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NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest “Stop resisting” “He’s not resisting” Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions

I have lived in authoritarianism before, and participated in a popular movement against it. My political voice was born in it. I was just talking to a friend - this moment is *triggering* because it feels like so few people are reacting on the magnitude of what I know is coming.

The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

NEW EMAIL FROM COLUMBIA ADMIN: DHS agents were in two university residences tonight — with two warrants "I am writing heartbroken to inform you that we had federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in two University residences tonight." No arrests made.

it is grimly hilarious that, given the immense, decades-long fetishization of "leadership" and "leadership skills" in business-oriented academia and politics, even unto the formation of leadership institutes, there should turn out to be no leaders in any positions of power

A swarm of cops dragging away a rabbi protesting the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil says everything you need to know about the Trump agenda. Trump doesn't care about Jewish safety - he's focused on taking away our right to protest. Not in our name.

Columbia announced mass suspensions, expulsions, and degree revocations the same day it received a letter from the Trump administration telling them to do just that if they wanted to keep getting funding

NEW letter to Columbia from Trump admin lists demands for “continued financial relationship” with the US government”: —Suspend or expel students for Hamilton Hall protest —“Time, place, and manner rules” —Mask ban —Address “anti-Zionist” discrimination —Reform admissions —MORE

We all died and got sucked into a universe where SNL is actually reality.

NEW from Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, Noor: “This felt like a kidnapping because it was: Officers in plainclothes — who refused to show us a warrant, speak with our attorney, or even tell us their names — forced my husband into an unmarked car and took him” Says they didn’t know where he was for 38 hours

NEW—Department of Homeland Security announces a Columbia student from India "had her visa revoked" and "self-deported" & that ICE arrested another Palestinian student who participated in protests + overstayed her visa. Alleges both supported Hamas or terrorism, without evidence.

Folks, The OAH (Organization of American Historians) have created a tracking system called "Records at Risk" where you can go and report this erasure. www.oah.org/2025/03/12/r...

The media can (and should) reject the Right's deceptive frame. This is not about "references to diversity, equity, and inclusion." It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.

Trump got a list of thousands of people to target by Betar, the fascist movement that dates back to the 1930s. By fascist I mean fascist. It was founded as a fascist group. It is an explicitly genocidal group. Mahmoud Khalil was just their first target.

🚨BREAKING | Columbia University Sued Over Student Record Disclosure* Mahmoud Khalil, detained pro-Palestinian Columbia graduate, & 7 other students have filed a federal lawsuit against Columbia University, Barnard College, & the U.S. House Committee on Education & Workforce. Here’s what we know 🧵:

BREAKING: The US Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the genocide in Gaza violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said today.

Are you a Democratic politician, staffer, or operative with thoughts or tips on Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, or Democratic leadership generally? Please feel welcome to reach out via Signal @ premthakker.35 or email [email protected] Your anonymity can be protected

The Democratic leadership absolutely needs to be replaced, I still blame them for contributing to Harris' campaign loss by forcing both Harris and Walz to "play it safe."

Given what's going on in the world, this is perfect for today's #findsfriday. Those who are responsible for the current state of affairs may feel addressed. Hand of a gilded bronze statue of an Roman emperor. From Kempten, 1st to 3rd c. AD On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung 📷 me 🏺

“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Grateful to @warnock.senate.gov and @ossoff.senate.gov for recognizing what this moment requires.

BREAKING: Columbia University expels Grant Miner, president of the Student Workers of Columbia (SWC), a union for instructors, teaching assistants, and researchers at the university. H/t Meghnad Bose

“I need Obama or Kamala to do something” No YOU need to

The overhaul is coming. newrepublic.com/article/1909...

www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fish-2

www.aaup.org/news/cowardi...

Israeli settlers have stormed the village of Duma, setting Palestinian homes and vehicles on fire. The village is southeast of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

I haven’t cried all week, but her asking him “habibi how will i call you?” in Arabic has me sobbing. Fuck every human who did this. Fuck them all.

This is horrendous. Those 90s record deals were also super predatory. If TLC didnt make enough to buy a $100,000 house back then, I can only IMAGINE what they did to En Vogue

A round up of good news because it's Friday and you deserve to hear good things. First things first, JD VANCE GOT BOOED LOUDLY YESTERDAY. His popularity continues to be piss poor. 🙂 bsky.app/profile/wuta...

It's like @schumer.senate.gov went into a lab to figure out how to make the Democrats more unpopular. Pure cowardice and lack of any moral conviction.

I’m terrified of the state of US academia. I’m terrified of losing my dream job. But what could I lose that I haven’t watched Gazans lose a million times over. My life and my livelihood are not more important than theirs. I don’t want a future if they don’t get one.

Free Mahmoud Khalil! There is no other way to put it: Mahmoud Khalil’s illegal detention at the hands of the Trump administration is horrific.

Last night the Jewish holiday of Purim began, where we celebrate and honor the courage it takes to resist state violence and empire. We stand in solidarity with Palestinians who face increased violence on Purim, while already enduring the Israeli government’s genocide and occupation.

MAKE SOME NOISEEEEEEE IN THE INBOX

He hit that spin didn’t he 😭

Tthe decision to give Maleficent or Cruella De Ville (look at the names!) sympathetic back stories and quasi heroic origin stories was just extremely bizarre. Who was it who realised those characters were iconic enough for interest in a film about them but thought that would be a good idea?

Just one more because this one is so, so good: Wayne Thiebaud, Caged Pie, 1962

For Pi Day: Wayne Thiebaud, Chocolate Meringue, 1961

Since it's been a tough day for many, I feel like you all just need to know about Romare Bearden's cat, Gippo. Bearden, one of the leading American artists of the 20th century and a steadfast chronicler of Black life, had a cat named Gippo whom he clearly adored

What Hegel failed to grasp is that the world ideological spirit of the age would eventually be controlled by a YouTube algorithm designed to sell ads.

retreating to a mountaintop for the next several months to contemplate this meme

"The Democrats hurt themselves in their confusion!"

NEW: Late last night, DHS came to Columbia with 2 warrants & searched student residences. Hours before: Trump admin tells school that to *maybe* get funding back, it’ll have to address “anti-Zionist” discrimination & expel students for Hind’s Hall protest (which Columbia did do yesterday).

Last time we saw Obama, he told y'all asses that y'all better not let that man win or it's over, and what happened?

Another Columbia student taken by ICE. Shame shame shame

Okay I have NEVER agreed with y’all when you would tell me I’m famous but if I’m getting put in APPLE’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE… I have to apologize for gaslighting y’all 😅 I get it now. This is so cool. Also terrifying but also super cool. I’m so proud to teach y’all science!! 🐸

The fight to free Mahmoud Khalil is not merely about preserving First Amendment rights, it is about whether we will allow our government to criminalize resistance to its complicity in human rights abuses and genocide. mondoweiss.net/2025/03/when...

You know Columbia keeps outdoing itself to hurt its students — truly doing backflips into fascism — and for its troubles has lost 400 million, and they’re STILL DOING IT. For the love of god Boycott. Don’t step foot on that campus.

I'm now an independent. Dems, fuck off forever 🫡

Save me from the 'all nature is delightful' brigade, save me their inaccurate, dangerous positivity. The wise witch knows some places hold bruises, that their psychic skin is scarred. The wise witch knows some places bare their teeth. Not all the land will like you. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981 #WitchSky

"Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working. Columbia’s leadership made repeated concessions to right-wing critics, only to be the first to come under attack."

YT people love coming on this app asking for Kamala and Barack to do something when THEY NEED TO GET THEIR OWN TO STEP UP AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING! Like do yall not remember that YOUR people MAJORLY voted for this man into office? “Well I didn’t —“ YOU HAVE PPL IN YOUR FAMILY THAT DID.

🚨Israeli forces killed two children today in airstrikes on Gaza City and Beit Lahiya. The attacks came as Israel’s blockade on Gaza enters its 13th day, choking off food, fuel, and medical supplies and deepening the humanitarian crisis.

Share this if you think that @warnock.senate.gov needs to vote no on cloture.

We can't believe it! Less than five hours after going public with our emergency fundraiser, we are past the halfway point! More than £30,000 raised! That's a *hole* lot of love for this museum which means so much to so many of you www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

What a hoot. It's older folks & disabled folks who care about their social benefits who care. The people of DC who must rely on the whims of congresspeople from other states. But if anything making it about age points a laser to the gerontocracy. Why are we ruled by old people ooposed to the young?

🎵YOU ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR JOB🎵

I just wanna be sure i understand In the 50 days since election Trump has managed to Tank the stock market Increase the cost of domestic goods Piss of *checks notes * Canadians??? Betray Ukraine And start trade wars with no less than 5 countries and the European Union ?????

We need new leadership across the Board. In the Democratic party. In our universities. In our state & cities. Time to hand the baton to not only the next generation but to people who will know what to stand for and how to stand up for it. Who won't abandon us, collectively, at this critical moment.

#FreeMahmoud! Let’s continue his work: #TheyRepressWeBDS. Broad-tent, intersectional coalitions against fascism, white supremacy, McCarthyism, colonial oppression, and unprecedented authoritarianism are needed now more than ever. @columbiauniversity.bsky.social loom.ly/_SJMhms

It's #pieday today...so let's talk about eel pie! Eel pie has been an important English food for a long time. Medieval cookbooks often included eel pie recipes, & everyone from peasants to kings at them. In 1256, Henry III demanded eel pies from his bailiff at Fetcham! 1/7🗃️🧪

"Nothing to see here, just a 49-page U.N. report documenting Israel's 'genocidal acts' in Gaza and its systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war."

Keep this in mind when reading pieces about Trump's push for 'peace' in Ukraine. He just cut funding to the team finding Ukrainian children abducted by Putin's men.

This is why many people find early interactions with sociopaths “refreshing” or charismatic or charming. They tell you that you are free to disregard moral norms and taboos, freed from the heavy burden of moral reasoning - free from healthy guilt.

Surely SURELY you won't make me print this is a t-shirt

holiday without kids: fun, games holiday with kids: just hosed my toddler down in a parking lot because he threw up all over himself and the rental car

There are some that believe all acts of magic are ungodly. To them I say your prayers are acts of magic, does your god think them malign? You use your spiritual relationships to nudge the world and leave me be to use mine. - Faith Dunmort, Barrow Wisdom Coven, 1976 #WitchSky

*Jumps up and down* HELP US!

There are a lot of times people give shit to Dems about shit they cant actually do, BUT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE TIMES!

Trying to do something topical

"We must make sure that when we emerge from whatever present crisis we are in, the choices we made will not make us ashamed." -Lee Bollinger

This is an engraving of a 16th century soldier attaching his breeches to his breastplate. It's called "Soldier Attaching His Breeches to His Breast plate", 1517, anon after Agostinio Veneziano, from the Met, NY 🧐 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

So tomorrow seems like one of those days where we should all mass protest against Dems voting for cloture...

Republicans are not partners to democrats in governance… the only time they remember or frankly care about the existence of a Democratic Party is when they are faced with the proposition of working with their own membership of degenerates, mouth breathers, and sex criminals

I am a conservative in that I think in certain things were better in the past, and we should try to recreated them (reintroduce wild lions to the English countryside).

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Anyways I'm not donating a penny to national party politics again in my lifetime. Dems can get effed. Disgusting, disappointing, spineless, useless (not all, most)

A constituent cried on the phone with my staff because we were the first people to even call him back after he’s been trying for ages to reach someone at the SBA. What are we doing here.

Mahmoud Khalil's case represents a horrifying precedent, but it is not developing in a vacuum. The Trump administration's unprecedented assault on Khalil is one of many efforts to stifle dissent and stave off justice for Palestine. mondoweiss.net/2025/03/the-...

Let’s raise the 675 this person needs.

Trump shared the Nazi symbol used for gay men in the Holocaust www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

could your outie possibly maybe be interested in visiting a rural history museum this weekend?

U.S. Government Threatens to Cut Columbia University’s Federal Funding Over Antisemitism and Policy Violations

He sold out Trans folks to tank his news media empire and presidency I hope Martha P Johnson especially is cackling in comfort and glamour you disingenuous hair slick

Yeah I’m blocking everybody being messy on here. Yall got it and I don’t care what yall have to say. Me being cordial with a man should not lead to him being sexual with me ESPECIALLY when all the screenshots show me rejecting any sexual or romantic advances. And to post my whole email - chile

Im REALLY happy yall! I heard from my editor at the publisher today and she said my most recent chapter was “robust and engaging!” Im so happy! I rewrote that chapter 3 times before I even submitted it.

It's interesting how the aesthetics of disease shape cultural memory. For a certain generation, seeing a kid with a cloth tied around their head immediately signals "mumps." Younger people might not recognize it—and that, in itself, says a lot about the success of the MMR vaccine

BRING BACK BOOING. BRING BACK THROWING TOMATOES.

There's a quote by Mahmoud Khalil going around, proving that he's a peace-loving not-antisemitic guy. I'm not sharing it because opposition to his deportation should not depend on him being a nice guy saying nice things. For me, CUAD (with which he's affiliated) is not nice at all. Doesn't matter.

And you thought you were having a bad day...

This: while there is a dark humour in brain drains, they are still part of an extractive colonial mindset that uses borders and citizenship to sift the "right kind of people" from the "unworthy"

cc @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

The "tolerant left" doesn't apply to me because, for one, I'm not tolerant of racists—or other bigots for that matter. Nor am I tolerant of injustice. Or bad-faith attempts to tarnish the reputation of my people. Nor am I tolerant of fence-sitters who are afraid to take a stand.

Nancy Pelosi coming with her clapback to Schumer on how demcratic senators need to vote no is when the worst person you know makes great points.

They're literally kidnapping dissidents. And these institutions are on about rule of law. It'll be law too when they put us all in camps (you know in addition to all the folks already imprisoned in this nation, immigrant and not).

Black people invented all popular music genres, including Country, Rock-and-Roll, Hip-Hop, House, EDM and much more. Y’all really are welcome, damn.

We were promised a Revolution to go along with our Dance Dance.

Notice how the people complaining about the “groups” are the same ones supporting Schumer’s cowardice.