Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

How will populations across the world change in the 21st century? 🔧 Explore for yourself with our new interactive tool!

I wrote about the topsy-turvy un-realism of fascism and the ignore-ance of its comfortable enablers—who by their very use of the term "nonviolent" ignore an already brutally violent situation, and demand perpetual sacrificial performances to secure their support. www.the-reframe.com/are-you-brav...

“are you willing to participate in nonviolence? Because if you only demand it from others, you're not nonviolent. You're just hiding behind the bully and giving the victim a thumbs up while they get pounded. That's a violent position if I ever saw one.”

The national Silent Quaker Walking Vigil for Peace will take place in London on Saturday 19 September 2026, the weekend closest to the United Nations International Day of Peace. Information taken from the Ipswich Quaker Meeting House Facebook Page. More in the picture ALT text.

*laughs in archivist* It always amuses me at how little historical material is actually not only digitized but also made available online compared to what lay people think.

Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.

💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over.

What really bugs me is that there's a big chunk of the left that seems completely unaware that there is a whole lefty tradition with roots in various organized religions. Catholic Workers, Jewish Voice for Peace, Black church leaders, Engaged Buddhism, and more.

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

'What emerges may look like evidence, but it primarily measures uptake. It does not measure the need or fit of the tool. And it tells us very little about whether the tool should exist in classrooms at scale.' Will sound familiar to academics grappling with HE EdTech adoption.

Great stuff from @espiers.bsky.social:

Leaked calls confirm that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is being run as a Russian intelligence asset in the halls of the European Union and NATO at the highest levels. Incredibly damning transcripts. Another EU foreign minister has likened Szijjártó to Kim Philby.

No Kings is international! Hope to see U.S. citizens and allies abroad out protesting!

Sánchez ha recuperado el “no a la guerra” que movilizó a la izquierda española en 2003 y fue el preludio de una pérdida del poder por parte del PP en 2004 tras los atentados del 11-M. “El mundo ya ha estado aquí antes"

Asking for a frustrated friend: if @verizonofficial.bsky.social locked the app because of "suspicious" activity but the roaming hotline refers to the app to solve issues, what is the person to do? I'm so glad I have the purple 🟣 carrier 😁

Here's a story about his death www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

Yes, thank you. And I'd add that the faculty who know most about education are teaching faculty. Either in mostly teaching institutions or whose main responsibility is to teach.

This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades. It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.

Thank you for the timely reminder 😁

That is so lovely and prescient and true, @nnedi.bsky.social Loved The Death of the Author 🙏❤️📚

That was hard to read but necessary. Thank you for sharing it!

Such a well written piece. Remaining empathetic and creative is more important than ever.

New article! On the Epstein files, the cruelty of the release, and the crimes that came before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...

🧪 have to check this out ! @tinyearthnet.bsky.social

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Every "low and despised" person rejected by the elites has that of God in them. Every outcast has a home in the blessed community. And when they come together in love and solidarity, it can be, as George Fox urged us to be, "a terror to all the adversaries of God." quaker.org/2026/01/26/w...

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

As always, superb analysis by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social My fav quote: "As for restoring integrity, the only way to do it is to live your values and model that for others. Integrity is the one thing that once you lose, you can’t get back. Integrity is a form of power that no oppressor can touch."

As clergy pray, arrests begin

Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

Yup.

Just got started on Death of the Author by @nnedi.bsky.social and omg if there ever was a book for these times! Thank you for that!

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

If you are a faith leader, we need you to come to Minneapolis! Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org

"In mafia states, legal is a malleable notion. What matters is that they are wrong. What matters is how they can be stopped." Thank you for that.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

Please consider donating, such a terrible loss.

Happy New Year! 🎉 As I stare at my long list of sabbatical plans, with "getting the old website fixed" among the first items, this article spoke to me and made me laugh: anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...

Appreciate this essay. I discovered Octavia Butler’s work relatively recently and felt both illuminated and saddened reading her books. Glad to learn more about her.

Así mismo 👇

Decided to run away from the coastal rains so we headed to Joshua Tree. Discovered the Noah Purifoy outdoor museum and still in awe of the art and the artist.

Thank you for the reminder. Just donated to @pbs.org using the link

Consumers don’t know if their medications came from factories that used dirty water, were infested by insects or birds, or were outright banned from shipping drugs to the U.S. Our new app provides answers that the FDA won’t.

Heartbreaking and infuriating. Amazing reporting too!

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... I need to think about how to make my written projects more inviting!