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NEW AD from Amy Acton "Abuse" In response to Vivek Ramaswamy’s disgusting ad featuring Dr. Acton’s estranged and abusive mother, who remained married to Dr. Acton’s rapist until the day he died.

The University of Maryland got hit with a ten percent cut in state funding for FY27, resulting in hiring and travel freezes as well as deferred maintenance. Expect more colleges to adopt midyear budget cuts this fall as oil prices stay high and inflation ticks back up.

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:

This sounds like a man who did not win the NHL Peace Prize. 😢

If you add up all the freshmen with Pell Grants at the 19 Ivy League and NESCAC conference colleges, you still come up with 500 fewer students than Arizona State enrolled all on its own.

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...

Cruel confinement like this is not only *legal* in most places around the world, it's also the *normal* standard practice in animal agriculture. If this makes you sick to your stomach, consider skipping this #Christmas ham and embracing #veganuary next month.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Kimmel should make his first show back all about Jeffrey Epstein

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

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College Campus Tour Ends Inside Unmarked ICE Vehicle

If the Democrats don’t make an absolute buffet out of this group chat national security scandal, primary each and every one of them. It’s literally on a silver platter.

I'm super excited to share this short brief on who has power over the Department of Education, what the ED Sec can do, and what Executive Orders can do. There's a lot of info (and links!) packed into one place. I hope it's helpful. Please share. drive.google.com/file/d/1QpeK...

#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan. A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education docs.google.com/document/d/1...

AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”

He's a weak man and a fool. This was one of the big arguments by the vote Yes Team: The moment will be more ripe in September. There's a good chance that's right, politically. But by September the federal government will be unrecognizable.

They're not wrong...

🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14)

Going to share this with all my juniors starting to build their college lists...like why wouldn't everyone go to Iowa State for its Space Mining excellence!

If I didn’t cringe, I'd laugh. At least it’s clearly labeled opinion, which explains questioning compliance without presenting evidence or ignoring schools may have adjusted strategies to stay within legal constraints. Okay, I'm laughing now realizing this piece is "all vibes" as the kids say.