International student Visas are being revoked.

An Insta account just wished me a Happy All-Snakes Day and now I have a new religion.

Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.

Tomorrow!

A great thread about Christians and Christian nationalism from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.

Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.

this is the "merit" two-step. first, you strongly imply or state outright that the presence of anyone who isn't a straight, able-bodied white man is unfair "DEI," then you argue that just because an institution is all-male and lily-white doesn't mean there is discrimination. that's just merit!

the OTHER thing about the white house’s anti-diversity push is that like old fashioned segregation it is explicitly an effort to undermine unions! like c’mon! don’t be stupid!

Harvard Divinity School punished students for having a PRAYER-IN last semester. I absolutely understand why students have decided to change tactics. When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.

Some people laughed at the Professor Watchlist as if it couldn’t hurt them. I felt the hurt and a wimp for feeling so. And here we are.

And then they came for the white women.

3 hours to leave her house. This is how they treat a 4-star Admiral and Commandant of the Coast Guard. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

My interview with @saramoslener.bsky.social is now up. Check it out!

Next week in Grand Rapids! Come join us for a conversation about purity culture, religious trauma, and managing our well-being in trying times.

This piece published yesterday and the "chaos menu" of government keeps churning. But the sentiment remains. "A true land of opportunity and security depends on a baseline of public goods, which Trump's recent actions are already undermining." www.newsweek.com/undermining-...

Hey there, if your journey to leftist politics isn’t rooted in love for other people, you’re only gonna recreate what you hate somewhere else. It’s not about airing grievances. It’s about creating a space where those who are marginalized can exist without fear. Zoom out.

#edusky #historysky I am trying to collect responses to the EO from Wed. on K-12 education. I found one from the CA DOE but struggling to find others. Please post links here if you know of any official statements. States, advocacy groups, unions, academic orgs…anything helps!

Looking forward to the final cut of my interview with drmarkbanas.bsky.social.

The Trump Administration’s hiring freeze has led the National Parks Service to cancel job offers for seasonal employees. We are concerned this could leave our parks understaffed during the busy summer season, which sees over 100 million visitors annually.

@jaxhidalgo.bsky.social on how the fires in LA are “biblical.” religiondispatches.org/the-los-ange...

What are the mediocrities going to do when they find out that “DEI” isn’t their problem? I’m curious.

The ripple effects of the EOs are kicking in.

as we’re seeing the endpoint of the anti-DEI hysteria is just opening the door to rampant employment discrimination

There is a widespread sickness in American punditry where commentators cannot describe basic political realities because it sounds partisan, so they mischaracterize the positions of Democrats and Republicans to avoid appearing like they are taking a stand.

Birthright citizenship is on the lips and minds of many, given yesterday’s “executive order.” Recommend Martha Jones’s book to those seeking to inform themselves about the context of this concept.

The lesson here is, imho, not: "Don't bother being in solidarity with ppl who have less power than you, bc nobody will trust you," but rather, "actions speak louder than words, & we cannot know more than we know abt people." Do what's in your power. Talk less. Do more. Don't claim credit. +

you are fighting for your right to be a baby

Susan Faludi talks about this in "Backlash" too: In the '80s tons of men were told 'we can't hire you because we have to hire a woman' even though companies weren't hiring very many women. Managers were just too chickenshit to tell men they weren't qualified.

Come see me next week in Goshen, IN with Cait West and @saramoslener.bsky.social! www.fablesbooks.com/events/16392...

I don’t know, but it sounds like the prognosis would be awful

The perfect Saturday read. open.substack.com/pub/croningc...

I wrote a book called Virgin Nation. Most recent royalty statement says I sold 69 copies btwn April and September. Yes, I have a PhD and no, I am not above making adolescent sex jokes.

President Ford and President Carter became friends after they were both out of office and decided to write letters to be read at each others funeral. My historian heart just grew twelve sizes. And low-key wondering if Gerald Ford was a prophet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=czDT...

This has not been confirmed beyond the tabloids, but I but I am on alert to contact the UN and volunteer as head of the committee on hot dog crimes against humanity. And may this photo bring you all the joy you need to weather 2025. www.vice.com/en/article/k...

Just hit send on a final manuscript six years in the making. If you see me walking around delirious from the lack of weight on my shoulders just give me some electrolytes and turn me toward home. PS Just realized I never posted the cover.

2025 in a single post.

2025 Disaster Preparedness Plan open.substack.com/pub/afterpur...

What energy are you taking into 2025?

Initiation completed. Please welcome the newest member of the Kobayashi Society Sarah Carson. A published, award winning poet I am delighted to announce Sarah has agreed to serve as our first Poet Laureate.

Jimmy.

What’s up Chicago.