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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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Thought you might want to see this if you have not already.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

RFK jr so bad for your health...
- they should put a health excise tax on him.
RFK.
- he deserves a full box warning label.
- we should develop a vaccine to prevent him

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." -Isaac Asimov

National Museum of Women in the Arts | Home Located in Washington, D.C., The National Museum of Women in the Arts the world's only major art museum solely dedicated to championing women artists.

The Smithsonian museums in DC are closed due to shutdown

But the National Museum of Women in the Arts is still OPEN & is wonderful.

And Tomorrow (10/8) is a FREE Community Day.
nmwa.org

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." -Isaac Asimov

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

US DMV area folks.
Next Step Produce is a local farm that sells whole grains & produce w/ pickup sites in the DMV.
They recently lost their grain stores in a fire & are devastated.
Please support them & buy some of their produce!
nextstepproduce.localfoodmarketplace.com/Index

BTW James Dobson started the Alliance Defending Freedom legal organization, which is set to undo Colorado's ban on gay conversion therapy. Dobson really, really loved conversion therapy of all types (for autistic kids AND queer kids).

Better than David Smith's pep talk to the Baltimore Sun. But still awful.

Five years of work. One concise guide. Free to view and download now. – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting

By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence.

Bowie... Maryland? 😂

I was like... Bowie? Bowie, Maryland?!? 😂

Undercounted: The hidden deaths in America’s jails According to a federal database of in-custody deaths obtained by The Marshall Project, nearly 4,000 people died in jails over a four-year period between 2019 and 2023.

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Dobson project 2025 What is James Dobson’s connection to the 100+ groups on the Advisory Board of Project 2025? 1795 Exchange Led by Paul Fitzpatrick who also was a part of Family Research Council which was started b...

Hey, with Russ Vought back in the news I wanted to share a document a few of us have but together that links how James Dobson was involved in 40+ of the organizations on the advisory board of Project 2025. This list is not exhaustive but it is a start: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Dobson's parenting methods impacted upwards of 1/3 of the US population. His methods were highly influenced by Paul Popenoe the father of modern eugenics, who Dobson worked with for ten years. The Nazi's used Popenoe's work to implement mass forced sterilization and so did the state of California

for the weekend crowd: take a moment today to explore what's on the ballot next month!

it's not all about NYC, VA, and NJ: i put together a guide of the 180+ key races you should know about, across 32 states.

explore, & find the ones that interest you the most, here: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

Now we have the Trump Administration's "nice university ya' got there, shame if anything should happen to it" campaign centered around a mafia-style protection racket they call "The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." Did we help make it happen? 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Til Trump Do Us Part When politics comes home.

I wouldn't call it a qualitative study but interesting nonetheless. Podcast: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Article: slate.com/life/2025/03...

Large crowd watching panel discussion.

That time we were wondering if anyone would be interested in joining a new Association of Gun Violence Reporters. AGVR.org

"craker barrel all the way down" is my new favorite way to describe right wing grievance 😂

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

He was here legally on a work permit at the time of arrest. His arrival here as a child is no longer relevant to his arrest.

Will someone, anyone please use the word "extortion" and callout false statements in their coverage of this administration for the love of god (or, you know, democracy)!

In light of attacks on journalists in the US, though it was time to reshare this.

exactly. Three percenters logo.

Griffith was found guilty of failure to disperse and fined $50.

That's unconstitutional -- even the DOJ recognizes journalists' right to cover how law enforcement disperses protesters.

But it also shows what a giant waste of taxpayer funds it is to prosecute journalists for doing their jobs.

A) they are integralists, not tradcaths. B) they didnt convert for the dogma, but for the leverage towards their political vision. Which is white patriarchal christian nationalism.

People, you're using "tradcath" wrong.
The word to describe these extremists & converts in government/ politics is "integralists".

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the Department's operational status. Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

@susanrinkunas.com and I contacted every Planned Parenthood affiliate potentially affected by the Medicaid “defund.”

Here’s what we learned about whether people with Medicaid can still visit their local PP: