Don’t run universities like a business run it as a public good

$3.35 (CA minimum wage at the time) selling concessions at a movie theater circa 1987.

As millions protest at No Kings this weekend, the Trump regime is violently cracking down on people exercising our 1A rights. As a human rights lawyer, I share 13 things you can do to better protect yourself and your community from Trump's goons. No paywall. Please share.

Coming up this morning at 10a.m. PT!

This is actually insane

After the Trump administration unsuccessfully tried to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services last year, they are now accepting applications for grants, but only if the projects align with Trump’s vision for America.

Our librarians have curated a collection of resources to help students of all ages and levels learn about important people and topics that relate to the Black experience, past and present, in North America and around the world #BlackHistoryMonth #OER

The Images & Styles OER Accessibility Professional Learning Series start next week! Join us & @cast-udl.bsky.social to learn how #OER can incorporate #accessibility best practices for adding and describing images, and utilizing styles in resource design. Register here: www.iskme.org/event/profes...

We're excited to offer 3 new professional learning opportunities to support our community with making #OER more accessible. The Introduction to #Accessibility for OER Sessions on 2/3 www.iskme.org/event/introd... & OER Accessibility for Images & Styles Series on 2/11 www.iskme.org/event/profes...

Between the brassica, the foxiness in wine, and now this - my internet experience tonight is way better than usual.

A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/02/a...

My favorite quote from this piece "You’re not a contradiction in terms when you’re the one writing the terms. It’s a lesson I wish younger people — sorted into boxes not only by social pressure, but by panopticon data miners — understood through experiences beyond life as prey."

Elizabeth Warren went to CNBC today and destroyed Donald Trump on the economy. Trump is trying to bury this appearance with a tantrum on his failing media site. Make sure this goes viral instead. www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...

This is so good.

📣Call for chapters! Jako Olivier & I are co-editing a volume on #Localization and #OER in #HigherEducation to be published in 2026 by the Commonwealth of Learning. If you work in this area, we would love to receive a proposal from you by 15 August. Details of the call: jako.nom.za/oercall.pdf

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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Seriously is everyone else having a panic attack right now?

NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1. More here:

How Rappler Is Building Its Own Communities to Counter AI and Big Tech gijn.org/stories/rapp... #ReclaimOurRights #HoldTheLine

Keep up with Project 2025 being implemented in real time, and share every example with everyone you know. Eventually people will start to realize this is real and it's happening.

This thread has great insights into how humor and “just joking” serve to create in- and out-groups. Also, doesn’t everyone know that Trump has no sense of humor? It’s always about socializing his ideas.

Please consider sharing.

"I just want to be clear about what's going on here." - @warren.senate.gov www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...

Hey @kbcz.bsky.social thanks for the follow! Happy to be hosting my show on kbcz.org right now! Check out Indie Mindy's Messy Middle :)

Inside of you are twelve angry men

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next. I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

please tell me this is just the "red mirage" ugh.

Y'all, look what NYT did in their story on Trump's spectacular Truth Social propaganda!! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...