The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”

"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.

"Killing and damaging things without achieving anything lasting" is the hallmark of the Trump regime.

This is the most American thing ever. Notably, the USA is the only high income country lacking paid maternity leave mandated by law. We also have low breastfeeding rates despite high desire to breastfeed & health benefits, which CDC links to lack of sufficient supports.

It’s pretty wild that the most rabidly anti-immigrant administration in recent memory is comprised of a President married to an immigrant, a VP married to the daughter of immigrants, an assistant AG in charge of Civil Rights who’s an immigrant (Dhillon), & it was all funded by an immigrant (Musk).

This brave judge speaking truth to abuse of power, knowing likely better than anyone just how dangerous it is to do so. An independent judiciary has always been important, but never more so than in times when other branches of government abdicate their Constitutional duties.

A few photos from an immigration enforcement action as Border Patrol agents detained several people in a Home Depot parking lot Wednesday in Evanston and Niles.

You MUST watch this 5 minute video.

Finally, a platform to debate the least suppressed ideas in American life

This incredibly worthwhile read by Sloane Crosley is just the dystopian humor I needed in this enshittified technological landscape.

Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?

The sound of #ICE helicopters is so loud it's hard to get my work done. I'd rather my taxes pay for universal healthcare, or affordable housing, or a common sense immigration system, or better supports for veterans and seniors, or improvements in infrastructure. So many better uses possible.

The ACLU of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against ICE, Noem, and other DHS officials. Susan Tincher, who had her wedding ring cut off by ICE agents, is one of the plaintiffs in the case.

One of the main themes of my account is that people in the United States, by and large, do not know how laws or the legal system work in practice. One question I get a lot is why this matters. Many leftists or progressives ask me every day why it's so important to know this stuff anyway. (cont)

A painful one from @jvl.bsky.social on Bondi Beach, Rob Reiner, and USAID. Read The Triad only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...

Tonight I’m drowning my woes in a really tasty risotto. Not sure if it looks right but it tastes amazing and will pair beautifully with the salmon, Brussels and carrots

People should be able to celebrate their holidays at a public beach w/o being violently targeted, to study at school, get groceries, worship, dance, attend a concert, express themselves, go about their lives w/o fear of violence. Guns & hate are awful bedfellows. Gov'ts can do something about both.

“How do I explain trans people to my kids” mate, what are you explaining? “Kids, this is Mr Jay, would you like to wave or fistbump or shake hands?” what is there to explain beyond “here’s a person”

Ignored in debates over immigration in the USA are root causes for why people flee their countries, or the everyday acts of resilience and care families undertake in the face of violence in their communities. This book is a sunning, accessibly written account of that landscape. Highly recommend.

At a time when the GOP is cutting what were already inadequate social safety net programs to pay for billionaire tax cuts and ICE, we add the administrative costs of wth this is while tanking our tourism industry in the process.

Mounting debt crisis means global South governments are spending on average 15% of their revenue servicing external debt. This figure has doubled since 2010. More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.

It’s feeling similar to Covid under Trump, where every day I marvel at what he and his administration are creatively doing to actively make a bad situation worse. Economy is tanking, things are more expensive…What happens if I tank tourism? Agriculture? Immigration? Imports? Higher Ed? 🤔

Our @nuglobalhealth.bsky.social students are seriously awesome and several of them worked SO hard for this Global Health Case Competition last month. It's a privilege to be able to work with such an amazing array of thinkers and change makers!

If you have a bit of time, this article was so well done. Perfect combo of our profit-based healthcare system, hospital consolidation, lack of adequate policy/regulation, and the real costs for people. 👀 #PatientsBeforeProfits

This is SO important. Contrary to popular belief, just because breastfeeding is “natural” doesn’t mean it comes naturally to all babies or all parents. Available lactation consultants, spaces to breastfeed or pump, and paid parental leave are clearly needed.

In sum, we make it clear, breastfeeding is NOT simply up to individuals. Rather, it's a collective responsibility, and primarily the responsibility of governments to invest in POLICIES that create an enabling environment so all families can meet their goals. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A reminder the USA is the only high income country in the world whose government doesn’t regulate the cost of health care and drugs. I wonder why we spend exponentially more public and private $$ on healthcare than any comparable country 🤔

More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters

As #GOP hawks high deductible plans with health savings accounts and #Democrats counter with #ACASubsidies, I just want to point out that neither party's solutions actually address the elephant in the room: healthcare costs. It's ping pong of who pays those high costs, 0% asks why they're so high.

It was such a pleasure to invite Chef Walks First (Menominee) to teach a class for us @nuglobalhealth.bsky.social this fall, to learn from her as a community, and to sample the love through food that fuels the spirit and the body. Thank you Chef!

democrats/liberals/progressives with any common sense need to get ahead of this electricity cost issue - we need restraint and regulation of ai and data centers, which are driving up costs www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...

At least one story from this year’s #AAA2025 will be the crazy that has been the elevators and escalators.

One way to pass the time on a flight…bring your old school analog grading with you. Apparently this is the only company making $$ on AI at present. I can see why.

WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.

An enduring mystery of living with teens is how nearly every spoon you own seems to disappear into the ether, never to be seen again.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

NYT: The Trump administration has transformed the Department of Homeland Security to carry out its deportation campaign. In doing so, a Times investigation found, it has diverted resources from efforts to combat child predators, sex trafficking and black market sales.

I'm so flipping thrilled about the work @nuglobalhealth.bsky.social did to bring Chef Jessica Walks First to Northwestern to teach about food and healing to our students. It's been such a fantastic collaboration, her story is amazing, and she brought such wisdom and innovation to campus!

Our taxpayer dollars going to terrorizing people sleeping while brown and black. Thankful for the awesome journalists @propublica.org for investigating.

We’ve built two justice systems in the US—one that bends over backward to shield the wealthy and powerful, and another that comes down hard and fast on the poor and marginalized. Trump and Epstein show that it’s easier to squeeze a rich man through the eye of a needle than to see one sent to prison.

Phew. This is the best thing I’ve read this week and is absolutely worth your time.

I see so many reactions from Americans justifying what ICE is doing. They don’t seem to care about the *how* of immigration enforcement, the fact #ICE agents lack training or good judgment, or the fact ICE themselves are violating constitutional laws.

You know how everyone said that ICE wearing masks and not showing ID was going to lead to criminals impersonating ICE to do bad things? Well, it's happening. from @dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social

Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.

This is what an inspiring, grassroots, people-first campaign meeting people where their concerns are can actually do.

Met some Northwestern student journalists at a rally on the weekend. This last few years has only grown my respect for the importance of local, independent reporting. Really great local reporting by Emily Dissanayake and @lucaskubovchik.bsky.social @medillschool.bsky.social

One thing Trump shut down by destroying USAID was programs (at least in Asia) to protect Christian minorities.

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say