Amber French
amberfrench.bsky.social
Amber French
@amberfrench.bsky.social
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Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...
ucop.edu
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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October 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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"We should make no mistake about President Donald Trump’s strategy: He is trying to install himself as provost of our university. He seemingly wants to dictate who can be admitted, what classes can be taught and which professors should be fired."

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Opinion | We’re international students at Harvard. We’re afraid to write this. But we have to speak up.
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.
wapo.st
May 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.

Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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The United States government just disappeared a lawful US resident because it didn't like his speech. You should care about this because it shouldn't happen to anyone, but you should also care because it could happen to you. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/n...
ICE Arrests Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia
Mahmoud Khalil, who recently completed a graduate program at Columbia, has legal permanent residency, his lawyer said.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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We @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social are tracking Trump's non-compliance with judicial orders here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/trump-admini...

NOTHING is more important than civil society pressuring judges to have a spine in the face of Musk and Trump's intransigence. Judicial orders must be enforced!
Trump Administration Non-Adherence to Court Orders | Revolving Door Project
The Trump administration's illegal funding freeze has been blocked by federal judges. There are still numerous examples of shuttered programs and services.
therevolvingdoorproject.org
February 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
And @ibogost.bsky.social for inspiring my second
I am posting on Bluesky the piece I wrote about Bluesky for the @theatlantic.bsky.social.

The short version is that it seems very nice here but also it is bad that it seems nice because social media is bad and we need to abandon it.

Further thoughts follow 👇

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
www.theatlantic.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Thank you @carolecadwalla.bsky.social for inspiring my first post
So y’all know that the lead investor in this place is a crypto company founded by Steve Bannon’s ex-business partner, right?
November 16, 2024 at 3:31 PM