In this Ep (4) Daryl Li discusses a new report on the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine by the AAUP & Middle East Studies Association. We discuss the history of Title VI, academic freedom, and the roles Democrats and Republicans played in how we got here.

Update: After last weeks talk w/ Hands Off NYC, Chenjerai and his wife Saadiqa attend an action in NYC. Our main interview is w/Darry Li on Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, by @AAUP & MESA podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

At the Turning of the Tide: How to Fight Our Way out of the Trump Era crimethinc.com/TurningTide In this analysis, we revisit the structural forces behind Trump’s return to power, review the events of 2025, and propose a strategy for how to fight our way out of the Trump era together. 🧵⬇️

🚨New ep of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social! Featuring an interview about the report, “Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, published by @aaup.org & Middle East Studies Association. Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...

American Academy of Pediatrics has consistently pushed back against RFK Jr's anti-vax policies & this is payback for their unwillingness to "lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health.” #IllnessPolitics www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"We can’t build the vision of higher ed that we all want without first standing up to fascism. We are going to have to scale up our organizing to build with other sectors, all under attack in different ways. We need to make militant moves if we’re going to win in this moment." — Todd Wolfson

OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?

BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.

AAUP-TNS explains how the New School is vanguard in its approach to cuts, but its a model that will be rolled out elsewhere. Our fight is your fight! Solidarity is the only way forward, and no data or consultant can control or manipulate it. Join our struggle today: linktr.ee/aauptns

Our most recent AAUP TV episode, "Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School," features faculty from AAUP - TNS who discuss the ongoing crisis at The New School and how organized higher ed workers are fighting back. Full episode here👇

🇸🇩🧵We’re kicking off a detailed thread to help you catch up on the catastrophic violence & humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. If you haven’t been following closely, this will give you the essential context. ➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...

Germany "recently passed a new military service law." "[R]eopens the door to compulsory service — suspended since 2011 — if the new measures do not produce enough volunteers." "[S]parked outrage among high school students, who took to the streets en masse." #Germany #Protest #Education #Military

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Our most recent AAUP TV episode, "Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School," features faculty from AAUP - TNS who discuss the ongoing crisis at The New School and how organized higher ed workers are fighting back. Full episode here👇

BREAKING: Police say there are multiple victims who have been shot after an active shooter was reported at Brown University.

Chenjarai starting a weekly interview podcast is how I know there's a universal power who loves me, and that together we will win.

Wow! Thank you! Let’s Go!💪🏿💪🏿

This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

It’s Unruly O’clock! Episode 3 is out! (I think it’s always Unruly clock on Bluesky) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

Prof. Marc Lamont Hill is calling for the reinstatement of the 4 CUNY faculty members removed from Brooklyn College after speaking out for Palestinian rights. 3 adjuncts weren't reappointed & a 4th was terminated despite strong evaluations & departmental support. The PSC union says the firings...

This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

🚨 New episode of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social. On the heels of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's electoral victory, here's an interview with Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in @socialists.nyc's Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus. Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...

Just downloaded the first few episodes!

It’s Unruly O’clock! Episode 3 is out! (I think it’s always Unruly clock on Bluesky) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

Related: The US military is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any institution on Earth, generating an estimated 636 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (a standardised measure of greenhouse gas emissions) between 2010 and 2019. www.sciencefocus.com/news/us-mili...

George “Conscious” Lee a special appearance on the most recent episode of Unruly Subject (ep2)We’ll be dropping the full conversation in a future episode but check Ep 2 to hear his insight on news and our full interview with the brilliant Lovia Gyarke! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

George “Conscious Lee” made a special appearance on the most recent episode of Unruly Subject (ep2) to break down how he approaches the news. We’ll be dropping the full conversation in a future episode but check Ep 2 to hear his insight on news and our full interview with the brilliant Lovia Gyarke!

If you don’t know about our Right2Hug campaign, you should check out the links below. What these kids around the country are enduring and also how they are fighting back is something a lot more people should know about.

“What I think that professors should do is always teach the truth. We have a moral obligation. There are some things that are worth the consequences...If these red states get their way, this will fundamentally destroy higher ed, fundamentally destroy facts." — Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP

THREAD. There are alarming developments in Canada recently. Some politicians are apparently doing their best impression of Trump's Executive Orders on cash bail--they want to determine who is in a cage and who is free with their family based on who pays up-front cash.

Higher ed workers at the University of Virginia demand: Democratize the campus! Out with the Rector and Vice Rector! In with student, faculty, and staff power! Collective bargaining and a living wage NOW!

People who have seen video of the U.S. military’s first boat strike in September in the Caribbean Sea said two survivors climbed atop the overturned hull and waved to something overhead. The new detail further complicates the military’s explanations for its actions during the strike.

AAUP University of Nebraska - Lincoln is countering the threats to cut around $25 million in funding and to close four academic programs with music and grassroots energy! The creative solidarity among faculty, students, and staff energize powers the fight against these disastrous budget cuts!

AI is not inevitable: A conversation with educators, unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience! Join your colleagues from across pre-K-12 and higher ed for a webinar on exercising worker power in the age of AI. December 11, 4-5 p.m. ET on Zoom Link to register below👇

Stop the $24 million funding cuts and program closures at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln! "The proposed cuts would weaken UNL’s academic core, diminish statewide economic growth, undercut agricultural innovation, and harm student success for years to come." Link to petition in thread 🧵

A new episode of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social dropped today! 🎧: pod.link/1849696769/e... We feature an interview with @hammerandhope.bsky.social's Lovia Gyarkye, influencer Conscious Lee, and voicemail responses to our prompt: “How do you balance your love life with the struggle?”

I know we all say this, but this show we're making with @chenjerai.bsky.social is so good and only going to get better. It's my dream synthesis of playful textural radio, critical conversations about culture and politics, and a huge diverse range of voices (and voicemails!). Join us from the jump!

“These publications have the First Amendment right to be free of viewpoint-based discrimination, but UA is explicitly citing their viewpoints to justify killing their publications. No federal antidiscrimination law authorizes the university to silence student media it dislikes.”

This event is tonight in DC. It’s the last book event I have scheduled for the Copaganda tour. Hope to see folks! Talk starts at 6:30pm.

Now THIS is what I want to see. #boycottspotify #cancelyoursubscription

Three progressive organizations have launched the “Spotify Unwrapped” campaign in response to the music streamer running ICE recruitment adson its platform, its alleged promotion of AI generated music, and CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI military defense company.

“For the first time, we are delivering a united message to the Regents: We will not accept a lack of transparency, the exclusion of faculty from decision-making, or the erosion of our university’s 156-year-old mission to educate Nebraska’s students.” – UNL AAUP President Sarah Zuckerman

The AAUP chapter at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln is organizing a week of action to fight devastating budget cuts! UNL is proposing to slash around 27 million dollars and to close 4 programs at the university. These cuts will be disastrous. Let's stand with AAUP - UNL and stop the cuts!

UNL AAUP are fighting tooth & nail to stop the Board of Regents from cutting $27.5 million from UNL's budget. "There hasn’t been enough time for faculty to respond...We want shared governance, which means we have a voice that actually matters.” — Theresa Catalano, UNL AAUP.

Tonight at IPK: Conscious Lee and @chenjerai.bsky.social discuss Conscious Lee’s approach to storytelling and how his work promotes understandings of justice through accessible public political education. Co-sponsored by NYU Journalism and IPK's Race and Public Space Working Group.

TONIGHT!! Make sure to reserve your spot @theconsciouslee.bsky.social