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The threats by Trump against the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a clear indication that he KNOWS he and members of his administration are violating international law, committing war crimes, and vulnerable to prosecution.
Commit crimes? Threaten judges.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Commit crimes? Threaten judges.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The threats by Trump against the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a clear indication that he KNOWS he and members of his administration are violating international law, committing war crimes, and vulnerable to prosecution.
Commit crimes? Threaten judges.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Commit crimes? Threaten judges.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Historians and Gender scholars:
If you were creating a new U.S. women's history survey course, what books would be must-reads for lecture prep? They don't have to be new, and can include material from pre-colonial to the present. Give me a reading list! (I need to spend some PD funds)
If you were creating a new U.S. women's history survey course, what books would be must-reads for lecture prep? They don't have to be new, and can include material from pre-colonial to the present. Give me a reading list! (I need to spend some PD funds)
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Historians and Gender scholars:
If you were creating a new U.S. women's history survey course, what books would be must-reads for lecture prep? They don't have to be new, and can include material from pre-colonial to the present. Give me a reading list! (I need to spend some PD funds)
If you were creating a new U.S. women's history survey course, what books would be must-reads for lecture prep? They don't have to be new, and can include material from pre-colonial to the present. Give me a reading list! (I need to spend some PD funds)
… It is also traumatizing children …
Schools and child care centers were once off limits to ICE officials, in part to keep children out of harm’s way. But those rules were scrapped not long after Trump’s inauguration.
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers
President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field.
trib.al
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
… It is also traumatizing children …
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Just noting that no one is ever going to seize a tanker full of solar energy
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S. seizes ‘very large’ oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, Trump says
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just noting that no one is ever going to seize a tanker full of solar energy
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked DHS from enforcing a new prohibition on “unusual noise” outside a government building in Oregon, saying it unconstitutionally criminalizes and chills free speech storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked DHS from enforcing a new prohibition on “unusual noise” outside a government building in Oregon, saying it unconstitutionally criminalizes and chills free speech storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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You cannot IMHO separate immigrant rights from Black American fight for rights. The victories of the civil rights act meant that now that non-immigrant Black Americans had rights the US chose to expand the pool exploited labor using immigrants rather than you know fix the labor conditions
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
You cannot IMHO separate immigrant rights from Black American fight for rights. The victories of the civil rights act meant that now that non-immigrant Black Americans had rights the US chose to expand the pool exploited labor using immigrants rather than you know fix the labor conditions
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As a constituent, I am asking that @governorwalz.mn.gov and @keithellison.bsky.social arrest these men and prosecute them before they kidnap someone and intentionally freeze them to death
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As a constituent, I am asking that @governorwalz.mn.gov and @keithellison.bsky.social arrest these men and prosecute them before they kidnap someone and intentionally freeze them to death
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Have you seen the Newberry featured on a digital billboard along 90/94? Wintrust has generously provided space to us as a nonprofit partner throughout this month. The billboard is best viewed from 90/94 near the North Avenue exit. Drive safely!
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Have you seen the Newberry featured on a digital billboard along 90/94? Wintrust has generously provided space to us as a nonprofit partner throughout this month. The billboard is best viewed from 90/94 near the North Avenue exit. Drive safely!
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increasingly clear that the academy’s mad rush into AI & concordantly away from the humanities corresponds to that same shift in the priorities of intelligence & defense funding—so accustomed to it now that they no longer know how to do anything different. the university as cargo cult
Administrators are inking deals with OpenAI and inviting Palantir onto campus, ignoring faculty expertise and rolling out unproven data-thieving surveillance snake oil tech on our studens, staff and us. Enough.
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
increasingly clear that the academy’s mad rush into AI & concordantly away from the humanities corresponds to that same shift in the priorities of intelligence & defense funding—so accustomed to it now that they no longer know how to do anything different. the university as cargo cult
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Is there any clearer message than banning "pregnant people" and "women" alike?
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Is there any clearer message than banning "pregnant people" and "women" alike?
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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“Voting machines said Stephentown [NY] rejected the proposed library budget [increase]. A recount said otherwise” Unofficial results showed that voters had rejected the budget increase by a vote of 528-60. But a recount showed that the increase had “passed easily by a vote of 540 to 279.” 12/9/25
Voting machines said Stephentown rejected the proposed library budget. A recount said otherwise.
Unofficial election night results showed 89% voted “no” for the library spending plan, but a recount showed it was backed by 66% of voters.
www.timesunion.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“Voting machines said Stephentown [NY] rejected the proposed library budget [increase]. A recount said otherwise” Unofficial results showed that voters had rejected the budget increase by a vote of 528-60. But a recount showed that the increase had “passed easily by a vote of 540 to 279.” 12/9/25
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Congratulations to 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award recipient Brett Bobley, former director @neh-odh.bsky.social. This award recognizes his decades-long leadership that empowered university presses to use digital technologies to experiment, collaborate & reach new audiences. https://bit.ly/3XJ3ydj
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congratulations to 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award recipient Brett Bobley, former director @neh-odh.bsky.social. This award recognizes his decades-long leadership that empowered university presses to use digital technologies to experiment, collaborate & reach new audiences. https://bit.ly/3XJ3ydj
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Domani a Venezia inizia la conferenza conclusiva del progetto PRIN PNRR “A digital scholarly edition of the “Leges Langobardorum”: social memory, historical legacy and valorisation of cultural heritage”.
Streaming online: unive.zoom.us/j/82716716976
Streaming online: unive.zoom.us/j/82716716976
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Domani a Venezia inizia la conferenza conclusiva del progetto PRIN PNRR “A digital scholarly edition of the “Leges Langobardorum”: social memory, historical legacy and valorisation of cultural heritage”.
Streaming online: unive.zoom.us/j/82716716976
Streaming online: unive.zoom.us/j/82716716976
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Yep, they're also proposing to make it so that you cannot get ESTA without a smartphone. They'll get rid of the functionality on the current website and require you to use ESTA Mobile.
Don't have a smartphone? Well, the answer will apparently be "tough luck, you can't come to the US through ESTA."
Don't have a smartphone? Well, the answer will apparently be "tough luck, you can't come to the US through ESTA."
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Yep, they're also proposing to make it so that you cannot get ESTA without a smartphone. They'll get rid of the functionality on the current website and require you to use ESTA Mobile.
Don't have a smartphone? Well, the answer will apparently be "tough luck, you can't come to the US through ESTA."
Don't have a smartphone? Well, the answer will apparently be "tough luck, you can't come to the US through ESTA."
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400 immigrant children were kept in custody beyond the 20 day limit.
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
400 immigrant children were kept in custody beyond the 20 day limit.
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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Donald Trump is an idiot.
Exhibit #345,639.
Exhibit #345,639.
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Donald Trump is an idiot.
Exhibit #345,639.
Exhibit #345,639.
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Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture.
The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas “forever chemicals” amounts to up to $2.2tn a year – roughly as much as the profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies, according to the report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
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‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream
‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream
Women work longer and per hour earn a third of what men are paid, in figures that have changed little in 35 years, UN report shows
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream
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ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say
ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say
Coming just days after the shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan national suspect, federal authorities have carried out increased arrests of Afghans in the U.S., immigration lawyers sa…
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December 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
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Community members in Kenner, Louisiana, activate rapid-response teams to follow Greg Bovino and his Border Patrol goons through the neighborhood. They alert residents and warn them not to open their doors unless CBP has a court-ordered warrant.
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Community members in Kenner, Louisiana, activate rapid-response teams to follow Greg Bovino and his Border Patrol goons through the neighborhood. They alert residents and warn them not to open their doors unless CBP has a court-ordered warrant.
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.
The authoritative World Inequality Report 2026, based on data compiled by 200 researchers, also found that the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined, while the poorest half captures less than 10% of total global earnings. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds