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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 6h

Demons can feel ennui too, you know.

A painting of a demon who seems depressed

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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 7h

Uni administrators and trustees: We need viewpoint diversity.

Professor, outside of class: Working class should organize to overthrow capitalism

Uni administrators and trustees: No, not THAT kind of viewpoint diversity

Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 19h

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter

Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 12h

We now enter the most dangerous phase, but also the one with the greatest opportunity. The U.S. has thousands of colleges, some run by red state governments, so it's too much to hope that NONE sign up for this federal takeover.

But it matters WHO signs up. The administration is taking a risk.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 19h

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

www.bloomberg.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

!!!

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

But I would really like it if someone from the museum had to buy a fresh cheese each day…

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

I have all these questions - it didn’t smell like a real cheese, so I assume it is resin. But there was a docent keeping a very close eye on things to prevent people from investigating on their own…

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

My mother 🤷‍♀️

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky, for your consideration: a work of modern art that consists of a full-size carriage that contains a cheese.

A play on Mozzarella en Carrozza

The seat of the carriage, with a ball of mozzarella on it

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

I love this so much.

Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky, for your consideration: a work of modern art that consists of a full-size carriage that contains a cheese.

A play on Mozzarella en Carrozza

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

One person riding a bike while naked probably requires some kind of emergency response. But a whole group = a regular-ish PNW event.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Here for the "emergency" naked bike ride in Portland

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

Cats everywhere dealing with unscrupulous landlords who don’t provide ceilings. That’s why Callum moved into the nightstand.

One cat inside a cat condo, and one on top

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

“Density and walkability are great in this neighborhood, but I barely fit in this second story walk-up.”

A large tuxedo cat looks out from a cat house

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

Plus, sometimes they can assert squatters rights over items found inside (watches, pens, hair ties)

Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

During this shortage, some cats have even had to make do with converted nightstands instead of traditional residences…

A tuxedo cat has his body in the top compartment of a nightstand

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to read 20,000 or so more words on how Trump has assaulted Congress’s power of the purse, and how Congress should fight back, I’ve got the law review article for you: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Crisis of Appropriations Law

<p><span>Appropriations law is a unique body of federal law. Appropriations law imposes its own somewhat baroque set of statutory interpretation principle

papers.ssrn.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 1d

Made by @aaup-penn.bsky.social member!

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

Omg - an evil Victorian capitalist and an urchin 😻😻

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re that unsure about resolution of an issue, you shouldn’t decide it on the shadow docket anyway, unless there’s an exigent need. And if there’s an accident need, you should say what it is and why the resolution is appropriate. ACB is making the 6 look worse, not better, w/ these appearances.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

“Progressive” nonprofit hires Littler.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 3d

“I’ve called this emergency meeting to address the dire state of our food stores. Now, if you’ll come to order, we can begin.”

One tuxedo cat is sitting up in front of two more tuxedo cats who are lounging. Some cat food cans on a wire shelf are visible in the background

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