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At the University of California, the Office of the President (UCOP) disclosed last week the personal and demographic information of over 850 UC faculty members after being subpoenaed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as part of its investigation of antisemitism at UC campuses. The faculty who received these notices from UCOP were signatories of two letters addressed to university leadership. The first was an open letter to the UC Berkeley community expressing concern about “recent events in Israel and Gaza.” The second was a separate, multi-campus petition to the Regents accusing UC administrators of fomenting antisemitic hostilities toward Jewish faculty and students by not cracking down on pro-Palestinian protests.

The University of California is actively cooperating with the government witch hunt against some 850 faculty members.

cucfa.org/2025/04/cucf...

This isn’t an Oakland thing, this isn’t a Sacramento thing, it’s a John Fisher thing.

Day two and a lot of empty seats and open grass.

everyone needs to understand this

My parents were early anti-vaxers and into “natural medicine” they treated me with oils and tonics that caused me serious illness as a teen. I feel so sick reading this, these poor kids.

call to action: bay area folks

How We Report on Maternal Health — and How to Get in Touch With Our Team For years, ProPublica has examined the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to uncover problems that can prevent other deaths. Our reporting has sparked change. Now, we are investigating the impac...

Our reporters understand this may be difficult to talk about and have detailed how we report on maternal health to let you know what you can expect from us.

www.propublica.org/article/help...

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary

they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access

Officers have also struggled to meet their quotas because immigrants are refusing to open their doors when ICE officers knock. The enforcement teams generally do not possess criminal arrest warrants that would allow them to force their way into their targets’ homes. ICE officials say they can’t afford to leave teams of officers waiting around for targeted immigrants to exit their homes.

Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)

Imagine you open your email and find everyone in your hospital system is encouraged to retire next week and in return they get a 7 month severance period in which they no longer need to work. That’s just what happened at the VA today (and every other agency). #medsky

www.opm.gov/fork

Community is a hell of a drug

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Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee.

“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”

storytelling

Free Blue Bus evacuation service if you need to get out of the evacuation zone in Santa Monica.

Just a reminder that if you’re anywhere near the fires but haven’t received an evacuation order yet, it might be a good idea to charge your devices, pack a go bag — important paperwork, medication, hygiene items, cash, changes of clothes — and come up with a plan for where to go, just in case.

If you're in an evacuation zone in SoCal, please check in with any disabled/aging neighbors you have to see if they need help evacuating.

I really appreciate everyone trying to share up to date and accurate information about the LA fires, but man does tonight illustrate on a personal level just what we lost with the total destruction of twitter and the real-time disaster community there

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Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...

Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.

Note: there were 32 members of the board. They fired all of them \to install a new, compliant board\ because they couldn't figure out who the leaker was.

Trans Journalists Association Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their careers.

Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom?

@transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:

This site ain't poppin until a bunch of people post that they just realized Flo Rida was Florida split in two.