Don Haider-Markel
@dhmarkel.bsky.social
social scientist studying political groups, civil rights, and political extremism/violence (he/his)
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson. The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
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November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson. The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
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Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
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Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy. The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy. The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Given the scale of the operation, the fact that no-one has been charged can be seen both as a grotesque mismanagement of resources and a desire to focus on creating images of military domination.
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
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We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Given the scale of the operation, the fact that no-one has been charged can be seen both as a grotesque mismanagement of resources and a desire to focus on creating images of military domination.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
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The Trump administration issued new rules that allow officers to arrest people for filming ICE, or even making loud noises nearby. Activists warn it’s an attempt to silence criticism. From @bgirledukate.bsky.social with @capitalandmain.bsky.social: trib.al/iLS1yZY
Homeland Security Tightens Rule on Anti-ICE Activities - The American Prospect
The rule, which went into effect this month, prohibits a wide range of activities, and activists fear the Trump administration will use the regulation to cover up misconduct by immigration officials.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Trump administration issued new rules that allow officers to arrest people for filming ICE, or even making loud noises nearby. Activists warn it’s an attempt to silence criticism. From @bgirledukate.bsky.social with @capitalandmain.bsky.social: trib.al/iLS1yZY
Kansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper. The police search of The Marion County Record’s office in 2023 touched off a national conversation about press freedom www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Kansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Kansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper. The police search of The Marion County Record’s office in 2023 touched off a national conversation about press freedom www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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The EU’s new intel hub tells the story: trust in U.S. intelligence is slipping. Allies are building their own networks. Our assessment warned that when rule of law falters, trust and alliances follow.
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European Commission weighs creation of intelligence arm amid global tensions - Yahoo News UK
() -The European Commission is considering setting up a dedicated intelligence cell to strengthen security amid geopolitical difficulties, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the initia...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The EU’s new intel hub tells the story: trust in U.S. intelligence is slipping. Allies are building their own networks. Our assessment warned that when rule of law falters, trust and alliances follow.
uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-set-intel...
uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-set-intel...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct. In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct. In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Along with being majority minority and majority LGBTQ+, the council now has mostly women
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Election results make more history on Salt Lake City Council
Tuesday's election makes history — again — on the Salt Lake City Council.
www.sltrib.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Along with being majority minority and majority LGBTQ+, the council now has mostly women
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
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No One Wanted to Finance Their Stadium. Now Every Game Is a Sellout.
Building a professional women’s soccer venue was seen as brash. Now the Kansas City Current’s is a blueprint for others.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
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Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding | University Statements | Cornell University
statements.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
