Today kicks off Black August. [graphic by Martin Sostre Solidarity House]

Autopsies of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests often conclude that movements produced tough-on-crime backlash. My new study in Work and Occupations finds a different kind of movement outcome: BLM changed how local reporters cover cops and jails. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I know I have RTd this several times, but: the WHOLE POINT of the State Department is that it’s supposed to be full of people who deal with other countries, and who could therefore be expected to look at that map and know IMMEDIATELY that it was wrong.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d ago

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

Gaza this evening

DHS itself estimates 950,000 people could drop or forgo Medicaid, SNAP, and housing aid under its new public charge rule. Most is a chilling effect, families skipping aid they qualify for out of fear. Full edition: austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...

if you’re an immigrant and unemployed, you’re a freeloader, but if you’re gainfully employed, you’re stealing someone’s job. They just don’t want these people to exist except as targets for their hatred one way or the other bsky.app/profile/heba...

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.

My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.

i watched the hadestown proshot

Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

A gentle reminder: libraries are still here, still free, still open to everyone. No appointment required. No subscription fee. Just walk in.

Wurman’s statement is also just factually wrong. Literally every country in the world, apart from a handful of exceptions like North Korea, has vibrant civil society groups who advocate for democracy and human rights. Nobody is “culturally incapable” of constitutional self government.

Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Responding to @beaubaumann.bsky.social’s post today, Prof. Wurman deploys the same rhetoric used against every immigrant group in America. Is this racist, he asks? Judging whether one can be part of America based on a culture’s supposed "capacity" for self-governance is the structure of bigotry.

I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli

Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who was one of the last remaining witnesses to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has died

Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

Clara Ester, an activist and minister who rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died at 78.

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“More than a thousand people rallied for Justin Pearson, a Democratic state representative running for Congress, in the wake of four fatal shootings by members of the Memphis Safe Task Force over the last two months.”

Memphis rallies for progressive Democrat after four fatal shootings by taskforce: ‘Fight of our lives’

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley join rally to support Justin Pearson’s bid for a seat in Congress

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Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD 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.

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Hegseth is looking to ban women in combat roles in the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Hegseth ordered a new study of women in combat. Critics say it’s built to reach one conclusion.

Researchers who spoke with The War Horse said a new study makes sense if at least some anecdotal evidence found problems in mixed-gender combat units.

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Washington Post Stops Short of Being a Real Newspaper

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Stops short of offering evidence"?? What fresh hell of a mealy-mouthed headline is this??

I stopped short of marrying Salma Hayek.

Stephen West@stephenwest.bsky.social · 3w ago

England stops short of advancing to World Cup final

It was such an honor getting to meet Dr. Blight in person this year. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...

Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone

The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.

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“Compared to what?” is always the essential question when asking about critiques of higher education & universities, whether we’re discussing declining trust, freedom of speech, viewpoint diversity, or any of the other things.

Ryan Enos@ryanenos.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is crucial and often unmentioned. Almost every single diagnosis of declining faith in universities fails to mention that it is runs in parallel to declining faith in almost all American institutions. Any failure to recognize this means it is really flawed or not a serious effort.

as we report in here, per sources in and close to the trump admin: Trump and this White House senior staff have been repeatedly briefed that there is no evidence that China hacked machines to change votes from trump to Biden. No smoking gun, even after trump sicced the Pultes and the John…

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3w ago

🐴 💩 www.youtube.com/live/p_YVJJU...

ICE likely saw his history of violence as a qualification. Violence is the job description.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 3w ago

The detail I can’t get out of my head here is how he told his ex-wife that he had been hired by ICE, but she thought he must have been having a delusion, because how could ICE hire someone who had such a long history of family violence?

NEW: We reported two years ago that Chicago police had made 200,000 secret traffic stops, failing to disclose them as required by law. Chicago police then admitted the problem, & promised to 'fix' it in a legislative hearing. We just investigated again: The problem... got WORSE.

Chicago Police Promised to 'Fix' Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, the Problem Has Only Gotten Worse. - Bolts

This story was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Injustice Watch, a nonprofit news organization in Chicago focused on issues of equity and justice in the court system. In... Read More

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CHICAGO! Join Barbara Ransby and Anthony Arnove to celebrate the release of the expanded edition of Howard Zinn's SNCC: The New Abolitionists. W/ @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. Tue, August 11th at 6 PM CT Live from Haymarket House and streaming online. RSVP:

Barbara Ransby and Anthony Arnove in Conversation on SNCC: The New Abolitionists - Haymarket House

Join Barbara Ransby and Anthony Arnove for a discussion on SNCC, one of the most significant and creative organizations to shape the course of the civil rights movement in the United States. […]

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Responding to @beaubaumann.bsky.social’s post today, Prof. Wurman deploys the same rhetoric used against every immigrant group in America. Is this racist, he asks? Judging whether one can be part of America based on a culture’s supposed "capacity" for self-governance is the structure of bigotry.

BLM was often criticized for being supposedly over the top in their claims about some Americans disdain for Black life. Here is evidence, from a Presidential advisor and OMB director, that the euphemism of gutting "DEI" policies means Black kids will die. It is quite literally a policy goal.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a grant. But it seems that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed bc it's 'DEI.' VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can.

The job of the AG is to enforce the law Todd Blanche fired a career pardon attorney for refusing to rubber stamp Trump's agenda & then sent US Marshals to her door If the Senate confirms Blanche, it won’t be confirming an AG, it will be confirming Trump’s personal attorney -TN

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 3w ago

Former Pardon Attorney: 2 days after Mr. Blanche was confirmed as Deputy AG, he fired me from my position as a pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a political favor for Trump's friend. Blanche sent US Marshals to my home in an effort to prevent me from speaking with members of Congress.

every 5 months you hear "Joe Rogan is turning on Trump" from people in the media who don't actually watch rogan and take the bait like it's susan collins casting a line when in reality this is literally what he says almost every single day about democrats including fucking yesterday

I have a piece in the NYT today arguing that the law should permit victims of ICE abuse to sue not just individual officers, but supervisors and policymakers like Stephen Miller and Gregory Bovino. A Democratic president and Congress could do this in 2029. And they could make it retroactive.

Opinion | ICE Is Out of Control. Here’s What to Do About It.

Congress must push back against our inhumane immigration tactics.

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this guy wants as many americans as possible to die of preventable diseases. he views that as preferable to vaccines or long term medication. makes us “stronger”

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3w ago

RFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!) to finding a link between vaccines and autism. "That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."