Amy Earhart

One of her kids came to TAMU to school. Make of that what you will….

Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore

“We will not be intimidated into silence.”

—Dr. Leonard Bright, AAUP Texas A&M

This fight is bigger than Texas A&M—it is about whether public universities will serve democracy or fear it.

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Students at Texas A&M include army veterans who have sworn an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States, including the right to free speech.

Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.

Dr. Bright speaks to a crowd while standing in front of the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross on the Texas A&M campus.

Great comments from @drleonardbright.bsky.social on academic freedom, given while standing in the shadow of a confederate general's statue. We've come a long way, and we have further to go.

It’s always the comm office. Why do we even need them? They are some of the worst offenders in the destruction of unis.

Nice to see positive news!

An Instagram post from the Assembly of First Nations reading: Important Travel Advisory The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has heard reports that some First Nation citizens have been subjected to increased questioning and detainment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The AFN strongly condemns these actions and reaffirms First Nations’ inherent and Jay Treaty rights to cross-border mobility. The AFN advises any First Nations members traveling to the U.S. to carry valid identification, including a Status Card or a Canadian passport. Anyone requiring assistance with Status Card applications, renewals, replacements, or urgent processing related to travel may contact Indigenous Services Canada’s Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) Program at 1-800-567-9604 or visit www.canada.ca/indigenous-services-canada. Please note that federal law enforcement may not be familiar with Tribal IDs. If an ICE agent does not accept your Tribal ID as identification, the Native American Rights Fund recommends that you request to speak to their supervisor. In emergency cases, Canadian citizens in the U.S. can contact the Canadian Consulate for assistance through 1-613-996-8885.

I’m not sure how much notice this has received but the Assembly of First Nations in Canada has issued a travel advisory for the United States after reports that Indigenous people are being increasingly questioned and detained by ICE. www.instagram.com/p/DT-_SacDEH...

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner throws down the gauntlet on the pedophile führer, vowing to prosecute his murderous ICE Nazis.

This is incredibly brave here in Texas.

Tom Morello and Rise Against announced "a concert of solidarity & resistance" in Minneapolis this Friday, with all proceeds benefitting Renee Good and Alex Pretti's families.

"Ain’t nobody coming to save us except us and it’s now or never," Morello writes.

Congratulations!!!

Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours

I used blue books for the first time in years. As someone who has lost part of a finger which impacts writing I was worried about students who needed accommodations so I worked with students to make sure they had options. It really made a difference- best exams in years!

The image shows the JCB reading room and logo and the text "We're Hiring! Details at jcblibrary.org."

Please share widely!

The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas.

Details at jcblibrary.org!

it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"

Texas Halts Hiring of H-1B Workers at State Colleges, Agencies Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state agencies and public universities to immediately freeze new H-1B visa petitions, curtailing a program that has also been overhauled by President Donald Trump.

one of the least-appreciated own-goals happening right now is the deliberate sabotage of our knowledge/research sector www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Deaths of six men tied to Ferguson protests alarm activists The six deaths drew attention on social media and speculation among activists that something sinister was at play.

Sometimes I think about this for no reason whatsoever

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

jesus christ almighty, who in their right minds thinks this is a moment to pitch community colleges/higher ed as a "training ground" for ICE?
Who thought publishing this tripe was a good idea?

Migra! by Kelly Hernandez - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

If you want to learn about the viciously racist history of Border Patrol, I recommend Kelly Lytle Hernandez's "Migra!" It's really fascinating because Hernandez looks at the class and race implications of border patrol and who joined.
www.ucpress.edu/books/migra/...

The Fight Ahead Of Us Is Not About Reining In ICE. It's About Reining In Trump Hopium paid subscribers gather tonight at 7pm EST

"Essentially every agent on the ground in Minnesota has participated in a criminal conspiracy against US citizens. They should be viewed as criminals and not legitimate actors...Like Trump himself."

Read @simonwdc.bsky.social on my Chris Murphy interview:
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-fight-...

This was a needed exhibit, in place for over 15 years. Removed this past month. It included Oney Judge's story, a woman enslaved (& stalked after escape) by President George Washington. (Image = exhibit art panel; photo taken by William Fischer, Jr., 2017)

Nice!!

Race as a construct is so powerful that only now are many people saying ‘they are killing us’.

They have been killing us. We have all been us the whole time.

Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether. "We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.

Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)

Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free Neil Young has escalated his way against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.

Damn.

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Until Miller’s gone these are just gestural purges to sanitize and consolidate his reign of terror.

I’m so sorry! I hope that some warm tea and heat helps.

If Stephen Miller is still in the White House, that means the white nationalist gameplan is still all systems GO.

What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.

Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.

Keep your eyes wide open.

Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night