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Must prescriptive or must as observed dependency? Just curious. I'd expect that with laws established by a body politic through a social compact this wouldn't necessarily be true. The trick is making set of folks covered by the law and the set of folks in the compact one circle in a Venn diagram

You are descending into a very dark place from which it could be very difficult to return if you let it slide too far. Hard for someone from a different background and political system from yours to understand how you could get in this mess. You have seen how ruthlessly the UK deals with Prime

France is the only free independent country which has nuclear weapons and not dependent on US for permission to use them. They are deployed in their own subs which are also not subject to US control. Size isn’t everything. But then you will be one of those that mistakenly thinks America is the

When a very polite and proper person swears, it always feels far more powerful than when a foulmouthed person swears. This post is the poltical equivalent of a very polite person issuing a rare but very heartfelt swearword.

Rachel! From Canada With Love! I watched you on the Katie Phang show this morning, wonderful as always. I am begging you to stay on (perhaps share with Jen?) MSNBC. You have helped us through these 100 Days like no one else can! The world Needs You, your country Needs you!

Foreigners come to our country as guests. Education is supposed to be the reason they are guests. If guests misbehave, they do not have the same rights citizens enjoy, and their guest status can be revoked. No amount of crying will help them. It does not make me sad for them to be shown the door.

You're cheering on the collapse of the rule of law because you're a racist. Don't try to pretend you care about anything else than punishing people who look different than you. People here on visas are 100% afforded the same rights and protections as citizens for due process and free speech.

I keep waiting to hear from the University of Southern California. Last time I was on campus I was impressed by how many foreign students were matriculating there. A LOT of Asian tuition $ there.

I think every immigrant that is in this country needs to just leave, because sooner or later they're gonna deport you and I'm worried now about American citizens, it doesn't matter anymore. They can take you at anytime day or night. Without any constrictions! When are we gonna stop this?!

Hopefully Canada can change that timeline with our elections tomorrow PhD dissolved Canadian university offers PhD program researching similar area Government of Canada funds it and grants Visa Study in Canada and research great stuff Graduate (get PR if you want). Canada gets the brains & money!

Unfortunately not at this time. Kind of a long story, but this was one of the few programs in the area that would let me apply. Apparently I am too old to be accepted into other programs (specifically I was told it has been too long since college or medical school, 20 years.)

Uh-oh, I just did some unfortunate math on my continued putting off grad school another year…I had to finish paying off undergrad! Sheesh. That seems like it’s harming everyone. Some of my favorite classmates were nontraditional students, and I wish I’d had the maturity to keep in touch with them.

What I don’t really understand is why is local police not intervening? There is no legal procedure in this! So any police officer should be able to arrest government officials who are obviously not following legal procedures? I know more wishful thinking than reality

Not sure how much this is happening in other cities and states, but only a few days ago the news reported that some police here in Pennsylvania have signed on to work with ICE. I don't even understand how that is legal.

Yeah. It's like asking "why don't the cops get arrested by other cops when they beat and shoot unarmed people?" Because the other cops watched it happen and either approved of it, or didn't care enough to risk getting Chris Dornered to try and stop it.

Yeah it's just a fucked up mess caused by Cheeto man. Families are broken they don't know where their loved ones are . They could be in an (unknown) prison in the United States or in another country or dead. I'm sorry I'm saying this but unfortunately it could be true. 😐😢☮️❤️✨✝️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Call your Rep. and Senator every day. Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121. Email them through their websites. Tell them this: 1. Call for impeachment. Loudly. Daily. 2. Visit the concentration camps in El Salvador and demand to see your constituents. Or don’t ask for money… (Please repost)

Does it need updating now judges are getting arrested for protecting immigrants? Decision box: "Did judge have time to intervene"? No: Get whisked out of state Yes: Get Whisked out of state while the judge gets arrested. #StopFascism

No need to pay to attend a conference if you and fellow scholars can be detained for an unspecified amount of time instead - accommodation and food included! Just make sure you can communicate your research without notes or powerpoint slides.

Everyone assumes the “ICE” enforcers waiting outside courtrooms are legitimate officers. No badges=vigilantes. There are Trump terrorist groups in the US that self-appointed themselves in a role of inhumanity. Disappear these vigilante groups. Check out the map at SPLC website.

Since as far back as the 1920's, there's been a project to make the current state of affairs inevitable and inescapable. Back then, first Smedley Butler was asked to be their front man. When he blew the whistle, they switched to Charles Lindbergh. WW2 screwed SO MUCH up for them, and yet...

As horrific as these 'official' abductions are, how long will it be before random Proud Boys or Oath Keepers and the like mount their own no-warrant/no-ID street grabs? Or 'hired guns' on behalf of angry partners, and business rivals, etc.?

continued: - Become fantastic material for countries campaigning for #talent to consider them > USA - Serve as classic example of #authoritarianplaybook - Be conveniently overlooked by platforms that espouse #courage, freedom, liberty, yet enable & promote becoming a #tool

Remember not to engage with trolls or people defending these kidnappings. Please simply report them to the bsky moderation team, with details if you prefer. The only way to fight fascism is by not giving them access to our institutions and communities.

The implication being that we must do so to *prevent* a fascist uprising. We're currently doing what pre-nazi Germany did, ignoring the warning signs. After that? Well, then we have to go with your unsaid suggestion. I'd like to prevent that from occurring, understandably so I'd hope.

We aren't currently ignoring the warning signs. We are well past that point. We are at the point where the warning signs have been ignored and Hitler is now in power. Tactics need to change too

I guess they could call the last part 'Real life experience'...All kidding aside, I am worried that these good folks will be coping with PTSD for the rest of their lives. They've been screwed over long-term.

Thank you for saying something. I don't think you've ever said anything overtly "political" but disappearences transcend partisanship so this should only be a controversial take for the truly disturbed

Oh yeah I forgor about blog posts and really anything other than comics. I assumed his politics were pretty much the default settings for academia (pragmatically left), or at least all the academia I know. A lot have been going further left in recent years and I'm here for it. Can't go too far left

Are people moving left or has the window moved so far right that it feels like that? In my country, Australia, Greens policies are very similar to those of the Liberal party in the 70s, who were even then our rw alt govt. The Liberals today are far-right. Their leader gets called Temu Trump.

I miss back when xkcd wasn't this kind of content. When xkcd didn't need to be this kind of content. Fuck whatever is going on over there in the US. That shit sounds beyond dystopian. And thanks for bringing attention Randall.

This concerns foreign students. The attacks against higher ed are only sticking to the extent that they are because the academy cast its lot with more remunerative foreign students over USians and the elite schools enforced consensus received wisdom of empire that led us here in the first instance.