I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Billionaire fires hundreds of thousands of Americans while positioning himself “to see billions of dollars in new federal contracts or other support”: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

What’s Going On With Liberal Arts Majors? New frameworks for education may change how we view “the arts.”

www.forbes.com/sites/johnwe...

How to Be a Cat (And Improve Your Mindfulness) Keep reading our article on how to be a cat and improve your mindfulness, replete with quotes, cute cat photos, and even adorable dog photos!

How to Be a Cat (And Improve Your Mindfulness) #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

I have warned about the rightwing attack on empathy. It is as dangerous as any attack on democracy. It is an attack on our humanity. Once you turn off empathy you can do anything.

It will accelerate in Musks’ hands. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Draft executive order set for Thursday calls for closing Education Dept. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said that congressional approval is needed to close the agency. Deep cuts to the workforce are expected in the short term.

President Donald Trump is set to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday directing his newly confirmed education secretary to work to close the department she now leads, two people familiar with the situation said.

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

NEW: a federal judge preliminarily halted the Trump regime from enforcing portions of the president’s sweeping executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that it considers illegal and discriminatory.

Continued Leadership on Student Success, Upward Mobility and Fiscal Stewardship One year after issuing the SUNY Report on Long-Term Enrollment and Financial Sustainability, SUNY today released an update outlining the system’s progress over the past year...

SUNY is on the move! From increasing enrollment and expanding nation-leading student support through ASAP and ACE to launching bold new initiatives like Empire AI, SUNY is making higher education more accessible and affordable for New Yorkers, and building a brighter future for all. #SUNY

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🚨Breaking News | Federal Judge Gives DOGE Access to Education Department Data bit.ly/4k5DHpL

#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky

Most Americans don't realize state funding for higher ed fell by billions Spending is down by $9 billion over the last decade, driving tuition up and frustrating the search for skilled workers.

www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...

2025 Day of Action Agenda — A National Day of Action for Higher Ed

www.dayofactionforhighered.org/agenda

I see them keeping their heads down but at some point we need to discuss how anti-government free market libertarian think tank bullshit from reason dot com type guys named leonard paved the way for so much of this

These Colleges Banned DEI Even Though It Wasn’t Required by Law Dozens of institutions in 2023 and 2024 altered or shuttered diversity offices and programs pre-emptively, as lawmakers and the public increasingly turned against them.

New from me + @jasperjsmith.bsky.social

Dozens of colleges altered or closed diversity offices/programs preemptively in the past two years, as lawmakers and the public increasingly turned against them.

With Trump now in office, that number is likely to grow.

www.chronicle.com/article/clin...

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

genuinely incredible that it's this high when the media most centrists and liberals consume is still insisting on "wow! nation amazed by the manly muscular moves of musk's team of geniuses" with "nerd scolds warn trump's moves may violate protocol" on A17

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Gen Z seeks safety above all else as the generation grows up amid constant crisis and existential threat Recent generations may have taken safety for granted, but today’s youth are growing up in an era of compounded crises – and being safe is their priority.

In a study of Gen Z's personal goals, "to be safe" ranked as the top priority, outweighing traditional teenage desires like popularity and fun. A developmental psychologist explains what this says about growing up in an era of constant crisis: https://buff.ly/4140hYF #safety #mentalhealth #GenZ

YouTube video by AFT Weingarten on Trump's First 100 Days: This is not what voters want

✏️26M kids get money from Title 1
✏️7.5M kids get IDEA funding
✏️13M kids get PELL grants
✏️5.5M kids get money to learn English as a second language.

All of these funds go directly to kids - & the Department of Education is responsible for making sure they get those resources. @rweingarten.bsky.social

Oligarchy doesn’t even begin to describe what this is

Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023

Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sex Assault Rules The new Title IX rules will provide more protections for those accused of sexual misconduct, and eliminate LGBT protections adopted under Biden.

Donald Trump has ordered schools and universities to be even more deferential to male students accused of sexual violence. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders...

All U.S. federal government websites are already archived by the End of Term Web Archive Here's all the information you might need. Official website: https://eotarchive.org/ Wikipedia:...

Signal Boost: All U.S. federal government websites are already archived by the End of Term Web Archive

Let people know, download your own copies.
Don't let this digital book burn continue.

#Feds #Health #WHO #CDC #AMA #USPHS #FDA #NIH #NCHS #PCORI

At ASU

Trump’s immigration policy is already terrifying America’s kids What it’s like to go to school in the shadow of ICE.

I wrote about how the prospect of ICE raids in schools is affecting kids

Ducking and covering is no way to protect higher ed Are we a democracy or not? Can higher ed institutions step up?

John Warner, right on point (as usual)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

Protect our colleges & universities, cuts to federal funding devastate local economies, join us!

Federal funding cuts, pauses, or restrictions – they all hurt our colleges and universities. The communities around these institutions will be devastated by massive cuts to federal grants & loans. We're organizing. Sign up here to join the fight: tinyurl.com/fight4HE

A purple box with green text that says, "If trans kids who need puberty blockers can't get them, their mental health can get worse. Going on puberty blockers either improves their mental health, or keeps it on an even keel." The Science Vs logo is at the bottom right.

The Trump administration wants to end gender-affirming care for trans kids. Science Vs has a few episodes on this — here's one from a few years ago that covers some of the basics (and some of the inaccurate info out there).

open.spotify.com/episode/39ih...