Alison Wahl
@alisonwahl.bsky.social
I want a warm heart
I want a song to sing
I want to move slow
I want to fix things
Soprano, composer, songwriter, teacher. I love being outside, video games, vegan options.
www.alisonwahl.com
https://youtube.com/@alisonwahlsoprano
I want a song to sing
I want to move slow
I want to fix things
Soprano, composer, songwriter, teacher. I love being outside, video games, vegan options.
www.alisonwahl.com
https://youtube.com/@alisonwahlsoprano
Proposed fascist compact for higher ed would:
- Ban considering race or sex in hiring and admissions
- Limit international student enrollment
- Shut down departments that “punish, belittle” or “spark violence against conservative ideas”
And lots more! No compliance in advance!!
- Ban considering race or sex in hiring and admissions
- Limit international student enrollment
- Shut down departments that “punish, belittle” or “spark violence against conservative ideas”
And lots more! No compliance in advance!!
5 Things to Know About Trump’s Higher Ed Compact
Nine universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have rejected the deal.
www.insidehighered.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Proposed fascist compact for higher ed would:
- Ban considering race or sex in hiring and admissions
- Limit international student enrollment
- Shut down departments that “punish, belittle” or “spark violence against conservative ideas”
And lots more! No compliance in advance!!
- Ban considering race or sex in hiring and admissions
- Limit international student enrollment
- Shut down departments that “punish, belittle” or “spark violence against conservative ideas”
And lots more! No compliance in advance!!
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300+ federal agents raided a Chicago apartment at night, detaining citizens, zip-tying kids, and wrecking homes
It was sanctioned by the WH under a false banner of "law & order"
This is lawless, authoritarian violence & we must meet it with truth, law, & solidarity
newrepublic.com/post/201258/...
It was sanctioned by the WH under a false banner of "law & order"
This is lawless, authoritarian violence & we must meet it with truth, law, & solidarity
newrepublic.com/post/201258/...
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.
newrepublic.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
300+ federal agents raided a Chicago apartment at night, detaining citizens, zip-tying kids, and wrecking homes
It was sanctioned by the WH under a false banner of "law & order"
This is lawless, authoritarian violence & we must meet it with truth, law, & solidarity
newrepublic.com/post/201258/...
It was sanctioned by the WH under a false banner of "law & order"
This is lawless, authoritarian violence & we must meet it with truth, law, & solidarity
newrepublic.com/post/201258/...
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Republicans have forced a government shutdown. I'm working to re-open the government with health care protections included, so that your work and federal workers' lives are not bargaining chips. Here's how we got here and information on how you may be impacted.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Republicans have forced a government shutdown. I'm working to re-open the government with health care protections included, so that your work and federal workers' lives are not bargaining chips. Here's how we got here and information on how you may be impacted.
🧵THREAD🧵
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Hill I will die on: if your college students are failing/incomplete primarily because of penalties for past-due and late work, your pedagogy is not nice and probably neither are you
September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hill I will die on: if your college students are failing/incomplete primarily because of penalties for past-due and late work, your pedagogy is not nice and probably neither are you
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stop dividing academics between stem and humanities and start dividing them between whether they prefer xkcd or far side
September 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
stop dividing academics between stem and humanities and start dividing them between whether they prefer xkcd or far side
In my music appreciation class, I'm running a Best Song Of The Semester bracket based on students' favorite music. It's very early in the voting process, but this is the most surprising upset so far:
September 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In my music appreciation class, I'm running a Best Song Of The Semester bracket based on students' favorite music. It's very early in the voting process, but this is the most surprising upset so far:
I'm in a lovely tropical coffee shop, and Mariah Carey's yuletide banger is currently playing on the radio. It's August 30!! "Christmas in July"???
August 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I'm in a lovely tropical coffee shop, and Mariah Carey's yuletide banger is currently playing on the radio. It's August 30!! "Christmas in July"???
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Join our People Power Action Call on Tuesday, August 26 at 8pm ET where our experts will discuss the fight ahead and how you can take action with us.
RSVP today.
RSVP today.
August People Power Action Call
I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!
act.aclu.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Join our People Power Action Call on Tuesday, August 26 at 8pm ET where our experts will discuss the fight ahead and how you can take action with us.
RSVP today.
RSVP today.
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"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests
The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.
www.motherjones.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
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DC police are using excessive force against Black people
August 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
DC police are using excessive force against Black people
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You can’t assert the former without the latter also being true.
August 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
You can’t assert the former without the latter also being true.
Thousands of formerly secret files on police misconduct in California made public through searchable database:
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Thousands of files on rogue California cops made public via searchable database
The records open a window into nearly 12,000 cases involving allegations of sexual assault to brutality complaints and incidents involving deadly force
www.independent.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thousands of formerly secret files on police misconduct in California made public through searchable database:
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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"The typical syllabus gives little indication that the stu-
dents and teacher are embarking on an exciting learning adventure together, and its tone is more akin to something that might be handed to a prisoner on the first day of incarceration."
—Mano Singham, "Death to the Syllabus!"
dents and teacher are embarking on an exciting learning adventure together, and its tone is more akin to something that might be handed to a prisoner on the first day of incarceration."
—Mano Singham, "Death to the Syllabus!"
freethoughtblogs.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"The typical syllabus gives little indication that the stu-
dents and teacher are embarking on an exciting learning adventure together, and its tone is more akin to something that might be handed to a prisoner on the first day of incarceration."
—Mano Singham, "Death to the Syllabus!"
dents and teacher are embarking on an exciting learning adventure together, and its tone is more akin to something that might be handed to a prisoner on the first day of incarceration."
—Mano Singham, "Death to the Syllabus!"
Katie's work is beautifully intricate and has so much depth!
www.katierunde.com
www.katierunde.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Katie's work is beautifully intricate and has so much depth!
www.katierunde.com
www.katierunde.com
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Long before Project 2025 – there was a different playbook for turning a democracy into an autocracy.
Let's talk about Viktor Orbán and Hungary.
youtu.be/5bKz8vX2T44?...
Let's talk about Viktor Orbán and Hungary.
youtu.be/5bKz8vX2T44?...
A Story You Should Know
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Long before Project 2025 – there was a different playbook for turning a democracy into an autocracy.
Let's talk about Viktor Orbán and Hungary.
youtu.be/5bKz8vX2T44?...
Let's talk about Viktor Orbán and Hungary.
youtu.be/5bKz8vX2T44?...
July 1: Excited for new SNW on Paramount+
July 2: Paramount capitulates to fascism, agrees to pay $16 million
July 17: SNW new season!
July 18: Colbert cancelled
This is why we can't have nice things????
:(
:/
D':
July 2: Paramount capitulates to fascism, agrees to pay $16 million
July 17: SNW new season!
July 18: Colbert cancelled
This is why we can't have nice things????
:(
:/
D':
July 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
July 1: Excited for new SNW on Paramount+
July 2: Paramount capitulates to fascism, agrees to pay $16 million
July 17: SNW new season!
July 18: Colbert cancelled
This is why we can't have nice things????
:(
:/
D':
July 2: Paramount capitulates to fascism, agrees to pay $16 million
July 17: SNW new season!
July 18: Colbert cancelled
This is why we can't have nice things????
:(
:/
D':
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Every child in this nation deserves to walk into a classroom and be treated with dignity, care, and respect.
The decision to cut nearly 1400 employees from the Department of Education will hurt our children -- and poor, disabled, LGBTQ+, and Black and brown students stand to suffer the most.
The decision to cut nearly 1400 employees from the Department of Education will hurt our children -- and poor, disabled, LGBTQ+, and Black and brown students stand to suffer the most.
July 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Every child in this nation deserves to walk into a classroom and be treated with dignity, care, and respect.
The decision to cut nearly 1400 employees from the Department of Education will hurt our children -- and poor, disabled, LGBTQ+, and Black and brown students stand to suffer the most.
The decision to cut nearly 1400 employees from the Department of Education will hurt our children -- and poor, disabled, LGBTQ+, and Black and brown students stand to suffer the most.
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Small businesses are the backbone of communities in our district. I’m sharing know your rights information in case of an encounter with an immigration enforcement officer at your small business or place of employment.
July 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Small businesses are the backbone of communities in our district. I’m sharing know your rights information in case of an encounter with an immigration enforcement officer at your small business or place of employment.
I'm excited to be at Peabody for the Low Res events this week!
June 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm excited to be at Peabody for the Low Res events this week!
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺