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NEW: Trump’s DHS appointees have:
• Dismantled civil rights guardrails,
• Protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks,
• Threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests & tactics.

By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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Kai Ryssdal

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This is the whole ball game, gang.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Sep 18

NEW: Trump administration asks SCOTUS to intervene in the Lisa Cook case

In the Supreme Court of the United States
No. 25A
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, APPLICANT v.
LISA D. COOK, ET AL.
APPLICATION TO STAY THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAY
Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of this Court and the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C.
1651, the Solicitor General-on behalf of applicant Donald J. Trump, President of the United States-respectfully requests that this Court stay the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (App., infra, 23a) pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and any further proceedings in this Court. The Solicitor General also respectfully requests an immediate administrative stay of the preliminary injunction.
This application involves yet another case of improper judicial interference
with the President's removal authority-here, interference with the President's au-
thority to remove members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for cause.
The Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, broadly authorizes the President
to dismiss members of the Board of Governors "for cause," without further restricting
permissible types of cause. 12 U.S.C. 242. In August 2025, the President determined that cause existed to remove respondent Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Roberto Weber

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Anyone living in the US should be horrified by the administration's use of government power & threats to target people whose opinions they don't like. They may be going after comedians for now, but if you think you are safe in your academic, corporate, or journalistic job, you are fooling yourself.

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Sep 18

I am actually sad to have to say this since I have admired much about Disney CEO Bob Iger over the years, but what a profoundly quisling move this is by someone who knows better. It’s shameful and he has tarnished his once proud reputation.

September 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM

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September 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM

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Catherine Rampell

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These are exactly the kinds of students we should be hoovering up and then convincing to stay and work/found their companies here.
Even Trump has said so. But this is what happens when you outsource your immigration policy to Stephen Miller, who hates immigrants more than he loves America.

Innovation Lightbulb: Not Just Attracting But Retaining International STEM Students

While the United States remains the top destination for international students, a factor that has historically helped the country maintain a competitive edge, this advantage is increasingly at risk if...

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August 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

A brave and powerful statement. More people need to speak up about what they are seeing, rather than keeping their heads down and hoping that the administration's ill-informed and spiteful destruction of American institutions will somehow stop when confronted only with silence.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 28

Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."

My resignation letter from CDC.

Dear Dr. Houry,

I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested.

This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough.

While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles.

The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people.

It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC.

Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc.

I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information.

The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.

The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed.

For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision.

Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically.

Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.

August 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

How much does it cost to train National Guard members . . .? That's "government efficiency" at work.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Aug 26

National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC

August 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

It's pretty simple: dark skin/hair & foreign-sounding name = "gang-banger" & "terrorist"

Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · Aug 25

Trump and Pam Bondi are now publicly defaming Kilmar Abrego Garcia again. What a sick administration.

August 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

Of course. The Federal Government will next take a 10,000-percent stake in the Trump Organization . . .

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 25

Oh. And hmmm. And wut?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 25

CNBC: So we should expect the US government to be taking more equity stakes in businesses around the country?

KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.

August 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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The New York Times

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Breaking News: The FBI searched the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser and a critic of President Trump, an official said.

Follow live updates.

Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches John Bolton’s Maryland Home

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August 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

The U.S. government is greatly expanding a militarized force to persecute immigrants and building prisons in which to detain them. But what happens once they have deported all the "illegals"? Do they just fire all the new ICE officers and close the new prisons? If not, who do they go after next?

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · Aug 15

The two for-profit prison companies who donated over $4 million to Trump are receiving another $1 billion in contracts to expand his concentration camps.

Trump’s abuses will never slow down or end because they are profit drivers for the companies bribing him for ICE contracts.

August 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM

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Economics. For Society.

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Former UBS Center Scholarship holder @mightydea.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD Thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Deambrosi 👏🏼

Maite will join @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna as a Postdoctoral Associate.

#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
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July 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

Congratulations, Jeffrey!

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jun 6

🎉 Congratulations to @jyusof.bsky.social who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Understanding Inequality and Redistribution: The Role of Perceptions and Preferences»!

🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social

June 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

Congratulations to Simona, a great researcher doing excellent work!

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jun 10

Congratulations to Simona Sartor who has successfully defended her PhD Thesis:
"What's Luck got to do with it? Essays on Inequality and Redistribution"
🇩🇪 She will join @humboldtuni.bsky.social for a Postdoc.

June 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM

Roberto Weber

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Congrats, Lorenzo!

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jun 10

Congratulations to lorenzopesaresi.bsky.social who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: "Macroeconomic Implications of Firm Behavior in Frictional Markets".

🇮🇹 He will join the Structural Economic Analysis Directorate at the Bank of Italy as a Research Fellow.

June 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM

Roberto Weber

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Congratulations, Guohui!

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jun 18

Congratulations to Guohui Jiang who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: "Essays in Economic History and Political Economy".

🇩🇪 He will soon start a postdoctoral position at the University of Cologne.

June 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

That is *exactly* why people need to turn out and protest . . .

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 10

Trump threatens to use “heavy force” against anyone who protests his military parade this weekend, and note that he makes no exception for peaceful protesters

June 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

MACO?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 11

Elon Musk said in a social media post early Wednesday that he regretted some of his posts and comments about President Trump last week, which had led the president to disparage Musk. Musk said on his X platform that some of his posts about Trump “went too far.”

Musk Expresses ‘Regret’ Over His Criticisms of Trump

President Trump and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest in repairing the relationship with his former adviser.

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June 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

I think it is critical to get out and protest on June 14 (www.axios.com/2025/06/07/n...), as loudly and visibly as possible. That is the day Trump wants to be celebrated and to lord over "his" armed forces. Americans need to show that it is not that kind of country . . .

June 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM

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June 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM

Roberto Weber

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I know it's just one graph and a single measure, but . . . wow . . .

Axios @axios.com · Jun 2

Exclusive: Morning Consult finds that due to trade policy, global favorability of China is rising, while America is falling

Exclusive: China's global favorability rising, views of the U.S. turn negative

U.S. trade policy is making China great again — at the United States' expense, per an analysis from Morning Consult

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June 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

Is expressing fear of "increasing transience" the new quiet way to say that you don't want non-white people in your neighborhood?

Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · May 27

Cobb County, suburban Atlanta county historically infamous for its racism, is in news for rhetoric from schools chief.

"these (multifamily) developments...almost guaranteeing, that transience is going to increase and...have a detrimental impact on school performance, whether perceived or real"
1/3

Cobb school district criticized over "alarming" apartment data

Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said the County Commission's approval of apartments will increase transiency in district schools.

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May 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM

Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social

Thanks for doing this work! Given the "researcher degrees of freedom" in empirical work of this type, checking the robustness of the findings to the many judgment calls that the authors might have made when analyzing the data and deciding what to report is highly valuable.

Johanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · May 9

🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵

May 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM