Turning Point volunteer snitches aren't just demanding that teachers allow Preacher-says-it-and-that-settles-it answers and essays; they also want to drive out teachers who demand actual work instead, which will quickly destroy the school system -- and which is probably their main goal.

The US government has deported a US citizen with a Maryland birth certificate they claim is fake. This goes way beyond even denaturalizing an immigrant citizen. This person was born here.

youtube removed it, but

For non-academics: this means the student is likely done at OU because the TA gig is attached to tuition waivers for graduate school. Sunk time at OU will be lost and the options are to quit or start over somewhere else.

It appears the link above finally stopped worrying. If you want to watch the story Bari spiked, you can see it in five parts here:

I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.

To survive a school shooting is traumatic enough but to then face a racist smear campaign that falsely accuses you of being the murderer is even worse. That, writes @jeetheer.bsky.social, was the fate of a queer Palestinian student at Brown University. https://bit.ly/3MO9hMK

🚨BIG JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨 @jewishcurrents.bsky.social is looking for a new editor-in-chief (now that the LEGENDARY Arielle Angel is stepping back to be an editor-at-large):

Jesus.

It Wouldn't Surprise You If This Headline Was About 318 People Being Shot In 12 Different Public Places https://theonion.com/it-wouldnt-surprise-you-if-this-headline-was-about-318-1819574532/

For many Black families, the American dream of home ownership isn’t stability, it’s survival. She’s raising money through GoFundMe to help rebuild her home. www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebui...

She survived a storm. The house didn’t. For 40 years, Malissa Whitehead called this place home. She fears it could collapse on her at any moment. For decades, she reached out for help. Now, she’s turning to her community to hold onto her American dream. capitalbnews.org/mississippi-...

This makes facially neutral policies--like poll taxes and literacy tests--that we know were adopted for discriminatory purposes legal. Organizations can now simply claim there was no discriminatory intent regardless of outcome. It's unconstrained institutionalized racism.

The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense

We may be heading toward a world in which it seems peculiar or even foolish to read an article or book in its entirety. Incredibly, schools - K-12 & higher ed. alike - seem reconciled to becoming the accomplices of Big Tech by pointing us there.

Today is the 14th (!) anniversary of my stem cell donation, so I will ask, as I do every year: please sign up to be a stem cell donor! And if you aren't eligible to donate stem cells, please consider donating money. www.nmdp.org

I say this ALL THE TIME

It’s not too late to get vaccinated if you haven’t already! “A spokesman for St. Luke’s University Health Network said the system’s flu caseload has surged in recent weeks. “Our flu numbers have tripled in the last two weeks," St. Luke's Corporate Communications Director Sam Kennedy said.”

Trans youth healthcare is based in decades of research and supported by every major medical organization in the US. Under RFK Jr, a handpicked panel produced a dodgy report claiming otherwise. It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?

But I’m sure at the University of Austin they bravely discussed all topics, following the facts fearlessly and never give in to political correctness.

support independent media. idk what else to say right now.

Every so often, AI boosters will say their products are or soon will be capable of “Ph.D-level work” and then it becomes clear that they at a very basic level do not know what Ph.D level work is

We had a little bit of a menorah fire last night (everyone's ok and no major damage thankfully) and the fire blanket that @blackjew.bsky.social bought for us and both of our tenants a couple years ago came in clutch. Highly recommend preparedhero.com/products/eme...

We are waiting for your public acknowledgement and call for an investigation by @massago.bsky.social, @wutrain.bsky.social. A 32-year-old man, presumed innocent and held on $2500 bail, was murdered by COs on the 3-4 unit at Boston's South Bay jail on Sunday, December 7. #bospoli #ShutDownSouthBay

E A G L E S Eagles. 2 years in a row. The NFL has real parity. The NFC East is super tough. I don't take for granted what we get to appreciate right now as fans

When “AI-enhanced pathology diagnostic systems” were presented with radiology results, they tended to identify demographic information from the images then use those demographics as the basis of diagnosis. Leading to errors in 1/3 of diagnoses for Black patients.

Ringo wtf.

Is Jake Elliot betting on sports? Wtf is going on with these misses?

And may every day be another wonderful secret.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Jim Gaffigan has a great joke about his then 1 year old frequently making a naked mad dash to the door post bath and him being like "you're naked, you can't reach the knob, and you only know us. What's the plan?" Anyway, I think the colonize space bros are just adult versions of that kid.

Ok this study is legitimately fascinating. Including because it's apparently building on a large body of research on the question of whether high fat cheese and other dairy consumption reduces dementia risk. www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

We had a good turnout for our menorah lighting tonight and I know many of my shul members felt safer with police presence. Still, I personally don't feel less on edge as I prepare for Kiddush with the police radio right on the other side of the meetinghouse door.

This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.

On the BS meritocracy conversation, one thing we often are not getting to is that this idea that there's one *best* person for a job is total nonsense. The lack of imagination to think that there's a zero sum right or wrong answer for every human position in an organization is absolutely stupid.

This guy was just confirmed to be US ambassador to South Africa

For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen. Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

This is so far beyond overreach and is deeply disturbing. Tons of pills can be anything and get sold with all kinds of medicinal claims by just putting "this statement has not been evaluated by the FDA" but they can take down any sale of compression garments? FOH

There is a statement from Rep. Worrell and @brianworrell.bsky.social. Where is yours, @wutrain.bsky.social? Where is yours, @ruthzee.bsky.social? #bospoli #ShutDownSouthBay

I have my 12 yo's google classroom on my phone so we can help her stay on top of assignments, etc. Her school buddy just shared a draft website with her asking for her to join him starting a school newspaper (and I'm sure others) and I feel like she's got good crew. Brought me some joy today.

"This story is written in the present tense. Why? Not one of the dozens of family, friends, and colleagues I interviewed can bear to refer to Hortman in the past tense." Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.

🚨 I’ve been keeping this under wraps until published and it’s out today. Do judges with background in law enforcement act differently at bail time? Our groundbreaking NYC study estimates that when they set bail, it is a full 32% higher on average compared to other judges. Check it out and share.

As a Brown alum and Providence resident, I have been trying to find the right words to capture the vast grief layered across this community and the people who love it. In the end, I’m not sure if it’s really, fully possible to articulate. But I tried: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Spotted in Richmond, #Virginia this morning. Let’s go!!! (Photo by Sen. @russetperry.bsky.social)

UPDATE: the judge ruled today that Ashley & I will be tried separately & not as Co-defendants like the special prosecutor asked. Two jury trials on 2/10. I look forward to taking the stand.

People in Gaza continue to need our support, particularly through this harsh winter. Please give to the Gaza Soup Kitchen, which provides food and medical aid to thousands daily.

Hey @wutrain.bsky.social, @ruthzee.bsky.social—a 32-year-old held on $2500 bail was beaten to death by COs in your city's jail last Sunday. Thank you to @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social for this statement (bsky.app/profile/clrh...). Where are yours? Where is your outrage? #bospoli #ShutDownSouthBay

These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.