@barronovsky.bsky.social
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Critics of the Trump administration have argued that it is weaponizing accusations of antisemitism to suppress pro-Palestine speech, silence dissent, and undermine academic freedom under the pretense of civil rights enforcement.
White House Freezes Billions in Funds for Cornell and Northwestern Universities
The Trump administration has increasingly used grant cuts to force universities to comply with its political agenda.
buff.ly
April 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Critics of the Trump administration have argued that it is weaponizing accusations of antisemitism to suppress pro-Palestine speech, silence dissent, and undermine academic freedom under the pretense of civil rights enforcement.
Goes to show that with enough public outcry, even ICE can be forced to grant freedom to people who were wrongfully detained.
Three children and their mother have been released from federal custody after being detained by immigration enforcement agents last month at an upstate New York dairy farm.
Mother and 3 Children Detained by ICE at Upstate N.Y. Farm Are Released
The family was returned to New York after being taken into custody last month and held at a detention center in Texas, officials and advocates said.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Goes to show that with enough public outcry, even ICE can be forced to grant freedom to people who were wrongfully detained.
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I think the Supreme Court got the law badly wrong tonight. But beyond that, it’s just incredibly ominous that Roberts would throw Boasberg under the bus and hand Trump this big win when his administration has conducted this case in EXTREME bad faith from the start. slate.com/news-and-pol...
April 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I think the Supreme Court got the law badly wrong tonight. But beyond that, it’s just incredibly ominous that Roberts would throw Boasberg under the bus and hand Trump this big win when his administration has conducted this case in EXTREME bad faith from the start. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Librarians kick ass!
NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
April 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Librarians kick ass!
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Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.
This story shows that speaking out against ICE and their outrageously harsh treatment of nonviolent moms and kids can make a difference and even win their freedom.
"A mother and her three children who were taken into custody by ICE...in the tiny hometown of...“border czar”, Tom Homan, have been released following days of outcry from community figures, advocates and protesters calling for their freedom." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This story shows that speaking out against ICE and their outrageously harsh treatment of nonviolent moms and kids can make a difference and even win their freedom.
Very insightful yet disturbing critique and analysis of how AP, BBC, NPR and NY Times chose to print poorly worded headlines and lead-ins when covering Palestine, by hiding the facts even when the facts are clear and creating doubt even when there is no doubt.
Excellent piece by Ayoub highlighting the liberal media’s presposterous use of language when reporting on Palestine.
When words are used to conceal rather than disclose… in the context of reporting news… you know the liberal paradigm is in trouble.
When words are used to conceal rather than disclose… in the context of reporting news… you know the liberal paradigm is in trouble.
I wrote 2800 words on how BBC, NPR, NYT and AP News covered Israel's execution of Palestinian rescue workers
www.hauntologies.net/p/how-media-...
It's free
www.hauntologies.net/p/how-media-...
It's free
April 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Very insightful yet disturbing critique and analysis of how AP, BBC, NPR and NY Times chose to print poorly worded headlines and lead-ins when covering Palestine, by hiding the facts even when the facts are clear and creating doubt even when there is no doubt.
Pam Bondi, the highly unqualified Attorney General (is it redundant to say that any Trump cabinet appointee is unqualified?) is basically ordering all attorneys working for the Justice Dept to break their oath and lie to judges, if that's what it takes to "zealously follow orders".
For any non-attorneys reading this: This is absolutely, definitely, very clearly not okay.
the justice department's position is now that candor toward the tribunal constitutes insubordination
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
April 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Pam Bondi, the highly unqualified Attorney General (is it redundant to say that any Trump cabinet appointee is unqualified?) is basically ordering all attorneys working for the Justice Dept to break their oath and lie to judges, if that's what it takes to "zealously follow orders".
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What Cory Booker did wasn’t just about breaking a record or standing up for democracy—it hits different for Black folks.
Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Cory Booker, a Black man, shattered a segregationist’s legacy—and flipped the script.
@booker.senate.gov
Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Cory Booker, a Black man, shattered a segregationist’s legacy—and flipped the script.
@booker.senate.gov
April 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What Cory Booker did wasn’t just about breaking a record or standing up for democracy—it hits different for Black folks.
Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Cory Booker, a Black man, shattered a segregationist’s legacy—and flipped the script.
@booker.senate.gov
Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Cory Booker, a Black man, shattered a segregationist’s legacy—and flipped the script.
@booker.senate.gov
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Eisen: Donald Trump has removed my security clearance three times. I don't know if it is a mental capacity thing and he just forgets that he did it, or if he takes it away and then when he loses again, he says, turn it back on so I can feel better about all of the losing.
April 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Eisen: Donald Trump has removed my security clearance three times. I don't know if it is a mental capacity thing and he just forgets that he did it, or if he takes it away and then when he loses again, he says, turn it back on so I can feel better about all of the losing.
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Sackets Harbor, NY school principal Jaime Cook speaks to a reporter about protesting today for her three students who were abducted by ICE:
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sackets Harbor, NY school principal Jaime Cook speaks to a reporter about protesting today for her three students who were abducted by ICE:
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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They are now estimating 2.3 million across the country. Keep it going folks.
#handsoff #50501protests
#handsoff #50501protests
April 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
They are now estimating 2.3 million across the country. Keep it going folks.
#handsoff #50501protests
#handsoff #50501protests
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Love this protest sign!
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April 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Love this protest sign!
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We have been coming to the same overpass in Paramus for over five years now. Yesterday, however, a woman joined us who was a carpenter and actually helped build this overpass. Listen to what she has to say, because it’s important. #resistance #VisibilityMatters @hcrichardson.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We have been coming to the same overpass in Paramus for over five years now. Yesterday, however, a woman joined us who was a carpenter and actually helped build this overpass. Listen to what she has to say, because it’s important. #resistance #VisibilityMatters @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Retweeting this 1000x.
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Retweeting this 1000x.
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"The resistance to Trump is curiously muted" was a story about elites and institutions that those same elites and institutions and the commentariat conflated with the grassroots. They were, once again, wrong.
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"The resistance to Trump is curiously muted" was a story about elites and institutions that those same elites and institutions and the commentariat conflated with the grassroots. They were, once again, wrong.
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Free Covid tests!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
If you or your mutual aid group want to get some of that federal stockpile of COVID tests, you can order them for free. Minimum is 300, unclear what the max is! my local clean air group just did this and they arrived quickly:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
free RATs ordering guide (HHS)
How to bulk order free rapid tests from the government & FAQs: You do NOT have to be an official organization (no requirement to be a 501c3, school, or anything else). You don’t even have to be a mut...
docs.google.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Free Covid tests!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
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A few thoughts about today's protests:
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
April 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A few thoughts about today's protests:
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
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For the data nerds out there, here's a chart of the largest coordinated protests in U.S. history from my 2018 book HOW TO READ A PROTEST
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.
April 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
For the data nerds out there, here's a chart of the largest coordinated protests in U.S. history from my 2018 book HOW TO READ A PROTEST
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.