"The moral of Niemöller’s poem, then, isn’t really 'speak up even if you aren’t in danger.' It’s 'speak up, even when the Nazis threaten marginalized groups that you yourself despise.' Fascists do take advantage of indifference and apathy to some degree. But they also build on widespread prejudice."

Ideas aren't illegal.
People aren’t illegal.

And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.

I hope other university alliances start pooling resources and engaging in the kinds of collective action Rutgers is proposing here for the Big Ten.

senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol...

We agree with Senators Durbin and Sanders:

President Trump doesn’t have the right to arrest people for voicing opinions he disagrees with.

Salem, OR.

Across the nation, we’re making our voices heard: The Trump administration is not above the law.

📍 Columbus, OH

"The free movement of our international community members is therefore essential to the functioning of the University and serving our mission."

More public declarations of this sort are urgently needed. Let Tufts serve as a role model for other universities.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

When Cory Booker is finally finished with this speech, we should remember an important lesson from it. Even when we are not sure precisely what to do, we must keep talking to remind ourselves that the unfolding catastrophe is not normal, acceptable, or inevitable.

"5. Remember professional ethics.

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination—a reminder that racial justice must be protected, not undone.

The fight continues, and collective action is key. Read more on Hopewatch: www.splcenter.org/re...

#TheMarchContinues

Defunding the world’s leading scientific community is akin to a performing a prefrontal lobotomy on the nation—you are effectively severing the connections between the most innovative ideas and its citizens.

Cutting support for science harms everyone! www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/a-national...

**NEW CALL** Demand your reps work to reverse the Trump admin's decision to cut NIH and NSF funding!

These cuts will cause an immediate and massive funding shortfall at research institutions nationwide, forcing layoffs and jeopardizing critical scientific research.

🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/nih-ns...

Here they are... the Top 10 Callers on 5 Calls! How's your state doing?? 🏆 #CivicActionSuperbowl

*Based only on the calls made through our app/site in the last 30 days

2/8. Let me start with a recent example. The President’s “Border Czar” was recently furious because *checks notes* people have learned too much about their rights, which kept his team from exploiting them. Think about that. Knowing your rights is considered a threat.
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-b...

According to some reports stemming from an internal CDC email, agency researchers have been ordered to change the text of manuscripts submitted for peer review to remove terms such as "gender" and "transgender."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...