JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

A reminder that the DOJ wants to investigate the issue. The DOJ wasting time investigating our classrooms is an open invitation for any frivolous complaint from any student, anywhere with too much time on their hands.

The justification for the occupation of DC is that a DOGE employee was carjacked. What does this look like?

Immediately after his "segregation forever!" line in his inaugural address, George Wallace asserted that the federal troops at Ole Miss -- sent there after a racist riot killed two and injured hundreds -- were needed more in Washington, DC. This is a very old, very obvious play from racists.

Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

I have never wanted a piece of sports memorabilia more in my life. Obsessed.

It’s a complete misunderstanding of the causes of backlash to civil rights. Anti-discrimination ordinances were followed by Anita Bryant. Baehr v Miike — the first state court ruling about gay marriage — was followed by DOMA. Blaming minorities for the backlash to efforts to advance their rights...

Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...

A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...

the question to ask about a certain prominent pollster who has the ear of influential figures in media is whether he's trying to inform the public or whether he's trying to win new clients tufts-pol.medium.com/have-young-v...

This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

“The customs official canceled Ms. Petrova’s visa on the spot and began deportation proceedings.” One way to understand Trump effect in govt: an ever widening circle of people, like low-level customs officials, get to make categorical decisions abt lives of others. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...

"those who credit manufacturing jobs for a glorious past mistake correlation for causation. They think their grandparents had the 'good life' because of jobs in manufacturing. In reality, it was unions, pensions, high marginal tax rates, and strong social policies—with racism and sexism thrown in"

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jesus christ they want her dead

The (peaceful, First Amendment-protected) scene at Columbia, 3 days after the nearby ICE arrest of a recent alum.

“Don’t turn away. Keep reading. You need to know this,” writes Inquirer columnist @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social. “The following is a real-life example of how the lives of three local residents have been upended by the presidency of Donald Trump." 🔗 inquirer.com/opinion/fede...

Really proud of my mom, Cantor Sandy Horowitz, for participating in this ad! <3

Trump can’t move group of three trans women to men’s prisons or deny them gender-affirming care, judge rules. “Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s sweeping order as a likely violation of Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.” www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

It's really jarring trying to teach undergrads the power and limitations of executive power when we're 10 steps past a Constitutional crisis and only two weeks into the administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

I think a lot of folks could benefit from taking a minute to read this from @tuck.bsky.social (and support Gender Reveal while you’re there). www.patreon.com/posts/121361...

Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship. Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Maria Moe had been held in a low-security women's facility with no disturbance, complaints, or disciplinary record. Trump has held her in solitary confinement for the past four days and plans to send Moe, who transitioned at 15, to a men's prison where she risks facing abuse, assault, and rape.

Boys receive less information about gender inequality-- so family conversations may make a difference. @maraceci.bsky.social and @smorell93.bsky.social present research explaining the gender gap in support for the protection and advancement of women's rights. #PoliSky news.umich.edu/talk-to-him-...

Really proud of this article just published in Political Psychology with @maraceci.bsky.social and Lauren Hahn: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

There's plainly an appetite for a credible trans person the NYT can trot out to take swipes at trans advocates (the way they hired Andrew Sullivan after a decade of criticism over their gay rights/AIDS coverage). Unable to find one, perhaps they felt the need to invent one.

The fact that this also includes colleges is insane

I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.

Trans friends - here's an overview of what to expect/prepare for legally. This is from a lawyer I know well, who specializes in LGBT family law. I trust him to be 100% accurate and careful in his analysis. www.jernerlaw.com/after-the-el...

Dear PA’s absentee voters, To make sure your vote gets counted & doesn’t end up in a legal fight: - seal ballot in the YELLOW ENVELOPE - sign & write the CURRENT DATE on the outer envelope - return in person by NOV. 5 Best, The reporter who wrote this: www.npr.org/2024/09/26/n...

Absentee voters who haven't returned their ballots yet, returning in person at an official dropoff location may be your best bet now. Mailing with the USPS now risks your ballot not arriving by Election Day, which, in most states, would get your vote rejected www.npr.org/2024/09/20/n...

'Loud chanting' is a very well established protest repertoire that doesn't invite crackdowns most of the time. Frankly, it's less disruptive than the damn private planes that fly over my class on occasion. Colleges are too willing to sacrifice free expression for short-term political gain.

Quite a lede. "Fired. Or suspended until a limited employment contract expired. Delisted from the university’s website, with no public explanation. Facing criminal charges. Possible deportation."

This kind of speech is incredibly dangerous. This is not a fun exaggeration or just triggering the wokes. It is the kind of speech that historically precedes mass human rights violations.

Stochastic terrorism in action

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If you’re a white teenage boy who travels across state lines to gun down two BLM protesters in Kenosha, that’s justifiable homicide and you get to walk free If you’re a black teenage girl who finally kills the man who’s been sex trafficking you in Kenosha, you’ll get sent to jail for 11 years.

Imane Khelif sold scrap metal to pay for her boxing training, is a UNICEF ambassador, stood up against horrific bullying, and is now an Olympic champion.

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this is from today. i'm the first person to insist on pragmatism and realistic expectations in politics but if you're confused about the intractability of pro-Palestine activists while the bombs are still dropping you're also confused about what all of that is for www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

this is good www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

Frederick Douglass on what happens when black people don’t fit racist stereotypes:

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“In the past nine months, Israeli troops have occupied at least eight hospitals, causing the deaths of patients and medical workers along with massive destruction to facilities and equipment.” “Only 13 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are functioning, and those only partially…”

“The pardons will forgive low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people in what the Democratic governor said is a step to heal decades of social and economic injustice that disproportionately harms Black and Brown people.”