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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 2d

Inside one of Trump's attacks on higher education...misuse of Title VI.
The legal debate over Trump’s Title VI campus crackdown www.highereddive.com/news/title-v... via @HigherEdDive

The legal debate over Trump’s Title VI campus crackdown

Recent enforcement actions have set off high-stakes arguments about whether the federal government is weaponizing the civil rights law.

www.highereddive.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 3d

As Election Day arrives, Trump continues calling for same-day, in-person voting only — even as GOP officials push early voting to boost turnout.

Legal experts say he can’t end early voting by Executive Order.

We unpack it all on Next Witness Please.
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Early Voting Divide: Trump Rejects It — Republicans Urge Voters to “Work It”

Podcast Episode · Next Witness...Please · 10/30/2025 · 1h 1m

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 5d

This is our Massachusetts Governor speaking truth to power...Wish Ohio had someone like her. Please watch.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQUsV9u...

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 5d

substack.com/@aaronparnas...

NEWS: ICE Rapidly Expands Surveillance of Your Social Media and Expands Surveillance State

ICE rapidly expands surveillance of your social media, Trump replaces ICE officials with CBP officials to increase militarization of agency, SNAP set to run out in four days for millions, and more

substack.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 5d

This is terrifying...It should make everyone furious. ICE is now spying and conducting surveillance on American citizens who oppose ICE's tactics and Americans who speak out against ICE's actions. BEWARE. ICE could be coming after YOU.

reason.com/2025/10/23/i...

ICE is mounting a mass surveillance campaign on American citizens

Without strict oversight, the agency’s new technology threatens Americans’ free speech and privacy.

reason.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 5d

The secret police (ICE) become eveb more secret. Evidently masks and gaiters are not enough.

www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...

Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

www.npr.org

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 5d

Another on the DOJ/Trump hit-list.
AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo... via @msnbc

AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi

www.msnbc.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 5d

This is not good when currently 97 percent of the state has health insurance: "Over 97% of Massachusetts residents are currently insured, the most of any state."
Mass. residents face massive health care premium hikes amid shutdown www.axios.com/local/boston...

Mass. residents face huge health care premium spikes amid shutdown

Increases could average more than $1,300 per year based on 2026 rates, per Health Connector officials.

www.axios.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 7d

The Revolution is coming...SAVE THE DATE.

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 7d

Here is the latest...yet, state universities and colleges in Ohio like Ohio University, keep appeasing the feds and the state. What ever happened to moral courage and an institutional moral compass? I guess those things have been lost to transactional policies.
www.highereddive.com/news/america...

70% of Americans say feds shouldn’t control admissions, curriculum

The Public Religion Research Institute poll comes as the Trump administration is pressuring colleges to change their policies.

www.highereddive.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 7d

The White House...yes THE White House just posted this on Sunday night.

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 9d

Here is an update on higher education v. Trump.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

How Universities Are Responding to Trump’s Compact

The document would require signatories to make sweeping changes to policies and practices. A number of institutions have already said no, and more responses are expected.

www.insidehighered.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 9d

The retribution tour continues...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...

Trump calls for prosecution of more Biden-era Justice officials including Jack Smith and Merrick Garland

President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.

www.cbsnews.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 9d

Who will blink first? The cruelty of this administration still astounds me.
1 big thing: Shutdown's next pain points www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiospm

Axios PM - 1 big thing: Shutdown's next pain points

www.axios.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 9d

Who will blink first? The cruelty of this administration still astounds me.
1 big thing: Shutdown's next pain points www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiospm

Axios PM - 1 big thing: Shutdown's next pain points

www.axios.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 9d

Keeping everyone up-to-date.
woub.org/2025/10/24/a...

Alumni urge Ohio University to reinstate suspended professor Thomas Hayes - WOUB Public Media

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After Thomas Hayes’ suspension from his post at Ohio University after joining an aid flotilla to Gaza, alumni have rallied behind him. In a letter... Read More

woub.org

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 13d

Soon there will be troops everywhere. We are a nation under siege by our own President.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ in vow to send troops to San Francisco

President claims on Fox News ‘they want us in San Francisco’ despite opposition from city officials

www.theguardian.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 14d

TACO, TACO, TACO...Cluck, Cluck, Cluck and other Chicken noises.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/20/t...

Trump calls for Ukraine to be carved up with Russia after tense meeting with Zelenskyy

Trump appears to be seesawing in his support for Ukraine, following his phone call with President Vladmir Putin last Thursday.

www.cnbc.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 14d

This is what our sophomoric President thinks of all of us who were part of the No Kings protests on Saturday. Trump posted this yesterday on his Truth Social account.
1a-1791.com/video/fwe2/8...

1a-1791.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 14d

Does this strike any historic notes for anyone? This is terrifying.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

www.propublica.org

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 17d

Beware Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and probably Taylor Swift...they may be next after Jack Smith and Andrew Weissmann.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Names More Foes He Wants Prosecuted as Bondi and Patel Look On

www.nytimes.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 17d

Ohio University and other state universities in Ohio must not enter into this compact with the Trump administration.
How universities are responding to the Trump administration's 'compact' for funding www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... via @nbcnews

How universities are responding to the Trump administration's 'compact' for funding

The memo includes a series of requirements about transgender issues, as well as preventing faculty members from weighing in on political matters and other topics.

www.nbcnews.com

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thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 17d

This is a must read column…It puts the young Republicans’ texts in proper perspective.
“I Love Hitler”: Inside the Young Republicans’ Leak—and the Culture It Reveals
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

“I Love Hitler”: Inside the Young Republicans’ Leak—and the Culture It Reveals

The future of MAGA is dark, violent and more racist than this inception of American's governing hate cult.

open.substack.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 17d

Ohio University made no statement when its professor was kidnapped and detained in an Israeli detention center while on a humanitarian mission, but when he returns home the university removed him from teaching.
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...

www.nbc4i.com

thodson @thodson.bsky.social · 18d

Ohio University had better NOT sign on to Trump's compact which ties federal funding to compliance with MAGA's conservative agenda. However, given its penchant for appeasement, it wouldn't surprise me. Be watchful here. Will Ohio University be sold out?
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Trump Opens Up Compact to All of Higher Ed. Now What?

Facing the possibility that more colleges could reject its wide-ranging deal, the Trump administration opened up the offer to more institutions. Whether any will sign is unclear.

www.insidehighered.com