Alyosha Goldstein
@alyoshagoldstein.bsky.social
Author of This Colonial Present (forthcoming) & Poverty in Common; ed. of Formations of US Colonialism; co-ed. of For Antifascist Futures & Cambridge History of Colonialism and Decolonization, vol IV (in progress)
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Protests and road blockades erupt in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, and Belgium, condemning the attack on the Sumud Flotilla, with expectations of wider demonstrations.
October 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Protests and road blockades erupt in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, and Belgium, condemning the attack on the Sumud Flotilla, with expectations of wider demonstrations.
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AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring. The reliably good Bloomberg Green connects the dots between AI and the war on the poor www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring. The reliably good Bloomberg Green connects the dots between AI and the war on the poor www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Today, Darryl Li examines the alarming rise in campus antisemitism investigations—inquests that are often sparked by outside complaints, lack concrete evidence, and lay the groundwork for future crackdowns and grievances.
The Rising Threat of Antisemitism Investigations
In the fall of 2023, the Department of Education launched more antisemitism investigations into colleges and universities than in all previous years combined. This record was surpassed in 2024 and is…
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September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today, Darryl Li examines the alarming rise in campus antisemitism investigations—inquests that are often sparked by outside complaints, lack concrete evidence, and lay the groundwork for future crackdowns and grievances.
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Multiple states are jointly suing the Department of Health and Human Services and its Secretary, RFK Jr., over new rules restricting what can be taught in sexual education classes, after the administration threatened to cut funding to states that acknowledge trans people in their sex ed classes.
16 States Sue HHS After It Threatens to Cut Funds Over Trans Inclusion in Sex Ed
Last month, HHS warned dozens of states to drop lessons on transgender health or face millions in funding cuts.
truthout.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Multiple states are jointly suing the Department of Health and Human Services and its Secretary, RFK Jr., over new rules restricting what can be taught in sexual education classes, after the administration threatened to cut funding to states that acknowledge trans people in their sex ed classes.
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@aaup.org won its case against the State Department's attempt to terrorize non-citizens and deprive them of their First Amendment rights
September 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@aaup.org won its case against the State Department's attempt to terrorize non-citizens and deprive them of their First Amendment rights
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When I say working people are being sacrificed at the altar of profit, this is what it looks like...
"EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'"
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"EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'"
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EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'
Federal officials have not yet made public the list of hazardous materials present at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products plant that caught fire and exploded last month, saying that doing so might ...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When I say working people are being sacrificed at the altar of profit, this is what it looks like...
"EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'"
www.wbrz.com/news/epa-wit...
"EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'"
www.wbrz.com/news/epa-wit...
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Trump's memo supposedly defines what constitutes “antifa” beliefs, listing “anti-American,” “anti-capitalist,” and “anti-Christian” views. However, it doesn’t specify whether it will target groups based on actual incidents of violence or simply for professing a certain ideology.
Trump “Domestic Terrorism” Memo Focuses on the Left, Ignores Right-Wing Violence
The memo contains ambiguous definitions for what qualifies a person or group as “antifa.”…
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September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump's memo supposedly defines what constitutes “antifa” beliefs, listing “anti-American,” “anti-capitalist,” and “anti-Christian” views. However, it doesn’t specify whether it will target groups based on actual incidents of violence or simply for professing a certain ideology.
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After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.
New Mexico’s billion-dollar orphaned oilfield problem - High Country News
After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.
buff.ly
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.
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"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...
John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation
It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.
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September 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...
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One might think the only Jewish head of state in North America - and also the most popular Jewish head of state in the world - recognizing a Palestinian embassador and calling on Israel to end its genocide might you know, be news
September 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
One might think the only Jewish head of state in North America - and also the most popular Jewish head of state in the world - recognizing a Palestinian embassador and calling on Israel to end its genocide might you know, be news
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BREAKING:
A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for 'financial coercion' over UCLA cuts
University of California faculty, students and staff on Tuesday sued President Trump over a $1.2-million penalty against UCLA and federal demands over campus changes. They argued that the actions camp...
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September 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
BREAKING:
A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
Important graph from the Cato Institute of all places
September 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Important graph from the Cato Institute of all places
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What's the opposite of MAHA? Mamadani. Here are some thoughts in the Boston Review on the fight for food as a public good. www.bostonreview.net/articles/mah...
September 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
What's the opposite of MAHA? Mamadani. Here are some thoughts in the Boston Review on the fight for food as a public good. www.bostonreview.net/articles/mah...
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On this day in history the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is signed into law, meant to reinforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution of 1789, since the Supreme Court in 1842 had ruled that states weren't required to aid in the hunting or recapture of slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Annotated - JSTOR Daily
The Fugitive Slave Act erased the most basic of constitutional rights for enslaved people and incentivized US Commissioners to support kidnappers.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On this day in history the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is signed into law, meant to reinforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution of 1789, since the Supreme Court in 1842 had ruled that states weren't required to aid in the hunting or recapture of slaves.
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Israel has launched strikes in six countries over the past 72 hours, targeting Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, and Yemen aje.io/gx7iu7x
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Israel has launched strikes in six countries over the past 72 hours, targeting Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, and Yemen aje.io/gx7iu7x
Jodi Byrd's introduction🔥 to their forthcoming book Indigenomicon now available to download!!! (Full book available in November!) www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
Indigenomicon
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August 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Jodi Byrd's introduction🔥 to their forthcoming book Indigenomicon now available to download!!! (Full book available in November!) www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
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The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.
Trump Is Trying to Make It Easier to Evict People From Public Housing
The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.
interc.pt
August 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.
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“Overseas military strikes certainly won’t solve drug overdose deaths in the U.S., which are far better addressed through public health measures,” said Stephanie Brewer of @wola-org.bsky.social
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Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico?
More than 30 human rights groups urge congressional leaders to block Trump’s attempt to target Mexican cartels.
theintercept.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“Overseas military strikes certainly won’t solve drug overdose deaths in the U.S., which are far better addressed through public health measures,” said Stephanie Brewer of @wola-org.bsky.social
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What we are not going to do is pretend that we should be listening to Jillian Michael’s (a lesbian btw) airing lazy and incorrect talking points that shape her pathetic world view. Fuck her and the exercise mat she rode in on.
August 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
What we are not going to do is pretend that we should be listening to Jillian Michael’s (a lesbian btw) airing lazy and incorrect talking points that shape her pathetic world view. Fuck her and the exercise mat she rode in on.
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In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants
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In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants - Inside Climate News
Across the archipelago, community leaders and academic partners are collaborating to bridge funding gaps and ensure disconnected residents maintain water access as storms grow stronger.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds.
Then the harassment began.
Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.
Six credible threats to his life.
More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
Then the harassment began.
Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.
Six credible threats to his life.
More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds.
Then the harassment began.
Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.
Six credible threats to his life.
More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
Then the harassment began.
Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.
Six credible threats to his life.
More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
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“This is yet another attempt to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, which normally prohibits the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement activities," @lizagoitein.bsky.social of @brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to immigration facilities further blurs the line between military and law enforcement.
National Guard Ordered to Do ICE Paperwork at Immigration Facilities in 20 States
Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to immigration facilities further blurs the line between military and law enforcement.
interc.pt
August 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“This is yet another attempt to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, which normally prohibits the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement activities," @lizagoitein.bsky.social of @brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
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full frontal assault on the freedom to learn
Employees across multiple divisions agree: They can't imagine how the department will fulfill its legal obligations with roughly half its staff gone.
Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
Employees across multiple divisions agree: They can't imagine how the department will fulfill its legal obligations with roughly half its staff gone.
n.pr
August 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
full frontal assault on the freedom to learn
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This is Abu Ghraib redux. Jesus Christ
Deported Venezuelans describe beatings, abuse in El Salvador’s CECOT
Deported Venezuelans describe beatings, abuse in El Salvador’s CECOT
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is Abu Ghraib redux. Jesus Christ
Deported Venezuelans describe beatings, abuse in El Salvador’s CECOT
Deported Venezuelans describe beatings, abuse in El Salvador’s CECOT