Liz C.
@lizcook.bsky.social
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Oooh, nifty — it's another backdoor way for the administration to choke institutions of higher learning while invoking "antisemitism" or "antiterrorism" as a pretext. Neat.
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is discussing plans to try to block certain colleges from having any foreign students if it decides too many are "pro-Hamas," senior Justice and State Department officials tell Axios.
Exclusive: Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges
The planned purge is another escalation of Trump's aggressive crackdown on immigration and antisemitism that civil libertarians say stifles campus speech.
www.axios.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oooh, nifty — it's another backdoor way for the administration to choke institutions of higher learning while invoking "antisemitism" or "antiterrorism" as a pretext. Neat.
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For those who missed either "Eyes on the Prize III" or my review of "Eyes on the Prize III," one more link to my review:
‘Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015’ Review: Landmark Docuseries Remains Essential Viewing in New HBO Chapter
The Million Man March, the birth of Black Lives Matter, urban renewal projects in the Bronx and the aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising get spotlights in the six-parter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
For those who missed either "Eyes on the Prize III" or my review of "Eyes on the Prize III," one more link to my review:
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no college class better prepared me for the real world than a western literature survey course which ran from thucydides to philip k. dick on the premise that every era we think of as a "golden age" actually thought their age was shit and looked back at a prior era as the REAL golden age
So, is now a good time to mention that fascists use nostalgia baiting like this as a recruitment tactic?
They try to make the future seem bleak and hopeless, with the only way back to happiness being a return to a past that never was - only what we understood through the eyes of children.
They try to make the future seem bleak and hopeless, with the only way back to happiness being a return to a past that never was - only what we understood through the eyes of children.
millennials please. please stop this. we were supposed to be better than this
March 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
no college class better prepared me for the real world than a western literature survey course which ran from thucydides to philip k. dick on the premise that every era we think of as a "golden age" actually thought their age was shit and looked back at a prior era as the REAL golden age
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On top of everything else, now I have 3 decades of hantavirus fears activated.
March 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
On top of everything else, now I have 3 decades of hantavirus fears activated.
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Reposting for alt text and account In case you’re unaware the American Medical Associations has a YouTube page, they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other out breaks since the CDC can not
youtube.com/@americanmed...
youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Reposting for alt text and account In case you’re unaware the American Medical Associations has a YouTube page, they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other out breaks since the CDC can not
youtube.com/@americanmed...
youtube.com/@americanmed...
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Every safety regulation was written in blood, frequently with a body count higher than one, and it’s not political to put the blame on people who want to “move fast and break things” when they start breaking human lives.
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Every safety regulation was written in blood, frequently with a body count higher than one, and it’s not political to put the blame on people who want to “move fast and break things” when they start breaking human lives.
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let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
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As a supplement to the horrible fire news surrounding LA, let me recommend this great documentary about how this wonderful and dynamic city has been photographed and used in popular culture. For now, the entire doc is on YouTube (link below). #LosAngeles #LAfire #history
January 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As a supplement to the horrible fire news surrounding LA, let me recommend this great documentary about how this wonderful and dynamic city has been photographed and used in popular culture. For now, the entire doc is on YouTube (link below). #LosAngeles #LAfire #history
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I just don't have it in me to muse philosophically about the days to come but I also have no interest in hopelessness or despair. I'm just gonna keep carrying on, watch out for my own and count the days to the mid terms. Protect your mental health. This place is becoming a trauma vortex
January 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I just don't have it in me to muse philosophically about the days to come but I also have no interest in hopelessness or despair. I'm just gonna keep carrying on, watch out for my own and count the days to the mid terms. Protect your mental health. This place is becoming a trauma vortex
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This looks like a trap for Salt-N-Pepa.
January 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This looks like a trap for Salt-N-Pepa.
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Not everyone can run or sit on a board.
Good thing there are literally dozens of other proactive means of defending libraries and schools!
Here are but 56: bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Good thing there are literally dozens of other proactive means of defending libraries and schools!
Here are but 56: bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025
Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.
bookriot.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Just a reminder of some of the context around the TikTok ban: In 2020, Trump tried to ban it via executive order a couple months after K-pop fans used it to organize fake signups to Trump’s Tulsa rally, which led him to publicly overestimate how large the crowd size would be.
January 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Thank goodness the TikTok ban is in effect and now no one can ever use my data for nefarious purposes.
January 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Thank goodness the TikTok ban is in effect and now no one can ever use my data for nefarious purposes.
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I reiterate: nobody in charge of anything has any idea what they're doing.
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I reiterate: nobody in charge of anything has any idea what they're doing.
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Pete Hegseth as defense secretary is a far bigger threat to national security than TikTok if we're being completely honest
January 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Pete Hegseth as defense secretary is a far bigger threat to national security than TikTok if we're being completely honest
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You’re telling me this life crisis is mid?
January 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
You’re telling me this life crisis is mid?
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INSULIN NEEDED - if anyone can spare insulin, especially the more shelf-stable pens, please bring them to:
Bernie's Coffee Shop
6101 Wilshire Blvd
before 6pm today
Bernie's Coffee Shop
6101 Wilshire Blvd
before 6pm today
January 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
INSULIN NEEDED - if anyone can spare insulin, especially the more shelf-stable pens, please bring them to:
Bernie's Coffee Shop
6101 Wilshire Blvd
before 6pm today
Bernie's Coffee Shop
6101 Wilshire Blvd
before 6pm today
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Here’s how you can help, if you’re able to!
I am guessing most folks are stretched tight on the money front, but if you are looking for solid LA orgs to give to, this is a great list. There are also asks for items that LA nonprofits on the ground are hoping to acquire. 💚https://la2050.org/blog/la-wildfires-volunteer-and-support-guide
Los Angeles Wildfires: Volunteer & Support Guide
LA2050 is an initiative driving and tracking progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles.
la2050.org
January 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here’s how you can help, if you’re able to!
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Here we go. Someone cloned my voice and made it open source for anyone to make it say anything. How incredibly violating. I’ve contacted them about this and now we wait….
If you’re an actor, you may want to check to see if you’re also on this website.
www.101soundboards.com/tts/1093038-...
If you’re an actor, you may want to check to see if you’re also on this website.
www.101soundboards.com/tts/1093038-...
♬ Sara Secora TTS Computer AI Voice Soundboard
Type your text to hear it in the voice of Sara Secora. The soft hum of the computer AI filled the room, a gentle symphony of technological innovation. Sara...
www.101soundboards.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Here we go. Someone cloned my voice and made it open source for anyone to make it say anything. How incredibly violating. I’ve contacted them about this and now we wait….
If you’re an actor, you may want to check to see if you’re also on this website.
www.101soundboards.com/tts/1093038-...
If you’re an actor, you may want to check to see if you’re also on this website.
www.101soundboards.com/tts/1093038-...
Stock Show Weather!
A significant Arctic outbreak with Denver temperatures down to -15° (or lower) and the potential for several inches of snow looks increasingly possible next weekend/MLK Day.
This will likely feature - by far - our coldest air of the season.
What you need to know: 🧵
#COwx
This will likely feature - by far - our coldest air of the season.
What you need to know: 🧵
#COwx
January 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Stock Show Weather!
I’m watching one of the LA news livestreams, they’re talking about letting people into evacuation areas to get their medications, and it strikes me that they’re isn’t also some coordinated “any pharmacy will refill your emergency prescriptions.”
January 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I’m watching one of the LA news livestreams, they’re talking about letting people into evacuation areas to get their medications, and it strikes me that they’re isn’t also some coordinated “any pharmacy will refill your emergency prescriptions.”
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ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that
January 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that
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Conclave should have been called “Think About The Messiest Bitch You Know. It’s A Cardinal, Isn’t It?”
January 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Conclave should have been called “Think About The Messiest Bitch You Know. It’s A Cardinal, Isn’t It?”