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Keramet Reiter
@kerametr.bsky.social
professor of prisons and punishment
In the midst of chaos, take a moment to read about something that is working -- and consider contributing to keep it going (or just sharing!): GivingDay fundraiser for UCI LIFTED, to support incarcerated students earning college degrees in prison: givingday.uci.edu/giving-day/9...
Today, your gift goes further.
Come #TogetherForUCIrvine in support of the programs and initiatives most meaningful to you!
givingday.uci.edu
April 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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It’s finally #UCIGivingDay! Today, join us as we raise money to offer life-changing @UCIrvine education to incarcerated students. Together, we can unlock a world of opportunity for deserving scholars: givingday.uci.edu/giving-day/9...
#TogetherForUCIrvine
April 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Emphasizing again that anyone who responds to "that's illegal" with some variant of "lol all law is meaningless you're a sucker for thinking that matters" is actively doing PR for Trump and helping him.

Nihilism about the law is the best way to make sure that the rule of law dies a quicker death.
February 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I am disheartened by the academy's resistance to simply saying: This. is. wrong. But this petition gives me hope. I just signed, and I encourage my academic friends to review and sign it, too: sites.google.com/view/we-who-....
We Who Believe
You can choose to sign this open letter either anonymously or publicly. Please forward widely to colleagues and friends at https://tinyurl.com/we-who-believe
sites.google.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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8. It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the US research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields.

It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.

The goal is destroy US universities.
February 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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7. This order did not come out of nowhere. It was a core component of Lindsey Burke's Dept. of Education chapter in the Project 2025 report.

(Private foundations typically pay 10-15% overhead rates, and the logic of this comparison is made explicit in today's Supplemental Guidance from NIH.)
February 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I just deactivated and deleted my X account. Eager to build community and engage in more acts of resistance here.
February 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM