Facts apparently have a liberal bias. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Trump administration moves to strip bar association’s power to accredit law schools

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have accused the American Bar Association of liberal bias, promoting DEI and pushing a political agenda in law schools.

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Unexpected: I'll be returning to the classroom for the fall to teach two sections of Native American history, at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.

Al Pacino: Just When I Thought I Was Out

Alt: Al Pacino: Just When I Thought I Was Out

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“The center welcomed the opportunity to make its case in court and receive more information on the National Guard deployments through the process of discovery.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...

Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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Fuck off into the sun. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump demands major changes to childhood vaccine recommendations

The president signed an order advising states to revise their rules. He also called for narrowing which vaccines are administered to children and splitting shots into multiple appointments.

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Has anyone else noticed that #MOSecState #DennyHoskins looks a LOT like Mozzie, the “paranoid con artist” in the series WHITE COLLAR?

Nice to see 80% of Missourians are rejecting the #MOLeg MAGA bombs.

Last time I checked that “voice” is supposed to be a vote by Congress (representing the people of the U.S.), not G-d and certainly not #CorruptDementedTrump

Oh my. Pirro v Burgum is on people. (Cannot see how they both stay in their jobs)

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 4w ago

UFC cage match on the White House lawn: Pirro v Burgum. Trump MCs.

Trump lethargically lumbering his way through what the teleprompter is telling him to say, trying to warn the audience that at the first event he had a really powerful strong speech that would've destroyed them. He sounds like he's been hit with a tranq dart.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

whatever magic Trump once had as a public speaker to non-cult audiences is long gone

Trump and his lackeys want cyclists to die. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...

DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites

Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.

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is there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it

Whatever else can be said about the United States, we had a higher education system that was truly the envy of the world. Now we're destroying it entirely for no reason other than racism. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe

The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.

bostonglobe.com

Whoopsie daisy. 🤣😂🤣😂

Trump's pick for Attorney General all but promised to prosecute abortion providers who ship pills across state lines, agreeing to “ensure the faithful enforcement of the Comstock Act and other federal pro-life acts." That said, I’m not convinced the Trump administration wants that kind of heat

Seems a simple choice: Trump could die before the coin is issued, or his toadies will be sued for breaking the law. Regardless, it’s more evidence that this Corrupt Demented Jackass thinks he’s above the law, and is the guy the Founders feared might rise with great wealth corrupting the republic.

“We disagree about many things, but agree that Todd Blanche is a waghid/schmuck who the Senate should reject.”

Wonder if the ruling quotes Paine: “In America, the Law is king, jackass.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...

Judge Denounces Trump’s I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing

The decision also recommended disciplinary action against the lawyers involved, including the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche.

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To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.

Regretful that Lindsay Graham sold his soul to this corrupt demented devil.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened.

Awful. At first take this kerfuffle reminds me of what happened with Michael Bellesiles's “Arming America.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/b...

Historian Kerri K. Greenidge and Her Book ‘The Grimkes’ Come Under Fire

Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.

nytimes.com

If the #CorruptJackass wants to risk it, fine, and of course no other president will be using the plane since Trump is keeping it. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...

New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say

Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.

nytimes.com

this is like the literal opposite of true. the most fruitful eras of the modern democratic party coincided with periods where the walls separating political radicals from the mainstream were way less solid

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2mo ago

Democrats became great by fighting the far left—and today’s party can learn crucial lessons from those battles, David Brooks argues:

After decades of screeching that universities are indoctrinating the youth, Republicans are proud to roll out the new course, Mandatory Youth Indoctrination 1001

Courses will be required at University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom

University of Iowa Students will now be required to take classes from the new Center for Intellectual Freedom in order to graduate.

kcrg.com

McCarthy trying hard to win this year’s “Oblivious Award.” I’m sure the gifs and jokes below that post will be (chef’s kiss).

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Kevin McCarthy on Platner Allegations: That one thing I know about Republicans is when we had a very bad candidate, we didn't vote for that person. We walked away.

Janet Mills: tanned, rested, and ready. Wait, do Mainers have enough sun to tan? Well, two out of three is pretty good.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Maine Democratic Party leadership is calling on Graham Platner to withdraw as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.”

Ganz superbly dissects the opinions in Trump v. Barbara, the 14th Amendment case, including the ethos and attitudes that underlie the minority opinions. open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...

Our Revolutionary Birthright

Trump v. Barbara and its Meaning

open.substack.com

An early American historian lives here.

JD Vance puts the Christ in "Christ, what an asshole."

I was on a Zoom call with advocates from Springfield and elsewhere in Ohio yesterday afternoon, and it’s absolutely horrifying and inexcusable what this administration is doing to this community and the lie that Sam Alito told to OK this.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2mo ago

After SCOTUS ruling, Stephen Miller said: "We can finally remove these Haitian migrants." If so, Springfield Ohio, in deep red Clark County, will now face major ICE raids. Springfield is the cite of the "pet eating" lie. There are up to 15,000 Haitians there: newrepublic.com/article/2124...

Spoke with a Guardian reporter yesterday about the #tax on #billionaires and related concerns about #excess #wealth. Link to article in 1st comment.