The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L

It is chilling to watch this video. Thank you @ryangrim.bsky.social for this coverage. youtu.be/OmG2Dgtp29w

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

Academics: thoughts on academia.edu and researchgate.net? I'm trying to minimize passive AI usage, and lately Academia.edu has been sending me BS about grants they've found for me using AI. Has anyone deleted their accounts or found alternatives? Is LinkedIn better or worse?

Why I'm here, not on FB.

A great read for end of year reflections "The Politics of Acknowledgements" in Myanmar/Burma studies @rosemetro.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... part of our special issue on Decolonising Research Ethics in Asia Pacific Viewpoint @zalifung.bsky.social Anne Decobert & Sophia Htwe.

The current administration at the New College of Florida lack the necessary experience to run a higher ed institution. "Not only do the folks running New College not have what it takes to run a higher education institution, they don't trust the people who do know what they're doing."

AI slop. it's what's for dinner. Thanks tech overlords! Keep looking in the mirror while you sing the song about your utopian genius!

One way to donate to flooding relief in Hat Yai, Thailand friendii.art/milkteatha

Check out @tcpress.bsky.social's Professional Learning catalog, with offerings from me and other TCP authors. Do you and your colleagues want to know more about document-based, thematic history teaching? Let me know! #sschat www.tcpress.com/filebin/PDFs...

The #US just terminated the #TPS for #Myanmar. This means, that the government considers Myanmar a safe place to return #refugees and all other immigrants from Myanmar to whose presence is now "opposed to ... the national interest of the US". An absolute disaster! www.uscis.gov/humanitarian...

Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted

Our legal victory in AAUP v. Trump ensures that the Trump administration cannot use civil rights laws to pull federal research funds from universities, which undermines our 1st and 10th amendment rights. AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.

Great panel discussion the other night at Humboldt University IAAW about the #MilkTeaAlliance. Thanks to @jwassers.bsky.social and other panelists! Refreshments = Milk tea from Myanmar, Hong Kong, Taiwan, & Thailand 😀

Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement. The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

More than two thirds of New Yorkers are tenants. Andrew Cuomo compared them to hotel guests. We need a Mayor who will bring our city together around an agenda to lower costs for everyone, whether they rent or own.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Local 6741 is in the BlueSky house! We are an @aaup.bsky.social & @aft.org local, composed of all non-collectively bargaining AAUP chapter & at-large members of AAUP. Follow us for news on & organizing resources for faculty in pre-majority union contexts. Check out our website too! local6741.org

Today the Missouri Senate has the extremist gun bill #HB1175 on their formal calendar. So I'm joining gun violence survivors and @momsdemand.bsky.social supporters in calling on #moleg to oppose SAPA. Sheriffs, police chiefs and unions from across the state went to Jeff City to testify against it👇

This is where we are. It’s time for patriots to stand up for the principles in the Constitution.

Those of us who can must speak out against the termination of international students' visas for free speech or minor driving violations. Grateful for @aaup.bsky.social guidance as we support our students.

New open-access article out with Ma Maysi and Joe Decker, on #Myanmar refugee-background students and their access to higher education in the US.

www.facebook.com/share/14wbYG... one option for donating to earthquake relief in #Myanmar

Let this be a lesson to everyone: Trump won't relent if you give in; he's a bully. The only thing that will get him to back off is to punch him back.

This is why self-described MAGA "conservatives" often feel uncomfortable in modern academia. Because amongst humanists and social scientists, the idea that race is a biological reality has generally been considered discredited nonsense longer than any currently living American has been alive.

1/2 - After today's devastating 7.7 earthquake in central Myanmar, the next few days may see significant aftershocks. Please share these images with those who may be impacted in Myanmar & the border regions. #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar

If you’re protesting this weekend, know your rights.

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense. I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...

Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.

This isn’t funny but sanctioning the UN Human Rights Council for finding Israel guilty of systemic sexual violence against Palestinians is straight out of The Onion

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

The AAUP wholly condemns this punitive weaponization of federal grant funding. This attempt to discipline & control a university campus is a transparent hallmark of authoritarian rule & harshly violates the central mission of education to serve the public good. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/n...

From @aaup.bsky.social on FB

Trump: "We brought back free speech in America. Free speech." This is a flagrant lie. Today he told universities they would be punished if they allowed protests of or criticisms of Israel, a clear violation of the First Amendment.

Trump spoke for 90 minutes—and didn't say one word about the stress the 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck are facing right now.

The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy & Beijing is available for pre-order from @bookshop-org.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/the-... (I'll post info on June book launches, & on related pre-pub talks, eg one at Northeastern April 10 www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-move...

Here's what Mizzou's @aaup.bsky.social chapter will share with legislators in Jeff City on our Advocacy Day on Thurs. To quote Mr. Isseks from the inspiring documentary Middletown (check it out!), we have to keep acting like we live in a democracy. #academicfreedom

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

Always been nothing more!

So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

Bezos bends the knee. Pathetic.

Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

How it feels trying to carry on with my doctorate whilst academic funding and its infrastructure was just drop kicked into the sun

I think one of T’s bigger missteps was calling himself a King. Americans are more unnerved by the idea of being ruled by Kings than crushed by fascists

BREAKING: The Monitors were just hacked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to display an AI video of Trump licking Elon Musk’s toes. The caption over it read: “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”

Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power. (2/2)

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

Stephen. Remind people that they’re not helpless