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“If universities are to serve our democracy, faculty must be empowered to contribute their voices to public debates without fear of political or professional retaliation,” writes Charles McMartin, an assistant professor, in an op-ed.
Voices: As educators, we must refuse to let fear dictate the future of our profession and our democracy
“If universities are to serve our democracy, faculty must be empowered to contribute their voices to public debates without fear of political or professional retaliation,” writes Charles McMartin, an assistant professor, in an op-ed.
www.sltrib.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“If universities are to serve our democracy, faculty must be empowered to contribute their voices to public debates without fear of political or professional retaliation,” writes Charles McMartin, an assistant professor, in an op-ed.
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As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about immigration status — and possibly arrest them for deportation
ICE lets local officials stop immigrants on the streets as task force program is back • Ohio Capital Journal
As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about…
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about immigration status — and possibly arrest them for deportation
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Shorter hours. Longer lines. And no more guided tours.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Mass firing hits national parks ahead of busy summer season | CNN
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect shorter hours and longer lines after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal...
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Shorter hours. Longer lines. And no more guided tours.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
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It’s almost like these people were in the MCU Blip during Trump’s *first* term.
Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason."
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
February 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s almost like these people were in the MCU Blip during Trump’s *first* term.
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What a shame. Teamsters deserve better than this.
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien downplays Trump's reckless firings of federal workers: "We don't want to see anybody losing their jobs, but he thinks he's within his right."
February 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
What a shame. Teamsters deserve better than this.
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I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams emerged as a key ally of President Trump on his immigration crackdown after Trump's DOJ agreed to shelve corruption charges. Governor Hochul says Adams will remain in office.
NY Governor won't remove NYC Mayor Adams from office, another win for President Trump
NYC Mayor Eric Adams emerged as a key ally of President Trump on his immigration crackdown after Trump's DOJ agreed to shelve corruption charges. Governor Hochul says Adams will remain in office.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NYC Mayor Eric Adams emerged as a key ally of President Trump on his immigration crackdown after Trump's DOJ agreed to shelve corruption charges. Governor Hochul says Adams will remain in office.
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The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.
These far-right media figures are getting center stage under Trump
The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.
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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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Put aside the nastiness of this post, & the way in he attacks Zelenskyy as a dictator but says not a word about his pal Putin, & just focus on the way it is written: would you hire this weird person to work for you? Would you trust this odd person to teach your kid in school?
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Put aside the nastiness of this post, & the way in he attacks Zelenskyy as a dictator but says not a word about his pal Putin, & just focus on the way it is written: would you hire this weird person to work for you? Would you trust this odd person to teach your kid in school?
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"You know Social Security is wrong, you know Medicaid and Medicare are wrong. So he’s gonna cut a trillion..."
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I'm a MAGAt.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I'm a MAGAt.
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s billionaire buddy turned commerce secretary, has confirmed that the administration was simply lying to MAGA supporters about not touching Social Security and Medicare.
Trump’s New Cabinet Pick Confirms Plan to Gut Social Security—and More
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has revealed Donald Trump’s true plans.
newrepublic.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"You know Social Security is wrong, you know Medicaid and Medicare are wrong. So he’s gonna cut a trillion..."
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I'm a MAGAt.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I'm a MAGAt.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
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WE LOVE YOU, TIM! IT’S TIME FOR ALL OF US TO ACT. Go to indivisible.org for action steps. PLEASE REPOST. As we speak, trump is putting himself in charge of our federal agencies via executive order. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
WE LOVE YOU, TIM! IT’S TIME FOR ALL OF US TO ACT. Go to indivisible.org for action steps. PLEASE REPOST. As we speak, trump is putting himself in charge of our federal agencies via executive order. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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There are a lot of ppl who disdain intelligence & intellectual curiosity. They'd rather hear someone confirm their wrong beliefs with simple bullshit than hear an expert talk about complexities & nuance.
I grew up in a family of them. They'd rant about something like the Spanish Inquisition...
I grew up in a family of them. They'd rant about something like the Spanish Inquisition...
a group of men dressed in red with the words nobody expects the spanish inquisition at the bottom
Alt: a group of men dressed in red with the words nobody expects the spanish inquisition at the bottom
media.tenor.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There are a lot of ppl who disdain intelligence & intellectual curiosity. They'd rather hear someone confirm their wrong beliefs with simple bullshit than hear an expert talk about complexities & nuance.
I grew up in a family of them. They'd rant about something like the Spanish Inquisition...
I grew up in a family of them. They'd rant about something like the Spanish Inquisition...
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The right is intimidated by education.
February 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The right is intimidated by education.
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February 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
February 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
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Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."
February 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."
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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”