ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed. No one knows why he was detained.

This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."

“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on @msnbc.com

The Trump administration’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil over his protests at Columbia University against Israel’s war in Gaza has alarmed First Amendment attorneys who see it as an obvious violation of Khalil’s rights but also an effort to intimidate others.

If any of these people represent you in the Senate, find their office number and CALL THEM. And absolutely everyone should call Schumer and tell him just say no to cloture before he caves: 202-224-6542

I’ll be on CNN at 6 with @jaketapper.bsky.social to discuss Senate Democrats’ responsibility to protect the federal government and vote NO on cloture and the GOP spending bill

Grijalva and Turner’s death means there are now four vacancies in the House. Waltz and Gaetz’s seats are still open. Stefanik will soon vacate her seat

It's clear that Trump's policies seek to shut down what remains of democracy in the US. It seems highly likely that they will also cause economic collapse. firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/dethroning...

NEW from me - Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

“The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration… targeted harassment…” newrepublic.com/post/192660/...

As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law: “It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

“My husband was kidnapped from our home, and it’s shameful that the US government continues to hold him because he stood for the rights and lives of his people.”

Pls share: Trump using immigration detention to clamp down on political dissent - most recently, DHS detained Palestinian student organizer at Columbia Uni - link to petition below www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...

The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster. Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔

Alternatives to Amazon for book lovers. Bookshop.org - bookshop.org Better World Books - www.betterworldbooks.com World of Books - www.wob.com Alibris - www.alibris.com Biblio - www.biblio.com ThriftBooks - www.thriftbooks.com IndieBound - www.indiebound.org

🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up

"Don’t underestimate the effectiveness of consumer boycotts. Corporations invest heavily in their brand names and the goodwill associated with them." "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/trump-fascism-what-to-do

We took a deep dive into what contracts DOGE slashed — and what it left untouched. Most of the biggest contractors were unscathed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Join us tonight from anywhere for 50501 DC’s Virtual Event 🔴 LIVE at 8:30pm EST: The People’s State of the Union – A Real Discussion on America’s Future. Link to watch: bit.ly/psotu #Politics #Economy #Healthcare #ReproductiveRights #Education #CoalitionBuilding @polrev.bsky.social

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

Missouri has been running the pilot for Project 2025 for a couple of decades. With a GOP Supermajority, over 30% of our schools are on a four-day week. We fund vouchers for private religious schools. Our starting teachers are 50th in the nation for pay and they pay for their own supplies.

Measles spreads incredibly fast due to its R0 (basic reproductive number.) 1 person can infect up to 18 people. Before the vaccine became available, hundreds of thousands of people had it. It also causes immune amnesia, which ERASES both natural & acquired immunity in the body.

If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.

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The lawsuit says there is no legitimate reason to send migrants to Guantánamo because the U.S. has an ample detention facility.

In situations of catastrophe, white people revert to racism almost immediately - During Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Anna Pou made the decision to euthanize Black patients of her own volition. - During COVID’s peak, white doctors rationed ventilators to white patients only

"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...

WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit. The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.

"Homan appears to be using division, fear and chaos in a way to pad his friends’ pockets" ..... one might edit: "division, fear, chaos, and blatant fomentation of eugenics" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Hi, former White House intern, DNC communications staffer, and re-election team partner here: One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.

Espero que la UE empiece por fin a trabajar en algo diferente a ser un bloque vasallo de estos matones de saloon del salvaje oeste. Más nos valdría pensar desde nuestra soberanía tecnológica. Yo por lo pronto comienzo el proceso de dejar de usar Gmail, Dropbox y Amazon para siempre jamás.

Disgusting. Immoral. Betrayal. Traitorous. Trump and his fascist henchmen planned to humiliate Zelenskyy. They humiliated themselves and our nation. Trump serves Putin, not the United States. He is the enemy of democracy. Will our institutional press cover fascism now?

Today I am deeply ashamed of my nation. That we--the citizens who did not work hard enough, the citizens who did not vote, and the media that did not warn--allowed this surrender to fascism and betrayal of our allies is disastrous.

One of the actions I'm taking at the moment is trying to divest as much as possible from tech companies based in the US. This website has a good list of companies that are EU-based and have to follow EU laws regarding privacy and access. european-alternatives.eu

Tesla stock is down 14% since close of markets last Friday. What happened during that time? One answer: mass protests. I describe what it was like at one such protest. What I saw fulfills what I describe as neuroscience-based requirements for effective action. samwang.substack.com/p/the-effect...

On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administration was causing "harm to the American people."

A handful of Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in expressing alarm over the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze and gutting of USAID, writing to Marco Rubio that they believe the State Department is not operating in accordance with the law.

Holy crap. When the Native groups are scrubbing the word Native from their websites, we are in fricking deep trouble. Also **** the UA BOR. That was a cowardly move and they should be ashamed.

March 4th For Democracy!! 🚨 Get more info, resources, or find a protest: fiftyfifty.one (check back next week for protest listings). 50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Movement. #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy @polrev.bsky.social FAQs + talking points + other ways to act next. 🪡🧵

Ahead of today's vote, AI-generated content online has helped Germany’s populist, anti-immigration AfD party present both sides of its vision. One is the idyllic, nostalgia-driven future it promises to bring. The other is a dystopian warning should it not win the election. 🔗 ow.ly/GQvj50V4ULc

Better advertising to come, but I’m excited to announce that registration is now live for our very heavily subsidised Teaching Indigenous Histories & Perspectives Conference on 28 June! Bursaries for travel are available plus free follow-up support. Please do share with all your teacher networks!

The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear. I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...

The King and I: With @deepakguptalaw.bsky.social on challenging monarchic theories of power in federal court

PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

The pocket book to last you through the ages. Grab yours at aclu.org/pocketconstitutions 📖

Elon Musk is cratering in polls: WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup. On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this: newrepublic.com/article/1917...