Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court

He really didn't want people to see this so he had it taken down. He probably doesn't want to see photos like this flooding social media either. So it goes....

No, she’s not a puppet, just one of the 6 pro-totalitarian justices. This is not metaphor. They’re raving authoritarians.

Horrific.

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket

Preview essay of a book (Goliath’s Curse) by Luke Kemp I am looking forward to reading. For once in the "deep history" genre, this seems to include some well-researched examples from China and other less obvious corners beyond the Mediterranean world: tinyurl.com/4hp9j8rv

Corrupt DoJ Shields Trump on Epstein, Extorts CBS and Columbia U. in Protection Racket

"The only thing wrong with her was the color of her skin." open.substack.com/pub/thesesto...

The new reality for American academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba has once again stated that he is not rushing to make a trade deal with the United States. Japan is seeking the full removal of every new tariff imposed by the Trump administration. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/780...

This is insane.

Every university should take this tack. When DT is dead and gone, Harvard and the rest of the great universities in the United States will remain. If they don't embrace human creativity (excellence), though, they won't. Emulate Harvard, where creativity is the central motif, not ideology.

"Homegrowns are next. You gotta build about 5 more places." In other words, Gulags for American citizens.

How crooked can it get. This is just the beginning.

He was very good friend and great scholar, my predecessor at UI.

Yo twas a good time. Check it out. 是非日本語なのでご覧ください。

Somehow things are coming together. Vladimir Trump and his co-President Muck just love Russia and have Kremlin ties among even their close associates.

Have Hope. Get involved. We're going to defeat these creeps. Listen to Timothy Snyder. He gives clear suggestions about what we can do!! "It’s going to involve a million little acts of solidarity and togetherness." トランプの独裁主義に負けませんぞ。 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQqL...

大事な指摘。An essential set of points.

Xenophobe in chief. Trump Plans Order to Designate English as Official Language of the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...

The anti-science aspect of this shocks us until we realize that this all to give Trump and Musk (and Bezos etc) a MASSIVE tax cut.

A key point.

We are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis. Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security. 1/ A quick🧵on what's going on. apnews.com/article/trum...

The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach. www.tsunami.gov

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“Every single person on the side of the constitution needs to be united right now. We can disagree vehemently on policy later. Until our democracy is safe., we must be united for the constitution.” Pro tip

やはりノベル経済賞の受賞者クルグマン教授は鋭い指摘をされていますね。Professor Krugman should be taken very seriously.

Yo, read this carefully. よく読んで下さい。マスクの方が政府の予算に頼っています。Musk is the parasite on the government, and he just wants the Treasury so he can line his pockets.

The Times is utterly feckless. Next they’ll pull a zuck or bezos bended-knee to coronate Dear Leader.

Worth its weight in gold. Timothy Snyder, The Logic of Destruction open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Did you hear that folks? A major contribution by an excellent scholar is OPEN ACCESS. Thank you, Dr. Kotyk.

I love the Quakers. Thanks to their efforts at least there be potential accountability in court.

www.vox.com/scotus/39782... “McConnell’s order, however, quotes from a 2013 opinion by then-federal appellate Judge Kavanaugh, which rejects the idea of impoundment and even cites a 1969 Department of Justice memo written by future Chief Justice William Rehnquist…”

Good morning Bluesky!

By the way — if you're curious to learn more about the modern Religious Left, boy do I have the book for you: www.amazon.com/American-Pro...

Once again, journalists who cover big business are more clear-eyed about what is really happening than most legacy political reporters. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Wow, look what just arrived. A completely new publication on networks (書き下ろし, it says in the conclusion) in medieval Japan with a focus on documents, records, and especially sacred works. Nagamura is a leading archivist and brilliant scholar. The book will be officially released on January 1, 2025.

"The new arrangement represents one more step toward cooperation between political and economic development." -- NY Times 11/21/1938.

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What's happening at Western Illinois University is catastrophic as folks will discover when knowledge systems that librarians build, maintain, and explain inevitably fall apart. Can you have a university without librarians? I don't know, can you swim without water? www.chronicle.com/article/a-lu...

We passed the bookshelf test. Perfect match in size and the colors are perfectly complementary.

Well, our social media ban certainly made headlines. Ground News says it was covered by at least 581 sources with a pretty even distribution across the political spectrum. 70% have high factuality ratings. ground.news/article/aust...

First copies just arrived: COUNTLESS SANDS: MEDIEVAL BUDDHISTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS (2025) The publisher’s website is shipping now go.hawaii.edu/bXG

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