Mia K. Markey
@markeymk.bsky.social
Engineering professor. Cancer researcher. Parent. I speak for myself. She/They.
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Education is a public good for all.
When politicians censor classroom teaching in order to narrow the field of topics that students can engage in, they rob them of a stellar world class education.
This is what is happening at Texas A&M & other institutions in the state.
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When politicians censor classroom teaching in order to narrow the field of topics that students can engage in, they rob them of a stellar world class education.
This is what is happening at Texas A&M & other institutions in the state.
🧵
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Education is a public good for all.
When politicians censor classroom teaching in order to narrow the field of topics that students can engage in, they rob them of a stellar world class education.
This is what is happening at Texas A&M & other institutions in the state.
🧵
When politicians censor classroom teaching in order to narrow the field of topics that students can engage in, they rob them of a stellar world class education.
This is what is happening at Texas A&M & other institutions in the state.
🧵
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Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics, school officials announced Friday.
Texas A&M University to end women's studies due to new policy on race and gender topics
Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program and changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses.
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics, school officials announced Friday.
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“No one can reasonably say that a Philosophy professor shouldn’t get to teach Plato in a philosophy class.”
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
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@movetexas.bsky.social
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
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@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
@movetexas.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“No one can reasonably say that a Philosophy professor shouldn’t get to teach Plato in a philosophy class.”
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
@movetexas.bsky.social
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
@movetexas.bsky.social
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Students at Texas A&M include army veterans who have sworn an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States, including the right to free speech.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
January 30, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Students at Texas A&M include army veterans who have sworn an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States, including the right to free speech.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
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Colleges rely on highly skilled employees from abroad to fill key roles in research, medicine, and other fields. But a new raft of federal and state changes is disrupting that pipeline. https://chroni.cl/4rl1hBQ
Two States Are Pausing H-1B Hiring at Public Universities. Here’s What That Could Mean.
Texas and Florida institutions had over 1,000 foreign-worker applications approved in 2025, including new petitions and renewals. Now state changes could disrupt that pipeline.
www.chronicle.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Colleges rely on highly skilled employees from abroad to fill key roles in research, medicine, and other fields. But a new raft of federal and state changes is disrupting that pipeline. https://chroni.cl/4rl1hBQ
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future,” Jessica Grose writes.
“Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future,” Jessica Grose writes.
Opinion | When Conservative Politics Hit Cash-Starved Universities
If college education is merely a transaction, educators — and facts — are vulnerable.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future,” Jessica Grose writes.
“Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future,” Jessica Grose writes.
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According to @ncaaup.bsky.social president Belle Boggs, the UNC Board's new academic freedom policy "is a rushed, unnecessary policy that will inhibit research and teaching, especially in disfavored subjects and in interdisciplinary approaches to learning.”
UNC System Board Advances Academic Freedom Policy, Despite Pushback
Lawyers for a faculty group said the policy would “effectively weaken the definition and historical scope of academic freedom.”
www.theassemblync.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
According to @ncaaup.bsky.social president Belle Boggs, the UNC Board's new academic freedom policy "is a rushed, unnecessary policy that will inhibit research and teaching, especially in disfavored subjects and in interdisciplinary approaches to learning.”
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Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center.
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump's leadership
Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center.
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Our hearts are with our union brother Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s loved ones.
America’s unions demand that ICE leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt and that local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability.
America’s unions demand that ICE leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt and that local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability.
ICU nurse fatally shot by Border Patrol in Minneapolis cared for veterans
Alex Pretti was kind and didn’t often discuss politics, friends and colleagues said. His family sharply disputed the Trump administration’s version of the shooting.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Our hearts are with our union brother Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s loved ones.
America’s unions demand that ICE leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt and that local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability.
America’s unions demand that ICE leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt and that local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability.
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson on the killing of Alex Pretti:
"This moment demands a unified, bold, and powerful response from the labor movement. We are uniting across sectors to organize, mobilize, and wield our full collective power to confront ICE."
Full statement:
"This moment demands a unified, bold, and powerful response from the labor movement. We are uniting across sectors to organize, mobilize, and wield our full collective power to confront ICE."
Full statement:
AAUP President on the Killing of Alex Pretti: “This Moment Demands A Powerful Response from the Labor Movement”
AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24.
www.aaup.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
AAUP President Todd Wolfson on the killing of Alex Pretti:
"This moment demands a unified, bold, and powerful response from the labor movement. We are uniting across sectors to organize, mobilize, and wield our full collective power to confront ICE."
Full statement:
"This moment demands a unified, bold, and powerful response from the labor movement. We are uniting across sectors to organize, mobilize, and wield our full collective power to confront ICE."
Full statement:
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics, bucking the Trump administration’s latest recommendations, says all children in the U.S. should get vaccinated against 18 diseases including hepatitis B, meningitis and rotavirus.
Defying CDC, Pediatricians Recommend All Kids Get Vaccinations Against 18 Diseases
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for hepatitis B, influenza and other shots buck changes made by the Trump administration.
on.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The American Academy of Pediatrics, bucking the Trump administration’s latest recommendations, says all children in the U.S. should get vaccinated against 18 diseases including hepatitis B, meningitis and rotavirus.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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A greatcoat worn by the senior US border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who has spearheaded aggressive immigration operations across the country, has raised eyebrows in German media with some commentators saying it resembled a fascist aesthetic.
German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
A greatcoat worn by the senior US border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who has spearheaded aggressive immigration operations across the country, has raised eyebrows in German media with some commentators saying it resembled a fascist aesthetic.