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John Carson
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Historian of science at the University of Michigan, father, Philly lover
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BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
June 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Ocean Beach per SFGate.com drone footage
June 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Wearing a bright blue suit, texting, and then sleeping at Pope Francis’s funeral. What an embarrassing mess.
April 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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silkyweineck.bsky.social
This NYT-driven nonsense bugs me every time I see it. Let's set the record straight (again).

Our DEI office was *very* effective.

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jordanackermi.bsky.social Jordan Acker @jordanackermi.bsky.social · Apr 24
We did not "cave" on DEI. The decision to reimagine DEI as something different and more effective was made in October. Our DEI department was ineffective, did not improve outcomes across the University. We spent a lot of taxpayer and tuition money and it..didn't work. That's okay!
April 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
jscarson.bsky.social
@jordanackermi.bsky.social UM President Ono is AWOL at this moment of national crisis. This is embarrassing. What are the Regents doing?
April 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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dahlialithwick.bsky.social
with @wendyweiser.bsky.social on why Trump really wants 2024 to be the last free and fair election, and @mjsdc.bsky.social on what's coming to the Supreme Court
Think All This Gets Fixed With The Midterms? Think Again
The midterms will be too late to tackle Trump’s extraordinary attempt at restricting voting.
slate.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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umdeidefense.bsky.social
The Black Student Union post in response to @umich.edu’s decision to cut the Office of DEI. 2/2
March 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
Read this.
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Mar 30
Also, a woman was handcuffed at a subway station in NYC (Franklin Ave) when she intervened asking why a delivery man was asked to show work permit by undercover agents. There is a video of that.
March 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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This is *extremely* alarming — White House fires a career federal prosecutor because he (1) went after a politically connected businessman and (2) criticized Trump during a 2020 congressional bid.

“White House fires a career prosecutor” is itself unprecedented.

www.latimes.com/california/s...
White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DON The Department of Justice in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) By Brittny Mejia, James Queally, Matt Hamilton and Matthew Ormseth March 29, 2025 6:24 PM PT A federal prosecutor in Los Angeles was fired Friday at the behest of the White House, after lawyers for a fast-food executive he was prosecuting pushed officials in Washington to drop all charges against him, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Adam Schleifer was terminated Friday morning, receiving an email informing him that the dismissal was "on behalf of President Donald J. Trump," according to two of the sources, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals from federal officials. Joseph T. McNally, the acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California who is Schleifer's boss, was not involved in the decision, the sources said. Though U.S. attorneys are political appointees who often ally with the agenda of the current presidential administration, line prosecutors like Schleifer are normally considered career employees. But since taking office, the Trump administration has made a point to drive those seen as political enemies from all levels of the federal government. "This is the most overtly political firing I've seen in my time at the Department of Justice," said Palmer, the former federal prosecutor. "I could absolutely see it having kind of a chilling effect. I also think current prosecutors are concerned about the ability to have free speech. An AUSA [assistant U.S. attorney] who I spoke to said they are concerned that the only people who will be allowed to stay are Republicans or very quiet Democrats." "The message from Adam's case is that if you're going to indict some run-of-the-mill CEO of a company, you need to check if he's a Trump supporter first," the former prosecutor said. "It's going to cause line prosecutors to be considerably more careful about pursuing anyone who has even tenuous connections to the president, which is not good for the DOJ."
March 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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katbrownwrites.com
This is absolutely horrific. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
No Other Land’s Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free."

- For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.

23 and he knew to leave a death note.
PRESS hossam_shbat 4h This is Hossam's team, and we are sharing his final message : "If you're reading this, it means I have been killed -most likely targeted-by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old-a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents -anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people's side. By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest-something I haven't known in the past 18 months. I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people. I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free." - For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.
March 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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sbagen.bsky.social
Amazing deep dive into how Trump and Musk are destroying Social Security. Horrible.

Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Just restating the simple point: President lacks the constitutional authority to close a department created by Congress. Full stop. Both the creation and on-going funding of these Depts are LAWS not suggestions. This is criminal conduct. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ
Exclusive | Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department
Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” based on “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”
www.wsj.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
it seems like DC might now be a free fire zone for ALLEGED domestic violence, as long as you have an R after your name
joshtpm.bsky.social Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Feb 25
BIG: DC Metro Police decided they had sufficient evidence to arrest sitting GOP Congressman and sent warrant request to USATTY's office. Acting USATTY Martin, who's been explicitly acting as Trump's personal attorney, ignored it. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-b...
Big Big Scandal Brewing at DC US Attys Office
There’s a big, big scandal brewing beneath the already big scandal of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
February 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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#EmbarrassmentInChief 🤮
January 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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propublica.org
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.

Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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So chuffed: my book is out!
I explore the history of mine waste in South Africa & resistance to residual governance & environmental degradation. This is also a planetary story.

Intro on website: The Racial Contract is Technopolitical

E23HECHT gets you 30% off

www.dukeupress.edu/residual-gov...
Book cover of Residual Governance. Image by photographer Potšišo Phasha shows muscular, bent over Black man digging with a pick. The man is an informal miner and an immigrant to South Africa; Phasha doesn't show his face because that would endanger the subject.
October 11, 2023 at 5:29 PM
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mtsw.bsky.social
If you want to know why the populations of the country's most desirable areas are perversely falling rather than rising, "families with kids are getting priced and evicted out" is the reason.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 2
Babies and toddlers in the U.S. are disproportionately at risk of eviction, a new study found. And the risk is acute for Black children and their mothers, ages 20 to 35. nyti.ms/46AekF0
A headline reads: Young Children Make Up the Largest Group Facing Eviction in the U.S. A sentence reads: About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year, a new study says, and all children are disproportionately at risk.
October 2, 2023 at 8:53 PM