I stand with Yasmin Williams. I know the fascists running are government are malicious, cruel people. But something about this story hurts so, so much. To organize a claque against an artist you are presenting?!? An artist who kept her commitment to perform when others didn't? I am so sad.

Please read this story.

I disagree with lots of people who aren't Nazis! I'm very careful about who gets the "fascist" label. Murkowski? Too weak to oppose, fascism, but not a Nazi. Vance? Nazi!!

From a JustSecurity essay about servicemembers' criminal liability for the murders in the Caribbean. These paragraphs summarize the gross illegality of these acts.

Please read this story.

This flew under my radar: Chris Rufo threatened troops on campuses in a podcast interview at @chronicle.com Two key passages:

New Chotiner just dropped. (Given the state of the world, if he could give us some upcoming column release dates, I think we'd all appreciate a little something to look forward to.)

I am an anti-fascist and I oppose and abhor political violence.

Everyone in academia should read this piece about our dear, brilliant colleague @durba.bsky.social www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

The guy caught a ball worth at least 6 figures. All he asked was some autographed merch and to play catch with Trout on the field. There is still good in America.

Pressure won! Holy shit! Kimmel should rip ABC and the administration a new one on air. (And also apologize for the "shooter was one of them" part of his remarks," which evidence hasn't demonstrated.)

“Rash Kishansha is a very holy time for the Jewish people,” said Paul Castellano, a guy from Houston whose gastroenterologist is Jewish. theonion.com/jews-to-cele...

The John Wilson drawings/mural The Young Americans at The Met now is outstanding. In the hallway outside his exhibit. (Unfortunately, one panel is not included.)

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I'm opposed to murdering people in international waters. (The administration has done nothing but lie about these operations. Barely a word of truth or justification. Just good, old-fashioned murdering.) Well, I'm against it. D leaders? Floor speeches and a letter. 🙃

John Lee Hooker with a diagram of the evolution of the Blues.

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

Just to be clear: in the same week, this administration has fired an attorney for refusing to pursue cases for which there was insufficient evidence. And news comes to light that they buried an investigation with video evidence of fraud/conspiracy and ceased pursuing evidence of bribery.

What a subhed. You'd never know the "roadblocks" in the investigation are that there's no evidence of a crime. That's not a roadblock!

Trump to Announce Sale of Sheinhardt Wig Company to Mike Lindell; Jack Donaghy named CEO.

You can read more about the case and get Geidner's full statements in @pemalevy.bsky.social's latest:

The thing about Kimmel is: if ABC had had any balls, they would've said to their syndicates, "Wait and see. We'll put him back on next week. See if you hear from his audience!" But they're sniveling cowards and worshippers of Mammon. And now Trump.

Obviously this is more fascist nonsense. Does anyone else get the vibes that they're running out of buttons to press?

Guys does anyone know if the teacher will mark us as absent if we go to protest? I want to speak out against the fascist regime but I don’t want Ms. Jackson to get mad at me because I need a college recommendation letter.

My Redford rec (apart from Sneakers + Butch & Sundance + ATPM) is The Candidate: a 1970s picaresque about a lefty activist with an ex-gov. dad who runs for senate. About political authenticity and consulting and public service. Magnificent 1970s ending. With Peter Boyle. Dir., Michael Ritchie.

Once again: this administration is committing murder with no evidence in international waters. The entire national security team of this administration needs to be removed and prosecuted.

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Brian Kilmeade should be fired immediately.

Fascists. They are fascists. Kilmeade—in addition to being one of the stupidest people in public life—is a eugenicist. FoxNews continues to poison democracy.

Shocking and indefensible. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I remain baffled by the constant refrain that "no one knows what AI is for." There's obviously a massive market out there of people who want to take classes where they read *Ulysses*, but rely on AI to tell them what the book is about.

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://theonion.com/it-is-journalism-s-sacred-duty-to-endanger-the-lives-of-1850126997/

Chuck Schumer: The Leadership Democrats Need in 2003

The President and his national security team murdered 11 people in international waters with no evidence and no legal foundation. Murkowski, Collins, Tillis, McConnell, Paul. Not a one of them gives a shit. Decades of public service, and not one of them believes in a fucking thing.

Cool, cool. Here's my deal: every member of the administration resigns today, and we'll only prosecute people who ordered and directed the last six months of criminality, and not also their abettors and enablers.

Mea culpa. My tea leaves were cloudy. I thought Weiss would be President of Columbia University by now. Turns out, she'll be Co-President of Columbia Broadcasting System's News Division.

Miguel Cabrera, posthumous portrait of Mexican nun and writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695), c. 1750, oil on canvas (Museo Nacional de Historia, Castillo de Chapultepec, Mexico City)

i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is

You can read a transcript of the fired faculty member's remarks here: universitystar.com/32736/news/t... They in no way promote violence. This faculty member was fired for being a Communist. That's the whole story.

They're Nazis. They were Nazis yesterday. They're Nazis today. They'll be Nazis tomorrow. I fear deeply for this country. The problem is the Nazis. And the first step to a solution is Republican legislators fulfilling their oaths.

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

If you have Trump-indifferent relatives with military affiliations, ask them to look at this article and reflect on their moral obligations as soldiers. Military attacks on civilians are democratic poison.

I despise everything this man stands for and yet this news is some of the worst yet. We are falling faster and faster into a political abyss from which no one will save us but ourselves. The literal and metaphorical violence being unleashed is going to destroy us all.

What should the court have done? Put up a plaque contextualizing the art, affirming the importance of free expression, and expressing the judiciary's ideal to be seen instead always as a fair arbiter, capable of handling criticism and contradiction.

Impeachment now.

English professor here. This is an absolutely reasonable description for a course on YA Literature — and gender identity is an extremely relevant topic if you're discussing fiction for teenagers. You're not serving students well in 2025 if you don't address it.

Texas A&M should be ashamed of itself. It is encouraging cultural revolution-type snitching that is completely inconsistent with free inquiry and, frankly, being a grown-up that can be exposed to stuff that makes you uncomfortable. It's not only violating academic freedom, it's making kids dumb.

These are fascists. Fascists! That's why Harvard cannot make a deal. It's why I joined @aaup.org. I stand in solidarity with all my colleagues in Texas, who have earned the right to teach in their areas of expertise. Our students should learn from them!

Texas A&M University System orders audit of all courses after gender identity lesson goes viral Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ

The cowardly enemy of academic freedom Mark Welsh has fired the faculty member seen on the viral video. Texas A&M is not an institution with academic freedom. president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...