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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 5h

ICE agents pepper-sprayed a woman outside El Paso Grande in Aurora, Illinois, despite no resistance. Witness videos on Threads describe it as unprovoked, highlighting a pattern of aggressive tactics by federal agents, including tear gas and pepper spray at Broadview ICE protests.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 5h

Meanwhile in Portland…Frog becomes symbol of resistance. Teasing seems far more effective than fighting. Loving all the frogs and creative costumes!
Go Portland!

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14h

The social aspect of Congressional GOP forfeiting Congress’ power is underestimated.

Standing for the Constitution against the cult won’t just lose them primaries. They’ll become objects of collective hate, shunned by many they know, get death threats, etc.

I have no sympathy. But it’s a factor.

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 16h

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 17h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 14h

I LOVE #LitQuake. It should happen every month. Will def try to attend.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 14h

I'm a huge fan of the musician Thao Nguyen, so it's amazing that I'll have the chance to share the stage with her at Litquake. She'll perform a new song written just for the occasion, inspired by my book TO SAVE AND TO DESTROY: WRITING AS AN OTHER. How cool is that?

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Today in Portland, large groups peacefully gathered to unite against hate and oppression. 1/2

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 3d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Resister @chrissmithmuso.bsky.social · 15d

The capitulation of universities in red states to trans erasure mirrors the capitulation of universities in blue states to Palestinian erasure.

Think on that. And then think about what you're going to do when this comes to your own campus.

Because it will.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 2d

Please send this to all college and university presidents.

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/aFwKicR7X5I?...

substack.com/@steadystate...

The Steady State - Open Letter to College and University Presidents.

YouTube video by The Steady State

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Hope battles with distrust as Palestinians in Gaza wait for Israel to implement the ceasefire. Here's what they said.

Palestinians in Gaza worry and wait for Israel to implement ceasefire

Hope battles with distrust as Palestinians in Gaza wait for Israel to implement the ceasefire. Here's what they said.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

Christine Webb explains how this myth has devastating political, cultural, and environmental consequences. Combining scientific and humanistic studies, we go into some detail about what this arrogance produces, and why we desperately need a much more humble sense of ourselves.

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Żen Ťrixter ❌ 👑 @zentrixter.bsky.social · 3d

I know the day will be big. The 3.5% “rule” refers to sustained mass movements: repeated actions, general strikes, city-wide disruption, and broad coordination with unions, students, and civic groups. One-day protests like No Kings are vital practice, but they’re a rehearsal, not the whole story.

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 3d

Seeing many posts about how ICE isn't trained. That's not really the problem. The problem is what they were sent to do, not whether they're qualified to do it.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

stanforddaily.com/2025/10/06/f...

From the Community | What ‘free expression’ discussion doesn’t account for

Professor David Palumbo-Liu responds to Hoover Fellow Larry Diamond's piece about free expression, arguing for non-institutional spaces that uphold values of diversity.

stanforddaily.com

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

Hope you are all safe, Mark.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 3d

Protect your neighbors, especially your unhoused neighbors. Fascists target those on the margins first, hoping people will allow widespread prejudice against poor, racialized, and disabled people to help normalize their violence. Don't give them an inch. Fuck ICE.
chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

chicagoreader.com

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

Unprecedented, truly massive turn outs for #NoKingsDay are crucial. Not only for themselves, but to build momentum for a #GeneralStrike and boycott. Money alone talks.

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

As reported by @dropsitenews.com

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 3d

Wait, what about Fox??