sion bell
@sionbell.bsky.social
i have a very good brain, and i’ve said a lot of things. law student. personal account. they/them
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The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
I don't disagree that the US university business model was/is fragile, but surely not for this reason?
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
March 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
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Among them:
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
Seriously, the reaction of plutocrats to the Mamdani campaign — histrionic freakout before the election, with promises to flee the city if he won, followed by a big “never mind” when he did — can teach us a couple of things. — @pkrugman.bsky.social
The Plutocrats Who Cried “Commie”
About that “fleeing New York” claim
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Among them:
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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Why would Trump—who allegedly knew of Epstein’s crimes—“spend hours” at a pedophile’s house with an underage victim?
I think we all know the answer.
I think we all know the answer.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why would Trump—who allegedly knew of Epstein’s crimes—“spend hours” at a pedophile’s house with an underage victim?
I think we all know the answer.
I think we all know the answer.
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“Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein allegedly said about Trump.
Here Are Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails About Trump
“Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein allegedly said about Trump.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein allegedly said about Trump.
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
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We absolutely should not become numb to this
July 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We absolutely should not become numb to this
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JD Vance is suggesting that neo-Nazis and the descendents of confederate soldiers have more claim to being part of this nation because they're white than immigrants who believe in the Declaration of Independence.
This kind of blood and soil nationalism is indistinguishable from classic fascism.
This kind of blood and soil nationalism is indistinguishable from classic fascism.
July 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
JD Vance is suggesting that neo-Nazis and the descendents of confederate soldiers have more claim to being part of this nation because they're white than immigrants who believe in the Declaration of Independence.
This kind of blood and soil nationalism is indistinguishable from classic fascism.
This kind of blood and soil nationalism is indistinguishable from classic fascism.
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I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.
June 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.
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Job Garcia’s kidnapping by the Trump administration is the top story on the LA Times website right now.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
June 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Job Garcia’s kidnapping by the Trump administration is the top story on the LA Times website right now.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
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In what might be the logical endpoint of American Zionism, the Heritage Foundation has declared that pro-Palestinian activism is not just antisemitic, but is in fact a shadowy global conspiracy … led by Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
May 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In what might be the logical endpoint of American Zionism, the Heritage Foundation has declared that pro-Palestinian activism is not just antisemitic, but is in fact a shadowy global conspiracy … led by Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
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Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.
“When it comes to .. raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm.”
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Picks a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader for Surgeon General
The president said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general.
www.wsj.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.
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Sending people to foreign prisons isn’t a debate about immigration policy. Telling private universities who they must hire and what they must teach isn’t about antisemitism. Destroying the economy thru tariffs isn’t about revitalizing American industry.
It’s all about power and domination.
It’s all about power and domination.
April 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sending people to foreign prisons isn’t a debate about immigration policy. Telling private universities who they must hire and what they must teach isn’t about antisemitism. Destroying the economy thru tariffs isn’t about revitalizing American industry.
It’s all about power and domination.
It’s all about power and domination.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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republicans are disappearing people under the guise of fighting antisemitism and can’t even pretend to give a fuck when a jewish governor’s house gets firebombed on passover
April 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
republicans are disappearing people under the guise of fighting antisemitism and can’t even pretend to give a fuck when a jewish governor’s house gets firebombed on passover
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"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."
- FDR
- FDR
On the anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s passing, we reflect on the legacy of a leader who met crisis with courage & clarity.
As he reminded us: "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith."
As he reminded us: "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith."
April 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."
- FDR
- FDR
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I hope Democrats learn from Merrick Garland’s mistakes and the failure of Obama’s “move on” strategy vis-a-vis Bush era war crimes, and understand that all these people ultimately need to go to prison.
here's video of AG Pam Bondi claiming on Fox last night that the Trump administration "absolutely" will keep doing deportation flights even in the face of court orders telling them to stop
March 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I hope Democrats learn from Merrick Garland’s mistakes and the failure of Obama’s “move on” strategy vis-a-vis Bush era war crimes, and understand that all these people ultimately need to go to prison.
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If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
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”we have condemned 228 men to die in a foreign prison without charge or trial” is a fact that I cannot shake from my mind. It just keeps reasserting itself. God have mercy bc this is just the beginning.
March 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
”we have condemned 228 men to die in a foreign prison without charge or trial” is a fact that I cannot shake from my mind. It just keeps reasserting itself. God have mercy bc this is just the beginning.
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NEW: El Salvador has released this video of the deported men arriving in their country.
Their hands & ankles are shackled and they’re manhandled by hooded guards. They have their heads shaven.
Trump has published no names nor evidence. People ripped from their lives in the US with no due process.
Their hands & ankles are shackled and they’re manhandled by hooded guards. They have their heads shaven.
Trump has published no names nor evidence. People ripped from their lives in the US with no due process.
March 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
NEW: El Salvador has released this video of the deported men arriving in their country.
Their hands & ankles are shackled and they’re manhandled by hooded guards. They have their heads shaven.
Trump has published no names nor evidence. People ripped from their lives in the US with no due process.
Their hands & ankles are shackled and they’re manhandled by hooded guards. They have their heads shaven.
Trump has published no names nor evidence. People ripped from their lives in the US with no due process.
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Say what you will about Trump, but he is doing exactly what middle-class voters wanted: finding Ivy League-educated doctors who perform kidney transplants and kicking them the fuck out of America. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order (Gift Article)
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Say what you will about Trump, but he is doing exactly what middle-class voters wanted: finding Ivy League-educated doctors who perform kidney transplants and kicking them the fuck out of America. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...