Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

Pope Leo’s first ‘exhortation’ is on poverty: “The document’s apparent commendation of aspects of liberation theology … may cause conflict with some conservative Roman Catholics, as well as with governments committed to vigorous free-market economies.” www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

The monster is really coming for us all. General Letitia James has been indicted following Trump’s pressure campaign. She’s accused of committing “mortgage fraud.” The MAGA movement is weaponizing the Justice Department.

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

Understanding the Legend of the Grey Hound of Meoble: The raw and the cooked, the free and the colonized gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/understand...

To defend academic freedom, universities need to form a large and powerful bloc that can challenge the administration’s attempt to illegitimately remake higher education.

The Trump administration said today it is freezing $2.1 billion in funding for major Chicago infrastructure projects, part of a broader effort to squeeze Democratic-led cities during the government shutdown. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought confirmed the move in a post on X.

Chaidh am prògram a chraoladh air Radio nan Gàidheal bho 1990 gu 2000. B’ iad Iain MacIlleathain, Flòraidh NicIllEathain, agus Fionnlagh MacLeòid nam preasantairean thar nam bliadhnaichean. Tha Radio nan Gàidheal gan ath-chraoladh is iad a' comharrachadh 40mh ceann-bliadhna an stèisein.

Air BBC Sounds a-nis: sreath phod-chraolaidhean le 40 prògram bhon t-sreath iomraiteach Facal Oirbh, le pailteas fiosrachaidh mu bhriathrachas 's ghnàthasan-cainnt na Gàidhlig www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Today, Trump declared war on his own citizens, calling for U.S. cities to be used as “training grounds” for troops to confront what he called an “invasion from within.” Americans are a proud people, and no one (foreign or domestic) will threaten our home.

Ocean acidification, caused by carbon emissions from fossil fuels, has exceeded safe levels, hindering the ability of shellfish and corals to develop, impacting fisheries and the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, thereby exacerbating global warming. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

What the actual fuck is Trump even talking about? He just went on Truth Social to declare the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy is “no longer a theory.” This is the same extremist garbage that inspired the Buffalo and El Paso mass shootings. He’s recycling message-board rants like their policy,

It’s clear that neither Congress nor the Supreme Court will stop Trump from illegally using the military against his own people. Many warn this obsession is already weakening the country, while real foreign threats grow,

It’s starting to feel like martial law with troops being sent into city after city. Trump announced on social media that he’s deploying forces to Portland, escalating his campaign of targeting Democrat-led cities with military presence.

The Supreme Court is slowly stripping Congress of its power. This isn’t just about Trump, precedents like this don’t vanish once he’s out of office. When the political winds shift, the same unchecked authority could just as easily be turned the other way. It’s a dangerous game.

Afro-Gaelic Sound Systems: The long history of African(-American) Musicians and Scottish Highland tradition gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/afro-gaeli...

A protest sculpture depicting Trump with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared briefly on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., bearing the caption “Best Friends Forever.” (This photo was shared with us the piece was installed by an anonymous artist collective.)

He’s really going full fascism now, openly threatening American citizens while attacking both the press and basic democratic freedoms. Once again, Trump tried to glorify his deployment of the National Guard in

Exploring Celtic Civilizations: Cosmology. What can we infer about the beliefs and perceptions of Celtic peoples given linguistic and archaeological evidence? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...

Federal officers took 11 Democratic officials into custody inside a federal building in Lower Manhattan after the group demanded entry to Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells where migrants were being detained.

Cumaibh 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 airson Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu. Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn. Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow. Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.

1/ South Korean workers who have been deported from the US have spoken of enduring squalid conditions in ICE custody, including being chained, handcuffed and zip-tied, being made to lick up water rather than drink it, and having to menstruate and use the toilet in public. ⬇️

Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state. Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.

We need your help. There is a new doxxing site circulating. A domain just registered through Namecheap (on Sept 10, 2025) and hosted on Squarespace is being used to publish private personal information.

Viral Irish rap kids Kabin Crew have teamed up with an Edinburgh's Gaelic primary school, Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, to create a new song in Irish and Scottish Gaelic www.heraldscotland.com/news/2546071...

Reclaiming and Feeding Roots Deeper Than Whiteness: What could we gain by jettisoning myths that justify power over other people and things and exploitation of them? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/reclaiming...

Join us online today - Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1582259584... #Gaelic #GaelicLanguage #Scotland #Canada

The Justice Department is compiling the largest set of national voter roll data it has ever collected. They claim their goal is to prove that “troves of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally.” That’s not the real objective.

Dr. Susan Monarez, recently removed as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the Trump administration is deliberately weakening the country’s public health and vaccine protections. This is a danger that should concern us all.

This isn’t normal, but then again, nothing they do ever is. And yes, this is fucked up, but so is almost everything else coming out of this administration. So here’s what’s going on. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States will not grant visas to Palestinian officials,

Because destroying the US is not enough, Trump is using tariffs, visa restrictions, and trade deals to pressure other countries to abandon climate goals and increase fossil fuel use, further destroying the world and the future.

We are moving dangerously close to martial law. Trump openly said he intends to “go after” Chicago and New York in his next federal crackdown, saying he’s prepared to deploy U.S. troops against civilians.

Trump is now claiming that museums are the last segment of wokeness in America. There’s a lot we could say about how completely absurd and unhinged that is, but honestly, his own words say more than we ever could. Here’s what he posted:

Two big takeaways from yesterday. First, by “joking” that if the U.S. were at war in 2028 there would be “no more elections,” brushing aside the constitutional mandate for regularly scheduled votes. Then later, when a hot mic caught him telling French President Macron that

The election tampering begins. Trump announced on his social media that he would push to eliminate mail-in ballots and sign an executive order to “help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”

Images of documents available in story by NPR: www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...

Gaelic is the Key that Opens the Door: Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich’s address to Canadian Gaels gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/gaelic-is-...

In America, we don’t use federal agents to intimidate citizens out of participating in their own democracy. Yet more than a dozen Border Patrol agents showed up Thursday in downtown LA at a rally Gov. Gavin Newsom held on congressional redistricting an event that had nothing to do with immigration.

This is exactly why MAGA’s reckless rhetoric is dangerous. Robert Malone, a member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, published a meme-filled blog post loaded with violent imagery aimed at government officials.

Scottish Studies in North America: Blind-Spots, Exclusions and Academic Apartheid gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-s...

It appears the Trump administration is attempting to utilize martial law without formally enacting it. WaPo reported that the administration is considering a full-time “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” 600 National Guard troops kept on constant standby,

The Trump administration announced that it will launch a comprehensive review of both current and upcoming Smithsonian Institution exhibitions, examining display text, online materials, and social media posts “to evaluate tone, historical context, and adherence to American ideals.”

As the first Gaelic writer to become Scotland’s National Poet, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay is acutely aware of the responsibility he’s taken on. Ahead of his three Book Festival events, our new Makar tells Allan Radcliffe that he’s also keen to simply have fun with words list.co.uk/news/peter-m...

The Power of Stories: Gaelic Oral Tradition and Cultural Resiliency gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/the-power-...

This is concerning during Trump’s press conference, he portrayed Washington as a testing ground, a place to prove MAGA can manage and “revitalize” cities better than Democrats, with the goal of making it a model for other Democratic-led cities across the USA. A model for what exactly, martial law?

Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.

Texas Gov. Snowflake is still at it now talking about arresting Democratic lawmakers who skipped town instead of helping Republicans push through a gerrymandered redistricting plan.

The EPA announced that it has terminated collective bargaining agreements with five unions representing thousands of employees.

Stealing the Soil and Soul of the Highland(er)s: What does it mean to conquer a people and undermine their existence? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/stealing-t...

Significant portions of Article I of the U.S. Constitution were removed from the version published on Congress’ official Constitution website. Large parts of Section 8(which outlines the powers of Congress) were deleted, and Sections 9 and 10,