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marisakabas.bsky.social
Some have rightly pointed out that the Executive Order to combat antisemitism is numbered 14188. These nazis are so uncreative.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Mar 11
NEW—I've obtained the letter received by 60 colleges + universities from Dept. of Education re: Title VI/antisemitism.

"The prior administration remained tepid, either reaching toothless resolution agreements w/ schools or allowing complaints to accumulate. That state of affairs ended on Jan. 20."
As you are aware, since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, the United States has endured an eruption of antisemitic activity, primarily in educational institutions. In colleges, universities, and K-12 schools, antisemitic protestors and antagonists have harassed and committed violence against Jewish students denying them equal access to educational programs and activities.' Americans watched in shock as mobs of campus malcontents erected encampments, occupied buildings, and spit on, threatened, assaulted, and blocked Jewish students from going to class or traveling about campus freely. The previous administration failed to meet the moment. Rather than direct the United States Department of Education's (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to investigate the institutions that tolerated this contemptible antisemitic harassment and violence, the prior administration remained tepid, either reaching toothless resolution agreements with schools or allowing complaints to accumulate. That state of affairs ended on January 20, 2025. I write to remind you of your legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), and to emphasize that, under President Trump and Secretary McMahon, OCR will no longer tolerate these unlawful practices. OCR is responsible for enforcing Title VI against schools that receive financial assistance from the Department. Title VI protects all students, including students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. This protection extends to antisemitic conduct if that conduct is based on actual or perceived (i) shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, or (ii) citizenship or residency in a country with a do under Title VI to take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the harassment, eliminate any hostile environment and its effects, and prevent harassment from recurring. Put simply, failure to take sufficient measures to address antisemitic harassment based on shared ancestry violates Title VI. Under the leadership of President Trump, the widespread violation of Jewish students' civil rights across campuses will end. Pursuant to Title VI and in furtherance of Executive Order 14188, Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism, the Department has opened directed investigations into five universities where widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported, and it is currently conducting a comprehensive inventory of existing complaints alleging antisemitic harassment and violence. Moreover, the Departments of Education, Justice, Health and Human Services, and the General Services Administration have formed a multi-agency Joint Task force to Combat Anti-Semitism. One of the task force's first priorities is rooting out antisemitic harassment in schools and college campuses. On March 1, 2025, the task force announced the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University because of that school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students. The Trump Administration's commitment to ending the scourge of antisemitism is unyielding. Schools should take all lawful and appropriate measures to protect Jewish students, faculty, and staff from the predations of antisemitic antagonists, whether in the classroom, on campus, or within educational programs and activities. Schools that allow illegal activities and harassment that result in Jewish students losing equal access to school facilities are in violation of Title VI and will be subject to potential loss of federal funding.
March 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
August 4, 2024
March 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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felipedlh.bsky.social
I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths
February 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Former president is charged by attorney general following police report that accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power.
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis.

This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why aren’t they taking the fired federal workers who are sharing their heartbreaking stories—the ones that Musk says were being paid to do nothing—and making them famous? The cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough? The park ranger in Yosemite who won’t be there to conduct rescues and save lives? The air traffic controller who can speak to the connection between understaffing and recent plane crashes? Is it even safe to fly in Trump’s America? The Democrats should be amplifying these folks—writing op-eds about them, refusing to go on camera without sharing their spotlight, pressuring their IG influencers to raise them up—but instead, we learn their stories from Reddit. As Moira Donegan wrote in The Guardian, “Why are the Democrats so spineless?”
February 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Insane how quickly the racist regression is happening in this country. Decades of progress being undone in weeks, without even any laws having to be passed. Just sheer intimidation from Trump and the right, and sheer cowardice from the corporations.
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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jamellebouie.net
once again, if there are any major household purchases you want to make, make them soon
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Nov 25
".. During a radio interview Saturday .., Bessent said 'tariffs can’t be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up -- unless you give people more money -- then they have less money to spend on the other thing, so there is no inflation.'"

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/b...
‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury | CNN Business
Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent survived an internal squabble over the role of Treasury secretary, a key position that will face almost immediate deadlines and pressures.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
But when Dr. Andrew Ryan Davis, the obstetrician on duty, finally arrived, he said it was the hospital’s “routine” to give a drug called misoprostol to help the body pass the tissue, Hope recalled. Hope trusted the doctor. Porsha took the pills, according to records, and the bleeding continued.
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
And just like that, Donald Trump gets away with his insurrection. Something that would have never happened in any other democratic country on earth. Astonishing.
anthonymkreis.bsky.social Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · Nov 25
The January 6th case against Donald Trump is dismissed without prejudice by Judge Chutkan.
November 25, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
He watched democracy die in his home country of Hungary. Here is his advice to Americans getting ready for a second Trump term.
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Anders Breivik, Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer, appeared in court with the letter Z shaved on his head and a message of support for Russia on a poster. Nazis support Putin, for obvious reasons.
November 20, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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davidcorn.bsky.social
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vax fakery was tied to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa. And he lied about it. As head of HHS, he could do much worse here.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM