Once again from my brilliant and talented (and anonymous) colleague, some dramatic moments from today's hearing:

Well, THAT is telling…

Every member of the Trump administration should get this on a postcard

Even if you think Paul Weiss and Columbia made the only choice available to them in the circumstances (and that's not what I think, to be clear), you have to recognize that there's no future for our democracy if every powerful institution approaches official extortion in this way.

Nice explainer on DEI, what the opposite is(!), and addressing concerns of the right.

Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.

Protestors in Los Angeles blocked traffic demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil

Yes!

“Stop the Steal” anyone?

“Stop the Steal” anyone?

Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

The unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil is one of the most extreme threats to free speech in 50 years.

Trump is sending a message that people who speak out will be punished — but we have a message for him, too.

We'll see you in court.

As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.

Really think about how twisted this all is.

Let’s apply the same standard to Elon’s work as to everyone else’s.

'We Have to Reclaim Race and Racism' | ACLU As a former teacher, the ACLU’s Leah Watson has seen first-hand how beneficial an inclusive education can be. Today, she’s fighting attempts to deprive students of their right to learn.

Classroom censorship denies students the right to see themselves reflected in what they’re taught, to form their own opinions, and to express themselves.

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

Busy week

One day of shopping only locally owned businesses? Sign me up!

Remember - these cuts to Medicaid are to pay for tax cuts to billionaires.

BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding.

Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.

Oh good - so now instead of a four hour wait on the phone to get an appointment five weeks away, it will be an eight hour wait to get an appointment 10 weeks away.

Congress is planning to pay for billionaire’s tax cuts by taking away medical care from poor people with disabilities. That works, right?

Not content with purchasing the presidency, Elon Musk now wants to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well.

His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel.

Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.

DOGE recommended firing staff at USDA who were working on the nation's response to bird flu and hundreds of employees working at the National Nuclear Security Administration overseeing our nuclear stockpile.

Now the Trump admin is scrambling to hire them back.

"Efficiency."

So, government employees are supposed to use cash for expenses? THAT would be easy to track. With credit cards, you can verify whether the expenses are legitimate or not.