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Prof. Anthea Butler

@antheabutler.bsky.social

Senior Koch Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford. Emerita Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought, Penn. Ride or die Eagles fan, traveler and gin drinker.

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John Sands@iohn.bsky.social · 5h ago

A new survey from @knightfoundation.org and @ssrsresearch.bsky.social reveals a disquieting decline in how free Americans feel to use the freedoms protected by the #FirstAmendment without government interference or punishment. 🧵

Knight Foundation-SSRS Poll: Americans Feel Free Expression is Eroding - Knight Foundation

For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...

knightfoundation.org

Randall Stephens@randalljstephens.bsky.social · 2d ago

“Civil rights advocates have said these prosecutions, even when unsuccessful, are part of an effort to criminalize lawful community organizing, weaken movements opposing deportations and turn the lives of activists upside down.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’

Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives

theguardian.com

Rex Huppke@rexhuppke.bsky.social · 3d ago

When this is all over, @willbunch.bsky.social’s columns will remain as evidence to bury anyone who claims they didn’t know how bad things were.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 3d ago

The smell of death surrounds you, Donald Trump Deportees slain in Guatemala. A Haitian woman abandoned at a PGH bus stop. The bomb striking a family in Iran. Detainees in the ICE gulag. Lorenzo Salgado. Renee Good. USAID Dehumanization, then death. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 5d ago

I get a little annoyed by the coverage of the proposed sell-off of the World Cup. They’re not just planning to sell it off. They’re planning to sell it off *to the Trump family*. That should be up front and central.

Khashoggi's Ghost@urocklive1.bsky.social · 6d ago

The ICE arrest total in tiny Mount Holly Springs, just 1.4 square miles with a population of fewer than 2,500, seems staggering. As of February, there were only 67 immigration arrests by local police across the entire state. But now this one borough is on track for nearly 100 arrests in a year.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)@newsjennifer.bsky.social · 6d ago

This is quite a story from @willbunch.bsky.social about ICE's ramped up traffic stops in a small Pennsylvania town usually known for its trout fishing. Give it a read: GIFT LINK: share.inquirer.com/3Iv0yc

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · last wk.

Are we comfortably numb with police violence? The brutal cop killing of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisc. sparked local protest but only muted outrage on the national level. Despite falling crime, cops gun down more Americans than ever Where's the outrage? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/core...

Corey Ruiz police killing reveals an America numb to violence | Will Bunch

Police killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not.

inquirer.com

Truthout@truthout.org · 2w ago

Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by masked ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview made national headlines last year, is facing a new deportation threat after a three-judge panel overturned a lower court ruling that had freed him from ICE custody.

Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi Faces Threat of Deportation — Again

A three-judge federal appeals panel overturned the lower court ruling that had freed Mahdawi from ICE custody.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑@leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2w ago

Remember the SNAP cuts in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill?” Children account for nearly half of the 2.4 million people who are no longer receiving SNAP in at least 19 states. The true number of kids impacted nationwide is unknown. This is horrifying. No child should go hungry.

Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.
Brett Hamil@bretthamil.bsky.social · 2w ago

I've been doing work in elder care since last year and I can tell you that *every single care provider* I've ever interacted with in every adult family home i've ever visited is an immigrant of color.

Anna O. Law@unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 2w ago

Eldercare is hard work, severely underpaid that was already understaffed. Since Medicaid is "the primary payer" of this work, it's unlikely there will be a huge increase in wages to attract non-immigrant workers. Are Americans prepared to quit their jobs to take care of their elders? Many have.

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 2w ago

just got an email from my (former) chair that the university has acted & the state has approved the formal closure of my department. this was done without any faculty input on the decision or the process, & has ended a vibrant, growing (!), humanities department that won teaching and research awards

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 12mo ago

Anyway, happy Monday! The Dean is shutting down my department - Religion & Culture, the only 1 of is kind in the country & home to the innovative Major in Humanities for Public Service. There is no immediate budgetary or political pressure for this decision