Native Americans protested in Minneapolis today after the ICE abducted four Oglala Sioux Tribal Members. Three of them are still missing. (1/17|26)

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This Tribal News Agency Shows How to Defend a Free Press at the Grassroots As Trump erodes press freedoms, the resurgence of Mvskoke Media offers lessons on how to protect independent media.

As Trump erodes press freedoms, the resurgence of Mvskoke Media offers lessons on how to protect independent media.

AI Can Make Decisions Better Than People Do. So Why Don’t We Trust It? Machines that show their work, in ways that are impossible for humans, could overcome the public’s inherent distrust.

"For those asking the public to trust their AIs, it doesn’t help that systems based on related technology are causing harm in ways all of us hear about daily, from suicide-encouraging chatbots to image generators that devour jobs and intellectual property." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...

USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can’t Give Discounts to SNAP Recipients The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.

As the Trump administration continued its illegal freeze on food assistance, the US Department of Agriculture sent a warning to grocery stores not to provide discounts to the more than 42 million Americans affected.

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...

In Oklahoma, oil companies inject tens of billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into the ground each year — enough to fill the Empire State Building 300+ times — frequently at pressures above the legal limit.

Regulators have failed to stop them.

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Rogers Park Immigrant Families Need Your Support Please give as you are able AND share this page! If you have friends and family asking how they can support Chicago in this difficult time, this is a way to directly support families. Go FundMe Link...

If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K Chappell Roan has announced her Midwest Princess Project for trans and LGBTQ+ youth, and the fund has already raised $400K.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K

It takes a lot of courage to organize. It also takes a lot of humility. To say, I can’t solve this problem or challenge this system by myself and I gotta work with others. And we don’t know if this is gonna work, but it’s worth trying.

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“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities | Debates in the Digital Humanities How are the humanities adapting to the rise of digital technologies? Bringing together a diverse group of scholars and students, *Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities* invites a reimagi...

In advance of our roundtable on our edited collection on graduate education in the digital humanities, here's the OA Manifold version of the collection, available for annotation, contestation, debate -- dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/dig...

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If you’re planning to travel to or from the US, read this first: www.eff.org/wp/digital-p...

Algorithms Deny Humans Health Care | The Regulatory Review Scholar argues that FDA has the authority to regulate coverage algorithms used by health care insurers.

Excellent coverage of forthcoming research from Prof. @jennoliva.bsky.social, who has examined the use of AI algorithms to determine patient coverage.

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Deportations, Renditions, and Dictatorial Collaborations While pundits fixate on whether Trump will openly defy court orders, his administration continues to violate them, ignoring rulings and telling one story in court and another in public.

My weekly curated list of must-read articles and a breakdown of Trump's lawless use of deportation and rendition—and some thoughts on what those practices mean for us all.

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Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempts to Deport Mahmoud Khalil Trump is promising more arrests and deportations of students who have protested in support of Palestine.

A judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, as Trump vows more arrests and deportations of pro-Palestine student protesters. The ruling raises concerns over escalating crackdowns on campus dissent.

Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide - Democracy Forward

“Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary nationwide injunction on President Trump’s executive orders… One of the attempts by the administration to impose their political agenda on higher education has been thwarted.”

democracyforward.org/updates/judg...

Let This Radicalize You

Figure out what organizing means to you and do it. If you’re not sure how to think about that question, here’s a book to start with, not because it has all the answers but because it will help you think about your answers: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...

BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.

BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
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You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

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Dem Lawmaker Sounds Alarm On DOGE ‘Actively Dismantling’ Education Department The $238 billion federal agency "is going to potentially be dissolved in the coming days,” warned Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.).

NEW: Dem Rep. Melanie Stansbury sounds alarm that Elon Musk's DOGE spent today “actively dismantling” Dept of Education.

Federal grant recipients say contracts canceled in past 24 hours.

Stansbury: Ed Dept could "potentially be dissolved in the coming days." www.huffpost.com/entry/melani...

Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today.

"They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."