#HigherEd Gainful employment rules changes www.naicu.edu/policy-advoc...

I'm actually shocked. Good on Dana Bash for asking the question, and I genuinely would not have expected Greene to answer the way she did.

It has been a week and a day since this magnificent gentleman went to his final rest.

I'd also point out (gently) that the language of failure applied to the only two women nominated by a major US party is inherently problematic.

Male candidates have failed to win the presidency & eventually won. But there is an edge to the discussions around Harris and (HR)Clinton. I'm left of both, but as a woman, the discourse bothers me. I don't recall Kerry receiving the level of post-election ire that the two Dem women nominees have.

Students exit majors dominated by men, but this shift has little effect on predicted earnings because students shift away from both high- (STEM) and low-earning (arts) majors.

📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣 "The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct" Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu

If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.

They used this framing for any coverage of Hunter Biden, right? right?

"blending governance and family business" nbd

Most disturbing takeway of Hitler book: not what he said--how press covered him "meetings reveal not only Hitler’s propaganda instincts but also the vulnerabilities of a media world that often treated him as a 'trophy interview' rather than a subject for rigorous scrutiny" 2/2

"I want you to understand, regardless of your politics, the historical danger of a secret police. What happens when a militia is deployed in our neighborhoods and against our own people. "

Open AI loses copyright case in Germany. Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."

Read my essay, but with caution if you’re a sexual/assault survivor

“Desolate vacuity.” Ishmael on point there.

Let me make something very clear — Susan Collins is contributing to skyrocketing health care costs for families across Maine. It’s reckless and just plain wrong. We will vote her out in 2026.

Even if the Epstein stuff never existed, Summers should be allowed nowhere near future Democratic discussions about economic policy. His last two forays into that were total disasters, & neither Democrats nor democrats can risk that again: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

US Congress is already discussing reauthorizing transport programs funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021. Our team @urbaninstitute.bsky.social recommends how Congress should use new legislation to improve effectiveness, environmental sustainability, & access in the transport system ⏬

These cases are heartbreaking. But the new state censors are losing these battles in court. Consistently. We just have to do what we can to support and encourage those targeted to fight.

His emails v HER emails.

NEW: Trump claims he broke contact with Epstein in 2004. But Epstein sure seemed to know about President Trump’s policy views and thinking in 2017, via correspondence with an advisor for Bill Gates. (In the same emails, Epstein also asks Gates’ advisor if she’d fucked him. So there’s that too.)

My family used food assistance when I was a child. That assistance wasn’t charity; it was stability—a promise that we would not be left out and left behind. That promise is now being broken by the Trump administration.

I have blocked so many resister accounts with 30K followers and following 50K. All with stock photos. All, obviously not real people. Folks, if we're going to make this better than Twitter, you need to practice a little social media hygiene. BLOCK these accounts. Don't just unfollow. Shrink them.

Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers

Happy Berlin Wall fall day! Good riddance to the Wall and the regimes that had built it. Celebrate the freedom that followed and don't fall for revisionism. The hard next decade was the pain of extrication from a failed political and economic project. This is my high school class on that day.

If Schumer can't prevent a fold, then it's time to pass the caucus along to someone who can do the job.

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

Mark Zuckerberg's Palo Alto neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge. Read more: wrd.cm/4hMW4PM

We're at the "Papers, please" stage. This in Chicago with a US citizen. Remember, U.S. citizens are not required to carry or present proof of citizenship or identity to immigration agents when they are within the US. You have the right to remain silent.

Amazing archival discovery in #WMass #ShaysRebellion #Revolution250 #MA250 #TeamRhetoric

I legit can’t figure out the play on these FAA flight cancellations. Who’s the White House trying to pressure. And who do they think people are gonna get mad at when Thanksgiving goes down the drain?

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

"If you come for one of us, you will get all of us" - @wutrain.bsky.social in March I don't think Zohran cribbed the line, but wouldn't be mad if he did. If that's not the natural sentiment of every anti-fascist mayor or governor, it's time for them to at least start faking it or get out of the way

Happy #TownMeeting day for Longmeadow! Longmeadow's legislature convenes today. Participants in our direct democracy will deliberate. They may make amendments. And they will decide matters before them.

When I was little, I believed that adult people in charge of stuff were all really smart, because they wouldn't be in charge of stuff if they weren't; like, you couldn't be stupid and still have responsibilities. And while I have been wrong about many things in my life, I was wrongest about that.

Heartened to see Indiana University resume print publication of Indiana Daily Student, dropping bizarre demand that newspaper not print news. I often say I learn from my students. Looks like the student editors of the IDS taught IU leaders something, too. https://loom.ly/JMYaFSU

Happy Birthday to Michael Dukakis, the first Aromanian candidate for President! Michael Dukakis share.google/gmuVa7Ksv3tJ...

The PSLF program provides student debt relief to workers who have dedicated their careers to public service. Now, the Trump Administration is seeking to put restrictions on that forgiveness at the discretion of their own political ideology – we’re suing.

Dolly Parton releases “9 to 5” 45 yrs ago today. “I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”

Longmeoadow Special #TownMeeting Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the High School Warrant here: www.longmeadowma.gov/283/Town-Mee...

“Can political activism foster electoral participation?” Study examines “1913 Pilgrimage, a large-scale nationwide march in support of women’s suffrage.” Finds “women’s activism can drive political participation even in the virtual absence of women politicians.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

This is the aspirational future for American girls being presented by the presidency?

You need to understand that he actually believes it is illegal to criticize him. Why? Because Trump believes he - not the people - decides the law. This is why we are in the middle of, not on the verge of, a totalitarian takeover.

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:

Rep. @neguse.house.gov is ALSO giving Beltway stenographers their story frame: "republicans have simply abandoned their post for 6 weeks [while] tr*mp administration* violates the law without consequence. it should offend everyone, and it certainly offends me"

In 1931 Dorothy Thompson interviewed Hitler, belittled him, & was subsequently kicked out of Germany when he became Chancellor Ken's thread and an offhand comment from @bcdreyer.social inspired me to track down the book that came out of that interview, _"I Saw Hitler"!_ www.npr.org/2025/03/14/n...

If you are reading this piece today, you may be interested to know that I found Adam Bonica on moderate candidates compelling. Ht @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...

NARRATOR: The Insurrection Act does not allow the president to do "whatever I want" and would not preclude the judiciary from "get[ting] involved." The Insurrection Act allows the president to used the military to enforce civilian law or suppress rebellion. It is not a declaration of martial law.

A sitting president opening a betting market on his own website taking bets on things he influences. Wild times.

If we were a serious country, it all would have ended immediately in 2017 with the open monetization of the presidency for his personal/family benefit at his hotel three blocks from the White House. But we didn't, because we're not, so here we are: