Could we get a good class action suit going for all the people wrongfully(and violently) detained along with everybody whose person and property have been searched without a warrant? @democracydocket.com

Breaks the law and reeks of dictatorship defector.com/treasury-dep...

Said that back in 2014 JSSR article. Most of the SBNRs are neither

Somehow "existential threat" just doesn't seem like the sort of rhetoric that is likely to resonate with people who aren't existentially nerds.

Nevertheless she persisted! I do love my Senator @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social

Sociologist and activist in ICE custody, so far as I can tell for taking part in a peaceful protest. @asanews.bsky.social @aaup.org

This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman. Amplify amplify amplify please.

Amen sister

Congregations of all sorts provide these ‘civic skills’ but they benefit most the people who don’t have easy access to other places to learn those skills. #BlackChurch and more.

This snarky article from Salon doesn't help anyone. Its argument seems to be that MAGA will fail because its music is so mediocre. I'm no CCM fan, but this is exactly the sort of talk that demonstrates to the loyal base that they are right about snooty elitist lefties.

Just one more example of our country becoming the world’s worst moral exemplar. No light shining on a hill. Just violent bravado and destruction.

Am I reading this correctly? A grad student ... in Computer Science ... enrolled in an undergraduate seminar ... in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program ... where he ignored the readings and hijacked discussions to talk about Israel and defend its actions in Gaza? What the hell?

Blessings dear Anthea, and may you see even more clearly as you rest.

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The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Is anyone assessing the impact of those huge #H1B visa fees on #universities?

Things today's White House autism announcement did not do: -Discuss strategies to increase supports and services for autistic people/families -Highlight why autistic people and families deserve respect, not pity or fear -Endorse one speck of autism research that is not dangerous pseudoscience

From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan, Trump is basically using the DOJ as his own personal law firm.

Where is the @bostonglobe.com coverage of the hundreds of marchers in yesterday’s #SunDay demonstration?? Maybe @npr.org#SunDaywill notice?

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

That professor hit list was created just for such a time as this. None of these firings comes out of the blue. They've been pre-orchestrated by a well-organized right-wing network.

Where oh where is the B train? 2 C trains; 2 D trains; 3 E trains… and counting @mbta.com

Let's not forget that the carrot these media companies want is ever greater dominance over everything we see and hear.

Hooray for @asareligion.bsky.social! Thanks for the starter pack! Let's keep the #Sociology of #Religion conversation going on here.

A wholesome and much needed TL cleanser.

A UAE investment firm run by a member of the country’s ruling family put $2 billion into the Trump family’s crypto firm. Then the White House gave the UAE access to hundreds of thousands of powerful computer chips needed to build AI. Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts.

The rampant violations of academic freedom and intrusions on extramural speech are escalating rapidly. Faculty members have the right to speak or write as citizens, free from institutional censorship or discipline. Expression of opinion as a citizen does not constitute grounds for dismissal.

A job at USC focused on institutions & inequalities — prime subject for the many great #sociology grad students focused on #religion and inequality.

Remembering four little girls killed on this day. September 15, 1963 – Denise McNair, Carol Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, and Cynthia Wesley

Charlie Kirk toured behind the provocative slogan “Prove me Wrong,” but the truth is that he never had any intention of changing his mind about anything. Those weren’t debates. They were public humiliation events designed to incite persecution of his enemies.

A delightful cleanse for the mind and spirit. Thanks for taking us along @NPR and Brian Mann www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...

BREAKING: The House just passed its annual defense bill by a 231-196 margin, bringing the U.S. one step closer to spending $1 TRILLION a year on the military. Reminder: The House took away Medicaid and SNAP in JULY because these programs were "too expensive.”

Just in case you've otherwise missed this info: If your work explores faith-based institutions, or religion and social issues in North America, the Louisville Institute’s Grant for Researchers is for you. Deadline September 15! portal.louisville-institute.org/grants?utm_s...

Up early to cast my #Boston vote for #MayorWu. Impressed with the new poll place tech, even if the volunteers were clearly still getting used to it. And always fun to grab some goodies from the #Lyndon PTA bake sale.

This is infuriating and dangerous. College classrooms need all sorts of ideas and voices, and administrations that don't get that are beyond the pale.

This reminds me of when our daughter left Montessori preschool as a pretty good beginning reader, and within 2 months in public school, she claimed she didn't know how to read. No books or reading time in the classroom. Fixed idiosyncratic mode of teaching 'reading' that was like a new language.

Well, at least she seems to be conversant with *some* parts of the Constitution.

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Boston is just fine with its NOT-disastrous sanctuary policies, thank you very much. Surely your attorneys have better things to do.

The takeaway: 👉 Accommodating the radical right on immigration doesn’t win back voters. 👉 It alienates the progressive base. 👉 And it raises the salience of the very issue the radical right owns. In short: it’s electoral self-harm.

Fascinating story about how old cars can (mostly) be recycled.

Oh groan — @NPRInskeep ends his tribute to #SusanStamberg with “She did her job with relish!” IYKYK

The Introduction is the very last thing I write. Yes, I put some stuff on "paper" to get myself going, but I don't know what I'm introducing until I've written it. At the start, there's a big-picture outline, and then /1

Why does #MBTA always post Track 1 for the #Needham Heights train and always switch to Track 3 at the last second??

It’s never been about believing - it’s about belonging. That’s their tribe.

NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history. According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.

Gee, what a run-down, unsafe station 🫢 Maybe the National Guard could fix it up for us (NOT). #StevenBradbury.

Chopping up assault rifles never gets old. Especially on days like this - when once again an AR-15 was used to kill kids. Demand the ban on assault rifles. Help us chop them all. And melt them down. And turn them into garden tools. www.RAWtoolsPhilly.org