This article links the current mania for AI to the longer arc of Ed Tech undermining higher education. Excellent article.

While Elon Musk brandished the DOGE buzzsaw, insiders saw Russ Vought’s prints on DOGE’s actions. “I can’t imagine that the DOGE team knew to target all these little parts of the government without Russ pointing them there,” a former official said. By @andykroll.bsky.social

Spotify is doubling down on decision to run ICE ads ‼️ Help us spread the word to #BoycottSpotify | boycottspotify.com

My latest — I wrote about Cuomo’s vile racist speed run in the final days of the mayoral campaign, with gross comments on a right wing radio show, an AI video best suited for 4chan, and his weaponization of white and Jewish grievance to beat the would-be first Muslim Mayor of NYC:

The US president credits billionaire tech entrepreneurs with helping change his mind on the National Guard deployment.

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

absolutely shameful that the university has embraced the administration’s demand that it discriminate against its students. this is the board of visitors telling UVA students that if they aren’t white and cisgendered then they don’t belong.

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. We obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. (Published Nov. 2024)

Next week, the Fed is meeting to decide interest rates, but they'll have to do it without the most recent jobs data. The data is ready to go, but the Trump Admin is just sitting on it. What do they have to hide? Release the data.

Lowering standards for the in-group "As part of the effort, ICE shortened the training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia from 13 weeks to eight. The training was later shortened to six weeks, the DHS official said." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Statement on this Senate committee investigation from Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez who notes that the request demands records from the Eaton Fire, which was not in the city of LA

Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program. (Published Dec. 2024)

He ruins everything he touches.

BREAKING: Arizona sues the U.S. House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R) continually blocked Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D) from being sworn in. The plaintiffs claim Johnson’s delay is unconstitutional and has left thousands of Arizonans without a voice in Congress.

Trump's AI Poop Jet Bomber Explained. The technology used here is fascinating, folks! Please share! #NoKings

This. Our online appetites are gluttonous and they harm our everyday functions that are sometimes difficult to fathom www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Not raw sewage, shit. Just say it. I thought this was a joke but he really did this. His hatred for cities and his panic over millions in No Kings rallies are equally pathetic.

Idiots. Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing. And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power. When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.

Israel launched air attacks that killed several Palestinians despite the ceasefire, saying they were in retaliation for a Hamas attack in Rafah that killed two Israeli soldiers — a claim the group denies. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/5fnl8c

“When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement,” DHS’ Tricia McLaughlin asserted, “while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs.” By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social

He’s actually imitating Hitler. How totally pathetic. Shame on the architects pandering to this sad wannabe dictator. #nobadmonuments #badtasteisnotmonumental

A federal prosecutor who resisted President Trump’s demands to bring charges against Letitia James, the New York state attorney general, was fired along with her deputy on Friday evening, according to three people familiar with the matter.

If the government shutdown continues into November, about 42 million low-income people could face severe disruptions to their food stamp benefits, the Agriculture Department warned in a letter to state agencies last week, saying that the federal government would have “insufficient funds.”

George Santos, serving a prison term on charges of fraud and identity theft, had been held in solitary confinement.

Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not. We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mz_nlRrp_tM

Health insurance prices for next year under the Affordable Care Act are now available in about a dozen states, giving Americans their first look at the sharp increases many will pay for coverage if Congress does not extend subsidies that have made some plans more affordable.

Our client Mahmoud Khalil can now move freely while we keep fighting the Trump administration's relentless, unjust attempts to deport him over his protected speech. This is good news for both Mahmoud and the First Amendment.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Epic fail, @mayor.lacity.gov

Trump’s disrespect toward Black women isn’t new — it’s part of a long, ugly pattern that many Black Americans have faced. Shalise Manza Young recounts her perspective.

Let it hold

🟠 NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced undercover operations to infiltrate and dismantle what he calls “leftist terror cells” in Texas, citing recent incidents of political violence. He framed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and attacks on ICE facilities in...

Join the AAUP and other allied organizations across the nation on October 18 for a day of peaceful and impactful protest as we come together to make clear: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people! #NoKings #AAUP #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #DefendHigherEd #Education

Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela “Mr. Grenell has tried to fashion a deal that would avoid a larger conflict and give American companies access to Venezuelan oil.” It’s all about the oil.

Blue Voter Guide is invaluable!

🗽 Yalla NYC, the largest fundraiser for Palestine refugees in the US is back! Join our NYC #Gaza5K walk/run on October 12 at Prospect Park (Nethermead Lawn) 🏃🏽‍♀️💙 Help fund UNRWA mental-health care for the children of Gaza. 👉 gaza5k.org

Thanks, Donald Trump! Burbank Airport has ZERO air traffic controllers from 4:15pm to 10pm today because of YOUR government shutdown.

In Chicago, children were paraded outside in the thick of the night, zip-tied and alone, while ICE rampaged through their homes — all at Trump’s request. He talks about an “enemy from within” but the biggest enemy is him and his lackeys.

Excellent!

A coalition of solar energy companies, labor unions, nonprofit groups and homeowners sued the EPA on Monday over its termination of $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes.

What?!?

Trump’s cruelty has no bounds

The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for inserting partisan political statements into furloughed employees’ automatic out-of-office replies during the government shutdown without their consent.

BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu says that negotiators will be working on a timeline for the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza under US President Trump’s plan. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f4ctrc

Mr Rowan is quite right that we could lose our global edge in higher education — by yielding to the eccentric and in this case authoritarian ideas of bullying, oligarchic alumni. His compact would put US universities on roughly the same footing as Russia’s. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Republicans control the House. Republicans control the Senate. Republicans control the Presidency. Republicans control SCOTUS. Republicans are responsible for shutting down the government. Period. Full stop.

In a landmark ruling in our case against the Trump admin on the deportation of international students for protected speech, Judge William Young rejected the government’s justification for the wearing of masks by ICE agents as “disingenuous, squalid & dishonorable.” #AAUPvRubio @knightcolumbia.org