Confirmed: Assata Shakur has joined the ancestors. cubaminrex.cu/es/nota-de-p...

What the fuck. Somebody in a truck, which people on scene think they recognize as an ICE vehicle, DROVE UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK TO RAM PEOPLE, and then ICE AGENTS LAID DOWN SUPPRESSING FIRE WITH PEPPERBALLS SO POLICE COULDN'T INVESTIGATE. What the fuck.

This is really bad. It won’t get the popular opposition the Kimmel incident did, but it’s way more sweeping and authoritarian. This is an effort to bring the full force of government down on any and all opposition to this administration. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

"In a year already filled with cruel & relentless attacks on the federal workforce, this is yet another example of this administration treating us like pawns." - an #EPA staffer Thousands of us have already been laid off. Those who remain - inc. a handful of our #NEH colleagues - deserve better.

Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there

The story btw azmirror.com/2025/09/25/j...

Around a quarter of our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign submissions reported having their entire account disabled after sharing abortion information—primarily on Meta platforms. These take downs often happened without warning, contradicting Meta's own enforcement policies.

“Each person who is a plaintiff in the lawsuit was indiscriminately arrested without a warrant, detained, and ultimately released. The national immigration advocacy organization CASA is also a plaintiff… the organization has had to…engage in crisis response for people in detention.”

Amicus brief: Allowing removal of Cook while challenge to her removal is pending wd threaten independence & erode public confidence in the Fed. We urge SCOTUS to deny govt’s request for a stay. Bernanke, Yellen, Greenspan, Paulson, Summers, Geithner, Rubin, Lew prod-i.a.dj.com/public/resou...

@thetattooedprof.bsky.social's latest in the Chronicle - on welcoming AI critics to the table when deliberating on policy - is spot on: www.chronicle.com/article/some...

WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status. He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.

NEW: A Senate report has shocking new detail on how DOGE—which is very much still active, even as government agencies deny it even exists—put Social Security at up to 65% risk of a catastrophic data breach, per agency estimates, as well as viscerally disgusting detail on its sleeping arrangements.

NEW: The U.S. has long lagged behind other wealthy countries in reducing its stillbirth rate. Now a new five-year, $37 million NIH consortium will prioritize this public health issue. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.

A statue of Trump and Epstein was removed from the National Mall by U.S. Park Police, despite a permit allowing it to remain until Sept. 28

i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT "he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality "this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening START WITH WHAT IT IS not what it isn't

Utterly unconscionable. How do they sleep at night

Let me teach you how to draw. 9/28 I’m bringing back my sold out portrait drawing class. Get your tickets www.blackspringbookstore.com/how-to-draw-...

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Kristi Noem’s response in part was “While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them” — and the ppl killed were reportedly both detainees. the dehumanization is horrible (not unusual from her but)

this makes me so goddamn sad and mad

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

The thing about being neurodivergent is that I Like It. What I don’t like is that the world imposes numerous taxes on me for being like this. I don’t view it as a Me problem.

Cowards.

BREAKING: On the last Saturday that Ismael Ayala-Uribe was seen by his mother, she described him as having pale skin and bloodshot eyes. He told her, “Ya no puedo más, amá” (I can’t anymore, Mom). lataco.com/death-confir... By @eltragon.bsky.social , Aisha Wallace-Palomares, & Izzy Ramirez

Pritzker has made a start on this; not sure anyone else has. but yes, it's vital they do this.

"Lin’s decision also creates a potential opening for other researchers seeking to challenge their grant terminations after an August U.S. Supreme Court decision seemingly made that process harder." Pay close attention to this move, it's useful! Congrats to UCLA faculty! laist.com/news/educati...

I had such a wonderful time at @peoplesbooktakoma.com with @sarahpeitzmeier.bsky.social & Frances Reed! We left many signed copies of Gender Queer and Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding there, & the bookstore is now carrying a selection of my zines as well! A must visit if you are in the area.

Read this thread.

I'll continue to be "I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win"-posting, so figure I should address this point that seems to come up every so often Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?" A: yes

John Oliver was right, the bullies are weak, and “Fuck you, make me” will immediately make them walk it back youtu.be/ohPToBog_-g

One very wealthy white man got his job back today (along with his 200 staff and production team) because of organizing, boycotts, and collective pushback. When will we see that same energy for the 320k+ Black women who were pushed out of the labor market?

Fffffffffffff.

An Indigenous Studies Scholar. A Poet. A Novelist. A Saxophonist. Join us for Sound—at the Interregnum. Registration details to come soon.

VV excited for this.

Today is perhaps a good day to remind people that Jimmy Carter personally and publicly pled with Obama to recognize to the State of Palestine before his second term ended and Obama just ignored him lol

Nazis: You’re just fine with your tax dollars feeding EVERYONE ELSE’S kids lunch?? Me: Yes. And breakfast. And dinner. And two reasonable snacks. And everyone else in their family. Everyone. I want EVERYONE to have 3 meals and 2 snacks. And education. And healthcare. And homes. And water. And…

new white house FAQ, which implies the $100k fee applies to cap-exempt orgs. what this means for universities: 1) if you hire a non-US citizen for a TT job, you have to pay the fee 2) if someone with an H1B visa on a TT job tries to change jobs, they also pay www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

“We still have to live under that — that fear of losing our identity, losing our culture, our religion,” Leonard Peltier says about his continued commitment to Indigenous rights. “The struggle still goes on for me. I’m not going to give up.”

It was the first open-river swim there in nearly a century, the result of decades of work addressing pollution.  By Leigh GiangrecoMore than 250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday...

DC City Council passes emergency legislation authorizing people to get COVID vaccines without a prescription www.wusa9.com/article/news...

The University Democrats at UT-Austin, a longstanding student group, has been told that no guests, candidates, or speakers can speak at their meetings unless the administration approves them. Submitted speakers' lists have been ignored or summarily denied. Please HMU if you know a good 1A attorney

this is the intellectual conservative two-step: pretend that because they are raising an issue where people of good faith with broadly shared principles could disagree, that we have to pretend the actually existing conservative movement consists of those people. no. we don't.

So honored to host the very talented Carolivia Herron at People's Book at 2pm on Sunday 9/28. Read about why this DC classic is getting reissued with @mcnallyeditions.com! RSVP at: peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/therea... www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/18/w... @washingtonian.com

"I’m free today because of this advocacy,” Soliman said. “Don’t underestimate your voice."

this 72-page book, The ABCs of Media Literacy, is given to every grade nine student in Finland media literacy is a core component of the national curriculum. everyone has the toolbox and training needed for practicing responsible citizenship its CIVICS (a bullshit detector) abcsofmedia.com

I’m going to this!

Interview on the success of the Pretrial Fairness Act and the ending of cash bail. Crime is reduced, people show up for their hearings, and judges make more thorough assessments of risk. This is what this pres wants to end in IL. boltsmag.org/chicago-publ...

this whole regime is a death cult

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.