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Letter | Misunderstanding American Studies A recent report and the news coverage around it failed to reflect the field’s aims, writes Alex Lubin.

Great response to inane criticism of AQ by @a-lubin.bsky.social on "Misunderstanding American Studies" www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...

Letter | Misunderstanding American Studies A recent report and the news coverage around it failed to reflect the field’s aims, writes Alex Lubin.

"when scholars are fired for tweets critical of white nationalism... their lectures canceled due to anti-DEI repression... whole depts have been closed because they are called 'divisive,'... faculty & staff are fired for criticism of Israel, it’s curious that..."
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Israeli occupation forces distributed warning leaflets in Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank, this morning, threatening Palestinian residents that posting, sharing, or publishing online content critical of Israel would be treated as a terrorist offense, potentially resulting in arrest or imprisonment. The leaflets stated: "We are monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment, as has happened in this house. We have warned you."

"We’re monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment. We have warned you."

Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.

Game Over: The End of Financial Regulation as We Knew It Many on the left continue to view cryptocurrency as little more than a grift. Yet the crypto industry aims to achieve something much more dangerous: functional monetary sovereignty.

Today, @raulcarrillo.bsky.social explains why existing legal frameworks are inadequate to address the emerging dystopian world of monetary fiefdoms—a world in which private infrastructure governs without the name of government.

Protests and road blockades erupt in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, and Belgium, condemning the attack on the Sumud Flotilla, with expectations of wider demonstrations.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring. The reliably good Bloomberg Green connects the dots between AI and the war on the poor www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The Rising Threat of Antisemitism Investigations In the fall of 2023, the Department of Education launched more antisemitism investigations into colleges and universities than in all previous years combined. This record was surpassed in 2024 and is…

Today, Darryl Li examines the alarming rise in campus antisemitism investigations—inquests that are often sparked by outside complaints, lack concrete evidence, and lay the groundwork for future crackdowns and grievances.

16 States Sue HHS After It Threatens to Cut Funds Over Trans Inclusion in Sex Ed Last month, HHS warned dozens of states to drop lessons on transgender health or face millions in funding cuts.

Multiple states are jointly suing the Department of Health and Human Services and its Secretary, RFK Jr., over new rules restricting what can be taught in sexual education classes, after the administration threatened to cut funding to states that acknowledge trans people in their sex ed classes.

@aaup.org won its case against the State Department's attempt to terrorize non-citizens and deprive them of their First Amendment rights

EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information' Federal officials have not yet made public the list of hazardous materials present at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products plant that caught fire and exploded last month, saying that doing so might ...

When I say working people are being sacrificed at the altar of profit, this is what it looks like...

"EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'"
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Trump “Domestic Terrorism” Memo Focuses on the Left, Ignores Right-Wing Violence The memo contains ambiguous definitions for what qualifies a person or group as “antifa.”…

Trump's memo supposedly defines what constitutes “antifa” beliefs, listing “anti-American,” “anti-capitalist,” and “anti-Christian” views. However, it doesn’t specify whether it will target groups based on actual incidents of violence or simply for professing a certain ideology.

New Mexico’s billion-dollar orphaned oilfield problem - High Country News After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.

After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.

John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

One might think the only Jewish head of state in North America - and also the most popular Jewish head of state in the world - recognizing a Palestinian embassador and calling on Israel to end its genocide might you know, be news

UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for 'financial coercion' over UCLA cuts University of California faculty, students and staff on Tuesday sued President Trump over a $1.2-million penalty against UCLA and federal demands over campus changes. They argued that the actions camp...

BREAKING:

A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.

Important graph from the Cato Institute of all places

What's the opposite of MAHA? Mamadani. Here are some thoughts in the Boston Review on the fight for food as a public good. www.bostonreview.net/articles/mah...

A Statement From US Jews Opposing Trump’s Attacks on Colleges and Students The statement condemns Trump’s “disingenuous” weaponization of antisemitism to target universities and deport campus activists.

Today in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Annotated - JSTOR Daily The Fugitive Slave Act erased the most basic of constitutional rights for enslaved people and incentivized US Commissioners to support kidnappers.

On this day in history the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is signed into law, meant to reinforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution of 1789, since the Supreme Court in 1842 had ruled that states weren't required to aid in the hunting or recapture of slaves.

Israel has launched strikes in six countries over the past 72 hours, targeting Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, and Yemen aje.io/gx7iu7x

Indigenomicon

Jodi Byrd's introduction🔥 to their forthcoming book Indigenomicon now available to download!!! (Full book available in November!) www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon

Trump Is Trying to Make It Easier to Evict People From Public Housing The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.

The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.

Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico? More than 30 human rights groups urge congressional leaders to block Trump’s attempt to target Mexican cartels.

“Overseas military strikes certainly won’t solve drug overdose deaths in the U.S., which are far better addressed through public health measures,” said Stephanie Brewer of @wola-org.bsky.social

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What we are not going to do is pretend that we should be listening to Jillian Michael’s (a lesbian btw) airing lazy and incorrect talking points that shape her pathetic world view. Fuck her and the exercise mat she rode in on.

In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants - Inside Climate News Across the archipelago, community leaders and academic partners are collaborating to bridge funding gaps and ensure disconnected residents maintain water access as storms grow stronger.

In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds.

Then the harassment began.

Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.

Six credible threats to his life.

More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:

“This is yet another attempt to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, which normally prohibits the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement activities," @lizagoitein.bsky.social of @brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com

full frontal assault on the freedom to learn

This is Abu Ghraib redux. Jesus Christ

Deported Venezuelans describe beatings, abuse in El Salvador’s CECOT

'Floods are the symptom': Groups urge DENR to push for ambitious plastics treaty 'A strong plastics treaty is a win for every Filipino drowning in floods, poisoned by pollution, and ignored by profit-hungry corporations,' says Marian Ledesma of Greenpeace Philippines

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