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notalawyer.bsky.social
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
the Iranian drought story is insanely undercovered.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/07/i...
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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sfahrenthold.bsky.social
UC faculty have “changed what they teach (or) changed what they research bc they are afraid it is too left and they don’t want to trigger more funding cuts,” Judge Lin said. It's “a classic, predictable First Amendment injury, exactly what the administration intends.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.

OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.

A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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bdsmovement.bsky.social
BDS calls on supporters worldwide to join a global day of action on 22 November, targeting @Chevron for its role in Israel’s genocide and apartheid, in addition to its role in climate destruction globally.

Disrupt business as usual, throw sand in the gears of Israel's genocide.

loom.ly/QYV9BUs
Boycott Chevron Day of Action 22 November
Disrupt business as usual, throw sand in the gears of Israel's genocide.
loom.ly
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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emericanjezebel.bsky.social
“defund the police was a bad slogan”
melbuer.bsky.social Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 25d
Cops going aggro on Sunset near Echo Park in LA after the Dodgers Win. Shooting people with less lethals from point blank range, horses running people and press down. Literally minutes before, fireworks in the street
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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dell.bsky.social
not sure if it’s obvious by now but i’ve got orders to monitor ICE activity and, as usual, i’d appreciate any help bsky has to offer. if you gotta tip, my signal account is in my bio.

i’m very mechanical. i can track things. data. paperwork. but i could always use help w/ people.
dell.bsky.social dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 27d
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across Texas, with ICE estimating each trip to average 100 miles. Every county would have its own small, around-the-clock team of contractors collecting immigrants from local authorities deputized by ICE. It is a subtle transfer of the physical custody process into the hands of a private security firm—authorized to carry firearms and perform transport duties “in any and all local, county, state, and ICE locations.”
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Tear gassing random residential streets is just absolutely psychotic behavior.
unraveledpress.com unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Oct 25
Video from today's first gas attack.

Saturday morning in Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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sfahrenthold.bsky.social
Here it is: the Trump Administration "draft proposal" to the University of California. Published bc faculty sued for its disclosure.

Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.

EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
ucop.edu
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
Damn Bernie are you sure YOU'RE not the one with a weird skull tattoo? Because uh yikes
So, has historically the United States done well under Democrats and Republicans protecting the border? The answer is no. Trump did a better job,” Sanders said on the podcast. “I don’t like Trump, you know, but we should have a secure border. And it ain’t that hard to do. Biden didn’t do it. Those before him did not do it. We should have a secure border period. I think most people in the Congress agree with that.”
October 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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jaweedkaleem.bsky.social
UPDATE: Following court order, UC has posted the UCLA settlement proposal on its website: ucop.edu/communicatio...
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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hollyguise.bsky.social
“An informal Facebook poll in March about NANA's ICE contracts drew responses from around 100 shareholders, the majority of whom disapproved of the work.”

Many Alaska Natives oppose ICE contracts conflicting with what the Alaska Native Corporations are doing

alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
Lucrative ICE detention centers bring money — and anger — to an Alaska Native community — Alaska Public Media
NANA Regional Corp. is supposed to uphold Iñupiat values. Some shareholders say its role in Trump’s deportation machinery makes a mockery of that.
apple.news
October 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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willpjones.bsky.social
“At a point when faculty are being fired, when faculty are losing their funding, when universities are under attack, the last thing we should be saying is, ‘Just shut your mouth, and it’s all going to go away,’” Jones said. @minnpost.bsky.social @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social @aaup.org
U of M sits tight on speech code amid censorship concerns
In March the Board of Regents approved a directive on institutional speech amid campus turmoil around Gaza. It remains controversial.
www.minnpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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miriamposner.com
Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.
An easel sign reads, “UCLA ATTENTION No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities. Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest. Scan for policy information.”
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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charmainechua.bsky.social
But we also have to look inward at the UC itself. it is not beyond possibility that files containing complaints made against faculty about the content taught in classrooms can be used against faculty if the UC chooses to go against principles of academic freedom to dismiss university workers.
October 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Am I reading this correctly?

A grad student ... in Computer Science ... enrolled in an undergraduate seminar ... in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program ... where he ignored the readings and hijacked discussions to talk about Israel and defend its actions in Gaza?

What the hell?
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Sep 29
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
Early last semester, Droubi said, students began approaching Cheyfitz with complaints that a graduate student in the “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance” class appeared to be recording them, possibly to “gather their names and comments” and intimidate them. “We believe that a student came to the course for the sole reason of surveilling and potentially harming students in the class,” Droubi said. “That ended up proving itself to be true because multiple students came forward and shared their concerns with Professor Cheyfitz.” Cheyfitz said one Palestinian student quit the class after telling him she felt upset and frightened. Current Issue Cover of October 2025 Issue October 2025 Issue According to Cheyfitz, the graduate student often steered conversations away from the assigned readings—which at that point mostly focused on definitions of genocide and international law on Indigenous rights—to defend Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza and argue with others in the class. “He clearly had not done the readings,” Cheyfitz said. “It was disruptive.” Cheyfitz said he met with the graduate student in late January and spoke to him about concerns from his classmates. During the conversation, he asked the graduate student to drop the course, and by the next class, he did, Cheyfitz said. The graduate student, Oren Renard, a PhD candidate in computer science whose identity was confirmed by other students in the class, previously served in Israel’s elite military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, according to his LinkedIn profile.
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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chantalalive.blacksky.app
Damn I sure hope folks aren't coming to ChatGPT with their liberation questions & their activism. Having a convo with the po po right on the other end.
September 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
drbro.bsky.social
Using AI for anything is dumb but for ”revolutionary“ practices is just dangerous and wrong.
September 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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trackaipac.com
The Global Sumud Flotilla—a fleet of 50 civilian boats with life-saving aid for Gaza—was attacked by Israeli drones off Crete, damaging 10 vessels.

This happened soon after Israel openly threatened the flotilla and smeared its participants as "Hamas supporters."
September 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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sfahrenthold.bsky.social
Bookmarking: Tuesdays at 6:30-8:30pm (ET): A Short Course on Palestine with Rashid Khalidi - The People's Forum. Runs Sept 30-Oct 28

Will be livestreamed on YT for all who cannot attend in person.

peoplesforum.org/events/guest...
GUEST COURSE: A Short Course on Palestine with Rashid Khalidi
This is a guest course with Prof. Rashid Khalidi, from September 28 to October 28, which examines the history of Palestine since 1917, not as a “conflict” between equals but as a century-long proc
peoplesforum.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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eraldo.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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trackaipac.com
Yesterday, dozens of Israeli tanks, bulldozers, and armoured vehicles moved into Sheikh Radwan, one of the city’s most densely populated neighborhoods before the war.
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM