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What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors speaking out on politics

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2h

What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors speaking out on politics
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Neal Hutchens
Jeffrey C. Sun

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American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 3h

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Trump Ramps Up Trade War as New Tariffs on Lumber and Furniture Take Effect

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 3h

Trump Ramps Up Trade War as New Tariffs on Lumber and Furniture Take Effect
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/b...

How indigenous practices can help protect forests

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 3h

Tribes revive fire practices to protect forests from modern wildfires - Washington Post

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The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.

Trump praised community colleges. Then came the cuts.

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 3h

Trump praised community colleges. Then came the cuts.

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Public community colleges are losing millions of dollars in federal funding as the Trump administration redirects money to support the president’s priorities.

Tuesday briefing: Trump’s victory lap in Israel and Egypt; shutdown layoffs; Kristi Noem airport video; and more

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 3h

Tuesday briefing: Trump’s victory lap in Israel and Egypt; shutdown layoffs; Kristi Noem airport video; and more

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Catch up in minutes with these 7 stories.

Pedagogy Today: ISA’s New Resource

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 23h

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Pedagogy Today: ISA’s New Resource
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This week, the International Studies Association launched ‘Pedagogy Today’, a web resource of articles on teaching in the field. Right now there are two articles, Levelling the Playing …

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart
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Julie Dobrow

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A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart

Elaine Goodale and Charles Eastman’s 19th-century interracial marriage made them a media sensation. But tensions over gender, race and identity ultimately proved too hard to overcome.

Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest
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Ryan Kennedy
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Well-known flaws in conventional polling methods may be creating the incorrect perception that many Americans think political violence is justified.

China vows to retaliate if Trump makes good on 100 percent tariff threat

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Hagley Center for the History of Business, Technology, & Society @hagleycenter.bsky.social · 1d

The USA drug tests its citizens more than any other country and ties Americans' rights, to keep one’s baby, to do one’s job, or to vote or move freely, to the results of drug testing. Learn the history behind America's chemical citizenship on the #HagleyHistoryHangout!
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still image from a 1980s tv news broadcast of a graphic featuring a shape of continental USA imprinted with the USA flag with the text "Drug Use: Marijuana 23,000,000" above alongside two joints and green dust

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

China vows to retaliate if Trump makes good on 100 percent tariff threat

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Trump’s threat came after Beijing suddenly imposed strict export controls on critical raw materials, reigniting the U.S.-China trade conflict.

Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government

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Tens of thousands of federal employees have taken retirement or other voluntary departures on top of the Trump administration’s latest layoffs.

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Who Are the Hostages Released From Captivity in Gaza?

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Who Are the Hostages Released From Captivity in Gaza?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Israel Says First Hostages Have Been Released in Swap

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Live Updates: Israel Says First Hostages Have Been Released in Swap
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Opinion | Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says.

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says.

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The American experiment will soon turn 250. Is its time running out?

Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show

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Documents from U.S. Central Command show meetings over the past three years between Israeli and Arab military officials to coordinate on regional threats.

Israelis prepare to celebrate freed hostages ahead of Trump visit

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Israelis prepare to celebrate freed hostages ahead of Trump visit

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Israel is preparing for the return Monday morning of 20 living hostages held by Hamas and allied militants in Gaza.

Hostages to be released by Hamas starting early Monday, Israeli officials tell families

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

Hostages to Be Released by Hamas Starting Early Monday, Israeli Officials Tell Families

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d

Arson in Nepal Looked Like Spontaneous Rage. Evidence Suggests Otherwise.
A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

Arson in Nepal Looked Like Spontaneous Rage. Evidence Suggests Otherwise.

Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d

Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.
Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...