Jason Fitzgerald

Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on 'No Kings' Day Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - In the 1820s Greece waged a successful war of independence against an authoritarian king, the Ottoman Emperor Mahmoud II. The American public, enthralled with this saga ...

Did you know Ypsilanti is named after a nineteenth-century Greek freedom fighter? No Kings in Ypsi past OR present!

www.juancole.com/2025/10/ypsi...

#nokings

#nokings Ypsilanti MI signs

No Kings Protestors in Ypsilanti MI

Ypsilanti MI says NO KINGS

But what I need you to know is that the inherent contradiction of everyday life in Chicago for any one person of privilege like me—of living in and loving this vast, vibrant city while it gets besmirched and infiltrated by racist goons—pales in comparison to the inherent contradiction that is congressional Democratic leadership in Washington right now.

Every time Chuck Schumer says that Democrats are looking to open the government through a negotiation around Affordable Care Act subsidies, he is acquiescing to the idea that a government in which Border Patrol agents can shoot bullets at protesters in Chicago can and should be deemed legitimate.

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

Israel is piling crime on top of crime on top of crime.

No wonder it is determined to bring down the entire edifice of international humanitarian law - it's the only hope of protecting itself from consequences.

Btw: the allegations are significantly worse than bedbugs.

Washtenaw communities fight data center developments: 'Not soft touches' Concerns over water, air quality, and climate goals arise in Washtenaw County as residents and officials confront data center proposals.

Data center proposals in Washtenaw County force local officials to weigh in on massive developments that could bring significant local tax revenue — and transform rural landscapes. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/wash...

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’

So, a university president fired a professor because they taught a course that discussed there being more than two genders, and now the university president is being fired for not having fired the professor quickly enough, is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

He's right, and it's not just Brazil.

Around the world, at least 31 democratic leaders who committed similar crimes have been jailed or banned from office since 2010. The failure to hold Trump accountable in the US was a unique and systemic failure of our institutions and political culture.

(I fear)

The response from the state will be new

This. Times a thousand. Again and again.

Well f*ck

In Latest Unsigned Order, SCOTUS Blesses Trump’s Use of Racial Profiling in Immigration Arrests Read more here.

Anyone not calling the current Supreme Court illegitimate is not paying attention. When will serious political and activist energy be focused in their direction?

Unfortunately the Supreme Court is an extension of the Trump regime and will allow him to do whatever he wants. They have made a mockery of the Constitution and the rule of law.

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE AUGUST 29, 2025 Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 Season

THIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Sign of the Times I am heartbroken to report that after thirty-five proud years, the program I currently direct at USC, the MFA in Dramatic Writing, is being sunsetted.

Luis Alfaro reports that USC is ending its MFA Dramatic Writing program; which he has been leading.

For Democrats, Hindsight Is 2021

An important piece reminding us how Manchin and Sinema, and Democratic Party that refused to stand up to them, are responsible for today’s authoritarian horrors. They could have prevented then what they complain about now. (For me, a related takeaway is that abolishing the Senate would be good.)

Scoop, w/ @kateriga.bsky.social : University of Michigan Health ends its healthcare programs for transgender minors after a subpoena from the Trump DOJ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/univers...

A ‘Great Defection’ threatens to empty universities and colleges of top teaching talent Political attacks and other problems appear to be driving an exodus of Ph.D.s and faculty from higher education, threatening a diminished experience for undergraduates.

During the Great Recession & the pandemic, doctoral candidates could continue their studies until things got better. This time, the Trump admin cuts to research funding have stripped many of that option.

“This is way worse than those earlier crises. Doctoral students are in panic mode.”

The attack on core departments, tenured, and tenure track faculty is now accelerating in blue states, building upon the assault on NTT colleagues. Far from resisting Trump’s assault on higher ed, University admins in Democratic run states are spraying fuel on the fire to make it burn faster.

Armed Trump administration agents wearing masks just showed up outside of Gavin Newsom’s press conference.

This is what rising fascism looks like.

We've become so accustomed to lawbreaking that this probably won't ripple much, but it is important not to forget that firing the IRS Commissioner for refusing to break the law--if that's in fact what happened here--would and should prompt immediate articles of impeachment in any other presidency.