Jessica L West
@jessicalwest.bsky.social
Law professor. Teacher & scholar of the law of protest.
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Let's face it, US universities' world role is done for. No-one on Earth is going to move there for an academic post under these circumstances. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Let's face it, US universities' world role is done for. No-one on Earth is going to move there for an academic post under these circumstances. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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1. Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, announced an audacious scheme yesterday to profit from Trump's tariffs
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies
A jaw-dropping conflict of interest.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
1. Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, announced an audacious scheme yesterday to profit from Trump's tariffs
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
That 6 aid workers were shot in their chests / backs and 4 shot in the head is (strong / additional) evidence of war crimes www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...
Autopsies of Slain Gaza Medics Show Some Were Shot in the Head
The New York Times obtained autopsy reports for 14 of the 15 people killed in a March 23 attack on an ambulance and fire truck.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
That 6 aid workers were shot in their chests / backs and 4 shot in the head is (strong / additional) evidence of war crimes www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...
Query: Are universities tools of oppression?
April 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Query: Are universities tools of oppression?
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Before folks overreact to headlines about the judge’s ruling in the Khalil case, please note that (1) it was an immigration judge (IJ), not a federal district court; and (2) the IJ had no power to consider Khalil’s constitutional objections.
This particular decision was a fait accompli.
This particular decision was a fait accompli.
April 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Before folks overreact to headlines about the judge’s ruling in the Khalil case, please note that (1) it was an immigration judge (IJ), not a federal district court; and (2) the IJ had no power to consider Khalil’s constitutional objections.
This particular decision was a fait accompli.
This particular decision was a fait accompli.
Does this trend essentially mean the end of international students? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
UW student visas revoked without warning
UW, Seattle University, WSU and Gonzaga reported visas had been revoked for over a dozen international students and recent graduates.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Does this trend essentially mean the end of international students? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The story presents a profound inquiry for some lawyers: what to do when someone asks you to do something illegal & authoritarian? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
‘I Felt Ashamed.’ Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 04/07/2025 · 36m
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April 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The story presents a profound inquiry for some lawyers: what to do when someone asks you to do something illegal & authoritarian? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Not just no DEI, but even basic cultural understanding appears to be prohibited:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
China Criticizes JD Vance for Calling Its People ‘Peasants’ (Gift Article)
A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry denounced the vice president’s comments as “ignorant and impolite.”
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April 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Not just no DEI, but even basic cultural understanding appears to be prohibited:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
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Breaking News: The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern, two officials said.
Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
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April 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern, two officials said.
Princeton being courageous? www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
www.dailyprincetonian.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Princeton being courageous? www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
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This is fucking awesome. All the solidarity.
Jewish students at Columbia have chained themselves to a gate (already locked) to protest ICE detentions of student protestors. They accuse members of our board of trustees of providing information about students to ICE and are demanding accountability.
April 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is fucking awesome. All the solidarity.
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Dr. Joanne Liu was set to speak at NYU Langone Health, a hospital affiliated with her alma mater. Then, she says, a university official told her it was being canceled because the presentation on humanitarian crises could be perceived as antigovernment and antisemitic.
N.Y.U. Langone Cancels Doctor’s Speech, Citing Anti-Government Tone
Dr. Joanne Liu, an N.Y.U. graduate, said the cancellation of her presentation on humanitarian crises was a sign of the climate of fear at U.S. universities.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Dr. Joanne Liu was set to speak at NYU Langone Health, a hospital affiliated with her alma mater. Then, she says, a university official told her it was being canceled because the presentation on humanitarian crises could be perceived as antigovernment and antisemitic.
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
Paul Weiss’ actions are not the conduct I would look for in a law firm I wanted to zealously represent my interests in front of the law!
Those Paul Weiss has betrayed include lawyers who have worked with the firm and law professors who have steered their students there. Belonging to both groups, I feel doubly betrayed. That once great firm should back out of its Trump deal. Better late than never!
www.thebulwark.com/p/disgusted-...
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‘Disgusted’ and ‘Betrayed’—Legal World Shaken by Trump’s Extortion
The decision by Paul Weiss to settle with the president has sent shockwaves through the firm and the broader legal community.
www.thebulwark.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Paul Weiss’ actions are not the conduct I would look for in a law firm I wanted to zealously represent my interests in front of the law!
What to do with Trump’s apparent approval. What happens when voters in a democracy choose authoritarianism? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Latest Polls: Do Americans Approve of President Trump?
Track the latest polls about Americans’ approval of President Trump.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
What to do with Trump’s apparent approval. What happens when voters in a democracy choose authoritarianism? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
Is there a right in the US to protest? (Answer: Unequivocal yes.) www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/u...
Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE as he asks judge to block deportation | CNN
A Cornell graduate student who has been a prominent voice at pro-Palestinian protests — and who faced intense criticism for delaring “glory to the resistance!” after the deadly Hamas attack on Israel ...
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March 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Is there a right in the US to protest? (Answer: Unequivocal yes.) www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/u...
Unacceptable and unconstitutional intrusions continue . www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
Opinion | The MAGA Culture War Comes for Georgetown Law (Gift Article)
If our liberties can survive a world war, then they can and should survive the Trump administration.
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March 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unacceptable and unconstitutional intrusions continue . www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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I want to salute the Governor of Maine Janet Mills who, in that room with a raging Trump and silent complicitors, stood her ground and said, “see you in court!”
Maine residents, show your support for your Gov for standing up for your independence.
Maine residents, show your support for your Gov for standing up for your independence.
“We are the federal law.”
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I want to salute the Governor of Maine Janet Mills who, in that room with a raging Trump and silent complicitors, stood her ground and said, “see you in court!”
Maine residents, show your support for your Gov for standing up for your independence.
Maine residents, show your support for your Gov for standing up for your independence.
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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If yr a govt worker or anyone else w sensitive/confidential info to share about whats happening inside the federal govt you can reach me via encrypted mail at joshtpm (at) protonmail dot com or via Signal at joshtpm dot 99. Please only use these encrypted channels for confidential communication.
February 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If yr a govt worker or anyone else w sensitive/confidential info to share about whats happening inside the federal govt you can reach me via encrypted mail at joshtpm (at) protonmail dot com or via Signal at joshtpm dot 99. Please only use these encrypted channels for confidential communication.
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I confess that I kinda love the NIH funding injunction banning the government's cuts to already-allocated university funding only in the 22 (blue) states that sued. In a just world it is only red states that would bear the burden of Trump's actions; this is one small way in which that is true today
February 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I confess that I kinda love the NIH funding injunction banning the government's cuts to already-allocated university funding only in the 22 (blue) states that sued. In a just world it is only red states that would bear the burden of Trump's actions; this is one small way in which that is true today
