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Why didn’t they lock arms with Green???
March 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Why didn’t they lock arms with Green???
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ALARMING: *42 percent* of positions at NARA's National Historical Publications and Records Commission are now vacant, including the Executive Director (Deputy is acting), Co-Director for Access Programs, Director for Community Programs, and two Management and Program Analysts. Some but not all were🧵
March 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ALARMING: *42 percent* of positions at NARA's National Historical Publications and Records Commission are now vacant, including the Executive Director (Deputy is acting), Co-Director for Access Programs, Director for Community Programs, and two Management and Program Analysts. Some but not all were🧵
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Legit question: what can you threaten Black people with that we haven't already lived through before—I'll wait…….
March 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Legit question: what can you threaten Black people with that we haven't already lived through before—I'll wait…….
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Last week I said those dingbats were going to end up rehiring more folks and I’ll be damned if that not what’s happening. A cluster of dummies in the administration.
March 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Last week I said those dingbats were going to end up rehiring more folks and I’ll be damned if that not what’s happening. A cluster of dummies in the administration.
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BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
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Wage theft is rampant in higher ed, we just have all sorts of cutesie bureaucratic names for it.
March 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Wage theft is rampant in higher ed, we just have all sorts of cutesie bureaucratic names for it.
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Just very amazed at how easily universities comply to ridiculous executive orders that are not even passed yet by other government bodies. Like, I guess these are your plans all along and you so eagerly jumped at the chance to do it even if it’s not legally mandated yet? Disgusting.
March 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just very amazed at how easily universities comply to ridiculous executive orders that are not even passed yet by other government bodies. Like, I guess these are your plans all along and you so eagerly jumped at the chance to do it even if it’s not legally mandated yet? Disgusting.
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The fact that upper admin at a place like Stanford can chase off Black faculty but allow Bhattacharya to flourish, while he weaponizes incompetence and says he doesn't understand where indirects go so he can get a job to destroy life-saving research, makes me struggle
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The fact that upper admin at a place like Stanford can chase off Black faculty but allow Bhattacharya to flourish, while he weaponizes incompetence and says he doesn't understand where indirects go so he can get a job to destroy life-saving research, makes me struggle
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Hot take: I don’t think university presidents are going to be the morally righteous leaders academics want them to be
March 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hot take: I don’t think university presidents are going to be the morally righteous leaders academics want them to be
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Yes- that is in fact, one of the points of the film- great read Vern!
THE ORDER is an excellent true crime thriller about the downfall of a violent neo-nazi gang in the early '80s. Of course, it's extremely depressing when you consider that their fellow travelers now control our government.
The Order (2024) | VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA
THE ORDER (2024) is a gritty, not too showy but completely riveting true crime movie about neo-nazi bank robbers in the Pacific Northwest, circa 1983. The
outlawvern.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Yes- that is in fact, one of the points of the film- great read Vern!
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Before retinol was a skincare fad, its ingredients were tested on hundreds of incarcerated people, the majority of whom were Black.
People in prison were also subjected to untested pharmaceuticals and toxic chemicals, without regard for their safety or consent.
People in prison were also subjected to untested pharmaceuticals and toxic chemicals, without regard for their safety or consent.
The Horrifying History Behind a Beloved Skin-Care Ingredient
Retin-A was developed through tests on incarcerated people.
www.teenvogue.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Before retinol was a skincare fad, its ingredients were tested on hundreds of incarcerated people, the majority of whom were Black.
People in prison were also subjected to untested pharmaceuticals and toxic chemicals, without regard for their safety or consent.
People in prison were also subjected to untested pharmaceuticals and toxic chemicals, without regard for their safety or consent.
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One can think (as indeed I do) that academics have duties of charity and civility toward one another *and also* think that those duties are defeasible by clear indications of bad faith or lack of charity on the other academic's part.
March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
One can think (as indeed I do) that academics have duties of charity and civility toward one another *and also* think that those duties are defeasible by clear indications of bad faith or lack of charity on the other academic's part.
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President Trump's orders and rhetoric are intended to chill dissent and censor views he dislikes.
Let's be clear: the government can't threaten funding to universities for simply doing their job to foster an environment of free speech and free inquiry.
Let's be clear: the government can't threaten funding to universities for simply doing their job to foster an environment of free speech and free inquiry.
Trump Threatens Schools in Dark Attack on First Amendment
Donald Trump is threatening schools that allow “illegal protests”—whatever that is.
newrepublic.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
President Trump's orders and rhetoric are intended to chill dissent and censor views he dislikes.
Let's be clear: the government can't threaten funding to universities for simply doing their job to foster an environment of free speech and free inquiry.
Let's be clear: the government can't threaten funding to universities for simply doing their job to foster an environment of free speech and free inquiry.
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DOGE’s access to our personal information is an unprecedented invasion of privacy.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
Call Congress: Keep DOGE Out of Our Data
Trump has given DOGE unrestricted access to our personal info, from finances to health records. Call Congress and take action now.
action.aclu.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
DOGE’s access to our personal information is an unprecedented invasion of privacy.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
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BREAKING: We're asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Superintendent Ryan Walters' latest efforts to funnel millions in taxpayer dollars to support his Bible mandate for public elementary schools.
Walters' request is a blatant violation of state law and fundamental religious freedom.
Walters' request is a blatant violation of state law and fundamental religious freedom.
March 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BREAKING: We're asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Superintendent Ryan Walters' latest efforts to funnel millions in taxpayer dollars to support his Bible mandate for public elementary schools.
Walters' request is a blatant violation of state law and fundamental religious freedom.
Walters' request is a blatant violation of state law and fundamental religious freedom.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must pay U.S. businesses and nonprofits the congressionally authorized $2B they’re owed for work already completed for USAID.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must pay U.S. businesses and nonprofits the congressionally authorized $2B they’re owed for work already completed for USAID.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
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Whether you changed your name because you got married or any other reason, the SAVE Act could keep you and millions of others from being able to vote.
Tell Congress: Protect our democracy and reject this dangerous bill.
Tell Congress: Protect our democracy and reject this dangerous bill.
Stop the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.
action.aclu.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Whether you changed your name because you got married or any other reason, the SAVE Act could keep you and millions of others from being able to vote.
Tell Congress: Protect our democracy and reject this dangerous bill.
Tell Congress: Protect our democracy and reject this dangerous bill.
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Congress is debating a bill that would cut off vital federal funding to states and cities that refuse to carry out Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
Take action and tell Congress to STOP the Defund Our Communities Act.
Take action and tell Congress to STOP the Defund Our Communities Act.
Call Your Reps: No Attacks on Sanctuary Cities
Congress is considering a bill that would hold critical federal funds hostage unless states comply with Trump's agenda.
action.aclu.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Congress is debating a bill that would cut off vital federal funding to states and cities that refuse to carry out Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
Take action and tell Congress to STOP the Defund Our Communities Act.
Take action and tell Congress to STOP the Defund Our Communities Act.
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NEW: The Department of Justice says it will no longer fight to protect the right of pregnant people to emergency abortion care.
While a judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s ban on such care, patients’ lives could still be at risk because of the Trump administration's actions.
While a judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s ban on such care, patients’ lives could still be at risk because of the Trump administration's actions.
March 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
NEW: The Department of Justice says it will no longer fight to protect the right of pregnant people to emergency abortion care.
While a judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s ban on such care, patients’ lives could still be at risk because of the Trump administration's actions.
While a judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s ban on such care, patients’ lives could still be at risk because of the Trump administration's actions.
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In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
The actress facing 74 lashes in Iran for her Oscar-nominated film
Instead of attending the glitzy Hollywood ceremony, Soheila Golestani is on trial by the Revolutionary Court for her part in The Seed of the Sacred Fig
www.thetimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
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Weird, shitty, disorganized response. How are they still this bad at this? It's been four months since Election Day.
i don't understand why the dems aren't raising hell and getting kicked out one by one rn
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Weird, shitty, disorganized response. How are they still this bad at this? It's been four months since Election Day.