Rebecca
@swingreba.bsky.social
And here we are, United States, the threatening of constitutional free speech and student inquiry.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens to pull federal funds for US schools allowing ‘illegal protests’
President also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia University
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
And here we are, United States, the threatening of constitutional free speech and student inquiry.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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2 things can be true at the same time:
1. America’s universities are under attack & it is a crisis
2. OMG Harvard is NOT “the soul of higher education” & its crises pale in comparison—“pale” feels too weak a word— to what state, regional, & community colleges—ie the actual soul of US higher ed—face
1. America’s universities are under attack & it is a crisis
2. OMG Harvard is NOT “the soul of higher education” & its crises pale in comparison—“pale” feels too weak a word— to what state, regional, & community colleges—ie the actual soul of US higher ed—face
March 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
2 things can be true at the same time:
1. America’s universities are under attack & it is a crisis
2. OMG Harvard is NOT “the soul of higher education” & its crises pale in comparison—“pale” feels too weak a word— to what state, regional, & community colleges—ie the actual soul of US higher ed—face
1. America’s universities are under attack & it is a crisis
2. OMG Harvard is NOT “the soul of higher education” & its crises pale in comparison—“pale” feels too weak a word— to what state, regional, & community colleges—ie the actual soul of US higher ed—face
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A lot of folks were skeptical that a spontaneous, grassroots protest like the 2/28 #EconomicBlackout could "accomplish anything."
Here's what actions like this accomplish:
Show us what WE'RE capable of
Help build & expand communities of resistance
Warn those in power
And next time? We go bigger 💪
Here's what actions like this accomplish:
Show us what WE'RE capable of
Help build & expand communities of resistance
Warn those in power
And next time? We go bigger 💪
🧵Quick update on the impact of the 2/28 #EconomicBlackout
I find Forbes increasingly hard (physically!) to read, with all the popups & ads, so this is a thread with main takeaways.
"On blackout day, Target website visitors dropped 9% compared to Friday, Feb. 14, from 5.2 million to 4.7 million.>>>
I find Forbes increasingly hard (physically!) to read, with all the popups & ads, so this is a thread with main takeaways.
"On blackout day, Target website visitors dropped 9% compared to Friday, Feb. 14, from 5.2 million to 4.7 million.>>>
Target Loses Web Traffic As Costco Gains On Feb. 28 Economic Blackout Day
Target's website traffic dropped 9% on Feb. 28 in the People's Union online shopping boycott with its app usage down 14%, compared with mid-February Friday results.
www.forbes.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A lot of folks were skeptical that a spontaneous, grassroots protest like the 2/28 #EconomicBlackout could "accomplish anything."
Here's what actions like this accomplish:
Show us what WE'RE capable of
Help build & expand communities of resistance
Warn those in power
And next time? We go bigger 💪
Here's what actions like this accomplish:
Show us what WE'RE capable of
Help build & expand communities of resistance
Warn those in power
And next time? We go bigger 💪
Reposted by Rebecca
I spent last week in Taipei with hundreds of human rights organizations, many of which had been impacted by the US aid freeze. While we were there, news came down that even more grants had been canceled, some of which were then reinstated. "Total chaos." @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/rights...
www.wired.com/story/rights...
DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World
Human rights organizations say the cuts have undermined years of global democracy-building and free-speech initiatives and put the lives of their staff at risk.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I spent last week in Taipei with hundreds of human rights organizations, many of which had been impacted by the US aid freeze. While we were there, news came down that even more grants had been canceled, some of which were then reinstated. "Total chaos." @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/rights...
www.wired.com/story/rights...