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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD

@adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social

Tenured faculty member @ USC - studying: boys/men of color; educational inequalities; gang-involved populations; college access. PhD from @UCLA. Aspen Fellow. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 he/him

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Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · 10mo ago

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

Abuse of Power Watch@abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📍 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐎, 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐒: A child-care worker at a preschool on Chicago’s North Side was detained by federal immigration agents as children were being dropped off — despite having a valid work permit and no criminal history. #AbuseofPowerWatch

Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched

Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

19thnews.org

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 10mo ago

NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

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 drinking water.

propublica.org

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

Filipe Campante@filipecampante.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This is not a minor issue: it’s a serious threat to democracy. We’re rapidly transitioning into a world where, as long as you support the president, you can be above the law; if you’re in the opposition, you have a target on your back. Opposition can’t survive under these conditions.

Filipe Campante@filipecampante.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I think at this point it’s fair to say that we’re no longer under the rule of law. Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 10mo ago

A top Trump administration official said the White House would be “immediately pausing” more than $11 billion in projects in cities led by Democrats, including San Francisco.

White House says it will halt $11B in projects in Democratic-led cities — including S.F.

A top Trump administration official said the White House would be “immediately pausing” more than $11 billion in projects in cities led by Democrats, including San Francisco.

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Sara Custer@saracuster.insidehighered.com · 10mo ago

BREAKING: The White House has confirmed it's called the 5 institutions who haven't signed its compact to a meeting this afternoon. Insiders tell us it's "an effort to regain momentum by threatening institutions to sign" @knottkatherine.bsky.social has the scoop www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

White House to Meet with Universities Regarding Compact

The scheduled meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal.

insidehighered.com

Jaweed Kaleem@jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW - White House spokesperson responds: “As long as they are not begging for federal funding, universities are free to implement any lawful policies they would like. However, the notion that universities should benefit from taxpayer money without responsibilities in return is terribly misguided.”

Jaweed Kaleem@jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 11mo ago

USC becomes the fourth university to outright reject the Trump campus "compact" -- joining MIT, Brown and UPenn www.latimes.com/california/s... @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report: