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Once upon a time, I went to Columbia to see whether it would be a good fit for my Ph.D. It wasn't a good fit.

In light of this revocation, going there wouldn't have merely been a 'bad fit", I would have let myself be instructed by fascism enablers.

This decision brings incalculable disrepute to this institution. For shame!

commondreams.org/opinion/colum

Common Dreams · After Columbia Revokes Pro-Palestine Protesters' Degrees, Alumna Says Time to Burn Our Diplomas | Common DreamsA Columbia alumna renounced her 1986 master’s degree over the university expelling, suspending, and revoking the degrees of pro-Palestine student protesters.
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Utah was one of only a few red states to allow universal vote-by-mail, but not anymore. @bolts’s Alex Burness writes about how the Republican-controlled legislature is about to get rid of the practice, which has been in place since 2019, and is imposing new restrictions on absentee voting too.

boltsmag.org/utah-legislation-

Bolts · Utah Was a Rare Red State to Champion Mail Voting. That Era Is Likely Ending. - BoltsAn old-fashioned, four-legged polling booth is on display in the lobby of the Salt Lake County clerk’s office. Its metal frame roughened and its red, white, and blue privacy curtain... Read More

📽️ Former Waterbury principal says he raised many concerns about malnourished boy, now age 32, held captive by stepmother for more than 20 years, since age 11, who freed himself after starting a fire at the home, Waterbury police say

#News #USNews
The boy had previously been the subject of welfare checks but the system failed him.

"We knew it. We reported it. Not a damn thing was done. That's the tragedy of the whole thing,” Tom Pannone, the former principal of the now-closed Barnard Elementary School in Waterbury, said.

He weighed just 68 pounds at the time of rescue.

🔗 nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/

🔗 wfsb.com/2025/03/12/man-intent

@404mediaco has obtained a list of sites and services monitored by an ICE contractor ShadowDragon to let government analysts search and draw connections between people.

"The long list of sites and services that ShadowDragon’s SocialNet tool accesses is a reminder of just how much data is accessible and collected from and about us to provide surveillance services to the government and others."

404media.co/the-200-sites-an-i

404 Media · The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.
#news#USNews#ICE
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Musk's Tesla facilities in US face 'Takedown' protests

bbc.com/news/articles/cnvze9dz

" #Tesla facilities across the #US are facing protests and vandalism in response to the political role #ElonMusk... has played in the #Trump administration.

Most #TeslaTakedown protests have been peaceful, but a few have been destructive with fires intentionally set at Tesla showrooms and charging stations in #Colorado & #Massachusetts last week."

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American prisons run on forced labor. For @bolts, historian Robert Chase answered reader questions about the legal basis for paying incarcerated people below minimum wage, whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies in these circumstances, who has the authority to stop prison labor, and more.

boltsmag.org/the-past-and-pres

Bolts · The Past and Present of Prison Labor: Your Questions Answered - BoltsA historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and efforts to challenge it.

"A week ago, transgender Representative Zooey Zephyr delivered a powerful speech against a bill that would create a separate indecent exposure law for transgender people. [...] In a stunning turn, 29 Republicans defected, killing both bills. One Republican even took the floor to deliver a scathing rebuke of the bill’s sponsor."

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erininthemorning.com/p/powerfu

Erin In The Morning · Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In MontanaBy Erin Reed
#news#USPol#USNews