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State police led Broadview protesters into the street, then attacked them, demonstrators said. blockclubchi.co/4qfbgsJ

Exactly. It was always about power over Black people.

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Adorable humans standing up to fascism. 👏🏻👏🏻

Yep

They're can be no "professionalism" with these fascists in charge.

Only relentless attempts at intimidation for control.

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I should have noted in that last skeet that the link is to a Playlist of my nbaughter @technomagius.bsky.social reading an excellent summary of Project2025 written by @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social
My kid did this for those who are busy & don't have much time to read or who have dyslexia/sight issues

man, them typing ratio and it not happening is the ultimate sad cringe

Zelenskyy:
…We need to sit &speak & to understand where we are & I think this is the most important first step,that is where we are.I think the President [Trump] understands that the most difficult question in any format of negotiations will be the territory.It's a pity,but the territory of Ukraine

Another bit of good news -- clean energy stocks are significantly outperforming the S&P500, and outperforming oil stocks by even more

To the University of Virginia community: On Monday of last week, Rector Rachel Sheridan and I shared a message with the community regarding the proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. We were asked to provide comments on the proposal no later than October 20. Today, I sent the letter below to the Secretary of Education and to White House officials. The letter confirms our core values and commitments while expressing our view that federal research funding should be based on merit. I want to thank personally the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Council, and many other members of our community who expressed their opinions on the proposed Compact, through the online form we provided and other means. Your thoughtful feedback shows a profound care for the University and a strong commitment to its future. We will continue to work to strengthen free expression and free inquiry, protect academic freedom, ensure affordability , promote intellectual pluralism, and maintain institutional neutrality in an increasingly polarized world. I am grateful for your continued dedication to the University and I look forward to working with you on these vital projects. Paul Mahoney Interim President University of Virginia

October 17, 2025 The United States Department of Education Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary McMahon, Ms. Mailman, and Mr. Haley, Thank you for your letter inviting comment on the proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. We wholeheartedly agree that “American higher education is the envy of the world.” We also agree with many of the principles outlined in the Compact, including a fair and unbiased admissions process, an affordable and academically rigorous education, a thriving marketplace of ideas, institutional neutrality, and equal treatment of students, faculty, and staff in all aspects of university operations. Indeed, the University of Virginia leads in several of these areas and is committed to continuous improvement in all of them. We seek no special treatment in exchange for our pursuit of those foundational goals. The integrity of science and other academic work requires merit-based assessment of research and scholarship. A contractual arrangement predicating assessment on anything other than merit will undermine the integrity of vital, sometimes lifesaving, research and further erode confidence in American higher education. Higher education faces significant challenges and has not always lived up to its highest ideals. We believe that the best path toward real and durable progress lies in an open and collaborative conversation. We look forward to working together to develop alternative, lasting approaches to improving higher education. Sincerely yours, Paul Mahoney Interim President University of Virginia

UVA says no to the compact

Yeah, I'm a little tired of the overly-respectful tone of these letters. How about:

Dear Secretary,

No.

Regards,
UVA

This! 👇👇👇👇

This makes it easy for busy folk!
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come up with survival strategies in case they do accomplish their goal in p2025 & strategies & tactics to obstruct & fight these policies.
Preparation is Important.
"What will you do if.."
Is one of the more important questions you can be asking yourself. All if us need to be preparing for the
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to educate ourselves on what they plan on doing next. W/ that information, we can work to prepare Ourselves, our families & communities to lessen the impact if they succeed. We can also work to prepare ourselves to fight to stop them from accomplishing their goals. With that information we can
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Hi!
You sound like you're a busy person who is overwhelmed at the task. You're also in Luck! 😁 My nbaughter did a series of YouTube shorts reading an Excellent summary of Project 2025. Since p2025 is only 48% accomplished, the good news is; IF we know what they're seeking to accomplish, we can work

All day!!

As for the Duke of York, this late complaint
Will make but little for his benefit.

Ex-CBP chief details 'unreasonable use of force,' ICE cites 'brazen' hostility in dueling lawsuit narratives Records placed in front of U.S. District Judge April Perry by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, City Hall and by the Trump administration offer a behind-the-scenes snapshot from law enforcement a...

'It's clear that [Illinois State Police] is the difference maker.'

That's what a Chicago ICE official wrote in an email, among hundreds of docs considered by Judge April Perry as she blocked Nat Guard deployment here.

@tinasfon.bsky.social and I took a look: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Tread On The Traitors!

#NoKings

YouTube video by Voice of America Hong Kong Protesters Put Out Tear Gas Grenades Using Traffic Cones

This was always a favorite

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Field of Vision - Do Not Split Told from within the heart of the Hong Kong protests, “Do Not Split” begins in 2019 as a proposed bill allowing the Chinese government to extradite criminal…

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Hong Kong Protesters Share Their Best Protest Strategies and Tactics Pack an umbrella, use Air Drop to share updated information on the fly, and more.

Pack an umbrella for sure :) ☂️

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Yep. Hong Kongers are heroes.

I whole heartedly believe this whole thread should be blasted out NOW. Please.

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Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government instead of fixing the health care crisis they created—and we're not staying quiet.

Tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of people across the country will come together to say NO KINGS! Will you join us? #MomSky

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents A group of hackers has released the personal info of hundreds of Homeland Security and Justice Department officials.

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