Zachary Schrag

"The DTH asked Atkins in a September 2024 interview whether or not he replaced the advisory board. He went silent for a minute and a half, and never answered the question."

Well, now I have something in common with an astronaut.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Democrats Say F.B.I. Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video

First they came for the George Mason University Faculty Senate. Then they came for the U.S. Congress. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Poland's foreign minister summons Israeli ambassador over Yad Vashem post Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski has summoned the Israeli ambassador over a post by Yad Vashem.

Passive voice sparks international incident. apnews.com/article/pola...

My pet theory is that the most cost-effective investment a university can make is a climbing wall.

Portwood-Stacer, Laura

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The shrinking nickel.

Mad Max: Fury Curb

Spanberger hints at University governing changes to come - Cville Right Now Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds "a weakened pact", and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonw...

“When people question why the university or president didn’t defend themselves, well because the University counsel was handpicked by our state Attorney General who’s doing the bidding for the Department of Justice,” Spanberger said.

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Date MTG chooses to quit, TWO DAYS after congressional pension vests Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation date of January 5, 2026 lands just two days after her federal pension becomes fully vested, prompting questions over the timing of her departure.

Does this work for faculty senators? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

And it's not like immigration judges were normally voting in favor of immigrants. See Philip Schrag et al, Refugee Roulette, Stanford Law Review (2007).

"To assure their continued support, each suburban area was given virtual veto power over the placement and alignment of route within its boundaries. Thus, Alexandria's demand that the Huntington section south of the city be given direct service was written into the plan adopted in 1968. Similarly, Prince Georges County was able to secure the re-routing of the line serving the eastern portion of the County thus assuring service to the white middle class areas of Cheverly and Landover." William J. Murin, Mass Transit Policy Planning: An Incremental Approach (Heath Lexington Books, 1971), 87.

William Murin claims a racial motivation but provides no footnote, and I don't fully trust his account. I think the bigger picture is that when you run a line to secure cheap right-of-way—be it the Penn Central tracks or the Dulles Access Highway median—you have to compromise on station locations.

I trust they opened the day with the Pledge of Allegiance, written by Francis Bellamy.

It's worked before. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fi...

Johns Hopkins University Press holiday sale; 40% off on The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, Ethical Imperialism: Institutional Review Boards and the Social Sciences, 1965-2009, and all other books through 12/7.
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Her first film will be g rated

Not to make this about me but if you are interested in why he is so often made into a bogeyman by way of antisemitic conspiracy theories, THE INFLUENCE OF SOROS is maybe available at your local library

A Facebook post from Scrivener: "Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you're on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. Here's why, and what you can do if you want to remove this" attention-grabbing graphic says "SCRIVENER AND AI: WHY DO I SEE AI PROMPTS IN MY SCRIVENER PROJECTS ON MAC?"

Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)

Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...

Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Fix Budget Shortfalls. But It Would Make Transportation Less Affordable for Americans. A proposal to eliminate federal public transit funding would not only fail to address the existing funding gap but would also leave millions of Americans, pa…

Trump Administration is to propose a massive cut in federal transit funding as part of 2026 transport legislation.

This proposal would decimate the nation's transit systems, while not actually solving the revenue problem federal transportation funding faces.

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The line isn't wrong. Might be missing one adjective.

Building blocks of modernization and automation

Modernization allows Metro to deliver more service at lower cost

Roadmap to modernize Metro

How rail modernization increases capacity

Major announcement in just-posted board documents: DC's Metro is moving fast toward automation.

Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
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As the history wars heat up, we’re releasing a new book that brings together some of the nation’s leading voices—Nikole Hannah-Jones, Annette Gordon-Reed, and many others—for an urgent, energizing conversation about the origins of the United States. Preorder is now available.

Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law.

The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.

If you haven't joined your local AAUP, now is a great time to do so.

WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.

Physicians Explain Why They Prescribe Nuxated Iron So Widely

They're getting paid?

'The Trouble of Color' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Here's why it made the list

Congratulations to @marthasjones.bsky.social, 2013 ACLS Fellow, on having her book "The Trouble of Color" named to Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025! time.com/collections/...

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Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has better uniforms *and* academic freedom [2/2]. vtcc.vt.edu