Local peeps, possible increase in ICE presence in SC county this weekend (thanks, Superbowl🙄). Check in with the RRN of SC County for information on what's known (and not known) and how to help yourself and your neighbors: www.amigoscenter.com/rapidrespons...

And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'

Cyberpunke dystopia was a cautionarye tale not a businesse planne

If you haven't done so already, please contact your Congresscritter www.house.gov/representati... and your Senators www.senate.gov/senators/sen... and tell them to NOT FUND ICE.

www.propublica.org/article/alex... As many of you have already heard. Anyone know if they've been arrested?

"...call your members of Congres...and [demand] that the DHS spending bill prohibit ICE and Border Patrol agents from carrying guns and that it unambiguously declare that agents do not have absolute immunity under the law if they harm civilians" Robert Reich www.congress.gov/contact-us

REPORT THIS GO FUND ME: www.instagram.com/reel/DTYYXCm...

Thnx @carmitage.bsky.social for this to-do: "Call 1-800-771-7755. Email [email protected] . Follow @TishJames and @NewYorkStateAG on every platform and demand an investigation into Jared Kushner and Affinity Partners for securities fraud." More info: subscribe to The Existentialist Republic (substack)

Shopping for holidays (my family=3+ holidays in the winter)? If you can, avoid buying from companies that support this lawless, ped*philic administration. (note fashion chicks: FreePeople=97% of their donations go to GOP). weaintbuyingit.com

Folks in SoCal, be careful and avoid I-5 if you can get around it.

“NO KINGS 2 Democracy Fair (Palo Alto)” www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

ICE initially claimed that the officer was "seriously injured" sustaining "severe injuries" and in "serious condition" but actual body cam footage of the ICE agents now shows that they LIED. The officer himself says it was "nothing major" via Chicago Sun Times: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Jane Goodall is gone. She taught so many of us so much.

Dems are being serious about saving healthcare for American families, while Trump is fixated on a fake issue. 📌 Undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for Medicaid or the ACA and he knows it! Trump and Republicans should just enforce the law. #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown STAND STRONG, DEMOCRATS

also many thanks to @nycjayjay.bsky.social whose substack post motivated me to get this email out.

To/Do THE BUDGET NEEDS TO SHOW THE GOP FOR WHAT THEY ARE. Just wrote to my Rep @rokhanna.bsky.social re: the budget. Going to try to paste the email text in a comment below; feel free to adapt and sent to your (blue) rep. If you have a red rep, just blast them, okay?

Tell Disney what you think of their anti-First Amendment bs:

Okay, action items. I'm not sure where I want to start, but this is one place I'm not going to wait for others to do something. Talking Points Won’t Cut It open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Interesting how much Mango Mousselini wants to protect Ukranians in the US, but not in Ukraine. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...

This pic from a few years ago with @hwinkler4real.bsky.social makes me inordinately happy

A little-noticed letter from vulnerable House Republicans acknowledges the flaw at the heart of Trump’s mass deportations. Democrats: Seize on this! https://trib.al/CAaBExi

Reporters say that the Minnesota assassin is a Donald Trump supporter and a fierce opponent of reproductive rights. Mike Lee says he is a Marxist. For busy social media users, it can be hard to know who to trust.

Please vote on the fairness of the article -- it's clearly being spammed by right-wing nutjobs. www.newsweek.com/did-military...

Iowan ladies: from one good midwestern girl to another, Ernst is NOT pro-life. Nathan Sage, veteran, is running against her and the odds are looking good. Help him out! www.sageforsenate.com

Agreed. Who's going after ICE?

C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

LOL

It should be deeply concerning to everyone how unwilling many university presidents are to sign the AAC&U letter. It was written by a group they are likely a member of. The letter is focused solely on funding issues. Finally the letter makes no demands beyond starting a dialogue.

If you're a prof, maybe watch this list carefully.

This is not okay. Anyone know who's handling this situation? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social -- California has at least one major industry that depends on the special skills, knowledge, and intensity of people with Au and Audhd. Maybe we need this kind of push back?

Do you want your child, your baby, to die? Are you pro life? Then get your kids vaccinated. This is not the only infectious disease uptick because some people do not understand biology. Someone somewhere is profiting from these deaths.

The National Immigration Litigation Alliance is fighting attempted deportation of migrants to countries where they don't come from and without even a vestige of due process. DESPITE what SCOTUS ordered. Donate here: paypal.com/donate/?host...

i think James Comey should apologize to each voter individually for what's going on right now.

Philosophy is out -- because gods forbid we should teach critical thinking. If you're in OH maybe drop the school a note about how disappointing this is?

This is important -- indie bookstores are the lifeblood of author events and promos -- they die, we don't thrive

It's such a relief isn't it?

If your kid is eligible but hasn't been vaccinated against measles, PLEASE be pro-life caregiver and get your child the vaccine. Measles can cause blindness, brain damage (look up "encephalitis"), permanent damage to immune and nervous systems. And short term complications that can be fatal. PLEASE.

The @aclu.org went more than usually above beyond, got SCOTUS (except for those 2 f-ers; you know who they are) to halt deportation of more Venezuelans. If you've got $, donate to ACLU. If you don't (many of us just don't right now), spread news of their work to everyone.

Thank you @harvard.edu -- @stanfordpress.bsky.social , my dear Alma mater , I hope you're paying attention

Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"

you might read this and think, huh, I wonder if I could get answers to the two questions Ms Williams asked? then you could think, maybe a fax would old-school but would create a physical presence especially if it went to corporate council ($ talks). Hmmm (202) 416-4881

On my fourth (yes really) go-thru of the MurderBot diaries audiobooks. 1) incredibly soothing when you're in a perpetual seething rage w our fing govt 2) @kevinrfree.bsky.social is the best possible reader for this series omg

Watching coverage of the protests (couldn't go...long story). This is Faux News' spin. OMFG.

Any folks still at USAID?

Let's be real -- this isn't about cost cutting -- this is about cutting critical thinking and learning about hx so we don't repeat it -- I'm going to contact local museums and related programs my kid benefited from and find out what they need now that this has been implemtned

Time to start publishing op eds especially if you're faculty about what this means for you, your student, your colleagues