Kate Flint

James - much more unsettling and thought provoking, ultimately ...

A twist on an old Wide Awakes poster celebrating Lincoln's victory in the 1860 election, but with all instances of Lincoln and Douglas replaced with Mamdani and Cuomo, respectively

I pass out early because of a week of newborn related insomnia, and I wake up to a blessed TL 🙏

Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know.

This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.

Trump and his shock troops are out of control.

This must end now.

My Vote on the GOP Spending Bill I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it. When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him. Not without a fight.

I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it.

When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.

Not without a fight.

open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...

A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.

Do not let anyone play games with you.

OPINION: USC’s compliance in the face of political threats betrays students As executive orders threaten students’ rights and freedoms, my university falls far short of its educational mission.

we have some amazing student journalists
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/03/11/o...

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.

The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...

‘I was in shock’: DC gallery pulls exhibits of Black and LGBTQ+ artists amid Trump DEI crackdown Art Museum of the Americas’ abrupt cancellation after anti-diversity order is ‘how fascism unfolds’, curator says

Great account of the horrible cancellation of the @andilgosine.bsky.social show in DC in @theguardian.com with a lot from Andil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Peter Brookes’s Times cartoon: March 1, 2025 Buy prints or signed copies of Times cartoons from our Print Gallery at timescartoons.com or call 0800 912 7136

I am continually impressed by the cartoons in The Times - the London paper.

www.thetimes.com/comment/cart...

Trump administration antisemitism task force says it will visit UCLA, USC The DoJ announced that a federal "task force to combat antisemitism" would visit 10 U.S. college campuses as part of investigations into allegations of antisemitic incidents, including three Californi...

www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC scrubs DEI from some webpages as Trump cracks down on campus diversity programs Amid federal attacks on DEI programs, USC and other U.S. universities are removing several websites that refer to diversity, equity and inclusion.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

#skystorians 🗃️

Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

so ... how many other US graduate programs have been told to "pause" their admissions "temporarily"? This mandate seems to be university wide at USC.