pizza Now Chicago Style
Women's News. Feminized.
reductress.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
the real question is whether it’s deep dish or tavern style
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The FBI just arrested a sitting judge.
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The FBI just arrested a sitting judge.
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In case you were wondering how much the US solar installer industry relies on Southeast Asia...
April 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In case you were wondering how much the US solar installer industry relies on Southeast Asia...
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#OTD 50 years ago, Khmer Rouge tanks rolled into Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, launching four years of a regime that “brought terror to the nation through ideological purges, forced labor, and racial genocide of minority groups.” buff.ly/94BVakM
Sophal Ear, Arizona State University
Sophal Ear, Arizona State University
April 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#OTD 50 years ago, Khmer Rouge tanks rolled into Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, launching four years of a regime that “brought terror to the nation through ideological purges, forced labor, and racial genocide of minority groups.” buff.ly/94BVakM
Sophal Ear, Arizona State University
Sophal Ear, Arizona State University
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SCOOP: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi went into an interview today hoping he would come out a U.S. citizen. Instead, ICE arrested him. theintercept.com/2025/04/14/i...
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE
Palestinian Columbia student leader Mohsen Mahdawi was called in for a citizenship interview. Instead, ICE arrested him for deportation.
theintercept.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
SCOOP: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi went into an interview today hoping he would come out a U.S. citizen. Instead, ICE arrested him. theintercept.com/2025/04/14/i...
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“Four international students at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University are suing to regain student status in the country and prevent deportation amid an immigration crackdown…”
4 University of Michigan, Wayne State international students sue Homeland Security
Hundreds of student visas have been canceled in recent days.
www.freep.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Four international students at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University are suing to regain student status in the country and prevent deportation amid an immigration crackdown…”
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BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
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BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
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since she was 8 months old
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March 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
since she was 8 months old
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Update: I'm told the EO eliminating the Dept. of Education will be dropping tomorrow mid-afternoon. Even though McMahon ended up sending her email to staff with no mention of the EO, it's still very much coming.
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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March 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Update: I'm told the EO eliminating the Dept. of Education will be dropping tomorrow mid-afternoon. Even though McMahon ended up sending her email to staff with no mention of the EO, it's still very much coming.
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ICYMI, last week we published an interactive map of more than $300 billion worth of Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funding. Enter your ZIP code or city and a search radius and find projects in your area:
grist.org/accountabili...
grist.org/accountabili...
Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? Search our map by ZIP code.
From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.
grist.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
ICYMI, last week we published an interactive map of more than $300 billion worth of Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funding. Enter your ZIP code or city and a search radius and find projects in your area:
grist.org/accountabili...
grist.org/accountabili...
first summer funding application down, two to go! 🤞
February 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
first summer funding application down, two to go! 🤞
one insurance company wants $2M from nate statly’s family and another is going to stop covering his PT soon.
msu claimed they would pay for the shooting survivors’ medical bills. that should include long term care!
msu claimed they would pay for the shooting survivors’ medical bills. that should include long term care!
MSU shooting survivor calls for change, shows long-term impact of gun violence
YouTube video by WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7
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February 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
one insurance company wants $2M from nate statly’s family and another is going to stop covering his PT soon.
msu claimed they would pay for the shooting survivors’ medical bills. that should include long term care!
msu claimed they would pay for the shooting survivors’ medical bills. that should include long term care!
been thinking about my msu community a lot today. the three people we lost and everyone who will carry this trauma for the rest of their lives
COLUMN: For two MSU shooting survivors, the grieving process has been far from linear - The State News
For two students who witnessed the shooting firsthand, grieving within an institution that seemingly wants to keep the process moving has been a challenge. They don’t want what happened to fade away w...
statenews.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
been thinking about my msu community a lot today. the three people we lost and everyone who will carry this trauma for the rest of their lives
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The image of the night.
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The image of the night.
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Once again I see lots of white Dems using this to blame Muslims or Arab voters. Stop blaming others for the fact that 57% of white people voted for Trump--only 42% of Whites voted Harris. The 20,000 votes Harris lost in Michigan didn't decide this election-it was white voters. Own it.
February 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Once again I see lots of white Dems using this to blame Muslims or Arab voters. Stop blaming others for the fact that 57% of white people voted for Trump--only 42% of Whites voted Harris. The 20,000 votes Harris lost in Michigan didn't decide this election-it was white voters. Own it.
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🚨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.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨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.
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CITES secretariat urges suspension of Cambodian long-tailed macaque trade
CITES secretariat urges suspension of Cambodian long-tailed macaque trade
The trade of endangered long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) from Cambodia should be suspended, according to recommendations announced Jan. 14 by the Convention on International Trade in Endange...
news.mongabay.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
CITES secretariat urges suspension of Cambodian long-tailed macaque trade
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Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat its mistakes.
Those who do not study comparative politics are doomed to believe everything is unprecedented.
Those who do not study comparative politics are doomed to believe everything is unprecedented.
February 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat its mistakes.
Those who do not study comparative politics are doomed to believe everything is unprecedented.
Those who do not study comparative politics are doomed to believe everything is unprecedented.
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Quick reminder that clothes will be affected by these tariffs too. America does not produce anything related to the garment industry at a scale sufficient to clothe all Americans. That will not change because it’s easier to raise prices than resurrect an entire industry.
February 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Quick reminder that clothes will be affected by these tariffs too. America does not produce anything related to the garment industry at a scale sufficient to clothe all Americans. That will not change because it’s easier to raise prices than resurrect an entire industry.
9yo me after picking out this movie at the library:
February 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
9yo me after picking out this movie at the library: