Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him)
@mtmiller.bsky.social
Scholar, @univofmaryland.bsky.social. Islamicate Affect/Emotion, Sufism, Digital Humanities, Revolutionary Lit, Academic Labor. Author: Feeling Like Lovers: Affect in Medieval Sufism. On Piscataway Land. Member: @uam-umd.bsky.social, @aaup.org, @aft.org
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
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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.
They should all be primaried and so should democratic leadership.
Eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party on Sunday to vote with Republicans and advance legislation to end the U.S. government shutdown.
Here's what to know about the 8 lawmakers who broke ranks.
Here's what to know about the 8 lawmakers who broke ranks.
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
They should all be primaried and so should democratic leadership.
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Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill?
Here you go.
Here you go.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill?
Here you go.
Here you go.
Primary all the democrats who capitulated to Tump/republicans' cruel demands and primary democratic leadership who could have fought this but decided not to.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Primary all the democrats who capitulated to Tump/republicans' cruel demands and primary democratic leadership who could have fought this but decided not to.
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The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
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U.S. airlines' daily cancellations top 2,000 for the first time since the shutdown cuts began. There were more than 7,000 delays Sunday.
Thanksgiving air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' if shutdown persists, transport secretary says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that U.S. air traffic could slow significantly if the federal government shutdown continues into the Thanksgiving travel season.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
U.S. airlines' daily cancellations top 2,000 for the first time since the shutdown cuts began. There were more than 7,000 delays Sunday.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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"New York is going to turn into a communist hellhole where poor people are barely exploitable anymore. So count me out. I’m packing up the offices of my toxic masculinity troll site and taking my miscreant talents somewhere they’ll be appreciated, like Florida or Texas."
If New York City Is No Longer Going to Be an Unaffordable Police State Run by Crooks, I’m Taking My Hard-Earned Sex-Pest Dollars Elsewhere
“New York millionaires are plotting their exit from the city after the election of Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who plans to increase the taxes of...
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"New York is going to turn into a communist hellhole where poor people are barely exploitable anymore. So count me out. I’m packing up the offices of my toxic masculinity troll site and taking my miscreant talents somewhere they’ll be appreciated, like Florida or Texas."
"When I think about our pain in that moment, & then I think about Gazan parents...words generally fail me. We love our son more than anything in the world. We don’t love him more than Palestinian parents love their children. Their love, loss and pain are crushing" inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
“The Children,” James Baldwin Wrote, “Are Always Ours, Every Single One of Them"
Saqib Bhatti laments the unbearable task of parenting during genocide—from the United States to Gaza.
inthesetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"When I think about our pain in that moment, & then I think about Gazan parents...words generally fail me. We love our son more than anything in the world. We don’t love him more than Palestinian parents love their children. Their love, loss and pain are crushing" inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
Wow, shocking.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted “ethnic cleansing."
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted “ethnic cleansing."
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Wow, shocking.
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New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted “ethnic cleansing."
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted “ethnic cleansing."
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted “ethnic cleansing."
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Happening Now: 100+ people rally outside of Apollo Management Group headquartered in NYC to protest its CEO Marc Rowan, the conservative billionaire behind Trump's Higher Ed compact deal that undermines universities ‼️
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happening Now: 100+ people rally outside of Apollo Management Group headquartered in NYC to protest its CEO Marc Rowan, the conservative billionaire behind Trump's Higher Ed compact deal that undermines universities ‼️
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Our November 7 day of action to defend higher education has taken the country by storm! ✊
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our November 7 day of action to defend higher education has taken the country by storm! ✊
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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Thank you to @sanders.senate.gov for joining hundreds of union Starbucks workers last night after we announced our supermajority-approved strike authorization.
If Starbucks doesn’t finalize contracts and end union-busting, we’ll be ready on November 13! ✊
If Starbucks doesn’t finalize contracts and end union-busting, we’ll be ready on November 13! ✊
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thank you to @sanders.senate.gov for joining hundreds of union Starbucks workers last night after we announced our supermajority-approved strike authorization.
If Starbucks doesn’t finalize contracts and end union-busting, we’ll be ready on November 13! ✊
If Starbucks doesn’t finalize contracts and end union-busting, we’ll be ready on November 13! ✊
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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MESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine.
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
MESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine.
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
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A new report published today by the AAUP & @mesa1966.bsky.social finds that the weaponization of civil rights law has been central to attacks on campus speech over the past two years.
Only one of 102 antisemitism complaints reviewed raise antisemitism claims unrelated to criticism of Israel.
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Only one of 102 antisemitism complaints reviewed raise antisemitism claims unrelated to criticism of Israel.
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Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows
A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A new report published today by the AAUP & @mesa1966.bsky.social finds that the weaponization of civil rights law has been central to attacks on campus speech over the past two years.
Only one of 102 antisemitism complaints reviewed raise antisemitism claims unrelated to criticism of Israel.
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Only one of 102 antisemitism complaints reviewed raise antisemitism claims unrelated to criticism of Israel.
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"The passage of Proposition MM marks the second time Coloradans have voted to tax themselves to provide meals for public school kids in recent years."
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...
Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
Proposition MM's passage means Colorado will be able to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The passage of Proposition MM marks the second time Coloradans have voted to tax themselves to provide meals for public school kids in recent years."
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...
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Colorado voters have approved raising taxes on households earning over $300,000 to fund meals for all public school students, raise salaries for school meal staff, and bolster SNAP at the state level.
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Colorado voters have approved raising taxes on households earning over $300,000 to fund meals for all public school students, raise salaries for school meal staff, and bolster SNAP at the state level.
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BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
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“We're ready and willing to go on the biggest strike we’ve ever been on,” said Silvia Baldwin, a Philadelphia barista who is one of the delegates representing @sbworkersunited.org in negotiations. “If the company wants to avoid that, they can settle with us today."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fed-Up Starbucks Baristas Prep 'Biggest Strike We've Ever Been On’
The coffee chain’s US employees began unionizing four years ago and are still trying to secure a contract.
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“We're ready and willing to go on the biggest strike we’ve ever been on,” said Silvia Baldwin, a Philadelphia barista who is one of the delegates representing @sbworkersunited.org in negotiations. “If the company wants to avoid that, they can settle with us today."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
“Civil Rights Act of 1964 is no longer being used to address racial discrimination in higher education...Instead, Title VI has been repurposed as part of the admin’s broader effort to remake higher education in line w/ its rightwing political & cultural agenda.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows
A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“Civil Rights Act of 1964 is no longer being used to address racial discrimination in higher education...Instead, Title VI has been repurposed as part of the admin’s broader effort to remake higher education in line w/ its rightwing political & cultural agenda.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...