“A bureaucratic restructuring that leads to the selective elimination of faculty members really puts academic freedom in jeopardy… particularly for professors who have displeased admin, trustees or donors.” — Mark Criley, Senior Officer in the AAUP Dept of Academic Freedom, Tenure & Governance.

He Had Tenure. The New School Laid Him Off Anyway.

The professor, a longtime critic of the university, was among 19 educators who lost their positions as the institution navigated financial woes.

nytimes.com

August as an academic

NEW: At least five media companies are using algorithmic pricing to decide how much news subscribers should pay. If you've been told that your news subscription price was determined by an algorithm using your personal data, please take the survey at the end: www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...

“This price was set by an algorithm”: News subscribers are surprised by a new line in their renewal emails

Outlets like Wired, NJ.com, and The Wall Street Journal are setting renewal prices just for you — and being forced to disclose it.

niemanlab.org

Another killing by ICE today in Maine. The third government killing of a civilian in less than a week since Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Tyrin Johnson.

This is the dirtiest type of research. Princeton scientists took $15 million from BP and shaped their research on carbon capture in consultation with the oil company: www.propublica.org/article/wedg...

Federal immigration agents have fatally shot 10 people in Trump’s second term. 10 human beings. 10 people with families, friends, hopes, and dreams. 10 people who should still be alive today. Everyone carrying out Trump’s deadly agenda must answer for their crimes.

‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term

As Trump’s immigration crackdown continues, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death marks another high-profile killing by ICE off

theguardian.com

NEW: He was picking up a work crew to take them to construction site at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. ICE showed up. And now this small business owner, the father of three American citizens, is dead. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.

thebulwark.com

"We have been told the Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. But the last entry in the Declaration of Independence—the climax of our founders' reasons for rebellion? It's about 'merciless Indian Savages.'" Listen now: nv1.org/first-america

First America » Native Voice One

First America uncovers the Indigenous history at the heart of America's founding and how it continues to shape the nation today.

nv1.org

In 1776, the Evening Post also advertised for Margaret, described as having “something of an Indian look,” suggesting that the paper also advertised for Native unfree people. These concurrent semiquincentennial memories demand that we ask: Freedom for whom? www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BA25R...

The Sinews of Colonial Hypocrisy: Indigenous Unfreedom in Newspaper Advertisements in 1776

In 1776, Indigenous freedom seekers Sim, William, and Margaret escaped the enslavement or unfreedom forced upon them by colonists. Advertisements announcing their departures and rewards for their c...

tandfonline.com

John Sands@iohn.bsky.social · last mo.

By July 6, the Pennsylvania Evening Post…prints the declaration... Its previous issue had been put to press too early to capture the momentous events. Instead, the July 4, 1776 edition included usual fare. “To be sold,” read one back-page ad. “A NEGRO BOY, about four or five years of age.”

This is the legal defense fund for the 15 anti-ICE organizers who were recently arrested in Minneapolis. Please contribute generously. They are going to have millions of dollars worth of needs. chuffed.org/project/1865...

Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers

On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...

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"Media is not neutral, it's always shaped by power." New book A Second Sight, by @sjjphd.bsky.social, maps the history of the U.S. through the lens of Black storytellers, who have documented what has been at the margins of official historical record. objectivejournalism.org/2026/06/qa-a...

Q&A: 'A Second Sight' tells U.S. media history by Black journalists

'A Second Sight' author Sarah J. Jackson on how Black media-makers have used second sight to push democracy forward in the U.S.

buff.ly

We're hearing reports that police have tear gassed a group of protesters outside the Senatobia Walmart where an officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot into a car and killed him. Family members say his mother was holding him in the passenger seat. The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.

Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?

Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?

Washington has been stepping up its airstrikes in the campaign against al-Shabaab, but the militants make continued gains and civilians are increasingly the victims

theguardian.com

The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.

A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide

The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.

bit.ly

On #LovingDay, explore the legal records behind Loving v. Virginia (1967), the Supreme Court case that struck down laws banning interracial marriage. The Internet Archive has digitized and made available the briefs, lower-court opinions, and related documents. archive.org/details/micr...

Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967) (No. 395) : Supreme Court of the United States : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Case name: Loving v. VirginiaOpinion filed: 1967-06-12Docket No.: 395Citations:• 18 L. Ed. 2d 1010• 87 S. Ct. 1817• 388 U.S. 1• 1967 U.S. LEXIS...

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welcome to fully automated mechcapitalism where your revolving credit borrows money at 25% APR on its own initiative

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2mo ago

Visa is embedding its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to shop and complete transactions for users.

Thrilled to announce the publication of our @rooseveltinstitute.org report that uncovers the policy roots of the current crises facing our news, information & communication systems. We argue that media reform must become central to a US pro-democracy movement. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt Institute

Bilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform domi...

rooseveltinstitute.org

Lots of special guests lined up for the AAUP Biennial next week in Chicago! 🔥🔥🔥 Hope to see you there! #AAUP2026

"We are in extreme danger," says climate scientist Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social. He warns that this summer "could be the hottest summer we've ever experienced in our lives, but it could also be the coolest summer for the rest of our lives."

A concise conceptual summary of the key elements of #capitalism and how these operate in the #media and #tech landscapes. Des Freedman’s ‘Capitalism and the Media’ is out now in the UK @desfreedman.bsky.social See more: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Hey NYC pals, we will send you whistles in quantities from 100-thousands to prepare your neighbors and community for this oncoming onslaught. Free! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

The Hill@thehill.com · 2mo ago

Border Czar Tom Homan said New York City was about to see its largest deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent legislative package that provides residents with added protections from federal authorities.

UC Berkeley Law School Adopts New, Strict Ban On AI Use By Students

UC Berkeley Law School Adopts New, Strict Ban On AI Use By Students

The University of California, Berkeley Law School has adopted a new, strict policy governing students’ use of AI. It forbids the use of AI for work submitted for credit.

forbes.com

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

taken.

A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.

sinceyouarrived.world

Here's a transcript of this portion of Trump's speech. Startling to see such unabashed, settler colonial blood and soil stuff being spoken from a WH podium in the 21st century. FWIW, roughly 20% of the population of the colonies in 1776 was comprised of enslaved people of African descent.

People, it is PUBLICATION DAY for Stealing America!! It is officially available to purchase online or in your favorite local bookstore. Come snag your own book cover cookies at RiffRaff in Providence this evening! I'll be joined by my friend and colleague, Mack Scott @ 7 pm.

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her.

The Costs of War Project@costsofwar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Committee to Protect Journalists is asking for an investigation into the death of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. “This is not the first time that Israel has prevented emergency services from reaching journalists injured in their strikes." cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...

Journalism History has just published my essay reflecting on the role of the press during the American Revolution. as we approach the semiquincentennial, i challenge journalism historians to consider what gets left out from memories of this era. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Sinews of Colonial Hypocrisy: Indigenous Unfreedom in Newspaper Advertisements in 1776

In 1776, Indigenous freedom seekers Sim, William, and Margaret escaped the enslavement or unfreedom forced upon them by colonists. Advertisements announcing their departures and rewards for their c...

tandfonline.com