GCN, have you been hacked?

Senator Angus King (I-ME) reaching to history to recall Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) and her 1950 stand against what she called "Republican Fascists." (King does not hold Chase's seat; Senator Susan Collins (R) does.)

Exactly.

Emerging From a Collective Silence, Universities Organize to Fight Trump A recent group statement showed that the nation’s academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose the president’s moves, are beginning to unite.

A recent group statement showed that U.S. academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose President Trump’s moves to control higher education, are beginning to unite.

Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.

Harvard says it will not yield to Trump’s demands - The Boston Globe Lawyers for Harvard University said Monday the school will not comply with a list of expanded demands from the Trump administration.

Wow. Harvard University says they will not comply with Trump’s demand to “audit” the viewpoints of their student body or else be defunded.

More of this.

Beware… the Echo Chamber, with Don Lemon Podcast Episode · The Blueprint with Jen Psaki · 02/17/2025 · 45m

Don Lemon has a rare perspective…once a longtime primetime host on CNN…he gets pretty real about what media and Democrats can do to get out of the echo chamber podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Don’t miss @melissaroske.bsky.social’s interview with fellow MUF member @sydneydunlap.bsky.social on today’s blog. Sydney’s latest MG, RACING THE CLOUDS, is out now! #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

This is a great piece.

Opinion | The new free speech crisis hiding in plain sight Through litigation and retaliation, the rich and powerful are waging a censorship campaign.

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