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Higher ed solidarity, please!

Posted on October 8, 2025 by gdkrenz

Last week, the Trump administration sent to nine universities A Compact for Excellence in Higher Education, the idea being that institutions that sign on to the compact would receive “preferential access to federal funds.” This is the latest effort by … Continue reading →

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Tim Snyder on Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Daniel Little

And here is Tim Snyder’s take on Stephen Miller on Substack … https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/stalinism-and-stephen-miller-video?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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Stephen Miller’s agenda of hate

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Daniel Little

Stephen Miller is a real conveyor of hate in the administration…. Here is Jennifer Rubin’s take on Substack …. https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/stephen-miller-is-the-poster-boy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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Whispering in the Storm

Posted on October 3, 2025 by gdkrenz

The daily nightmares continue. There are reasons for hope – more on that another time. But there continue to be reasons to fear, perhaps most significant among them is that the more Trump feels cornered, the more desperate his actions … Continue reading →

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Grounds for impeachment

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Daniel Little

In his speech to the top officers of the United States military Donald Trump has crossed the line from reckless right-wing authoritarian politician to aspiring fascist dictator. Here are some crucial excerpts from Amy Wang’s reporting at the Washington Post. … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Daniel Little

This is fundamentally chilling — it is the language of a fascist dictator. Trump speaks to the top officers of the United States armed forces of his plans to use the military against “the enemy within”. This is the language … Continue reading →

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Take care of our city, our country — and one another

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Daniel Little

Take care of our city, our country — and one another A beautiful short piece about “taking care of each other” by Colbert King in the Washington Post this morning … a great description of civic friendship in difficult times. … Continue reading →

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Two crises

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Daniel Little

I’ve been thinking about our discussion last night, which was a very good one. One thing that became more clear for me is that we face two existential crises in the United States, not just one. Most visibly, we witness … Continue reading →

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Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Daniel Little

The reckless and dangerous claims by administration leaders, including Stephen Miller, that a vast leftist conspiracy is committing most political violence are another MAGA fabrication …. Here are the data. Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly https://theconversation.com/right-wing-extremist-violence-is-more-frequent-and-more-deadly-than-left-wing-violence-what-the-data-shows-265367?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

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Free Speech Under Assault

Posted on September 19, 2025 by gdkrenz

The Trump Administration is engaged in a concerted campaign against Americans’ First Amendment free speech rights. Free speech is a core democratic value, directly related to human dignity, to human progress, and to the full exercise of citizenship. It is … Continue reading →

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