Trump administration illegally froze billions in Harvard funds, judge rules The ruling is a legal victory for Harvard but the White House says it will appeal the decision.

A federal judge in Boston said she found it "difficult to conclude anything other than that [the Trump administration] used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of [federal law]."

done! thank you...

this is terrifying...

Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns Federal judges are worried that online threats against those who oversee high-profile cases challenging Trump administration policies may lead to real-world violence.

Thugocracy

What an incredible honor and joy to see my new essay about tiger environmentalism and ADHD as the cover story in #AmericanScholar @theamscho #madeatmacdowell @macdowell1907 @katbhuj @catherene.christian @ella_._bhujwala_ @rajangurung391 @bhujwalajehan

Fellow yogi-writer! Yay--good to see you here!

Love love!

@cathybarrow.bsky.social I always refer to your blog for Bea’s pie crust recipe.

Pies ready for the oven.

In Boston the restaurants provide a communal sketchbook with the bill, so we provided this.

Speaking not as an economist, just a run of the mill paranoid, I’m wondering if Trump is selecting his cabinet of kooks in such a flurry in order to tank the economy while Biden’s still prez.

Wow!!

First new addition. We really liked @legroff.bsky.social ‘s intro (and @heidipitlor.bsky.social ‘s foreword).

A second new addition to our family. Meet Bea Kadetsky’s Knabe baby grand, circa 1905 I recall her saying. @cathybarrow.bsky.social