So much of the conversation about higher ed these past nine months has focused on campus culture at a small handful of selective institutions. It's really important we don't lose sight of the true impact of higher ed (in communities of all sizes all across the country) and talk about that as well:

Janitors and cafeteria workers _contracted_ by the federal gov’t will likely see no backpay at all. “It’s so sad that they think they can play with ppl’s lives,” said Smithsonian Museum of American History cleaner Audrey Murray. “Stop this. Stop messing w/ppl. We have families who depend on us.”

This is maybe the most insulting thing you could say about a human being lol

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

“Who” is, objectively, the funniest possible response here

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

Headlines 10/8: ⬩ Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools via @nytimes.com ⬩ Don’t Let Polarization Undermine the Vital Role Colleges Play in the US via Higher Ed Dive More: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

I mean read this, the Trump administration in an official document is saying that Americans won't ever pick crops and America won't have enough food to eat because of ICE raids! prospect.org/politics/tru...

So this is funny. The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

I need Cal Raleigh to hit a second home run directly to this man to see how committed he is to the bit

Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors. ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart. ISILDUR: true

this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen

Shortly before the government shutdown took effect, NASFAA, along with other #HigherEd organizations led by American Council on Education, called on congressional leaders to ensure that agency funds for fiscal year 2026 be spent by the Trump administration as intended: https://ow.ly/OeaC50X75Wg

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

Initial observations about AOTA trends (based on which booths are busy and which aren’t): - linens, in - cutting boards, out - pottery, trying to be in - candles, still in - maps, staying the king

What a gorgeous day in Del Ray!

This Saturday, October 4, Line 33 will detour in the Del Ray neighborhood from 5:00am until 8:00pm during the Art on the Avenue event. See the full list of missed stops and temporary stops here: www.dashbus.com/service-aler... #DASH #DASHBus #ServiceAlert #artontheavenue

There is a new Joe hole on Dewitt and my bike tire almost went in it @josephfray.bsky.social

“The compact is not a statute passed by Congress or a regulation written with public consent. It is only the ideological will of the president, offered with the logic and ethics of a mafia protection racket.”

Happy art on the Avenue Eve Del Ray! What are you going to buy too much of tomorrow? I’m aiming to come home with too many… candles. No wait! Maps. No, candles. It’s definitely candles.

Microsoft shoved their AI Copilot into everything in Windows 11. Which lead to an increase in Windows 10 use. So they announced they'd stop support for Windows 10, but its usage was still strong. So they started to put Copilot into Windows 10. Windows 7 use is surging 5x now. AI is product poison.

Happy Friday, Alexandria! It's been another looong week, but it's finally time to cue up "Titans Spirit" and enjoy the latest issue of ALXtra with me and @oconnell.bsky.social:

SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social slate.com/news-and-pol...

NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response. @wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/govern...

Still thinking about this by the way paragraph in the Sun Times piece on the apartment building raid. Full story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

What good are negotiations over budgets when Trump just ignores the agreements? Vought saying he will cancel another $8 billion in federal spending in blue states.

We are now in the domain of not just illegal impoundments, but targeted illegal impoundments to punish liberal spaces. Not different from what Trump is doing to to universities.

Hello world! This is the official Bluesky account of the Alexandria Library in Virginia.

Charlie Pierce caught a foul ball: defector.com/a-million-li...

History repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce, third as incremental sales plays

Anyway, I had some thoughts on process, supporting a team that isn't always going to win, and the alchemy of moments. It's free: adamhsays.substack.com/p/pandemoniu...

Tired: This is a national security risk Wired: This is some of the tackiest corruption imaginable Inspired: The coming deluge of microtransactions and in-game ads that EA needs to run now that it's been saddled with $20 billion of debt is going to usher in an anti-private equity revolution

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

Battleships are literally a case study in “preparing for the last war instead of the next one,” everybody spent 30 years building them after World War 1 and within the first month of the Pacific war it was clear they were outmatched The president wants more of them now, in 2025

Our fiscal year comes to a close w/ great results. $120m under budget, more customers, crime way down, customer satisfaction up. Great job Team Metro & thank you to all our customers and community partners.

can you imagine sitting in that audience as a three-star flag officer — decades in the service, multiple post-grad degrees and a virtually unequaled level of command expertise — and being forced to watch this dunderheaded dry drunk give an off-brand jordan belfort seminar?

Most interesting part of the speech—a familiar MAGA tirade—was the audience reaction. Didn’t hear a single person applaud. Generals and admirals sat silently during this political lecture from a former National Guard captain. The right reaction.

pete hegseth, who you will recall has been accused of domestic abuse and sexual assault, has announced a new policy by which you cannot file anonymous complaints of mistreatment. sex criminal solidarity.

saw that man getting into the helicopter and realized he’s wearing the flag code violation suit to his big meeting with all the generals

Resetting the days since I’ve smashed my head on a pipe in the parking garage sign back to zero.

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

Interesting to note that the coal industry in the U.S. employs just a tad over 40,000 people, according to the BLS. The same source tells us that 64,000 people work at wineries.

“Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?” is the defining quote of the Trump era

“how are we going to pay for it” listen give me the erewhon customer database and control of the irs and i’ll give you fully automated luxury communism by christmas

You could give this man an existential crisis by showing him the bottom half of a muppet

My general belief is that Dems need to spend more time thinking about what they believe and less about what they think some imaginary swing voters want them to believe. Political strategy will stem from an authentic set of beliefs.

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy