Beth.
@berendsenea.bsky.social
Reposted by Beth.
The New York Civil Liberties Union says the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with a court order restricting the use of solitary confinement. The NYCLU’s filing with the state Supreme Court is the latest development in a yearslong battle.
NY Prison Officials Refuse to Comply with Law Limiting Solitary Confinement
A rights group argues the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with the law.
buff.ly
August 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The New York Civil Liberties Union says the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with a court order restricting the use of solitary confinement. The NYCLU’s filing with the state Supreme Court is the latest development in a yearslong battle.
Words like democracy and reform get thrown around a lot. democracysos.substack.com/p/the-collap...
The collapse of Common Cause’s vision for US democracy
And a real dilemma for reformers. State-by-state redistricting reform led to "unilateral disarmament" for Democrats. That's a warning to Pro Rep advocates
democracysos.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Words like democracy and reform get thrown around a lot. democracysos.substack.com/p/the-collap...
What the actual…
Gov. DeWine just signed SB1, a law ending “DEI” in Ohio public higher ed.
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
April 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What the actual…
If I’ve decided as I’m approaching 44 that I only want to listen to the velvet underground does that inherently mean something? and is that something good? bad? both? neither?
April 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If I’ve decided as I’m approaching 44 that I only want to listen to the velvet underground does that inherently mean something? and is that something good? bad? both? neither?
Protests where chants of “f*ck ___” (insert jerk here) feature prominently really hit differently when you’re marching with a preschooler.
April 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Protests where chants of “f*ck ___” (insert jerk here) feature prominently really hit differently when you’re marching with a preschooler.
Reposted by Beth.
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
With Trump's crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
Reposted by Beth.
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
Reposted by Beth.
anti-establishment crusader uhhh Susan Rice
March 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
anti-establishment crusader uhhh Susan Rice
As an alum, I am embarrassed of Northwestern.
Professor Beth Shakman Hurd calls Northwestern University's new training on antisemitism "unscholarly": "This is a university that values debate and discussion, not political propaganda.”
@wbez.org @opencampus.org www.wbez.org/education/20...
@wbez.org @opencampus.org www.wbez.org/education/20...
Northwestern faculty and students say efforts to appease Trump chill free speech
Some students and faculty say a new anti-bias training characterizes criticism of Israel as antisemitic. They worry it could put student activists at risk.
www.wbez.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
As an alum, I am embarrassed of Northwestern.
Why are we body-shaming a beaver??
Meet Ida Beav Wells: Chicago’s "remarkably rotund" beaver has a new name. 🦫 buff.ly/MYHf5g0
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Why are we body-shaming a beaver??
What?! @durbin.senate.gov Please stand up for Illinoisans and vote NO!
Don't take this as gospel. It's not official. It's a very knowledgable source's best understanding of the situation. This persons likely Yeses on cloture are. Schumer, Hassan, Peters, Durbin, Schatz, King, Shaheen, Fetterman, Cortez Masto and Gillibrand.
March 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What?! @durbin.senate.gov Please stand up for Illinoisans and vote NO!
Reposted by Beth.
BREAKING: Hundreds of U.S. Jews and friends are taking over the Trump Tower to say: Come for one, face us all.
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of U.S. Jews and friends are taking over the Trump Tower to say: Come for one, face us all.
“Do you want to know why going paperless and restricting mail doesn’t work? Because most drugs are brought into the prison by the people who work here. At Stateville, staff had been fired for bringing in drugs, selling cell phones, or having sex with prisoners.”
Banning paper from prisons is a bad idea - Chicago Reader
Opinion: Depriving incarcerated people of paper would limit educational opportunities and communication with loved ones.
chicagoreader.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Do you want to know why going paperless and restricting mail doesn’t work? Because most drugs are brought into the prison by the people who work here. At Stateville, staff had been fired for bringing in drugs, selling cell phones, or having sex with prisoners.”
Reposted by Beth.
Look I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this but if you’re a liberal and the president is like “We are going to detain and deport this guy for protesting” the correct response is not “Protesting what?”
March 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Look I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this but if you’re a liberal and the president is like “We are going to detain and deport this guy for protesting” the correct response is not “Protesting what?”
Reposted by Beth.
Chicago Women in Trades filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s "anti-diversity" executive orders.
Chicago Women In Trades Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's 'Anti-Diversity' Executive Orders
The nonprofit argues that President Trump's anti-DEI executive orders are sowing confusion and stifling free speech. A Baltimore federal judge paused much of the orders in response to an earlier…
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Chicago Women in Trades filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s "anti-diversity" executive orders.
Reposted by Beth.
Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical ideology."
The EEOC exists to fight discrimination. Fired official fears a hobbling under Trump
Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical ideology."
Reposted by Beth.
Does the Times regret its contributions to those attacks?
February 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Does the Times regret its contributions to those attacks?
A lot of good resources listed here.
questions from federal workers who are currently under attack
I am being inundated with letters from federal employees and others affected by the new administration’s changes in the last week — which have included
www.askamanager.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A lot of good resources listed here.
I just can’t even comprehend the fear folks are feeling this week.
Little Village’s 26th Street is a ghost town as deportation threats loom.
"People are worried and scared." https://buff.ly/4ggUZ0k
"People are worried and scared." https://buff.ly/4ggUZ0k
January 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I just can’t even comprehend the fear folks are feeling this week.
My Op-Ed was published calling on the City and Stare to stand up for workforce diversity www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
Opinion: Trump is a threat to workforce equity, and Chicago needs to step up
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of justice and equality, new threats are gathering under a second Trump administration. Our state and local leaders need to join the fight.
www.chicagobusiness.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My Op-Ed was published calling on the City and Stare to stand up for workforce diversity www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
Reposted by Beth.
"President Biden should honor his self-professed belief in second chances by granting clemency to Peltier and others harmed by racist laws and mass incarceration." - @saleemholbrook.bsky.social via @theappeal.org
Less than six days remaining to Free Leonard Peltier!
theappeal.org/leonard-pelt...
Less than six days remaining to Free Leonard Peltier!
theappeal.org/leonard-pelt...
Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice
President Biden should honor belief in second chances and grant clemency to Peltier and others harmed by racist laws and mass incarceration.
theappeal.org
January 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"President Biden should honor his self-professed belief in second chances by granting clemency to Peltier and others harmed by racist laws and mass incarceration." - @saleemholbrook.bsky.social via @theappeal.org
Less than six days remaining to Free Leonard Peltier!
theappeal.org/leonard-pelt...
Less than six days remaining to Free Leonard Peltier!
theappeal.org/leonard-pelt...