BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
The same is true for constitutional law.
It’s critical—quite literally for purposes of future constitutional meaning—that politicians say and be *seen* to be saying that Trump’s actions are illegal + unconstitutional. And ideally that they take formal institutional action grounded in that view.
The rationale for rescinding this honor is not plausible.
The Impact of AI. We need more conversations about how to use it strategically.
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Thank you Talib for sharing this side of our beloved Malcolm Jamal Warner.
The best of us got bars. Rest in peace Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
From Inside Higher Ed
Implementing an autocracy
“The Supreme Court gave the Education Secretary the go-ahead to proceed in mass layoffs. . .
The unsigned, one-paragraph order does not explain why a majority of justices decided to overturn a lower case injunction that an appeals court upheld.
The continued push in Higher Ed to eliminate programs that focus on Africana Studies, Gender Studies, Middle Eastern, and the Humanities in general is an indicator of what will come if there are not intentional efforts to recruit students in other ways.
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After Trump sent 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles, hotline callers were saying, "I do not want to be part of pointing a gun at US citizens and maybe shooting it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Everything is a conspiracy theory if you don’t know how anything works,” says @garrisonhayes.bsky.social in his video on the conspiracy theories swirling in the aftermath of the deadly Texas floods.
The irony? There’s no need for a conspiracy theory when the truth is simple: Texas floods often.
This is so frightening! It’s unbelievable that so many see nothing wrong with this persecution of immigrants, many who have not been detained and criminalized without due process.
The reviewer notes the relevance of this book as we witness the government’s attempts to censor diversity in the curriculum and the free press. The people who worked to get the banned books into the public sphere are cited as the real heroes.
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Book bans and the censorship of free speech continue. This episode was taped several months ago. Check it out.
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The statement that we are all Harvard resonates with me. The resistance to authoritarianism and censorship of the curriculum must be ongoing. Trump’s policies limiting free speech and dismantling DEI can take years to undo.
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In the midst of escalating wars, the attempts to erode our freedom, climate disaster, etc, let us not forget the children of Gaza.
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“The White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administration’s efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response.”
This passage is from today’s NY Times. Let’s see how the administration responds to the dismantling of disaster agencies.
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More evidence of a tradition of housing immigrants in “American prison camps.” Takei has written and spoken extensively on this.
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison reminded us of the steps towards and the nature of fascism.
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Let us not forget the sacrifice of Medgar Wiley Evers on his 100th Birthday!We must continue to advocate for social justice and the civil rights of all.
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“Outside the concentration camp, when the storm hit, the protestors were still there. Some had been there for days. No one can say, years from now, that nobody knew about the camp, or that no one pushed back.”
This is what a police state looks like. US Citizen in Florida stopped by ICE.
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Congratulations to featured writers at the African American Book Festival in Austin, Texas on June 27 and 28. Their voices will not be silent despite attempts to dismantle DEI in educational, cultural, and government institutions.
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Arrest of Elected Officials
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the . …saying in a statement that “the aggressive targeting of Democratic elected officials by the Trump administration will invariably result in law-abiding public servants being marked for death by violent extremists.”
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This conversation with Prof Khalil Gibran Muhammad identifies the causes and impact of Trump’s attacks against DEI. He identifies some strategies for how we move forward.
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Prof. Khalil Gibran Muhammad presents clear statements on the root, impact and consequences of Trump’s attacks on DEI. He outlines strategies for resisting and moving forward
