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USC faculty members denounce Trump compact that would shift university to the right The USC Academic Senate held a special meeting to discuss the Trump administration's education compact, which was presented to the school last week.

I went to USC for undergrad. I'm quite happy with that decision. Got a start on research and teaching as an undergrad; made lifelong friends.

That being said, if they sign this compact, there is no way I'm ever giving them another cent in alumni donations.

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Tomorrow, I, along with Senator Kaine will be forcing a vote to block President Trump’s use of our Armed Forces to conduct strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

Congress has not authorized these strikes. They are illegal and risk dragging America into another war.

Air traffic control facilities across the United States are reportedly experiencing staff shortages amid Trump’s government shutdown.

These shortages are taking place in Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Washington, and more.

The government shutdown disrupted flights at Hollywood Burbank Airport. Could it get worse? Hollywood Burbank Airport's air traffic control tower was temporarily unstaffed Monday and flights were delayed or canceled due to staffing shortages amid the government shutdown.

Hours with no air traffic controllers.

Staffing shortages.

Flight delays.

Health care costs going through the roof.

Every hour that Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to come to the table to negotiate, the American people get hurt.

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CALLING ALL ALUMNI STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL ICYMI: TRUMP JUST ATTACKED 9 UNIVERSITIES 3 THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW: 1. SIGN THE PETITION - BITLY/CAMPUSFREEDOM 2. POST ON SOCIAL - REPOST, MAKE YOUR OWN, ETC. 3. SHARE WIDELY - REPOST, MAKE YOUR OWN, ETC.

This past week alone, the Trump admin targeted 9 universities. And there’s more to come.

We have to stand up against these attacks & for academic freedom. The time is NOW to make your voice heard.

If you went to any of these 9 schools, please sign the petition now—and share!

bit.ly/campusfreedom

Attorney General Pam Bondi came before the Judiciary Committee today.

But she refused to answer a raft of important questions.

On Tom Homan's bribe.

On Donald Trump's new luxury plane.

On January 6th pardons.

On illegal strikes in the Caribbean.

On Epstein.

The stonewalling was staggering.

I wonder. Very bizarre.

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Texas national guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area, marking an escalation of Donald Trump’s crackdown on the city.

yeah okay

What the hell happened there? Doesn't look like a technical difficulty. He was talking, then he stopped. He's still blinking. Did he have a stroke?

This is going rather poorly for Republicans if one of the three Yes votes across the aisle on the CR is now wavering and considering voting No now. Moderate Dems were how the GOP had expected to break the filibuster to reopen the government…

The White House is saying furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to back pay.

Trump will sacrifice Americans' paychecks as a bargaining chip to force Democrats to approve his deadly cuts to healthcare.

A disgusting abuse of power.

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote The U.S.

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
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The Trump Admin’s Mostly Unnoticed Move to Crack Down on the Opposition Last month, the White House issued two executive orders that direct federal...

"The memos classify huge swaths of progressive political advocacy and belief as potentially contributing to political violence and domestic terrorism, directing law enforcement...to investigate and possibly charge left-leaning advocacy groups and their funders"

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This is illegal

Vought and Johnson and Trump threatening not to give them their legally required backpay is definitely going to help matters

At today’s Senate hearing, AG Bondi was asked to explain reports that officials were told to flag any mentions of Trump in the Epstein files. Her answer? "not going to discuss anything about that with you.”

The public deserves transparency

That’s why DDF has sued the DOJ for these records

Americans will suffer because of the shutdown.

Thousands of federal workers will lose their jobs and even more will go without pay.

But Donald Trump gets to keep building his shiny new ballroom.

Sums up his priorities pretty damn well.

Union sues Education Department over manipulation of workers' email messages NBC News previously reported that department employees found their nonpartisan out-of-office messages were automatically changed to ones criticizing Democrats for the shutdown.

The Trump-Vance admin is using the civil service to push a political agenda – now going as far as to manipulate emails, in blatant violation of the First Amendment.

We are urging the court to act immediately to stop this flagrant unlawfulness.

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

Lawless Russell Vought thinks he can nullify a law by deleting it from an FAQ

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US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

The Trump administration plans to mint a $1 coin featuring Trump’s image, yet another illegal move. This violates the 1866 law, which states that only deceased individuals may appear on U.S. currency.

Newsom says he’ll pull California from governors group if it won’t condemn Trump deployments Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote to the National Governors Association that if the group can’t unite to condemn President Donald Trump’s actions, he will withdraw California’s membership.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote to the National Governors Association that if the group can’t unite to condemn President Donald Trump’s actions, he will withdraw California’s membership.

nice