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“A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va.: The current political campaign against antisemitism in higher education does not protect Jews — it harms us, our communities and our institutions”
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va.
As scholars and teachers, we know that dissent and debate strengthen our intellectual commitments and moral judgments rather than threaten them. We reject any attempt to deny these basic truths.
www.cavalierdaily.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va.: The current political campaign against antisemitism in higher education does not protect Jews — it harms us, our communities and our institutions”
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge
“Knowledge is power”—or at least it was when Sir Francis Bacon coined this phrase in the 16th century. In today’s world, we frequently encounter a different variant of this philosophy, perhaps best de...
www.science.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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my god i'm hard to shock but holy fuck
Trump and Kennedy are killing children. Right in front of our eyes.
May 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
my god i'm hard to shock but holy fuck
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Update: the Trump administration has proposed cutting the National Park System by $900 million, about one third of its budget.
Please read/share if you love your national parks!
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
Trump vs. America's National Parks
What a sprained ankle reveals about how badly stretched park workers are
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Update: the Trump administration has proposed cutting the National Park System by $900 million, about one third of its budget.
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My statement on the Antisemitism Awareness Act ahead of tomorrow's Senate markup:
April 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My statement on the Antisemitism Awareness Act ahead of tomorrow's Senate markup:
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This is authoritarianism
ICE says they will bring charges against the two Immigration Rapid Response Hotline volunteers who demanded that agents show their badges before seizing two men from the Charlottesville courthouse. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted
After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
dailyprogress.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is authoritarianism
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MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other publications reported that Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan apparently attempted to protect a defendant from ICE agents trying to detain that defendant. (1/6)
April 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other publications reported that Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan apparently attempted to protect a defendant from ICE agents trying to detain that defendant. (1/6)
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People trying to obey the law abducted by masked men in unmarked van.
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
People trying to obey the law abducted by masked men in unmarked van.
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
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This swan reunion is not what I expected. Now I know why they made a ballet called Swan Lake…
Just beautiful.
Just beautiful.
April 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This swan reunion is not what I expected. Now I know why they made a ballet called Swan Lake…
Just beautiful.
Just beautiful.
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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NEW: This Supreme Court Ruling could have been better, too. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/is-the-abr...
Is the Abrego Garcia Supreme Court Ruling Really "Unanimous"
Yes, all the justices agree the Maryland father should be returned to the US, but the Supreme Court shouldn't have intervened in the first place. That may have been what took so long to get a ruling.
www.muellershewrote.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
NEW: This Supreme Court Ruling could have been better, too. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/is-the-abr...
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"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This Is Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
www.theatlantic.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Now this…is not good.
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Now this…is not good.
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
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NEW: The Trump Admin has been "covertly" withholding FEMA funds from Democratic states, seemingly as retaliation for sanctuary laws, a judge ruled.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Trump slammed for ‘covertly’ withholding FEMA funds from blue states
The Trump administration had claimed FEMA was just launching a new manual review process for allocations — a process the states showed is covertly based on Trump's funding freeze.
www.courthousenews.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
NEW: The Trump Admin has been "covertly" withholding FEMA funds from Democratic states, seemingly as retaliation for sanctuary laws, a judge ruled.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
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SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software systems talk to one another—for accessing IRS data, sources tell WIRED.
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software systems talk to one another—for accessing IRS data, sources tell WIRED.
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Raskin: We even have the right to call the president deranged for crashing our economy, destroying $6 trillion of wealth and turning our 401(k) Into a 201 (K). And the press has the right to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.
April 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Raskin: We even have the right to call the president deranged for crashing our economy, destroying $6 trillion of wealth and turning our 401(k) Into a 201 (K). And the press has the right to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.
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Bringing back all the greatest hits. 😥
Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as national case numbers climb | CNN
There have been 6,600 pertussis cases reported in the US in 2025, almost four times the number at this point last year.
www.cnn.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bringing back all the greatest hits. 😥