Deb Pastner

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Kevin P. Eltife, UT Board of Regents chair: “We enthusiastically look forward to engaging with university officials and reviewing the compact immediately.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

The “vibes-based” scientific method. Should work out well.

The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever

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As the United States contends with a government intent on erasing liberties and identities, it was a salve on my soul to see Harvey Milk’s name and photo at the San Francisco airport. A reminder to never give up the fight for what is right.

Sunday’s @nytimes.com front page

20,000 strong in Austin, Texas this evening at the #nokingsprotest

If you’ve ever wondered what you would’ve done in 1930s Germany — look around. You’re doing it now.

We are so proud of the people rising up in nonviolent defiance — in LA, in #Chicago, and in cities nationwide.

❌👑 Join us Saturday, June 14 to protest Trump’s fascist regime: NoKings.org

#NoKings

Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city – US politics live Mayor Karen Bass disputes president’s claim as she thanks local law enforcement for dealing with unrest following immigration crackdown

Trump’s actions since January have led to this moment: his desire to establish an authoritarian state. It’s time for Americans to decide what kind of country they want to live in.

Opinion | Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

M. Gessen capturing the moment we are living in — the normalization of the unconscionable. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.

Vermont is the best state, full stop.

Prolife party, indeed.

The pro life party is summarily sentencing toddlers to exile

CPJ issues safety advisory for journalists traveling to the United States - Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United Sta...

I just heard from a *Canadian* journalist traveling to the US that he is using a burner phone for the first time ever. Says he feels like he’s lost a best friend. Same, I said. cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...

‘A huge cudgel’: alarm as Trump’s war on universities could target accreditors Advocates braced for revamp of certification system as experts warn of political pressure being brought to bear

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She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her (Gift Article) President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.

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Tens of thousands walk down 5th Avenue in the Hands Off march in Manhattan on Saturday.

So let me get this straight: you can vandalize the US Capitol and physically attack police officers, and you’ll be celebrated by this administration. But if you dare *verbalize* your opinions, you’ll be deported. Makes sense.

This is the same person who recounted killing a pet dog and goat in her autobiography, so we know she lacks both empathy and common sense.

Top Trump Officials Discussed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.

I wish I could say I’m surprised. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...

we believe we are special and we simply are not

With Deportations, Trump Steps Closer to Showdown With Judicial Branch “Oopsie … Too late,” El Salvador’s president said, mocking a court order that deportation flights to his country turn back to the United States. Top administration officials thanked him.

The Trump administration moved one large step closer to a constitutional showdown with the judicial branch of government when airplane-loads of Venezuelan detainees deplaned in El Salvador even though a federal judge had ordered that the planes reverse course and return the detainees to the U.S.

I too often wistfully think back to the good ol’ days when you could be lucky enough to catch mumps, measles and rubella.

Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Witty hired as White House photographer Patrick Witty, a Pulitzer Prize winner, abruptly left his job at National Geographic after facing allegations of misconduct.

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This THREAD is essential for all of my colleagues in the academy.

PLEASE READ.

YouTube video by Alain Cazes Speech againt Trump, by french senator, Claude Malhuret. ( English subtitles )

The French speech I needed to hear as an American: youtu.be/QIK9vbQRwBQ?...

People listening to speakers at a townhall.

In an overflow room at Washtenaw County Community College Thursday night, hundreds of people listen to Michigan US Rep. Debbie Dingell and local politicians discuss President Trump, DOGE, and the administration’s dismantling and defunding of the US government.

One of the many creative signs at the 50501 protest at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing today.

Pretty much anything written in the 1800s