these are not easy times, people... please reach out to people you love, just to let them know you care... and please reach out to others if you need to be reminded of how much other people love and care about you 💚

this may well be my new favorite news segment... youtube.com/shorts/lVpaa...

40 years ago, in high school, I stood on Michigan Ave holding hands with strangers for "Hands Across America" as a statement of national unity and to raise awareness of hunger faced by so many Americans. My heart is still with the people of Chicago, who are standing together for human dignity. 🙏❤️

It’s hard to feel like any work matters except work to stop what’s happening and make a better world than before.

It feels auspicious to be sharing this on the eve of Yom Kippur, but... I have just been appointed as the Endowed University Chair in Peace Psychology at UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social

Feeling grateful the address I delivered upon receiving the Lewin Memorial Award has just been published in the September 2025 issue of Journal of Social Issues! It appears as an open access article, for any and all who may be interested: spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I’ve seen what authoritarianism looks like. For decades I've called out leaders in Russia & China who silence dissent. Now Trump is doing it here: using state power to crush opposition to the government. His conduct is anti-democratic & anti-American. We must fight it.

The past week has shown us something scary — the concrete and specific outlines of a durable authoritarian state in America. Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here. www.vox.com/politics/462...

Want to connect with others building a movement around democracy and social cohesion in the US? Please join us for tomorrow's session, and share with others who may be interested! www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel... #democracy #socialcohesion #civiclife #DemAID

NYT editorial board: "This is not how economic policy is supposed to work in a wealthy, democratic country...Trump’s approach [reads] like something out of Venezuela or Russia, where political leaders use threats and insults to cow business executives into submission" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

check out this short video of protestors putting a name to the deluge of federal actions we're witnessing: fascism youtu.be/wxPBK-5N6UU?...

How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny

What can we do about racism? Check out this 1-minute video from @redwineblueusa.bsky.social for some basic things we can all do youtu.be/5oWrsdMdN9A?...

what it feels like to be gearing up for a new semester in the United States #academicsky

I am again reminded of this remark by scholar of fascism Federico Finchelstein. We are in this position because a lot of underscrupulous over-confident people are convinced they can ride this horse without it bucking. We already saw in August that they are wrong. It will buck harder. We will suffer.

@polphilpod.bsky.social wrote a great piece on this theme a while back: www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-alarmi...

only 61 years ago. the civil rights struggles of the 1960s are not ancient history-FWIW, I was born 6 yrs after FLH's speech. it might feel like "settled law" but, as @sifill.bsky.social notes, many are pushing us to return to life before civil rights and other critical steps toward racial equality.

It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism

five practical steps any and all of us can take, courtesy of @rbreich.bsky.social as he says, "democracy is not a spectator sport" ✊🏻 youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...

Around the world, immigration is sparking debate. Many see economic benefits, while also fearing rapid demographic change @lindatropp.bsky.social joins our World of Migration podcast to speak about how meaningful contact between groups can build trust & reduce prejudice Listen and subscribe

A letter to US public servants: "After years of hard jobs in hard places—defusing crises, tending alliances, opening markets, and helping Americans in distress—­you deserved better." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Republicans are spending trillions on tax cuts for billionaires and nuclear weapons while working folks are struggling to pay medical bills they shouldn’t have. It doesn't have to be this way–their cruelty is a choice.

um .. *now* can we call it white supremacy?? "Mr. Orwoll and Mr. Csere believe...the Fair Housing Act gives them grounds to restrict membership to those, as they put it, with strict European heritage... [rejecting applicants who] did not appear to be white enough." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...

Basing such unprecedented action on the blatant lie that crime in D.C. is soaring underscores that our democracy is under assault. To write this off as a “distraction” misses the danger of the moment; the potential for unbridled deployment of the military for domestic policing.

Based on past practice, we can assume that “unifying” and “patriotic” narratives mean excluding certain people and stories from Anerican history www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

an amazing toolkit by Stand Together for Higher Education, for faculty "in response to growing political attacks on academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and the public mission of higher education" "Use and adapt what you need. Share what works. And above all—Stand Together." lnkd.in/gtXRh39

@stephencolbert.bsky.social you are a national treasure 🙏🏻

“The fact that organized protest can break the spiral of silence, and correct our impressions of what other Americans think, is one of the most immediate and important values of protesting in the first place. Scientists have [shown] protests update our impressions of what other citizens believe.”

this. so much this.

"The danger is not that A.I. will replace human connection. The danger is that it will make us forget what actual connection requires..." @samantharhill.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...

spotted on LinkedIn and seemed worth sharing - may it help us understand the times in which we're living, and how to convey a sense of urgency to others 🙏🏻

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

reading this piece by @nhannahjones.bsky.social feels like one of the most patriotic things I can do this July 4th on this national holiday, please read, share, and recommit to creating a nation "with liberty and justice for all" 🙏🏻 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

Peace demonstrators have been beaten, foreign students have been disappeared, and educational institutions have been broken and tarred for being "antisemitic" through a series of tortured jingoistic inferences, while Donald Trump constantly and explicitly tells us what he thinks of Jews

how July 4th feels this year 😔

Trump’s tactics of disappearing people in America should terrify everyone who still cherishes democracy and freedom. We reject this growing authoritarian assault.

"The contrast between the protests and the parade reflects a larger political reality. Trump returned to office much stronger than he’d been in his first term, but Americans seem to be remembering why they disliked him." @michellegoldberg.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...

Hit the streets tomorrow. Be nonviolent. Be joyfully defiant. Be defiantly joyful. Ridicule him. Condemn fascism. Oppose I.C.E. Affirm diversity. Embody America. Love your neighbor. Refuse to be intimidated. Be safe. Be loud. Be encouraged. #NoKingsDay

Horrified by assassination of MN Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the grave injury of MN Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Public service and political differences should never lead to violence, and all lawmakers should condemn this unconscionable act of targeted political violence.

In America, we have no Kings, no Queens, no nobles, no dictators, and no emperors. We have no slaves, no serfs and no subjects. Just us—‘We the People.’

"protests are designed to capture attention.. disruption is not always loud and noisy.. it involves sitting where you’re not supposed to, not buying what you usually do, or not showing up for work.. disruption must exact real economic or political costs on authoritarians and their collaborators"

2,169 events across 20 countries. Millions of peope are standing up tomorrow to say with one voice: No Kings!