Eric Rader

Winning strong contracts through collective bargaining is a key way that faculty are empowered to defend academic freedom.

George Mason University AAUP is fighting to ensure that higher ed workers in Virginia can do so.

Be sure to follow @aaupmason.bsky.social to support their ongoing efforts.

MAGA Senator Appears Not to Have Read the SAVE Act Mike Rounds said a marriage certificate is a valid form of ID. It is not.

Republican lawmakers pretending that the SAVE Act isn’t a huge problem for married women are either lying or haven’t actually read the bill.

Mike Rounds said a marriage certificate is a valid form of ID. It is not. trib.al/ovg6VGy

Be prepared. Stay informed. This @aft.org guide helps educators and families understand what to do if ICE comes to the door:
https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/know-your-rights-guide-academic-freedom-and-campus-free-speech-scholars-and
@educationmn.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social

Together, we are America Americans want us to treat each other with dignity, not inhumanity.

Americans want us to treat each other with dignity, not inhumanity. It may feel like dystopian scenes are inescapable these days, but what I see—from kids buzzing about books to a Super Bowl performance celebrating love and diversity—gives me hope. Read my newest column ⤵️
www.aft.org/column/toget...

Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada

Pure grifters

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...

loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10

The is like the captain of the Titanic taking the last lifeboat for himself.

Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers

This is wrong. Federal workers care for our veterans, make sure our communities are safe, help seniors get the benefits they’ve earned & much more. They have a right to collective bargaining rights & protections to do that work. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.

@davidfrum.bsky.social

I can't think of anything less patriotic than allowing a corrupt pedophile to suspend the constitution so he can murder citizens, enrich himself, and imprison journalists.

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.

Abolish ICE

ICE agents beat, shot & killed another person in Minneapolis.

Masked ICE agents are attacking & executing people in broad daylight.

DHS must get ICE off our streets & the Senate must immediately remove additional funding for DHS in the current spending bill.

1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.

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What’s happening in Minnesota is not about immigration, it’s about intimidation

Teachers union touts “victory for kids” after Trump administration drops DEI appeal Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says the case was the most important of 22 lawsuits filed against the administration by her union.

This is a victory for kids and all students. With one stroke of the pen, the Trump administration tried to undo decades of civil rights progress meant to expand opportunity for every child and now that effort will not move forward. www.ms.now/news/teacher...

“This administration understood Minnesota nice. Minnesota nice is compassion, it is courage, it is protecting our communities and loving our neighbors.” — @rweingarten.bsky.social
#ICEOUT #ICEOutSchools

Today we are all Minnesota. The AFT is standing proudly in support and solidarity here in Minneapolis against ICE’s assault on people’s constitutional, civil and human rights.
#ICEOUT #ICEOutSchools

AAUP Sends Letter of Concern Regarding Expanding Surveillance at the University of Michigan January 23, 2026Via email and physical mailDomenico Grasso, President, University of Michigan3190 Ruthven Building1109 Geddes Ave.Ann Arbor, MI 48109grasso@umich.eduDear President Grasso,The AAUP (…

Important letter from the University of Michigan AAUP chapter and @aaup.org national challenging the expansion of surveillance practices at our university: umaaup.org/2026/01/23/a...

He's only going to get worse. And faster.

Trump played 20 more rounds of golf in five years than Obama did in eight When Obama did it, he told the press — and wasn't playing with customers at his private business.

Donald "I'll be too busy to play golf" Trump has exceeded Obama's eight-year total of golf outings in only five years. And all while likely putting money in his pocket.

The march to autocracy People are pushing back against assaults on our freedoms.The United States has never fully lived up to our nation’s founding ideals, but our democracy has set us apart from rule by monarchs, despots a...

"Whether in 1776 or 2026, protest against authoritarian tactics is patriotic. It is what the founders did, and it is what is required of us. Democracy can’t defend itself." - @rweingarten.bsky.social

Read more in Randi's latest column for the @nytimes.com ⬇️

The march to autocracy People are pushing back against assaults on our freedoms.The United States has never fully lived up to our nation’s founding ideals, but our democracy has set us apart from rule by monarchs, despots a...

As I wrote in my @nytimes.com column this week we cannot let this administration continue to test the limits of its power. Democracy will not defend itself - it’s up to us to defend it. www.aft.org/column/march...

📢 Education International expresses our full solidarity with IMAK, the teachers and nation builders of Greenland at this critical time.

They are not for sale. They are not for the taking. They are not alone.‼️

Full statement ⬇️
https://eiie.io/3Ntuufq

@etuce.bsky.social

Peaceful protest is a legitimate right, not a threat to be answered with violence and suppression. We stand with the people of Iran—and for human dignity and a future no longer built on fear and poverty. @eduinternational.bsky.social