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‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

Discussing this phenomenon w/ a group of profs. Someone morbidly joked, “& northern profs are fleeing the country.” The next person said…”even if we were all willing & able to abandon this place there are not enough jobs for us globally and the U.S. employs a huge # of international scholars too.”

MY DEAR FRIEND WAWA GATHERU IS ON THE DAILY SHOW TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE AND RACIAL JUSTICE with @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social and my heart is HAPPY.

I am so freaking proud of her. Wawa's an award winning founder of Black Girl Environmentalist. 😍 #blacksky

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Post Traumatic Disorder Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

YouTube video by MojoPin1983 Jeff Buckley - Grace | BBC | The Late Show | London | 1/17/1995 | HD

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Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago (RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Polls are closed for the Special Election in TN-07. Looking at the Democratic Primary, 11 out of 14 counties have reported Early Vote tallies. Results below.

Follow along: elections.tn.gov/categories/u...

Wait, I love this so much! Pre-ordered!

So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

NEW — A message of support has been circulating online for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes, who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week.

A few signatures were noticeably missing: 13, to be specific.

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Distribution is THE under-reported story in book publishing (outside of the trade publications) and losing B&T is going to have untold ripple effects on the industry, small presses, and authors.

Wyoming Is Now Requiring Would-be Voters to Document Their Citizenship The rules were pushed by Wyoming’s ultraconservative secretary of state despite no pattern of noncitizen voting. A lawsuit warns it risks tripping up eligible citizens who wish to register.

In 2023, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray oversaw a purge of voter rolls that removed over 80,000 names. If anyone was purged by mistake, they’ll now have to meet Wyoming’s more restrictive requirements to reregister.

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’ Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

From the LateStageCapitalism community on Reddit: Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said Explore this post and more from the LateStageCapitalism community

Someone uploaded the video to reddit. He said it and then just abruptly stopped talking. The video is still working - you can see him blinking. And it's not an audio problem his mouth isn't moving

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Also check out this episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival defies federal defunding to shine brighter than ever - Chicago Reader Photos from the Hyde Park Jazz Festival's 19th year overflow with joy and community that give the lie to Trump’s ugly vision of the world.

Photos from the fest’s 19th year overflow with joy and community that give the lie to Trump’s ugly vision of the world. https://bit.ly/3J2NsaF

A 1926 klan parade marching down Pennsylvania Ave. The front of the column holds banners that read Connecticut & Rhode Island. Original available via the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001706338/

We really need to be thinking abt the current regime through the lens of the Second Klan, which helped to nationalize systems of Jim Crow state & vigilante violence & exploitation while creating an explicitly white nationalist immigration system. They even paraded down Pennsylvania Ave.

A press release dated October 7, 2025, with the headline: “Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Undercover Operations to Infiltrate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence.” The statement claims rising left-wing violence, referencing the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and outlines Paxton’s directive for undercover investigations. A highlighted quote from Paxton reads: “Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people.” The text further accuses the radical Left of fostering political violence, referencing incidents involving Antifa-like groups and a supposed assassin tied to transgender movements. It also notes that President Trump designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, with Paxton vowing sweeping investigations into radical leftist groups.

In a press release, Texas Attorney General calls "transgenderism" a "corrupted ideology" that is "a cancer on our culture."

This is openly genocidal rhetoric about trans people from a sitting AG.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws" Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws" [via
@theguardian.com]

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

Nearby fire shuts down beloved Cobb County bookstore A longtime Cobb County bookstore is temporarily closed after smoke and soot from a neighboring business fire caused extensive damage.

Really sad to hear about the fire at Bookmiser, the amazing bookstore that was set to handle books for my Oct 21 talk. They're thankfully safe and continuing online sales while closed.

If you'd like to support them, please consider ordering There Is No Place for Us (or any book!) from bookmiser.net

The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

I'm sorry but how does this person have standing to challenge Colorado's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy when she has explicitly disclaimed any desire to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity? How is this a real case? slate.com/news-and-pol...

Perhaps it’s just pure coincidence that the antagonist in The Boys is Vought International the same surname of the guy who’s single handedly dismantling the federal bureaucracy.

you know this guy had to have made a huge number of enemies for oklahoma republicans to want to take him down (serves him right, he sucks)

And she made a promise to work with a numerous female directors and she kept her word and it’s some of her best work to date! I see zero issues!

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Nicole Kidman has unexpectedly become one of my favorite actresses in the last 5 years. The good will she has is STRONG.

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.