Reposted by rebkah howard
In which I said to Americans: “I just can’t emphasize enough to be braver than you think you can. If you don’t pay the middle price now, you’re gonna pay a huge price. People go to jail, people disappear, people die for the right to speak, now you only need to lose your job.” pen.org/what-oversea...
Propaganda, Isolation, Censorship, and Entertainment: What Overseas Press Know About the Authoritarian Playbook
Anna Nemzer, M. Gessen, and Yaqiu Wang discuss how media falls victim under authoritarianism, and what America should watch out for.
pen.org
September 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In which I said to Americans: “I just can’t emphasize enough to be braver than you think you can. If you don’t pay the middle price now, you’re gonna pay a huge price. People go to jail, people disappear, people die for the right to speak, now you only need to lose your job.” pen.org/what-oversea...
Reposted by rebkah howard
The administrations of prestigious colleges and universities should know this:
You will never comply hard enough for fascists. There is no amount of acquiescence that will throw them off your scent. They’re going to come after you.
Give ‘em something to talk about. Call out the fascism and the BS
You will never comply hard enough for fascists. There is no amount of acquiescence that will throw them off your scent. They’re going to come after you.
Give ‘em something to talk about. Call out the fascism and the BS
NYU canceled an invited talk by the former president of Doctors Without Borders, out of fear her talk would be accused by the government of being both anti-Trump and antisemitic: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
Une conférence de la Dre Joanne Liu annulée par NYU
L'université de New York allègue que son contenu peut être perçu comme antisémite, mais Joanne Liu croit que NYU craint en fait de déplaire à Donald Trump.
ici.radio-canada.ca
March 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The administrations of prestigious colleges and universities should know this:
You will never comply hard enough for fascists. There is no amount of acquiescence that will throw them off your scent. They’re going to come after you.
Give ‘em something to talk about. Call out the fascism and the BS
You will never comply hard enough for fascists. There is no amount of acquiescence that will throw them off your scent. They’re going to come after you.
Give ‘em something to talk about. Call out the fascism and the BS
This is personal. alumni.umich.edu/michigan-alu...
Desmond Howard's Legacy Beyond Football
Desmond Howard, '92, is investing in solutions with the LEAD Scholars program.
alumni.umich.edu
March 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is personal. alumni.umich.edu/michigan-alu...
Obeying in advance.
Capitulating.
Surrendering when Michigan has the resources to make this a fight, as they've done before.
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
Capitulating.
Surrendering when Michigan has the resources to make this a fight, as they've done before.
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
University of Michigan, a longtime champion of progressive values, to close its DEI office
University President Santa Ono informed staffers in an email, saying Michigan remains committed to diversity among its students, faculty and staff.
www.freep.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Obeying in advance.
Capitulating.
Surrendering when Michigan has the resources to make this a fight, as they've done before.
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
Capitulating.
Surrendering when Michigan has the resources to make this a fight, as they've done before.
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
Reposted by rebkah howard
New story from me: Imani* was in class when she discovered a scholarship program she relied on had been shut down.
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
A scholarship program helped boost diversity at U of M. Trump’s DEI crackdown just killed it.
The University of Michigan Alumni Association has ended the LEAD Scholars program, a merit-based scholarship that worked to improve enrollment for minority students.
www.whatimreading.net
March 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New story from me: Imani* was in class when she discovered a scholarship program she relied on had been shut down.
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
so i'm here but not "here here" because i ain't over this shit yet ... so may not be posting for a bit ... please bear with me 🙏🏽
November 15, 2024 at 5:53 PM
so i'm here but not "here here" because i ain't over this shit yet ... so may not be posting for a bit ... please bear with me 🙏🏽