BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.

Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms

The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.

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This is a devastating loss. Dr Raúl Pacheco-Vega, a UBC alumnus and former UBC faculty member, was a warm and engaging human being who put great effort into supporting students and other early career researchers develop their scholarship. Such an authentic person. He will be greatly missed.

harmodio@harmodio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Buen camino, profe Raúl Pacheco Vega. Fuiste y serás siempre el investigador más chido.

In this @timeshighered.bsky.social op-ed @robglover.bsky.social, Ben Cotton, & Tamra Benson (@umaine.bsky.social) argue that universities must align on-campus jobs with students’ economic realities to better support student success. Learn more: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/camp...

Campus jobs should be lifelines for US students – but pay rates lag behind

To support equity and retention, campus employment must align with students’ economic realities, say Robert Glover, Ben Cotton and Tamra Benson

timeshighereducation.com

Happy "Edwin somehow brought a live bird in through the catio" Day to all who celebrate.

The best way to be accurately informed about tonight’s events is to log off for the next 12 hours or so … and I’m going to follow my own advice

Luke Russert on MSNOW saying that when the shots were fired he ran down the middle of the aisle in the room, right towards the president, thinking it would be safest near him. Yeah, man, I'm not sure you've really game planned how "rushing the president during a shooting" might end for you

A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was arrested for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits, according to a person familiar with the matter. www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/p...

US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 bet on Maduro raid | CNN Politics

A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was arrested for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits, according to a person ...

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This is the paragraph I re-read a few times.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo ago

Breaking News: Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday in a high-stakes general election in Hungary. His defeat is a blow to the global nationalist revival promoted by President Trump.

I'm stunned that it took us this long to get to pay-to-play AI Jesus.

Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Now that’s what they call a deus ex machina.

Barack Obama sent seasoned diplomats and nuclear scientists to negotiate the Iran Deal. Donald Trump sent a few real estate bros and JD Vance. Failure was a foregone conclusion.

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. And Iran Fail to Agree on Peace Deal After 21 Hours of Talks, Vance Says

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These two things just happened almost simultaneously.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio at UFC in Miami tonight as diplomatic negotiations with Iran fail (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty)

It’s brutal in academia right now. A lot is out of our control, but it doesn’t cost anything to remember that there are humans behind papers and grants…reviewers, program officials and funders can be more empathetic in the face of unprecedented chaos in the US scientific enterprise.

📚️ In this @theeduledger.bsky.social op-ed, @kcolempls.bsky.social (Metro State University) & @robglover.bsky.social (@umaine.bsky.social) argue that higher ed's best defense against political attacks is leaning into democratic engagement. Learn more:

Higher Education Was Built For Moments Like This

Co-authors posit that when state legislatures target higher education, the instinct is to hunker down and stay quiet. But the most effective response may be the opposite, demonstrating the value colle...

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Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports

Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

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“sorry about the fascism you’re dealing with; here’s a $10 coupon that expires next week.” via @marisakabas.bsky.social

Home of reformist opposition leaders from 2009 Green Movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard was also hit by Israeli/US strikes. They have been under house arrest by the regime for over a decade.

The only reason we are alive to debate this is because Stanislav Petrov decided not to trust a computer.

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · last yr.

I drank a toast to Stanislav Petrov.

unironically, I think the thing that would most mystify the founders is how Congress has so thoroughly ceded its status as a coequal branch such that checks and balances are only either dead or weaponized.

DGM@notredale.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I guess the founders never imagined Congress would not greedily protect its own power?

excited to hear tech companies will now be allowed to build their own power plants for their data centers. i am sure the makers of "the app that tells kids to kill themselves" will responsibly operate coal plants

He's saying a Trump account for a newborn with $1,000 in it could turn into $100,000 by the time that kid is 18? What are they investing in? Cocaine?

This is, very literally, bread and circuses, except we’re not really getting either

RESULT: Democrats defend a pivotal House seat in Maine today in a special election. Scott Harriman will join the legislature. Had the GOP flipped the seat, they’d have been very likely to entirely erase Democrats’ narrow majority later this year when another vacancy is filled.

A reminder that Donald Trump had very little—if nothing—to do with lowering the national crime rate. It started plunging in mid-2023. No one knows why. Finding the actual answer should be important to everyone. reason.com/podcast/2026...

What the media gets wrong about crime

Crime analyst Jeff Asher explains the historic decline in murders, why Americans distrust crime statistics, and what the data actually show about public safety.

reason.com

President Trump just said, “We lifted 2.4 million Americans off of food stamps.” A reminder of what happened to those 2.4 million Americans:

The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.

Like is it good the trenchcoat nazi is gone? Yes. But let’s remember he was always a ridiculous member of the supporting cast.

Politicians gotta start calling for Miller to go. Right now.