This bill was never only about eviscerating social services or enriching oligarchs, bad as that is. It’s also about using state power to build a private police force for the fascists—and spreading fear and destroying solidarity. Being brave and building solidarity is a big part of how we fight back.

A critical investigation of the private DeSantis donor reaping the most reward from helping build the Everglades concentration camp. Incredible independent journalism from @floridatrident.bsky.social.

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? “For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.“

This is what I want a leader to say

Your enemies are people in actual power not some random person on the internet.

tough but fair

HSI agent on lake st standing next to a “DEFEND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS” sign

JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

#Gramsci constantly warned us about not mistaking occasional politics for structural shifts. The test here is to ask what would people be writing if Harris had won by the same margins as they lost. For a proper analysis of the current situation, the actual result shouldn't really matter.

Since there seem to be a lot of new professors on Bluesky, I'll re-share this link to the AAUP's "Organize Every Campus" campaign. This is a critical time for faculty to organize in defense of our students, ourselves and co-workers, and the institutions we believe in. Join us!

My weekly curated list of must-reads and some final thoughts for the week.

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"We know that the majority of cases that end in child removal can be addressed by providing families with resources. The 70 percent of children who are in care because of “neglect” are victims of poverty." MORE: truthout.org/articles/thi...