Dominique Behague

Statement by the Vanderbilt AAUP Executive Committee on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” Vanderbilt’s AAUP chapter stands firmly against Trump’s “Compact,” which aims to control nearly every aspect of university operations. The compact contravenes federal law an…

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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.

No one knows why he was detained.

Wikipedia image of Major General (Ret.) Charles C. Rogers

Defense.gov google return: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers

Defense.gov 404 - Page Not Found

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2824721/deimedal-of-honor-monday-army-maj-gen-charles-calvin-rogers/

This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.

Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."

“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on @msnbc.com

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest violates First Amendment protections, lawyers say Trying to deport Khalil for demonstrating against Israel is an obvious violation of his rights and an attempt to intimidate others, they say.

The Trump administration’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil over his protests at Columbia University against Israel’s war in Gaza has alarmed First Amendment attorneys who see it as an obvious violation of Khalil’s rights but also an effort to intimidate others.

If any of these people represent you in the Senate, find their office number and CALL THEM. And absolutely everyone should call Schumer and tell him just say no to cloture before he caves: 202-224-6542

I’ll be on CNN at 6 with @jaketapper.bsky.social to discuss Senate Democrats’ responsibility to protect the federal government and vote NO on cloture and the GOP spending bill

Grijalva and Turner’s death means there are now four vacancies in the House. Waltz and Gaetz’s seats are still open. Stefanik will soon vacate her seat

Dethroning Congress America First Has a Playbook

It's clear that Trump's policies seek to shut down what remains of democracy in the US. It seems highly likely that they will also cause economic collapse.
firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/dethroning...

Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...

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Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

“The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration… targeted harassment…” newrepublic.com/post/192660/...

NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.

As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:

“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.

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The many misrepresentations of Mahmoud Khalil I talked with Columbia student activists. Here's what they said about Khalil—and what politicians are getting wrong.

“My husband was kidnapped from our home, and it’s shameful that the US government continues to hold him because he stood for the rights and lives of his people.”

BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.

Pls share: Trump using immigration detention to clamp down on political dissent - most recently, DHS detained Palestinian student organizer at Columbia Uni - link to petition below www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...

The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.

Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔

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🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up

Poster lists upcoming boycott; Amazon from 7-14 March, Nestle 21-29 March, Walmart 7-14 April, full day April 18, General Mills April 21-28

"Don’t underestimate the effectiveness of consumer boycotts. Corporations invest heavily in their brand names and the goodwill associated with them." "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/trump-fascism-what-to-do

Share of spending among ... Small businesses All contracts 23% Contracts on DOGE site 29% Minority-owned businesses All contracts 10% Contracts on DOGE site 19% Businesses owned by women All contracts 5% Contracts on DOGE site 11% Nonprofits All contracts 5% Contracts on DOGE site 11% Source: USA Spending, DOGE Based on obligated spending in the 2024 fiscal year for all federal contracts and those on DOGE's list.

Spending on the largest government contractors

These agencies have the largest share of federal spending on contracts ...

... and these agencies have the largest share of spending on contracts cut by DOGE

We took a deep dive into what contracts DOGE slashed — and what it left untouched. Most of the biggest contractors were unscathed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Join us tonight from anywhere for 50501 DC’s Virtual Event 🔴 LIVE at 8:30pm EST: The People’s State of the Union – A Real Discussion on America’s Future. Link to watch: bit.ly/psotu

#Politics #Economy #Healthcare #ReproductiveRights #Education #CoalitionBuilding @polrev.bsky.social

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

Missouri has been running the pilot for Project 2025 for a couple of decades.

With a GOP Supermajority, over 30% of our schools are on a four-day week. We fund vouchers for private religious schools. Our starting teachers are 50th in the nation for pay and they pay for their own supplies.

Measles spreads incredibly fast due to its R0 (basic reproductive number.)

1 person can infect up to 18 people.

Before the vaccine became available, hundreds of thousands of people had it. It also causes immune amnesia, which ERASES both natural & acquired immunity in the body.

If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.

U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 STAFF MEMORANDUM OD 25-16 March 3, 2025 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: Reinstatement of Probationary Employees I wanted to share two important updates with you regarding our probationary employees. Last week, we received guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which allows agencies to retain probationary employees who have an identified disability, are veterans, or are military spouses. We started the process to reinstate those impacted probationary employees right away. ederal court issued an opinion on Friday relative to the probationary employees. NSF has immediately started the process of reinstating our other probationary employees. All impacted probationary employees will receive backpay and no break in service. This is welcome news to all of us. We recognize that these actions have had a significant impact on the terminated staff and all of you. It lifted my spirits to be able to talk to so many of you last Thursday as we thanked our amazing colleagues for their service to NSF and the entire research enterprise. I want to thank all of you for your tireless efforts, even under great stress and uncertainty, to do the hard work that is necessary to allow NSF to continue to advance incredible ideas and talent throughout our nation. Sethuraman Panchanathan Director Distribution: All Staff

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Hear you on both! And DHS was in the middle of an unprecedented global consultation with stakeholders over what new indicators to include and how to improve existing indicators.

ACLU and other advocates sue to block migrants from being sent to Guantánamo Bay The lawsuit says there is no legitimate reason to send migrants to Guantánamo because the U.S. has ample detention facility.

The lawsuit says there is no legitimate reason to send migrants to Guantánamo because the U.S. has an ample detention facility.

NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE: The Way We Ration Ventilators Is Biased

NPR Article: New Orleans Doctor, Nurses Charged with Murder

In situations of catastrophe, white people revert to racism almost immediately

- During Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Anna Pou made the decision to euthanize Black patients of her own volition.
- During COVID’s peak, white doctors rationed ventilators to white patients only

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.

"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...

WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit.

The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.