Heartbreaking to hear that Gloria Steinem has died & very painful for it to happen when the world feels so poisoned by misogyny. A brilliant, generous activist who devoted her life to making the world a freer place 💔
Andrea Orzoff
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research administrator, historian. Opinions mine, not my employer's. Hiker, mom, writer, reader, Deutsch, español, česky. Brecht: “When the times darken/ Will there be singing even then? /There will be singing even then. /Of how the times darken.”
Trump repeals rule that allowed bison to graze on public lands The new rule applies to 245 million acres of public land Bison must be off the land by Sept 30 says Trump He does not care if they starve news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Trump administration repeals rule that allowed bison to graze on public lands
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration recently repealed the 2024 Public Lands Rule, which established that conservation should have equal priority with industry when it comes to accessing lease...
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The petty vindictiveness is… astonishing? Not surprising at all? Exhausting? Infuriating?
Scott Kelley Ernest - CEPI x HEIR | #mtpol 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️@mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 2d agoHe moved to Mexico after decades of being undocumented in the US. Then he got a $1.8 million fine from DHS www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/u...
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
It’s a new “my man looks like” thread, hallelujah
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d agoMy man looks like the mayor from SPIN CITY joined the Waffen SS
This is what our government is doing to the most vulnerable among us. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Germany, 2026. A far-right politician calling for the mass deportation of 20 million people, to loud applause. A clear call for mass violence.
Ann-Katrin Müller@akm0803.bsky.social · 6d agoAfD-Bundesvorstand Dennis Hohloch sagt zwei bemerkenswerte Sätze: „Partei und Jugend und Vorfeld bilden eine Symbiose“. Und: „Deutschland braucht keine 80 Millionen Menschen, sondern kann auch mit 60 Millionen leben“. Für beides gibt es Applaus, besonders laut für letzteres.
The world is burning, but I did introduce a friend today to the 1963 John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman album, so there’s that
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
@abqkatiestone.bsky.social reminds us CSI Aviation, which flies ICE deportation & rendition flights, is based in Albuquerque CSI is run by Allen Weh former NM GOP chair, but CSI doesn't show up on the New Mexico @theappeal.org list because its officially registered in Texas www.csiaviation.com
Jenn@jennburrill.bsky.social · 5d agoFrom a search of @theappeal.org database New Mexico has 3 local businesses contracting with ICE, the largest ADC LTM in Bernalillo County bringing in $31 million over the past 18 months, which promotes itself as providing "background checks" theappeal.org/ice-local-bu...
The circular venn diagram that is virulent racism and the violent hatred of women should be the clearest sign that no level of ‘concern’ excuses the presence of these people in mainstream politics.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5d agoJames English: one of many men with far-right ties accused of domestic violence
Hello, #historians and #science communicators! I’m applying for a fellowship to improve translating the science side of my historical research on Pitocin- but they want me to have a few thousand followers! Could you please help a scholar out by following and sharing with friends?
At the start of the Trump administration, an executive order was released with certain words and phrases that will now be flagged by federal agencies. While an executive order is not law, the OMB ruling or NSF proposal would make it law. Enforcing a political rule where there should not be one.
“New Jersey and New Mexico have seen arrests double, despite both states passing laws this year that restrict government cooperation with ICE.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted
As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.
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ICE has fallen out of the headlines but July marked the largest number of migrant detentions ever on record. Five migrants have died in ICE custody in the last two months. It's also currently impossible to legally migrate to this country, as 100% of visa applications have been paused.
amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · last wk.A man and woman embrace as ICE and FHP detain her during an immigration stop in Fort Myers this morning.
A great explainer about a proposal to hide NIH peer review scores from applicants and program officers, why NIH’s justification makes no sense, why it could lead to (further) politicization of science, and how to leave a public comment 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-...
NIH wants to shroud peer review scores. Here’s what you can do about it.
Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review
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Wow. Given that no one wants data centers near them, they’re trying to eliminate the need for public input. They also want to allow building before permits are issued. So…find a way to submit your input anyway. Call & email & speak up. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/c...
E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers (Gift Article)
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · last wk.Well, the Trump administration’s EPA found a simple way to stop hearing from the public just eliminate the requirement to ask them. The EPA is scrapping public notice and comment requirements for air pollution permits on new data centers and the power plants needed to run them.
Agencies Move to Implement OMB’s Proposed Takeover of Grant Making The Education Department and National Science Foundation have suggested regulations that would adopt core aspects of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposal—even though it’s not finalized. https://bit.ly/4y4Qzmw
23% drop in student visas to US in 2025 57% drop from India alone catastrophic for research and learning, here and abroad www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
Interior has reassigned ~30 of its most senior career staffers. Among those losing their longtime positions? The woman who directed the National Wildlife Refuge System for the last 10 years, and the man who ran the migratory bird program for the last 15.
‘They Want Us All To Leave’: Interior Reassigns Dozens of Senior Staff
Around 30 top staffers have been reshuffled, with some people moving to teams outside their areas of expertise.
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Please direct your freak out to the giant fucking horror show of HHS proposing to let random contractors strip search immigrant kids held captive in concentration camps & make it harder to reunite them with family: COMMENT BY TOMORROW - act.theyoungcenter.org/ks2HFT0aoUuw...
Oppose the Proposed Changes to the Unaccompanied Children Program
The government proposed a harmful rule that would allow untrained federal contractors to examine the bodies of immigrant children in federal custody. The rule would also make it harder for these child...
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I report on ICE flights because flight-tracking allows us to get a lot of information about the Trump regime's mass torture of immigrants. But man, someday, the buses will be just as notorious as the planes. We have gulags in the sky, AND we have gulags on wheels.
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Wishing all Ukrainians mnohaja lita on the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence as well as victory in their battle for survival —
New NSF BIO solicitation says expected number of awards is 250-300. Historically, the number of awards is closer to 800-1000 for the Directorate of Bio Sciences: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses... Unless I'm missing large, non-core programs, this seems really not good?
Agency Pulse: Grantmaking at NSF
An independent, up-to-date, grant-level record of federal science funding disruptions in the United States.
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Today is the LAST DAY to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal. The Proposal implements Vought’s science destroying OMB Policies ahead of time, and we cannot let this sneaky proposal scoot by quietly. Leave your public comment today by visiting the link: zurl.co/ZGP3i
All these monsters must face trial. Following orders is no excuse. So many people are criminal here.
NOTUS@notus.com · 2w agoA 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation this week in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation. https://www.notus.org/immigration/baby-asylum-hearing