My forthcoming essay on the possibilities of collective study & struggle in and beyond the present circumstances of the university. Written in response to Lubin's presidential address. www.academia.edu/165660396/_T...
Alyosha Goldstein
@alyoshagoldstein.bsky.social
Author of This Colonial Present (forthcoming) & Poverty in Common; ed. of Formations of US Colonialism; co-ed. of For Antifascist Futures & Cambridge History of Colonialism and Decolonization, vol IV (in progress)
UNM American Studies Department is offering what will most definitely be an amazing course on Bad Bunny this fall taught by my awesome colleague Dr. Francisco Galarte! Spread the word! www.kob.com/new-mexico/u...
UNM offers a Bad Bunny fashion course for Fall 2026
The University of New Mexico will offer a Bad Bunny fashion course this fall, and students say they are eager to claim one of the 40 spots.
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Great response to inane criticism of AQ by @a-lubin.bsky.social on "Misunderstanding American Studies" www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
Letter | Misunderstanding American Studies
A recent report and the news coverage around it failed to reflect the field’s aims, writes Alex Lubin.
chronicle.com
"when scholars are fired for tweets critical of white nationalism... their lectures canceled due to anti-DEI repression... whole depts have been closed because they are called 'divisive,'... faculty & staff are fired for criticism of Israel, it’s curious that..." www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
Letter | Misunderstanding American Studies
A recent report and the news coverage around it failed to reflect the field’s aims, writes Alex Lubin.
chronicle.com
"We’re monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment. We have warned you." Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.
Today, @raulcarrillo.bsky.social explains why existing legal frameworks are inadequate to address the emerging dystopian world of monetary fiefdoms—a world in which private infrastructure governs without the name of government.
Game Over: The End of Financial Regulation as We Knew It
Many on the left continue to view cryptocurrency as little more than a grift. Yet the crypto industry aims to achieve something much more dangerous: functional monetary sovereignty.
lpeproject.org
Protests and road blockades erupt in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, and Belgium, condemning the attack on the Sumud Flotilla, with expectations of wider demonstrations.
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring. The reliably good Bloomberg Green connects the dots between AI and the war on the poor www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Today, Darryl Li examines the alarming rise in campus antisemitism investigations—inquests that are often sparked by outside complaints, lack concrete evidence, and lay the groundwork for future crackdowns and grievances.
The Rising Threat of Antisemitism Investigations
In the fall of 2023, the Department of Education launched more antisemitism investigations into colleges and universities than in all previous years combined. This record was surpassed in 2024 and is…
lpeproject.org
Multiple states are jointly suing the Department of Health and Human Services and its Secretary, RFK Jr., over new rules restricting what can be taught in sexual education classes, after the administration threatened to cut funding to states that acknowledge trans people in their sex ed classes.
16 States Sue HHS After It Threatens to Cut Funds Over Trans Inclusion in Sex Ed
Last month, HHS warned dozens of states to drop lessons on transgender health or face millions in funding cuts.
truthout.org
@aaup.org won its case against the State Department's attempt to terrorize non-citizens and deprive them of their First Amendment rights
UChicago AAUP@uchicagoaaup.bsky.social · 12mo agoHuge victory for @aaup.org in AAUP v. Rubio:
When I say working people are being sacrificed at the altar of profit, this is what it looks like... "EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'" www.wbrz.com/news/epa-wit...
EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty's Supply fire, citing 'confidential business information'
Federal officials have not yet made public the list of hazardous materials present at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products plant that caught fire and exploded last month, saying that doing so might ...
wbrz.com
Trump's memo supposedly defines what constitutes “antifa” beliefs, listing “anti-American,” “anti-capitalist,” and “anti-Christian” views. However, it doesn’t specify whether it will target groups based on actual incidents of violence or simply for professing a certain ideology.
Trump “Domestic Terrorism” Memo Focuses on the Left, Ignores Right-Wing Violence
The memo contains ambiguous definitions for what qualifies a person or group as “antifa.”…
buff.ly
After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.
New Mexico’s billion-dollar orphaned oilfield problem - High Country News
After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.
buff.ly
"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...
John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation
It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.
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One might think the only Jewish head of state in North America - and also the most popular Jewish head of state in the world - recognizing a Palestinian embassador and calling on Israel to end its genocide might you know, be news
BREAKING: A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for 'financial coercion' over UCLA cuts
University of California faculty, students and staff on Tuesday sued President Trump over a $1.2-million penalty against UCLA and federal demands over campus changes. They argued that the actions camp...
latimes.com
Important graph from the Cato Institute of all places
What's the opposite of MAHA? Mamadani. Here are some thoughts in the Boston Review on the fight for food as a public good. www.bostonreview.net/articles/mah...
On this day in history the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is signed into law, meant to reinforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution of 1789, since the Supreme Court in 1842 had ruled that states weren't required to aid in the hunting or recapture of slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Annotated - JSTOR Daily
The Fugitive Slave Act erased the most basic of constitutional rights for enslaved people and incentivized US Commissioners to support kidnappers.
daily.jstor.org
Israel has launched strikes in six countries over the past 72 hours, targeting Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, and Yemen aje.io/gx7iu7x
Jodi Byrd's introduction🔥 to their forthcoming book Indigenomicon now available to download!!! (Full book available in November!) www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
Indigenomicon
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The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.
Trump Is Trying to Make It Easier to Evict People From Public Housing
The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice.
interc.pt
“Overseas military strikes certainly won’t solve drug overdose deaths in the U.S., which are far better addressed through public health measures,” said Stephanie Brewer of @wola-org.bsky.social theintercept.com/2025/08/15/t...
Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico?
More than 30 human rights groups urge congressional leaders to block Trump’s attempt to target Mexican cartels.
theintercept.com
What we are not going to do is pretend that we should be listening to Jillian Michael’s (a lesbian btw) airing lazy and incorrect talking points that shape her pathetic world view. Fuck her and the exercise mat she rode in on.
In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants insideclimatenews.org/news/0108202...
In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants - Inside Climate News
Across the archipelago, community leaders and academic partners are collaborating to bridge funding gaps and ensure disconnected residents maintain water access as storms grow stronger.
insideclimatenews.org
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds. Then the harassment began. Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel. Six credible threats to his life. More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
“This is yet another attempt to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, which normally prohibits the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement activities," @lizagoitein.bsky.social of @brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
The Intercept@theintercept.com · last yr.Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to immigration facilities further blurs the line between military and law enforcement.
