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Please amplify the clear & present danger of authoritarianism from this admin. As Ruth Ben-Ghiat says, we must fight back against this authoritarian creep, Trump exhibits classic strongman tactics he’s already using to consolidate power.

From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of University of Michigan Law, president of the University of Michigan, & president of Columbia University:

#Authoritarianism #Trump #Constitution #Resist #USPol

chronicle.com/article/were-in-

"This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We're essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, & there’s no choice.🚨SCIENCE CAN'T FUNCTION w/o the stability of NIH."
-R Sirianni

"Trump admin attacks on the NIH mean biomedical research will become less ambitious, less competitive & result in fewer breakthroughs."

#Science #NIH #DOGE #TrumpMusk #Resist #USPol bloomberg.com/opinion/articles

Give a bully what he demands & he'll demand more.

Report: "White House tells Columbia to sack academic staff over Israel criticism"

Trump is threatening to pull government funding from Columbia & demanding it sack the leadership of the Middle Eastern, South Asian & African Studies Department & place it under “academic receivership for a minimum of five years”.

aje.io/kb975q?update=3579730

#Trump #Columbia #Autocracy #USPol #Censorship #Racism #Resist .

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Trump Claims Boycotting Tesla Is Illegal, Which It Very Much Is Not
techdirt.com/2025/03/14/trump-

"Meanwhile, the anger at #Musk & #DOGE is absolutely fueling the #protests, property damage, and public outcry at #Tesla owners & dealerships...

while #Trump can’t currently punish the free public for #protesting, it’s obvious he wants to. Which means he, at least, is no longer operating under the illusion that it’s a #democracy he wants. Nor a #republic."

Continued thread

"The gloom is becoming bipartisan..."

'Despite their greater confidence following the election, Republicans posted a sizable 10% decline in their expectations .. For Independents and Democrats, the expectations index declined an even steeper 12 and 24%" (U of Michigan)
-C Quintanilla

Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.

Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.

On Mar 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit WV U -rescinded her PhD program offer.

The U of MA revoked admission offers to biomed grad students. New hiring freezes are stalling U's nationwide.

Trump's admin CXL~$400M in fed grants/contracts to Columbia U over antisemitism allegations.

The American dream is gone under the #TrumpMusk regime.
#DOGE #Musk #Coup #Resist #USPol wsj.com/us-news/education/coll

I want to share a lovely thing that happened this evening. I went out for a walk and as I neared a park, a kuia stopped her car, got out and called out to me.
She came up to me and thanked me for my submission on the TPB. She had seen it online, and people from her iwi had asked if she knew me. She said she did, and when she saw me walking, she followed me to the park just to express appreciation. It was the sweetest thing, made my day.
#tpb #resist #ToituTeTiriti

Link:
inclusiveaotearoa.nz/opposing-

Inclusive Aotearoa · Opposing the Treaty Principles Bill - Inclusive AotearoaCheck out our project founder's oral submission opposing the Treaty Principles Bill from earlier this week.
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UPDATE: Musk attacks Musk Watch
muskwatch.com/p/update-musk-at

"the Musk Watch #DOGE Tracker... authoritatively demonstrated that #ElonMusk had been grossly overstating the cuts implemented by DOGE...

#Musk offered no actual critique of the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker's methodology...

Musk Watch is a four-person team, but we can rock the boat of the wealthiest and most powerful man in the world."

Another travesty!

"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress in a letter Thursday that the USPS aims to eliminate 10,000 jobs using a voluntary early retirement program over the next 30 days to reduce costs at the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service."

Millions of Americans depend on the USPS for access to critical information, benefits & life-saving medical care..., esp. in rural areas.

#GOPDeathCult #USPS #DOGE #Musk #Purge #Coup #Resist #USPol
cbsnews.com/news/usps-cut-1000

www.cbsnews.comUSPS to cut 10,000 workers through voluntary early retirement programPostmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that the Elon Musk-led DOGE is now working with USPS.

A ten year old girl recovering from brain cancer was deported to Mexico and prevented from attending her necessary follow up appointment

She was a U.S. citizen, but it didn’t matter.

The cruelty is the point.

I hope this sweet kiddo can access the care she needs to make a full recovery, and shame on those ICE agents who thought this was “ok”

This is why we speak out. Unspeakable horrors are happening all around us and if we stay silent, it will change us.

Don’t stay silent. Resist.

nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-cit

NBC News · U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parentsBy Nicole Acevedo

ICE came for Khalil Mahmoud in retaliation for his political speech. We must speak out—or we’re next.

Tell your members of Congress that the government must immediately release Mahmoud Khalil, return him to his family, and stop violating the constitutional right to protest. indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts

If you would like to help Mahmoud’s family, including his pregnant wife, with legal defense, you can donate on their Chuffed page. chuffed.org/project/justice-fo
#USPol #Resist #FreeSpeech #ICE

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