Alex Schweig

“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.” Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.

“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...

I once had a student cite a slew of AI-generated titles of articles that I had supposedly written. Should I have felt more flattered than I did?

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

The End of an Academic Dream (opinion) Fidan Cheikosman reflects on leaving academe and finding meaning outside it.

Much of this is very relatable

Let me congratulate the resident physicians at Howard University Hospital for winning a new union contract that includes a 16% pay raise.

When workers stand together and fight for their rights there is nothing they cannot accomplish. I was proud to stand in solidarity with them.

A woman works on a laptop, a mildly distressed look on her face. Crumpled-up pieces of paper lie on the table next to the laptop.

Career Advice | Toward a Trauma-Informed Writing Process

What if writer’s block is not something to “push through”—but instead a bodily response worth listening to and attending to with care, Aurora Chang asks. https://bit.ly/42WhYtq

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

They raided him already, John Bolton, now just make the arrest! 😂

Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur, 78, Dies in Cuba After Decades in Exile The Cuban government has announced Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at the age of 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.

www.democracynow.org/2025/9/26/bl... = Please take a moment today to read the letter that Assata Shakur wrote to Pope John Paul II in 1998 during his trip to Cuba

I am so thankful that she did not die in jail

Rest in power forever and ever

I cannot stress this enough.

We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.

If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.

I KNEW it!

That India-Pakistan headline continues to boggle my mind! 🤯

Interesting article on the complexities of apologies for past wrongs.

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The Real Gaza Death Toll is Impossible to Know Today, But the Minimum Isn’t - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/19/t...

YouTube video by Henrique Noronha The Limey - Soderbergh - Terry Stamp monologue

RIP Terrence Stamp
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Shocking Cancellation of a Special Journal Issue (opinion) The cancellation of a special Harvard Educational Review issue on Palestine speaks to the intensification of an already censorious climate, Thea Renda Abu El-Haj and Jo Kelcey write.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

New episode drops tomorrow ⌛️⌛️

Christopher Dole on “Living On: Psychiatry and the Future of Disaster in Turkey” (‪@stanfordpress.bsky.social‬)

Stay tuned 📌📌

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Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook

Only it’s not the “echo” it’s the shout

The conspiracy to free the world's most notorious sex trafficker QAnon is fake. But Trump's corrupt deal with Ghislaine Maxwell is real.

"From here it’s just a hop, skip, and a jump to saying the entire prosecution was a stitch up by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Merrick Garland.

*Pardon for notorious child sex trafficker incoming in 3 … 2 …*"

I very naively thought that people in politics would learn literally anything when Trump won a second time. Guess not. We gotta save ourselves folks. Ain’t no one coming to save the day but us.

'Like leaving your soul behind:' Tucson humanitarian heals through service For Star subscribers: Surviving a harrowing border-crossing incident more than four decades ago continues to fuel Tucson migrant advocate Dora Rodriguez, who recounts the journey in a new book.

'Like leaving your soul behind:' Tucson humanitarian heals through service tucson.com/news/local/s...

👏👏👏

A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.

Why think for yourself?

Our Grim future world

Today marks the second anniversary of the passing of legendary whistleblower, anti-war hero, and FPF co-founder Daniel Ellsberg.

His courageous decision to leak the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971 led to the most important Supreme Court case for press freedom in the century.

This.

Lots of ambulance companies are being taken over by private equity firms, in additional bad news.

The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

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If you are impacted by the White House's travel ban, ensure that you:

STAY IN THE U.S.
If you aren't currently in the U.S., try to return before Monday, June 9th.

DON'T LEAVE THE U.S.
If you're currently in the U.S., do not leave the country until the completion of your degree.