Federal workers are being told to blame Democrats for the shutdown in their OOO auto-responders, complete with suggested language. from @telliotter.bsky.social

The federal government is shutting down because the Trump admin chose chaos and taking a swing at the Affordable Care Act over responsible governing. Our message is clear: fund the government, fix the health care crisis and put working people first. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Canes fans should listen to this as we're collectively pondering the possibility of signing McLeod. It's a tough, raw, and very honest listen. I'm very proud of Brad and Ray for putting this show together and for the frank, forthright conversation. Believe victims - and back it up with your actions.

Today, HUD officials posted divisive political messages on their website. There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan. This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.

Retaining Givani Smith for the moment over keeping Nadeau up is interesting. It's also notable that Jaaska remains on the roster despite last night's Wolves training camp press release that listed him as a part of their camp roster.

A big batch of camp cuts from the Hurricanes. Kylington and Labanc have been released from their PTOs. Assigned to the Wolves: Nadeau, Quapp, Robidas, Ryabkin, Trikozov, Unger Sorum, Montgomery and Nystrom. On waivers for assignment: Gunler, Jost, JoSlavin, Suzuki and Bayreuther.

De facto set of cuts here. Interesting omissions to Chicago training camp at the moment: Suzuki, Jo.Slavin, Gunler, Robidas, Legault, Gleb.

the president just said the military should start shooting american civilians if they want to

When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.

Is this supposed to be a threat? They did this exact thing while the government was open

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

*taps sign*

NEW: Nature trained AI to predict which NIH grants from 2014 would have been cut if the Trump admin had its way back then — and what science would have been lost to history. "The results show the damage that cuts in funding can do to research, and the unpredictable nature of the research process."

President of Texas A&M resigns. This is the second Texas A&M President chased out of College Station in two years as a result of right wing politicians and activists attacks on academic freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."

By the head of the Federal Communications Commission, in 2022:

must be something wrong with my internet, I just woke up and tried to find the massive Democratic party pushback to all these attacks on the first amendment and nothing's coming up in my browser

They are going after teachers and professors. THEY ARE GOING AFTER TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS. You all see what's happening right?

This is extrajudicial execution, without any clear threat to the US, no authorization from Congress, and far beyond even Article II. The military is not the president's personal hit squad. Or wasn't, until now.

How is this not national news, advocating for literally murdering unhoused persons?

"Trump administration to cut funding for Oregon program serving deaf-blind students" www.kgw.com/article/news...

It’s a shame this story is being buried (tho there is *a lot* going on, not least of which is RWers trying to start a civil war). Professors should not be fired for teaching their courses. You may note it is the right, those who harp on “diversity of thought,” who are behind this disturbing turn.

NASA has banned Chinese citizens with US visas from participating in agency programs — a dramatic escalation in the space race between China and the United States. It occurs as China gears up to send a crewed mission to land and potentially establish a habitat on the moon.

What absolute GHOULS these scientists are, huh?

The way these people announce literally every hour that they don't respect democracy or sovereignty Congrats to every Democrat who reached across the aisle to compromise with this authoritarian jerk

Poland’s prime minister 👇🏽

Facts are facts: Right-wing extremists account for the overwhelming majority of extremist-linked deaths in America.

Again, at worst, the appropriate response to course content not aligning with course descriptions at any university is to lodge a complaint with the relevant curriculum committees and get them to change the course descriptions, rather than to fire a professor, her boss, & her boss' boss.

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals. In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed. Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph... 1/4

I’m so mad about this straight up lying and slander that I can’t even compose a coherent skeet.

Today's act of resistance was getting COVID, flu, and shingles boosters all at once since I'm concerned about availability in the current climate, shouting epithets at RFKjr with every passing wave of nausea, and lamenting how stupid it is that I even have to type this. Make Science Great Again.

@leahlitman.bsky.social said it best: “Political culture imagines that the Supreme Court safeguards the Constitution, when in reality it is chipping away at the constitutional rights of historically marginalized groups."

Maybe the solution to this is not to cut the Department of Education and the millions in grants for student support and teacher professional development? And not to let NSF cut nearly their whole suite of funding for research and development in STEM Education?

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist. Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!

It's not the most important part of the issue but Kavanaugh saying "well they should just sue if they're the victims of excessive force from ICE" when he himself has previously voted to bar lawsuits against federal officers for violations of the 4th Amendment in immigration cases takes chutzpah.

Will pitch in on the team's grading in exchange for an emergency @strictscrutiny.bsky.social pod, even if it's just @leahlitman.bsky.social cursing uncontrollably for 3 minutes.

This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:

Corporations, law firms, media companies, and some Congressional Democrats would rather surrender to Trump than fight. Here’s the thing Trump is a weak president pushing an unpopular agenda. Dems should be picking fights, not shying away from them messagebox.substack.com/p/new-polls-...

I mean what on earth are district court judges supposed to do at this point other than get the message from SCOTUS to let Trump do whatever he wants to no matter what the law says.

The wave of confusion experienced by Gen Z and Alpha on seeing Doja Cat’s Max Headroom bit at the VMAs has made this GenX boy grow all the more powerful.

They turned the Rose Garden into the garden dining patio at the Fort Wayne Marriott

Hey look, we're a research case study! #RaiseUp uwm.edu/news/bunch-o...

The official DOJ Twitter account posting the equivalent of a screenshotted Notes app apology from a phone on 30% battery after the acting director got honeypotted on Hinge and confirmed plans of an Epstein/Maxwell coverup.

Good heavens, I hope the new road uniforms grow on me. Because... my first impression is not favorable. #RaiseUp

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As a former lead of DRK-12, I say this with the utmost gravity: this is a devastating and massive blow to STEM education education research. This is not a program revision so much as it is a drowning of the scientific endeavor in a bathtub.