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YouTube video by Strict Scrutiny Legal Experts Preview the New SCOTUS Term: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Live from Chicago!)

They aren't wrong.

YouTube video by Strict Scrutiny BREAKING: Judge Blocks Trump's Illegal Deployment of National Guard

A quick breakdown of developments in the National Guard deployment case out of Oregon: youtu.be/pcc5Ii5QYmM

This is exactly what we need. Attorneys standing up for the rule of law and attorney ethics. I wrote about how state bars need to act, and 700 NC attorneys stepping up drives the point home. #NorthCarolina #ncpol www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...

Committee for the First Amendment

Artists *must* produce under authoritarianism ⬇️ www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com

In Memoriam: Frederick Denny - AAR The AAR is saddened to share that Fred Denny, professor emeritus of Islamic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, passed away on March 26, 2025. Fred was a giant in the field of Islamic studi...

Just learned that long time U of Colorado scholar of religion (Islamic Studies) Frederick Denny has died. His textbook on Islam was the assigned text when I took "Intro to Islam" as an undergrad in the 90s. His work modeled how to be both rigorous & generous. Condolences to all who knew him. RIP.

Pete Hegseth and TRASHY trump showed our Military how WEAK and UNSERIOUS they are. Both of these IDIOTS are simply boys trying to be BIG MEN!
It's as if they're playing DRESS UP.

#SheShed

OMG
GOP
WTF

‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics | CNN Politics A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university profe...

www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

Says AI

Stay strong, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

America: Epstein files

Trump: Jimmy Kimmel

America: Epstein files

Trump: James Comey

America: Epstein files

Trump: how about Amelia Earhart

THIS 💯

wapo headline

Ban students’ mobile phones in school!

In Which a University Administration Again Fails Both to Comprehend the Purpose of a University and that Students do Understand (and Desire/Demand) It 😑

Oklahoma Education Chief Who Promoted Bibles in Schools Will Resign

Good news. Ryan Walters is disliked in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Education Chief Who Promoted Bibles in Schools Will Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

Oklahoma official says all high schools will have Turning Point chapters after Charlie Kirk killing Conservative youth group chapters will counter ‘woke indoctrination’, says Ryan Walters

Have you noticed that Ryan Walters is out of control? #Oklahoma www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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💯. “‘The Tell’ also benefited from the publishing industry’s increasing reliance on books with the kind of celebrity connections that can pump sales. Many of these books are memoirs, which are rarely fact-checked.”

G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat’s Victory in Arizona

Come on, people! Vote & vote in 2025 and 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣. This crazy long game is getting shorter day by day ⏰ 👀

G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat’s Victory in Arizona www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Adelita Grijalva will win US House special election in Arizona, CNN projects, delivering decisive vote for Epstein files push | CNN Politics Democrat Adelita Grijalva will win a special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, which will deliver the decisive signature to the push for a vote to release...

www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

The following eighteen majors were put on “pause”: African American Studies Applied Mathematics B.A. Chemistry B.A. Classical Civilization Classics (Greek and Latin) Digital Humanities Fine Arts French and Francophone Studies German Language, Literature, and Culture B.A. History of Architecture Italian Language, Literature, and Culture B.A. Latino-Latin American Studies Middle Eastern Studies Modern Jewish Studies Music History and Cultures Religion Russian Language, Literature, and Culture B.A. Statistics B.A.

“Paused” majors at Syracuse include Classics, Modern Jewish Studies, and Religion, as well as French, German, Italian, Russian

A tweet by Attorney General Todd Rokita, quote-posting a screenshot of Suzanne Swierc's Facebook post: What a vile comment. So many hateful people are exposing themselves. Now is the time to oppose political violence—not justify it. Comments like these are outrageous and should make people question someone's ability to be in a leadership position. The original Facebook post reads: Let me be clear: if you think Charlie Kirk was a wonderful person, we can't be friends. His death is a tragedy, and I can and do feel for his wife and children. I believe in the Resurrection, and while it's difficult, I can and do pray for his soul. Charlie Kirk's death is a reflection of the violence, fear, and hatred he sowed. It does not excuse his death, AND it's a sad truth. The shooting is a tragedy, and I can and do feel for a college campus experiencing an active shooter situation. The deaths of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the children shot and killed in Minneapolis last month, and the children shot in Colorado today are all tragedies that also deserve your attention. Charlie Kirk excused the deaths of children in the name of the second amendment.

A photo of the termination letter, filed as an exhibit with the complaint. Dear Ms. Swierc: I write with respect to your employement at Ball State University. As you know, on or about September 10, 2025, you posted a statement on social media related to the assassination of Mr. Charlie Kir,. You posted your message to more than 1,000 social-media followers, including other members of the Ball State community. Your post was re-shared, with the addition of your University job title and University photo. As of today, the re-shared post has been viewed over 3.2 million times. Your post was also viewed by current Ball State students, many of whom have written to the University expressing their concerns, describing your conduct as inappropriate and unprofessional. The University also received communications from prospective students and their families, again, expressing concern about your conduct and indicating a concern about attending the University. The University also fielded a deluge of other complaints and inquiries from media and multiple external entities. Dr. Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President for Student Affairs, has reviewed the information related to this matter, including the distinctive nature and trust involved in your student-serving leadership position in the Division of Student Affairs, the instructions she has consistently given to senior staff members in Student Affairs about the care and caution that is necessary when making statements on social media, and the immediate negative and substantially disruptive impact of your conduct on our students, employees, prospective students, and other constituents. Dr. Royer Engle also considered the unprecedented level of disruption your post caused for the University and the Division of Student Affairs. In light of this information, as well as the information you were afforded an opportunity to provide to Employee Relations, Dr. Royer Engle has recommended that your employment with the University be terminat…

NEW: A former Ball State University staff member is suing the university president after she was fired for a private Facebook post about the death of Charlie Kirk. She is being represented by ACLU of Indiana @acluindiana.bsky.social.

READ THE COMPLAINT: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Rural health clinics are starting to close, raising the political risks of Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ | CNN Politics Two months after President Donald Trump signed his policy megabill into law, a Virginia health care company cited it when it announced the closure of three rural clinics serving tiny communities aroun...

www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/p...

Ephemera like postcards can show us fascinating glimpses of the past. 📮 If you’re interested in the early 20th century, check out Nichibunken’s database of Japanese art exhibition postcards from the 1900s to the 1930s! Check out their pre-war materials at: tenrankai.nichibun.ac.jp/il/meta_pub/...

Release the BLS annual report NOW❗️“On Fri. the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures—a key report for understanding inflation—w/o explanation…BLS said the new report will be ‘rescheduled to a later date.’”(Heather Cox Richardson)

Hey, happy birthday! 💐🪷🌻🌺🌷

Below sums it all up 💯