Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him)
@mtmiller.bsky.social
Scholar, @univofmaryland.bsky.social. Islamicate Affect/Emotion, Sufism, Digital Humanities, Revolutionary Lit, Academic Labor. Author: Feeling Like Lovers: Affect in Medieval Sufism. On Piscataway Land. Member: @uam-umd.bsky.social, @aaup.org, @aft.org
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“Despite repeated requests, university leaders have not provided the information or resources needed to defend researchers....we seek information about the extent and impact of the cuts & concrete action steps to mitigate the effects on faculty of funding cuts.”
@uam-umd.bsky.social
@uam-umd.bsky.social
UMD community members urge university to increase protections for faculty researchers
Their efforts have been led over the past few months by the United Academics of Maryland-University of Maryland.
dbknews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Link to petition here below 👇
Tell University administrators: we deserve to know what you're doing to protect our jobs and maintain the integrity of the University of Maryland's research infrastructure!
Tell University administrators: we deserve to know what you're doing to protect our jobs and maintain the integrity of the University of Maryland's research infrastructure!
Protect PTK Researchers at UMD
Higher education is under attack from a federal administration that seeks to undermine our research infrastructure for political gain. Faculty at UMD conducting crucial research in fields like climate...
actionnetwork.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Link to petition here below 👇
Tell University administrators: we deserve to know what you're doing to protect our jobs and maintain the integrity of the University of Maryland's research infrastructure!
Tell University administrators: we deserve to know what you're doing to protect our jobs and maintain the integrity of the University of Maryland's research infrastructure!
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“Despite repeated requests, university leaders have not provided the information or resources needed to defend researchers....we seek information about the extent and impact of the cuts & concrete action steps to mitigate the effects on faculty of funding cuts.”
@uam-umd.bsky.social
@uam-umd.bsky.social
UMD community members urge university to increase protections for faculty researchers
Their efforts have been led over the past few months by the United Academics of Maryland-University of Maryland.
dbknews.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Despite repeated requests, university leaders have not provided the information or resources needed to defend researchers....we seek information about the extent and impact of the cuts & concrete action steps to mitigate the effects on faculty of funding cuts.”
@uam-umd.bsky.social
@uam-umd.bsky.social
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That’s right. We not done yet!
“Despite repeated requests, university leaders have not provided the information or resources needed to defend researchers....we seek information about the extent and impact of the cuts & concrete action steps to mitigate the effects on faculty of funding cuts.”
@uam-umd.bsky.social
@uam-umd.bsky.social
UMD community members urge university to increase protections for faculty researchers
Their efforts have been led over the past few months by the United Academics of Maryland-University of Maryland.
dbknews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
That’s right. We not done yet!
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HUGE win for @uam-umd.bsky.social this week!
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
HUGE win for @uam-umd.bsky.social this week!
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Fantastic win in Maryland. As the Trump admin attempts to destroy vital research, @uam-umd.bsky.social is fighting back & winning...& they're not done yet. As they celebrate this win, they're pushing for greater transparency, support for faculty & an academic freedom fund.
Faculty, join your union!
Faculty, join your union!
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Fantastic win in Maryland. As the Trump admin attempts to destroy vital research, @uam-umd.bsky.social is fighting back & winning...& they're not done yet. As they celebrate this win, they're pushing for greater transparency, support for faculty & an academic freedom fund.
Faculty, join your union!
Faculty, join your union!
Reposted by Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him)
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
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Our VP out with the good news!
We got a BIG win here at UMD.
When we fight, we win!
We got a BIG win here at UMD.
When we fight, we win!
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our VP out with the good news!
We got a BIG win here at UMD.
When we fight, we win!
We got a BIG win here at UMD.
When we fight, we win!
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Guess where we were yesterday?
That's right.
Our new Secretary, @mtmiller.bsky.social, was in Annapolis with @aft.org President, @rweingarten.bsky.social, to meet with @govwesmoore.bsky.social to discuss our bill for collective bargaining.
What's collective bargaining and why do we need it? 🧵
That's right.
Our new Secretary, @mtmiller.bsky.social, was in Annapolis with @aft.org President, @rweingarten.bsky.social, to meet with @govwesmoore.bsky.social to discuss our bill for collective bargaining.
What's collective bargaining and why do we need it? 🧵
AFT Maryland Pres. Kenya Campbell and @aft.org Pres. @rweingarten.bsky.social were in Annapolis today for a meeting with Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Guess where we were yesterday?
That's right.
Our new Secretary, @mtmiller.bsky.social, was in Annapolis with @aft.org President, @rweingarten.bsky.social, to meet with @govwesmoore.bsky.social to discuss our bill for collective bargaining.
What's collective bargaining and why do we need it? 🧵
That's right.
Our new Secretary, @mtmiller.bsky.social, was in Annapolis with @aft.org President, @rweingarten.bsky.social, to meet with @govwesmoore.bsky.social to discuss our bill for collective bargaining.
What's collective bargaining and why do we need it? 🧵
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Collective bargaining gives higher ed workers a voice to stand up for academic freedom & what students need. It's how Harvard & Brown workers fought the Trump compacts, w/ @aft.org & @AAUP.org leading the way. Fighting 4 MD to extend CB in 2026! @AFTmaryland.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aftm...
AFT Maryland Pres. Kenya Campbell and @aft.org Pres. @rweingarten.bsky.social were in Annapolis today for a meeting with Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Collective bargaining gives higher ed workers a voice to stand up for academic freedom & what students need. It's how Harvard & Brown workers fought the Trump compacts, w/ @aft.org & @AAUP.org leading the way. Fighting 4 MD to extend CB in 2026! @AFTmaryland.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aftm...
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AFT Maryland Pres. Kenya Campbell and @aft.org Pres. @rweingarten.bsky.social were in Annapolis today for a meeting with Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
AFT Maryland Pres. Kenya Campbell and @aft.org Pres. @rweingarten.bsky.social were in Annapolis today for a meeting with Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
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Meets Zohran on Friday, dressing like an East Village poet who wrote something called "A Fairest Autumn" by Saturday.
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Meets Zohran on Friday, dressing like an East Village poet who wrote something called "A Fairest Autumn" by Saturday.
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Trucks are still at a standstill at the York distribution center, with at least one recently turning around.
Starbucks could end this RIGHT NOW by finalizing fair union contracts and putting an end to union-busting! #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks could end this RIGHT NOW by finalizing fair union contracts and putting an end to union-busting! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trucks are still at a standstill at the York distribution center, with at least one recently turning around.
Starbucks could end this RIGHT NOW by finalizing fair union contracts and putting an end to union-busting! #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks could end this RIGHT NOW by finalizing fair union contracts and putting an end to union-busting! #NoContractNoCoffee
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NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Chi Ossé files paperwork to challenge Hakeem Jeffries from the left
The NYC City Council member said in a statement that Democratic leadership is "failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump."
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
“It is puzzling that as higher education faces the worst attacks it has ever had to contend with, Len Gutkin seems intent on undermining the AAUP…one of the organizations that has come out fighting in response.”
www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
Letter | A Misguided Attack on the AAUP
Rana Jaleel, Michael Meranze, and Michael Meranze respond to Len Gutkin.
www.chronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“It is puzzling that as higher education faces the worst attacks it has ever had to contend with, Len Gutkin seems intent on undermining the AAUP…one of the organizations that has come out fighting in response.”
www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
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Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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“This represents saving higher education, saving public research and the standing up of faculty and staff and students”—AAUP, one of the parties that brought the case against the Trump administration
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“This represents saving higher education, saving public research and the standing up of faculty and staff and students”—AAUP, one of the parties that brought the case against the Trump administration
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Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
Toolkit_Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)! Sign-on Letter to protect PPFP Individual Sign-On Form Link | Organizational Sign-On Form Link UC System Provost Katherine Newman h...
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
Later morning reminder:
Boycott Starbucks!
Boycott Starbucks!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Later morning reminder:
Boycott Starbucks!
Boycott Starbucks!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reposted by Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him)
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Reposted by Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him)
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
They should all be primaried and so should democratic leadership.
Eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party on Sunday to vote with Republicans and advance legislation to end the U.S. government shutdown.
Here's what to know about the 8 lawmakers who broke ranks.
Here's what to know about the 8 lawmakers who broke ranks.
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
They should all be primaried and so should democratic leadership.