Lisa Schiff
@lschiff.bsky.social
Librarian. Some things I care about: social justice; defending libraries, education, & research; information equity. All posts/thoughts my own. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-2981 @lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org https://defendresearch.org
Time for #LibraryDefenders in #Chicago to go into action. Thank you @heykellyjensen.bsky.social
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The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Time for #LibraryDefenders in #Chicago to go into action. Thank you @heykellyjensen.bsky.social
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It's a good day to join the Working Families Party, which supports candidates offering true change: "Sometimes we run candidates through Democratic Party primaries, and other times we run candidates on our own. We take on elections from city council to U.S. Senate..." workingfamilies.org
Working Families Party - Fighting for an America that works for the many, not the few.
WFP is building a political home for all of us who see bigotry, bailouts, and business as usual in our political system and ask, "Is that the best we can do?"
workingfamilies.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It's a good day to join the Working Families Party, which supports candidates offering true change: "Sometimes we run candidates through Democratic Party primaries, and other times we run candidates on our own. We take on elections from city council to U.S. Senate..." workingfamilies.org
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JFC
The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, Monday
Today President Trump pardoned 77 people related to trying to overturn the 2020 election including all the fake electors from the 7 states and attorneys Rudy Guiliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Kenneth Chesebro.
Despicable, disgusting, and disgraceful.
Today President Trump pardoned 77 people related to trying to overturn the 2020 election including all the fake electors from the 7 states and attorneys Rudy Guiliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Kenneth Chesebro.
Despicable, disgusting, and disgraceful.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
JFC
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"The uproar isn't about the dozen or so Israeli soldiers who inserted a sharp object into a Palestinian prisoner's anus and ripped his rectum apart. ... [I]t's over the fact that [the video] was made public."
"In Israel, there is widespread popular sympathy for the rapists."
"[T]wo out of three Israelis who were polled said they would oppose the criminal prosecution of the suspects."
"Israel is incapable of prosecuting its own crimes."
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Media #Incarceration #Genocide #Military
"[T]wo out of three Israelis who were polled said they would oppose the criminal prosecution of the suspects."
"Israel is incapable of prosecuting its own crimes."
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Media #Incarceration #Genocide #Military
Outrage over video leak of Israeli soldiers' gang rape of Palestinian exposes rot in Israeli society
There’s outrage in Israel over the leaked video of Israeli soldiers gang-raping a Palestinian prisoner. However, the outrage isn’t about the rape itself but the fact that the video was leaked.
mondoweiss.net
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"The uproar isn't about the dozen or so Israeli soldiers who inserted a sharp object into a Palestinian prisoner's anus and ripped his rectum apart. ... [I]t's over the fact that [the video] was made public."
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
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The Dems every time.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Dems every time.
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If this passes, I could imagine campus presidents trying to devolve these duties onto deans and department chairs. IMHO, deans/chairs should refuse, resigning from their administrative position and returning to the faculty if necessary.
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If this passes, I could imagine campus presidents trying to devolve these duties onto deans and department chairs. IMHO, deans/chairs should refuse, resigning from their administrative position and returning to the faculty if necessary.
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If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
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Also I wouldn't be surprised if they were genuinely freaked out about the prospect of a nationwide Thanksgiving airport meltdown and worried they'd be blamed.
Not saying that was right, but it could have played a role
Not saying that was right, but it could have played a role
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Also I wouldn't be surprised if they were genuinely freaked out about the prospect of a nationwide Thanksgiving airport meltdown and worried they'd be blamed.
Not saying that was right, but it could have played a role
Not saying that was right, but it could have played a role
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if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
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Join @workingfamilies.org it's hella different than the Dems and still we got room for different folks except we will always side with working people
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Become a WFP member - Working Families Party
The Working Families Party is regular people, coming together across our differences, to make a better future for us all. We’re the party of the multiracial working class, fighting for our freedoms an...
workingfamilies.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Join @workingfamilies.org it's hella different than the Dems and still we got room for different folks except we will always side with working people
workingfamilies.org/become-a-wfp...
workingfamilies.org/become-a-wfp...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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Powerful people are working overtime to keep poor people from eating.
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Powerful people are working overtime to keep poor people from eating.
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There is no reason to fund this government as it starves millions of Americans, invades U.S. cities, disappears people, strangles universities, acts as a pay-for-pay operation for the president, guts environmental rules, commits war crimes, kills foreign aid, and dismantles public health.
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
There is no reason to fund this government as it starves millions of Americans, invades U.S. cities, disappears people, strangles universities, acts as a pay-for-pay operation for the president, guts environmental rules, commits war crimes, kills foreign aid, and dismantles public health.
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ICE/CPB thugs tackled a nonverbal autistic man outside a Family Dollar in Chicago’s Little Village claiming he was “noncompliant.”
Witnesses begged them to stop. “Why they beating up this special boy?” one worker cried. “He comes in every day for a treat. He has the mind of a child.” 🤬🤬🤬
ICE/CPB thugs tackled a nonverbal autistic man outside a Family Dollar in Chicago’s Little Village claiming he was “noncompliant.”
Witnesses begged them to stop. “Why they beating up this special boy?” one worker cried. “He comes in every day for a treat. He has the mind of a child.” 🤬🤬🤬
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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ICE/CPB thugs tackled a nonverbal autistic man outside a Family Dollar in Chicago’s Little Village claiming he was “noncompliant.”
Witnesses begged them to stop. “Why they beating up this special boy?” one worker cried. “He comes in every day for a treat. He has the mind of a child.” 🤬🤬🤬
ICE/CPB thugs tackled a nonverbal autistic man outside a Family Dollar in Chicago’s Little Village claiming he was “noncompliant.”
Witnesses begged them to stop. “Why they beating up this special boy?” one worker cried. “He comes in every day for a treat. He has the mind of a child.” 🤬🤬🤬
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⭕️ NEW: Hamas Delegation Meets Turkish Intelligence Chief Over Gaza Ceasefire Violations
A senior Hamas delegation led by Dr. Khalil al-Hayya met Wednesday in Istanbul with Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and ongoing Israeli violations...
A senior Hamas delegation led by Dr. Khalil al-Hayya met Wednesday in Istanbul with Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and ongoing Israeli violations...
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
⭕️ NEW: Hamas Delegation Meets Turkish Intelligence Chief Over Gaza Ceasefire Violations
A senior Hamas delegation led by Dr. Khalil al-Hayya met Wednesday in Istanbul with Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and ongoing Israeli violations...
A senior Hamas delegation led by Dr. Khalil al-Hayya met Wednesday in Istanbul with Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and ongoing Israeli violations...
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"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
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The chaos of this whole fucking thing is UNHINGED. Some states have already started to distribute money! Some people have gotten the payments!
Is he going to demand they TAKE THE MONEY BACK?
like what is going ON
Is he going to demand they TAKE THE MONEY BACK?
like what is going ON
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The chaos of this whole fucking thing is UNHINGED. Some states have already started to distribute money! Some people have gotten the payments!
Is he going to demand they TAKE THE MONEY BACK?
like what is going ON
Is he going to demand they TAKE THE MONEY BACK?
like what is going ON
No compromise! Call your senators!!!
Maybe Gary Peters should just retire right now
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., who has been involved in rank-and-file talks about reopening the government, is championing the Schumer offer and making the case for it now. "I'm willing to compromise," he says. "But our Republican colleagues have to be willing to compromise, too."
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
No compromise! Call your senators!!!
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I just realized that this was a sign of just how they would run America, with an unbelievably high level of stubborn incompetence.
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I just realized that this was a sign of just how they would run America, with an unbelievably high level of stubborn incompetence.
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Predictably, FIRE's primer on pronoun use and free speech focuses 100% on the freedom to misgender trans folks, and 0% on the freedom to use your own preferred pronouns.
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
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Pronouns, free speech, and the First Amendment
Some public universities and other government entities have punished individuals who refuse to use others’ specified pronouns. FIRE explains the serious compelled speech issues raised by pronoun manda...
www.thefire.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Predictably, FIRE's primer on pronoun use and free speech focuses 100% on the freedom to misgender trans folks, and 0% on the freedom to use your own preferred pronouns.
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
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UMN Administration hired @penamerica.bsky.social to teach faculty about academic freedom, but they didn't tell the presenters about UMN's own serious violations academic freedom. @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social told them and this is their response. @aaup.org
PEN America Urges University of Minnesota Regents to Reconsider Restrictions on Departmental Speech
"While the resolution may have been rationalized as a way to support the expression of diverse viewpoints, in practice it is often having the opposite impact."
pen.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
UMN Administration hired @penamerica.bsky.social to teach faculty about academic freedom, but they didn't tell the presenters about UMN's own serious violations academic freedom. @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social told them and this is their response. @aaup.org
Disappointing is the least I can say about this.
Among items included in this agreement are an extortion payment of $30M & the requirement of admissions data restricted to race, GPAs, test scores, & school/college of students for what will likely be misconstrued analyses of admissions processes & student academic capabilities & achievement.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Disappointing is the least I can say about this.