merrill
@merrillcole.bsky.social
Professor of English, queer poet, and Western Illinois University Chapter President of the union, University Professionals of Illinois.
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Epstein Files, everybody!
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Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
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"There are about a thousand of us"
E P S T E I N
F I L E S
T R A N S P A R A N C Y
E P S T E I N
F I L E S
T R A N S P A R A N C Y
National PSA Calling for Release of ALL the Epstein Files
For five administrations, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have been left in the dark, waiting for answers and accountability. After three decades, it’s finally…
vimeo.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"There are about a thousand of us"
E P S T E I N
F I L E S
T R A N S P A R A N C Y
E P S T E I N
F I L E S
T R A N S P A R A N C Y
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There are 400 Canadians including toddlers who have been kidnapped by ICE. Amnesty International is now reporting on the use of torture at the detention facilities. This is the march of American fascism.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
Torture State USA
It’s called “the box.” A tiny 2x2 enclosure where people are forced to spend hours exposed to the elements.
charlieangus.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There are 400 Canadians including toddlers who have been kidnapped by ICE. Amnesty International is now reporting on the use of torture at the detention facilities. This is the march of American fascism.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
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The White House says the Kennedy Center board vote was “unanimous”…
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The White House says the Kennedy Center board vote was “unanimous”…
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
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ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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Congratulations to every House Democrat and 20 Republicans for voting to restore the constitutional right to a union for over a million federal employees. The Senate must pass this bipartisan provision immediately.
All workers, including federal employees, have the right to be in a union.
All workers, including federal employees, have the right to be in a union.
House votes to repeal Trump order ending union rights at federal agencies
Twenty Republicans joined with Democrats to overturn the order, but it faces steep odds in the Senate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Congratulations to every House Democrat and 20 Republicans for voting to restore the constitutional right to a union for over a million federal employees. The Senate must pass this bipartisan provision immediately.
All workers, including federal employees, have the right to be in a union.
All workers, including federal employees, have the right to be in a union.
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This was ALWAYS going to be the outcome of the "deal" to end the shutdown, Reps got what they wanted, Dems got nothing and Americans lose.
Moments ago, Senate Republicans chose to let Nevadans’ health care premiums soar next month.
They rejected a simple, clean extension of the ACA enhanced tax credits that would have given families immediate relief and access to the coverage they need.
It’s shameful.
They rejected a simple, clean extension of the ACA enhanced tax credits that would have given families immediate relief and access to the coverage they need.
It’s shameful.
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This was ALWAYS going to be the outcome of the "deal" to end the shutdown, Reps got what they wanted, Dems got nothing and Americans lose.
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"The New School is the only university in the country with a world-recognized art and design school and a Research 2 designation. By gutting the humanities, the administration is eliminating what makes the school unique."
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
Hundreds Rally Against Sweeping Cuts at New School
Around 40% of full-time faculty were offered buyouts and programs are on the chopping block as the university faces a $48M deficit.
hyperallergic.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"The New School is the only university in the country with a world-recognized art and design school and a Research 2 designation. By gutting the humanities, the administration is eliminating what makes the school unique."
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
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I need everyone that can get to Union Station at around 11 am this morning being to show up!! This is how you can thank me! Be peaceful and document!
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
US Park Police says anti-Trump protestors must leave Union Station despite having permit
Organizers who have set up outside of Union Station to protest the Trump administration are reportedly being told by the U.S. Park Police that they have to vacate the area within 24 hours, despite sec...
www.fox5dc.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I need everyone that can get to Union Station at around 11 am this morning being to show up!! This is how you can thank me! Be peaceful and document!
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
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The extreme, ideologically-driven, fast, furious, economically reckless decisions being made by New School president & provost are NOT the simple consequence of economic need. they're a malicious disaster and must be stopped... an assault on critical thought.
AAUP is livestreaming the rally and press conference against extreme austerity measures and the proposed termination of 40% of full-time faculty at The New School!
Join the livestream tomorrow, December 10 at 4pm ET.
Link below 👇
Join the livestream tomorrow, December 10 at 4pm ET.
Link below 👇
AAUP TV LIVESTREAM: Rally Against Extreme Austerity Measures Outside Board of Trustees Meeting
YouTube video by TheAAUP
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The extreme, ideologically-driven, fast, furious, economically reckless decisions being made by New School president & provost are NOT the simple consequence of economic need. they're a malicious disaster and must be stopped... an assault on critical thought.
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lol. Calling their bluff. These aren’t part of the 300G of data the justice department has (and could have released anytime.) the deadline is 12/19. Tick tock, Pamela Jo.
Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal judge grants Justice Department's request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case.
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal judge grants Justice Department's request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case.
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
lol. Calling their bluff. These aren’t part of the 300G of data the justice department has (and could have released anytime.) the deadline is 12/19. Tick tock, Pamela Jo.
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Community members in Kenner, Louisiana, activate rapid-response teams to follow Greg Bovino and his Border Patrol goons through the neighborhood. They alert residents and warn them not to open their doors unless CBP has a court-ordered warrant.
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Without Birthright Citizenship, you too could be ripped from your home in the middle of the night.
Without the Equal Protection, the Privilege and Immunities and the Due Process Clauses, you and everyone you love could be declared subhuman and stripped of your most basic and fundamental freedoms.
Without the Equal Protection, the Privilege and Immunities and the Due Process Clauses, you and everyone you love could be declared subhuman and stripped of your most basic and fundamental freedoms.
December 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Without Birthright Citizenship, you too could be ripped from your home in the middle of the night.
Without the Equal Protection, the Privilege and Immunities and the Due Process Clauses, you and everyone you love could be declared subhuman and stripped of your most basic and fundamental freedoms.
Without the Equal Protection, the Privilege and Immunities and the Due Process Clauses, you and everyone you love could be declared subhuman and stripped of your most basic and fundamental freedoms.
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Over the last 3 months, Home Depot’s and Spotify’s stocks have plummeted by 20%. This is what we, the people, will do to any company that sides with Trump’s fascist regime.
Target ❌
Disney ❌
Spotify ❌
Home Depot ❌
Amazon, you’re next. Learn how to take these companies down at weaintbuyingit.com.
Target ❌
Disney ❌
Spotify ❌
Home Depot ❌
Amazon, you’re next. Learn how to take these companies down at weaintbuyingit.com.
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Over the last 3 months, Home Depot’s and Spotify’s stocks have plummeted by 20%. This is what we, the people, will do to any company that sides with Trump’s fascist regime.
Target ❌
Disney ❌
Spotify ❌
Home Depot ❌
Amazon, you’re next. Learn how to take these companies down at weaintbuyingit.com.
Target ❌
Disney ❌
Spotify ❌
Home Depot ❌
Amazon, you’re next. Learn how to take these companies down at weaintbuyingit.com.
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The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
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It’s exhausting to keep demanding better from establishment Dems too beholden to capital to ever challenge the billionaire elite’s GOP puppets. We’re wasting time as our democracy crumbles into dust.
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s exhausting to keep demanding better from establishment Dems too beholden to capital to ever challenge the billionaire elite’s GOP puppets. We’re wasting time as our democracy crumbles into dust.
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
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MORE: ‘DOJBALL’ searchable database of 307 ICE/CBP employees, collected from an October 2025 DOJ data leak.
Includes a whole heck of a lot of private info on agents. ipfs.io/ipfs/QmP4v5G...
Includes a whole heck of a lot of private info on agents. ipfs.io/ipfs/QmP4v5G...
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
MORE: ‘DOJBALL’ searchable database of 307 ICE/CBP employees, collected from an October 2025 DOJ data leak.
Includes a whole heck of a lot of private info on agents. ipfs.io/ipfs/QmP4v5G...
Includes a whole heck of a lot of private info on agents. ipfs.io/ipfs/QmP4v5G...
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People should turn off the Amazon sidewalk setting in mass. It’ll really hurt amazons coverage and surely they won’t be too happy about that
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
People should turn off the Amazon sidewalk setting in mass. It’ll really hurt amazons coverage and surely they won’t be too happy about that
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Turns out personalist rule is geopolitically erratic and consequential! It’s much easier to find a Wilhelm II than a Napoleon.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
The Kaiser and a "Mediocre Man" Theory of History
A Case Study in the Historical Importance of Incompetence
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Turns out personalist rule is geopolitically erratic and consequential! It’s much easier to find a Wilhelm II than a Napoleon.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
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Hey, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , we know you’re not in office yet, but flagging this for you:
NYPD is collaborating with ICE and targeting New Yorkers who are standing up for their community.
You must hold officers like this accountable, bc @ericadamsfornyc.bsky.social sure as hell won’t
NYPD is collaborating with ICE and targeting New Yorkers who are standing up for their community.
You must hold officers like this accountable, bc @ericadamsfornyc.bsky.social sure as hell won’t
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hey, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , we know you’re not in office yet, but flagging this for you:
NYPD is collaborating with ICE and targeting New Yorkers who are standing up for their community.
You must hold officers like this accountable, bc @ericadamsfornyc.bsky.social sure as hell won’t
NYPD is collaborating with ICE and targeting New Yorkers who are standing up for their community.
You must hold officers like this accountable, bc @ericadamsfornyc.bsky.social sure as hell won’t
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Day laborer organizers in California are lining up at Home Depot to buy a single 17-cent ice scraper, return it, and repeat the process in an effort to slow sales and protest the store’s cooperation with ICE operations.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Day laborer organizers in California are lining up at Home Depot to buy a single 17-cent ice scraper, return it, and repeat the process in an effort to slow sales and protest the store’s cooperation with ICE operations.