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@profgalloway.com Hey Scott. Hello from Upstate New York. Thanks for the great episode of Prof G with Gary Stevenson. More of that conversation please. Ps. Love the photos of the pups.

This. Now more than ever. Vote.

If you think it’ll stop at Columbia and Harvard, you’re wrong. If you think it won’t go beyond universities to infiltrate all schools, you’re wrong. If you think it won’t demand compliance at media, medical, and non-profit organizations, you’re wrong. Fascism is here. Fight it.

Great seminar.

When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.

For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.

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This is good but why is it written by six individual faculty and not by the presidents of 400 US universities

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Former President of my current University. I’ve never felt so much fear in University spaces in my 25 year career. As an 80s kid, it feels at least a little bit like how I imagined people might feel (and behave) in Soviet Russia.

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Orban calls the Hungarians who oppose having a dictator a "shadow army". As if they were his enemy. This is what a dictator does. www.politico.eu/article/vikt...

From my twenty something daughter “What is happening Mum- the world is upside down- it’s an occupation.” Cue one of my old vinyls - REM “Welcome to The Occupation.” Put this on repeat. Do not stop.

The library and the post office are the only two systems we have that circulate things widely and to everyone, no matter who they are or what they believe. The library is the only one that, for now, is not forced to pay for itself at point of sale. Attacks on IMLS are attacks on every one of us.

March 15, 2025

Columbia fired our union president the day before we start bargaining—less than a week after allowing ICE to abduct our coworker. Join us tomorrow to make sure they can hear us from the bargaining table!

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March 4th: Nationwide day of protests! Over 90 events added so far, and our team is working hard to get more up as quickly as possible. Find a March 4th demonstration at www.FiftyFifty.one. #50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne @polrev.bsky.social #March4thForDemocracy #ImpeachTrump

Let’s go. Please - he needs to resign

BREAKING: This is the lieutenant governor of New York calling for Mayor Eric Adams to resign. This is a bfd #ByeFelicia

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Now is a good time to put this documentary film in your Must Watch Cue. “Requiem for The American Dream”. This is what happening now. I’m teaching this film this term- m.imdb.com/title/tt3270...

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This. Plan ahead. To save the country. 24 hour Economic Blackout.

Lest we forget: "Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from the occupied territory to the territory of the occupying power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, whatever the motive" - 4th Geneva Convention

Or fly a resistance flag…

So the book I co-edited has been out since October. It might be a good time to get yourself a copy. And yes, Spencer’s chapter is excellent.

Both the C.I.A. and the National Security Agency have begun offering employees the option to cease working and resign, effective September 30.

"Educational Arson": Trump Moves to Abolish Dept. of Education Amid Broader Attack on Public Schools

As the great Dan Rather said..... @thedanrather.bsky.social