Lewis Miller
@lewis-miller.bsky.social
political lefty. aspiring francophone. foreign policy junkie. tennis enthusiast. amateur designer. eclectic music consumer. urban planning nerd.
"UT’s administrative overcompliance is nothing new. We have seen it most recently in its decisions to conduct mass firings following SB 17 and deploy state troopers against student protestors."
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#HigherEd #FreeSpeech
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Where the University fails, student journalism endures
The Editorial Board argues that student journalism must withstand legislative and administrative changes.
thedailytexan.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"UT’s administrative overcompliance is nothing new. We have seen it most recently in its decisions to conduct mass firings following SB 17 and deploy state troopers against student protestors."
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@utaustinaaup.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
#HigherEd #FreeSpeech
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#HigherEd #FreeSpeech
"If parents do not want their children exposed to scientific facts and fundamental realities, they have another option: private school. Imposing the will of a few parents on thousands of children is antithetical to the goal of public #education."
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#SCOTUS #Politics
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#SCOTUS #Politics
The “Parental Rights” Movement Takes Its Anti-LGBTQ Agenda to SCOTUS
The right-wing movement wants the Supreme Court’s help to alienate students from LGBTQ-inclusive books.
truthout.org
April 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"If parents do not want their children exposed to scientific facts and fundamental realities, they have another option: private school. Imposing the will of a few parents on thousands of children is antithetical to the goal of public #education."
truthout.org/articles/the...
#SCOTUS #Politics
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#SCOTUS #Politics
"Ben-Gvir and top Republicans reportedly believe that Israel should bomb what few supplies there are left in Gaza, in a seeming effort to accelerate Israel’s extermination campaign."
truthout.org/articles/isr...
#Gaza #Israel #genocide #politics
truthout.org/articles/isr...
#Gaza #Israel #genocide #politics
Israeli Minister Says GOP Leaders Agree That Gaza “Aid Depots Should Be Bombed”
Experts have said that Israel’s withholding and targeting of humanitarian aid amount to genocidal acts.
truthout.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Ben-Gvir and top Republicans reportedly believe that Israel should bomb what few supplies there are left in Gaza, in a seeming effort to accelerate Israel’s extermination campaign."
truthout.org/articles/isr...
#Gaza #Israel #genocide #politics
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#Gaza #Israel #genocide #politics
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Trump and Musk have cut funding in Austin for:
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
LIST: Austin federal grant funding losses include $50M for flood mitigation, $15M for public health
The city of Austin is starting to see the direct impact of federal cuts on its services and staff.
www.kxan.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump and Musk have cut funding in Austin for:
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
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So unfortunate for Ohio, and a harbinger of what could happen in Texas if SB 37 passes. Governmental attacks on academic programs is an attack on student choice, intellectual thought, and the future. #AcademicFreedom ⬇️
🚨 🚨 Thanks to the gerrymandered Ohio GOP’s passage of a bill attacking higher ed, signed by Governor DeWine, The University of Toledo is suspending admissions to the following Bach. of Arts programs:
- Africana Studies
- Asian Studies
- Data Analytics
- Disability Studies
- Middle East Studies
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- Africana Studies
- Asian Studies
- Data Analytics
- Disability Studies
- Middle East Studies
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April 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So unfortunate for Ohio, and a harbinger of what could happen in Texas if SB 37 passes. Governmental attacks on academic programs is an attack on student choice, intellectual thought, and the future. #AcademicFreedom ⬇️
Even if you're strongly anti-immigration, you should be very concerned with the Trump administration's tactics in the case of Abrego Garcia.
#immigration #politics #KilmarAbregoGarcia #migration #trump
#immigration #politics #KilmarAbregoGarcia #migration #trump
April 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Even if you're strongly anti-immigration, you should be very concerned with the Trump administration's tactics in the case of Abrego Garcia.
#immigration #politics #KilmarAbregoGarcia #migration #trump
#immigration #politics #KilmarAbregoGarcia #migration #trump
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Footage shows Israeli missiles bombing tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi—the so-called “safe zone” Israel told them to flee to.
At least 52 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. Details on some of the strikes are in reply.
At least 52 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. Details on some of the strikes are in reply.
April 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Footage shows Israeli missiles bombing tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi—the so-called “safe zone” Israel told them to flee to.
At least 52 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. Details on some of the strikes are in reply.
At least 52 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. Details on some of the strikes are in reply.
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I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
April 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
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Featured story: School"vouchers" aren't just going to drain money from public schools, they're also a huge windfall for these private corporations.
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
www.texasobserver.org
April 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Featured story: School"vouchers" aren't just going to drain money from public schools, they're also a huge windfall for these private corporations.
'Woke' is so 2024. Now, everything they don't like is 'terrorism.' Words have no meaning in their hands, but that doesn't make them less dangerous. If snowflakes like Gorka, Bondi, and Rubio get their way, free speech is dead.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-cou...
#FreeSpeech #Politics
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-cou...
#FreeSpeech #Politics
Trump's Counterterror Czar Proposes Terror Charges for Political Opponents
Either you love America or you don’t, he says
www.kenklippenstein.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
'Woke' is so 2024. Now, everything they don't like is 'terrorism.' Words have no meaning in their hands, but that doesn't make them less dangerous. If snowflakes like Gorka, Bondi, and Rubio get their way, free speech is dead.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-cou...
#FreeSpeech #Politics
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-cou...
#FreeSpeech #Politics
Can someone please find a photo of Karoline Leavitt in a Chicago Bulls hat so we can exile her to a dungeon as well?
#politics #TrumpAdministration #fascism #Press #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Leavitt
#politics #TrumpAdministration #fascism #Press #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Leavitt
April 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Can someone please find a photo of Karoline Leavitt in a Chicago Bulls hat so we can exile her to a dungeon as well?
#politics #TrumpAdministration #fascism #Press #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Leavitt
#politics #TrumpAdministration #fascism #Press #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Leavitt
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"Katz has simply once again admitted to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocidal acts. There is no other interpretation, no way of reframing it, no leeway."
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-say...
#BDS #BoycottIsrael #Gaza #GazaStrip #Israel #Palestine
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#BDS #BoycottIsrael #Gaza #GazaStrip #Israel #Palestine
Israel says it's deliberately starving Gaza
How many confessions do the Western media and political elite need before they call this what it is?
www.owenjones.news
April 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Katz has simply once again admitted to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocidal acts. There is no other interpretation, no way of reframing it, no leeway."
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-say...
#BDS #BoycottIsrael #Gaza #GazaStrip #Israel #Palestine
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#BDS #BoycottIsrael #Gaza #GazaStrip #Israel #Palestine
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If you defend this or try and explain this away, you’re a monster and I don’t know how you sleep at night.
Fatima Hassouna, a Palestinian artist and photojournalist who is the protagonist of a documentary due to premiere in Cannes in May, has been killed in an Israeli air strike.
deadline.com/2025/04/gaza...
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Palestinian Photojournalist & Protagonist Of Cannes-Selected Doc Killed In Israeli Gaza Strike
Palestinian Photojournalist And Protagonist Of Cannes-Selected Doc Killed In Israeli Gaza Strike
deadline.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
If you defend this or try and explain this away, you’re a monster and I don’t know how you sleep at night.
MAHA: Make Americans Hungry Again? Is this the 'greatness' we were promised?
Being able to feed your family is now just another luxury for the elite. So much winning, it hurts... literally, for those going without dinner tonight.
www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
#politics #Texas #health
Being able to feed your family is now just another luxury for the elite. So much winning, it hurts... literally, for those going without dinner tonight.
www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
#politics #Texas #health
716,000 meals canceled for Austin-area food bank as federal funding is cut - Austin Monitor
The Central Texas Food Bank is feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s funding cuts after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed more than a billion dollars in funding for programs that ...
www.austinmonitor.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
MAHA: Make Americans Hungry Again? Is this the 'greatness' we were promised?
Being able to feed your family is now just another luxury for the elite. So much winning, it hurts... literally, for those going without dinner tonight.
www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
#politics #Texas #health
Being able to feed your family is now just another luxury for the elite. So much winning, it hurts... literally, for those going without dinner tonight.
www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
#politics #Texas #health
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Marco Rubio gave a self-congratulatory statement crediting himself for being a harbinger of free speech — as he is working tirelessly to hand-pick activists for deportation in a sweeping campaign to crush dissent.
Rubio Says It’s Government’s Duty to Protect Free Speech as He Hand-Picks Protesters to Deport
The US is a “beacon of hope for millions of people around the world,” he said amid his sweeping deportation campaign.
buff.ly
April 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Marco Rubio gave a self-congratulatory statement crediting himself for being a harbinger of free speech — as he is working tirelessly to hand-pick activists for deportation in a sweeping campaign to crush dissent.
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Working and Homeless in America is an epidemic - it’s nothing to do w/ education or how hard someone works. Unlimited late fees, predatory lending/interest rates, hedge fund run properties, purposeful destruction of social programs - this Admin’s greed policies make it far worse. Get Brian’s book!
After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
April 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Working and Homeless in America is an epidemic - it’s nothing to do w/ education or how hard someone works. Unlimited late fees, predatory lending/interest rates, hedge fund run properties, purposeful destruction of social programs - this Admin’s greed policies make it far worse. Get Brian’s book!
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The version of SB 37 substituted by Sen. Creighton at the last minute is an even worse attack on academic freedom and shared governance than the original. It is also inaccurate. Read what our officers have to say about it. ⬇️ Our fight moves to the house. www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/t...
Texas Senate approves bill that could reshape how history and race are taught in state universities
An overhauled version of Senate Bill 37 would also allow anyone to file complaints that could lead schools to lose funds.
www.texastribune.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The version of SB 37 substituted by Sen. Creighton at the last minute is an even worse attack on academic freedom and shared governance than the original. It is also inaccurate. Read what our officers have to say about it. ⬇️ Our fight moves to the house. www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/t...
The party that claims the banner of “freedom” is actively trying to limit what students can learn. SB 37 is the #Texas GOP's latest move to distort history to align with their chosen narrative.
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/t...
#HigherEd #Politics @aaup.bsky.social @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/t...
#HigherEd #Politics @aaup.bsky.social @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
Texas Senate approves bill that could reshape how history and race are taught in state universities
An overhauled version of Senate Bill 37 would also allow anyone to file complaints that could lead schools to lose funds.
www.texastribune.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The party that claims the banner of “freedom” is actively trying to limit what students can learn. SB 37 is the #Texas GOP's latest move to distort history to align with their chosen narrative.
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/t...
#HigherEd #Politics @aaup.bsky.social @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/t...
#HigherEd #Politics @aaup.bsky.social @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
"The administration’s only claim against her was a single op-ed the PhD student had written urging Tufts to divest from Israel, which did not express support for Hamas or contain any antisemitic sentiment." truthout.org/articles/sta...
#HigherEd #Politics #FreeSpeech #DHS #ICE
#HigherEd #Politics #FreeSpeech #DHS #ICE
State Department Found No Evidence of DHS’s Reasons for Abducting Tufts Student
The State Department’s findings came in a memo issued days before DHS abducted Öztürk anyway.
truthout.org
April 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"The administration’s only claim against her was a single op-ed the PhD student had written urging Tufts to divest from Israel, which did not express support for Hamas or contain any antisemitic sentiment." truthout.org/articles/sta...
#HigherEd #Politics #FreeSpeech #DHS #ICE
#HigherEd #Politics #FreeSpeech #DHS #ICE
Over 170 students at UT System institutions have had their visas revoked as of today (4/14): statesman.com/story/news/p...
Still waiting on @utaustin.bsky.social leaders to say how they're going to support + protect their students.
#HigherEd #Texas #Politics #FreeSpeech @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
Still waiting on @utaustin.bsky.social leaders to say how they're going to support + protect their students.
#HigherEd #Texas #Politics #FreeSpeech @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
More than 170 international students at UT System schools have had visas revoked: officials
More than 170 students in University of Texas System schools have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration, officials confirm.
statesman.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Over 170 students at UT System institutions have had their visas revoked as of today (4/14): statesman.com/story/news/p...
Still waiting on @utaustin.bsky.social leaders to say how they're going to support + protect their students.
#HigherEd #Texas #Politics #FreeSpeech @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
Still waiting on @utaustin.bsky.social leaders to say how they're going to support + protect their students.
#HigherEd #Texas #Politics #FreeSpeech @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
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The pattern is clear: on a popular level there is strong resistance to Trump, among the elite near total capitulation. In education we see grade school staff (principals, teachers) refusing to co-operate with Ice while Ivy League universities are silent. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The People Are Resisting While the Elites Are Surrendering
The Ivy League is silently complicit in Trump’s war on international students.
www.thenation.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The pattern is clear: on a popular level there is strong resistance to Trump, among the elite near total capitulation. In education we see grade school staff (principals, teachers) refusing to co-operate with Ice while Ivy League universities are silent. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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It looks very much like the Department of Homeland Security memo seeking to revoke Ozturk's visa copied language directly from the Canary Mission website. Is DHS just following the "deport list" from an anonymous website? donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
April 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It looks very much like the Department of Homeland Security memo seeking to revoke Ozturk's visa copied language directly from the Canary Mission website. Is DHS just following the "deport list" from an anonymous website? donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
"Our message to Washington is that we are not silenced, we are not afraid, and we stand together, determined to defeat this ongoing assault on our fundamental rights."
truthout.org/articles/jew...
#Khalil #FreeSpeech #HigherEd
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#Khalil #FreeSpeech #HigherEd
Jewish Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Khalil Deportation
As the Trump administration weaponizes accusations of antisemitism to justify repression, the Jewish left is rising up.
truthout.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Our message to Washington is that we are not silenced, we are not afraid, and we stand together, determined to defeat this ongoing assault on our fundamental rights."
truthout.org/articles/jew...
#Khalil #FreeSpeech #HigherEd
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#Khalil #FreeSpeech #HigherEd
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?