We found immigration courts have issued more than 10,000 removal and voluntary departure orders each month for immigrant minors — nearly four times the rate as Trump’s last term. With legal representation disappearing that pace could accelerate www.propublica.org/article/unac...

These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled.

A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the firs...

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CNN@cnn.com · 17h ago

Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. https://cnn.it/4huSk5M

A tremendous & tragic loss. I continue to miss Andy's sharp intellect, easy humour, and generous collegiality. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...

In Memoriam: Andrew Lakoff, influential anthropologist of risk, science and society

The USC Dornsife professor and former divisional dean explored how science and technology shape modern life and brought scholars across disciplines together to tackle complex questions.

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Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

Send this to every university President in the country.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d ago

Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...

A tremendous & tragic loss. I continue to miss Andy's sharp intellect, easy humour, and generous collegiality. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...

In Memoriam: Andrew Lakoff, influential anthropologist of risk, science and society

The USC Dornsife professor and former divisional dean explored how science and technology shape modern life and brought scholars across disciplines together to tackle complex questions.

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to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.

The Deportation Project Map

Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...

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David Kaye@davidakaye.bsky.social · 6d ago

the @forbidden-stories.bsky.social investigation is so deeply important. put the illegality to one side. the trump admin is brazenly sending ppl to third countries, lacking any cxn, without any guarantee they won't be sent on for torture, abuse, persecution... it's horrible.

📚 💥 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! 📚 💥 Our book '𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧' will come out almost 4 years after ChatGPT was introduced to the world. Together with @tjthomson.bsky.social & @ryanjthomas.bsky.social Preorder here: www.routledge.com/Generative-A...

so i may be out of my depth here but hes at 30% approval, you elites can stop capitulating now

David Ellison will get control of CNN after all (and don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise) buff.ly/hH9hbXM

David Ellison will get control of CNN after all (and don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise)

In exchange for dropping their lawsuit against Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, state AGs have negotiated "independent" oversight of CNN. You shouldn't expect much oversight.

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Waystar Royco IRL ✅ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

Paramount to Settle States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger (Gift Article)

By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.

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"Since Nebraska began using interRAI last year, the state has cut Medicaid funding to nearly 900 people with developmental disabilities, leaving many caretakers racing to overturn decisions made by an algorithm whose inner workings are largely hidden from the public."

Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave@wolven.blacksky.app · last wk.

InterRAI isn't even new! This was one of the companies i first learned about via my 1st time working w/ @cdt.org, back in 2020! Go look up "Challenging the Use of Algorithm-driven Decision-making in Benefits Determinations Affecting People with Disabilities"! What are we doing???! archive.is/d5RXZ

"To be transparent, I’m a fan." I'm a fan of college sports, too. And I was a Division I athlete when I was in college. And this is totally wrong. There's no legitimate reason every Rutgers student should be billed $3,000 extra dollars a year to support sports programs many of them don't care about.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · last wk.

“A university’s athletic and academic successes are complementary, if not connected,” Geraldo L. Cadava argues. He examines why college sports do more good than harm for universities:

Wonderfully rich & provocative new essay from @noortjem.bsky.social: “Even in the presence of devastation and grief, improvisation remains available as a modality of existence—it is possible to go on in a different way, to continue in another register, another key.”

Noortje Marres@noortjem.bsky.social · last wk.

Why do tech elites believe the world is theirs to transform? In this essay I return to Hans Blumenberg’s writings to show how this belief is grounded in “the second creation”, where humanity overcomes its alienation from nature by building an artificial world. www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-se...

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed FBI agents will be deployed to the polls this fall, saying he "will not shy away from that effort." Let it be known: this administration will do everything in its power to dissuade voters from showing up in November.

Hill I die on: All the rich & powerful parts of learning are deeply relational in ways that don’t scale (administratively or economically). They rightly resist efficiency & optimization. Universities hate this fact so we’re locked in a battle about scale dressed up as innovation & student care.

I’ve been seeing this in my classes (where I don’t allow AI, we talk about why & also why I won’t surveil students): They feel like AI is being pushed on them by aggressive uni leadership & hyped-up profs. They want something different. We owe it to fight for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...

Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It (Gift Article)

As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.

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I’ve been seeing this in my classes (where I don’t allow AI, we talk about why & also why I won’t surveil students): They feel like AI is being pushed on them by aggressive uni leadership & hyped-up profs. They want something different. We owe it to fight for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...

Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It (Gift Article)

As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.

nytimes.com

What’s the German word for: giving feedback on document someone admits is AI, that they say is 1st draft to “get conversation going” but so lacks substance that you’d have to do the work they should have done, so you reject their AI doc & they complain “what’s YOUR idea then” & you get very sad?

This is far weaker than I was expecting from this byline duo. No faculty/student voices; no mention of union or culture surveys; thin account of encampment events (calling LAPD & botched disciplinary process?); celebratory anecdotes; finances are “fine” after pain? lamaterial.com/p/usc-what-h...

Can Anyone Save USC?

The untold story of how USC almost ran aground — and the improbable rise of its new leader.

lamaterial.com

This summer I led a series of conversations in my lab about "AI" and our research. Some colleagues have shared "AI policies" for their labs and we discussed whether this would make sense for us. We decided it did not, and came up with a different approach. Please feel free to share & adapt!

Pod Save America “deploying the affective registers of alternative media in service of institutional Democratic politics, fueling its success during the first Trump administration & constraining its ability to offer meaningful critique during the Biden years” ✅ journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

NEW ICE wants to build a nationwide database of voters, their voting history and, potentially, their party affiliations too. ....and it's willing to pay someone up to $5M to do it www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...

ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database

As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.

wired.com

Big congrats @janniehartley.bsky.social on this phenomenal new book! It looks fantastic (and gorgeous), am looking forward to digging in. I recall fondly you talking about it @annenberg.usc.edu ~a year ago, wonderful to see it in the world.

Jannie Møller Hartley@janniehartley.bsky.social · 4w ago

#JustForYou It’s out and am so excited! It’s personal, it’s historic, its sociological and it investigates our lives with algorithmic machines. It’s also open access but I would recommend buying it, because it’s also very beautiful🙌 www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publicati...

California is about to do something really cool for local journalism: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/california...

California is about to do something really cool for local journalism

AB 2222, the Community NEWS Act, is going to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

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Very obvious point, but all hopes pinned on a Dem takeover of Congress* don’t mean a thing if elites let Trump cheat (he’ll try). MN showed—often heartbreakingly—how excellent people are, but they need help. Will elites find courage, help organize, take risks, use their power*? * = not a panacea

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

John Ternus starts his reign as Apple CEO by caving to Trump (www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/t...). Elites are all talk when it comes to principled leadership. Plus ça change…

John Ternus Replaces Tim Cook as Apple CEO

Big technology and management changes are greeting John Ternus, whose long-serving predecessor, Tim Cook, will stay on as executive chair.

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Thomas Seal@twseal.bsky.social · 4w ago

Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

SpacePrez@spaceprez.bsky.social · 4w ago

The polls are super bad for Trump so he's definitely going to try to cheat www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...

"The climate crisis is accelerating," @leahstokes.bsky.social, author of “The Carbon Wave," told @apnews.com. "We can’t really not talk about it for like a decade, because the planet will be even more on fire if we do that."

The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing.

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“When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, stop trying to be tough & start being serious about having the discussions, we can have those discussions," [Carney] said. "But it's not constructive, but that's their democracy.” www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...

U.S. Pentagon defends Hegseth's controversial post about Canadian cadet program | CBC News

The U.S. Pentagon is standing behind a controversial social media post by War Secretary Pete Hegseth about a Canadian cadet program.

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