@billconnell163.bsky.social
Historian, author of After Moctezuma Oklahoma U Press 2011, writing about 18th century Mexican crime and murder. AAUP advocacy chapter vice president.
Oligarchs need to be taxed back to humility.
Destruction of East India Company Gives US Lawmakers a Blueprint for Confronting Big Tech: Historian | Common Dreams
Historian warns of unchecked power in Big Tech firms, drawing parallels to British East India Company. US lawmakers urged to rein in tech giants.
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Trump may want to “move on,” may be eager to “declare success,” and be trying to “impose his will.” But his missteps have been disastrous, leaving Iran in a far stronger position (and the U.S. weaker) than it was before he started this war of choice with Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
Trump Wants to Move On From the Middle East. It’s Not Letting Him.
President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.
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The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
Posted 5 days ago "russ_and_stacie_sullivan: Good morning, friends! Last night at WaterFire in Providence, 🔥a bunch of friends from different groups got together for a Signs of Fascism awareness event Signs of #Fascism is an event that highlights historical warning signs of #authoritarianism..."
i have been writing about the virginia supreme court decision with a certain amount of analytical detachment but if i’m being honest i’m also fucking furious i took the time to go vote and then my ballot got tossed out by these dipshits
Lindsey Graham discovers that warmongering is easier than actually fighting an ill-conceived war led by a lazy, ignorant, dishonest commander-in-chief.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoa frustrated Lindsey Graham to Hegseth and Caine: "No wonder this damn thing is going nowhere!"
Eric Swalwell — “I don't say this lightly: when we escape this trump hell there needs to be a Presidential Crimes Commission. It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president."
To command, threaten, or practice that “no quarter” be given to one’s enemies in battle is to simply say to subordinates: “do not accept surrender;” this implies killing every combatant regardless of their expressed desire to surrender and become a prisoner of war. A war crime.
Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7mo agoI worked in Office of General Counsel at Department of Defense. This by Dan Maurer, former JAG, is spot on. Hypothetical Legal Advice to SecDef Hegseth on “No Quarter” Statement (from Office of General Counsel) Warns of criminal liability Gives legal precedents Recommends retraction of statement
Your First Bike Commute After Winter: The 10-Minute Spring Safety Check. momentummag.com/your-first-b...
ATTN HIGHER ED WORKERS! @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social Out of hundreds of thousands of VA workers, grad students/faculty are likely the ONLY gp excluded from historic Collective Bargaining bill. Last week of the session -- make your voices heard! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/forms/vigil-...
Academic freedom and fair employment are inseparable. @aaupmason.bsky.social leaders are fighting to prevent Virginia higher ed workers from being excluded from a historic expansion of collective bargaining for public employees. richmond.com/opinion/colu...
Strong universities depend on a union contract | Guest commentary
Properly structured collective bargaining provides clarity, predictability and accountability — benefiting faculty, administrators and governing boards. Strong universities depend on protected workers...
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
🚨 #CirculaEnRedes Informa 🗞️ La Presidenta #ClaudiaSheinbaum encabeza el 113 Aniversario de la Marcha de la Lealtad, que honra a los cadetes del Heroico Colegio Militar. Ellos protegieron al presidente Madero durante una sublevación. Las Fuerzas Armadas mantienen sus principios de patriotismo,
"Still, Hutchens said the UNC System considering protections for academic freedom at all is a notable endeavor compared to the actions of other university systems, like Texas A&M." Indeed.
UNC System Board Advances Academic Freedom Policy, Despite Pushback
Lawyers for a faculty group said the policy would “effectively weaken the definition and historical scope of academic freedom.”
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The AAUP continues to fight to protect noncitizen speech on campuses nationwide. “Our chapter sued to protect the rights of everyone on our campus to speak their mind, even when their speech is unpopular. We will never stop standing up for our community.” — Kirsten Weld, AAUP Harvard President
Judge Rejects Nationwide Relief in AAUP, MESA Lawsuit Over Noncitizen Speech, Issues Narrower Protections | News | The Harvard Crimson
A federal judge rebuffed a Harvard faculty group’s request to extend speech protections to noncitizens nationwide after it won a lawsuit against the Trump administration — instead issuing a special…
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Not a great day to be a Buffalo fan today. The Bills and the Sabres both have an inability to score and a crisis of confidence.
How far we have come that a dozen people shot with at least 4 deaths barely makes the NYT. No one should have this much power. Are mass shootings now this ordinary? At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says
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I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Letter Regarding Compact
MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...
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Hoy compartimos el sexto video que curador José Montelongo preparó para su exhibición "Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature". Ahora en la JCB!
Perhaps Nero can fiddle while we wait for the quo. Just because corrupt actors know how to do this does not mean the absence of an explicit action on the horizon. Will the NYT remember when it drops? Good grief, no one gives anyone anything worth that much without corrupt intent.
Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · last yr.Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
Undermining the NEH, National Archives, Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian all at once also tells us this 360 is not just about higher ed or research but about how we have (finally, slowly, imperfectly) expanded the American story.
Karin Wulf@kawulf.bsky.social · last yr.The scope of issues confronting research and scholarship is 😱🤯 among them for publications the profusion of AI slop. But the direct political intervention in funding and publishing research as well as in libraries and universities shows this to be a 360 crisis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/w... They are not even trying to hide it. Shame.
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
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Governor Pritzker calls current democratic leadership and pundits “politicians whose simpering timidity served as kindle for the arsonists now urge us not to reach for the hose. Pritzker.” Harsh but we need to hear it. He is strong and a supporter of labor - worth 30 mins. youtu.be/zMndfvxVeRo?...
Gov. Pritzker blasts Republicans and ‘do-nothing Democrats' in fiery speech (FULL)
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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