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Appeal from colleagues at Harvard:
"...we also call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students., including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes."
"...we also call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students., including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes."
May 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Appeal from colleagues at Harvard:
"...we also call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students., including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes."
"...we also call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students., including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes."
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May 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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“on Friday morning, the US received alarming intelligence…
While they declined to describe the nature of the info… it was critical in persuading the three officials that the US should escalate its involvement” edition.cnn.com/world/live-n... My guess: Pakistani nuclear signals
While they declined to describe the nature of the info… it was critical in persuading the three officials that the US should escalate its involvement” edition.cnn.com/world/live-n... My guess: Pakistani nuclear signals
Live updates: Pakistan and India agree to ceasefire after weeks of tensions | CNN
India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after back-and-forth strikes heightened fears of a wider conflict. US President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement on social media, though an Ind...
edition.cnn.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“on Friday morning, the US received alarming intelligence…
While they declined to describe the nature of the info… it was critical in persuading the three officials that the US should escalate its involvement” edition.cnn.com/world/live-n... My guess: Pakistani nuclear signals
While they declined to describe the nature of the info… it was critical in persuading the three officials that the US should escalate its involvement” edition.cnn.com/world/live-n... My guess: Pakistani nuclear signals
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In Missouri, Medicaid funding makes up about 35 percent of the state’s entire budget. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid (Gift Article)
States that were once reluctant to expand Medicaid now have their state budgets tied to the fate of the program by constitutional amendments.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In Missouri, Medicaid funding makes up about 35 percent of the state’s entire budget. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
Workers at Wilson Center Put on Leave as Trump Seeks Shutdown (Gift Article)
About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Blog: The USAID Shutdown: Where Next?
Before discussion of a new aid architecture Congress should demand the foundations of that architecture are secured: a staffed operational delivery system that can meet legal commitments on the responsible expenditure of appropriated funds.
Before discussion of a new aid architecture Congress should demand the foundations of that architecture are secured: a staffed operational delivery system that can meet legal commitments on the responsible expenditure of appropriated funds.
March 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Blog: The USAID Shutdown: Where Next?
Before discussion of a new aid architecture Congress should demand the foundations of that architecture are secured: a staffed operational delivery system that can meet legal commitments on the responsible expenditure of appropriated funds.
Before discussion of a new aid architecture Congress should demand the foundations of that architecture are secured: a staffed operational delivery system that can meet legal commitments on the responsible expenditure of appropriated funds.
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There are scores of anti Trump/DOGE/Musk protests planned for April 5 handsoff2025.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There are scores of anti Trump/DOGE/Musk protests planned for April 5 handsoff2025.com
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For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
March 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
www.chronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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US officially designates the Houthis as an FTO. Absolutely no info about humanitarian carveouts
This is gonna hit humanitarian aid hard, will likely paralyze Yemen's economy in a big way, and may restart the ground war
#Yemen #MiddleEast
This is gonna hit humanitarian aid hard, will likely paralyze Yemen's economy in a big way, and may restart the ground war
#Yemen #MiddleEast
Designation of Ansarallah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization - United States Department of State
Today, the State Department is fulfilling one of President Trump’s first promises upon taking office, and I’m pleased to announce the Department’s designation of Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. As President Trump laid out in Executive Order 14175, “the Houthis’ activities threaten the security of American civilians and personnel […]
www.state.gov
March 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
US officially designates the Houthis as an FTO. Absolutely no info about humanitarian carveouts
This is gonna hit humanitarian aid hard, will likely paralyze Yemen's economy in a big way, and may restart the ground war
#Yemen #MiddleEast
This is gonna hit humanitarian aid hard, will likely paralyze Yemen's economy in a big way, and may restart the ground war
#Yemen #MiddleEast
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🚨 Saudi Aramco profits down 12% in 2024. Company to pay total dividend of just over $85 billion, compared with $124 billion in the previous year.
March 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🚨 Saudi Aramco profits down 12% in 2024. Company to pay total dividend of just over $85 billion, compared with $124 billion in the previous year.
Well well I cannot wait for what these MAGA supporters will do
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s billionaire buddy turned commerce secretary, has confirmed that the administration was simply lying to MAGA supporters about not touching Social Security and Medicare.
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Confirms Plan to Gut Medicare—and More
Howard Lutnick has revealed Donald Trump’s true plans.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Well well I cannot wait for what these MAGA supporters will do
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Howard Lutnick, Trump’s billionaire buddy turned commerce secretary, has confirmed that the administration was simply lying to MAGA supporters about not touching Social Security and Medicare.
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Confirms Plan to Gut Medicare—and More
Howard Lutnick has revealed Donald Trump’s true plans.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s billionaire buddy turned commerce secretary, has confirmed that the administration was simply lying to MAGA supporters about not touching Social Security and Medicare.
Now you know why Trump & Musk are cutting these jobs down
For the last several decades, federal jobs helped Black workers find stable work with guardrails to prevent bias, but mass cuts are threatening decades of upward mobility.
Much of the Black middle class was built by federal jobs. That may change.
For the last several decades, federal jobs helped Black workers find stable work with guardrails to prevent bias, but mass cuts are threatening decades of upward mobility.
www.nbcnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Now you know why Trump & Musk are cutting these jobs down