Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 17hThe term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column. 651342528
Reposted by Prof. Anthea Butlernannking.bsky.social @nannking.bsky.social · 18hExplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 045
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerLisa Margonelli @lisamargonelli.bsky.social · 18hThe protest connected Eddie Berenice Johnson and Marcus and began Johnson’s career. wacohistory.org/items/show/199wacohistory.orgEddie Bernice JohnsonEddie Bernice Johnson is a champion of minority and women’s rights representing Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Not only that, she fights to support the sciences and women in STEM... 1278
Reposted by Prof. Anthea Butlerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20hNeiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 9855501545
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerFlora Cornish @floracornish.bsky.social · 18hThe elitism and entitlement and white supremacy - not just Orr who thinks he can get away with it, but Cambridge Heads and so-called leaders who think they can get away with turning a blind eye. It is not only cambridge but elitism is such a brain-rotting aspect of all this. I'm so sick of it 02210
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 21hI've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 244172804596
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 22hToday, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 20391992884
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerBerny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 19hGood piece on a bad guy:theunpopulist.netA Catholic Theologian Signs Up for Mass CrueltyYet another thinker puts his faith in the service of monstrous deportation policies 22910
Reposted by Prof. Anthea Butlerstevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 6537283
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14237691243
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerKate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ok so i’ve known this for about a year but couldnt get anyone on the record only background. This is also why there was a split between TPUSA and Feucht. roysreport.com/amended-suit...roysreport.comAmended suit: Sean Feucht solicited $250K for a fully-funded tourA donor says Sean Feucht asked him for $250,000 for a tour that was already fully funded by Charlie Kirk's organization. 24916
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerSabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I was so upset about SCOTUS allowing "third country" deportations to resume, I wrote a column — and asked the amazing @older.bsky.social, David Unger, Francisco Goldman and Sarah Paoletti to give me their thoughts on the ruling... www.inquirer.com/opinion/scot...inquirer.comIn a disgraceful emergency ruling, SCOTUS lets Trump resume violating human rights | Sabrina VourvouliasWhile the ruling does not make a determination on the legality of what are known as “third-country” deportations, it is being celebrated as a victory by the Trump administration. 13720
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026oh my flight is on one today...captain came on and told everyone to take their seats and behave .....whew 2332
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Folks, I'm here to tell you that holy wars often end badly. This is no exception. 1019656
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerPaul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New from @fredclarkson.bsky.social at Church & State magazine. He describes it as an NAR 101 that incorporates updates approaches to how we talk about it and what we've learned. Everyone on the right wants to rule the world, but these folks have the most followers! www.au.org/the-latest/c...au.orgThe New Apostolic Reformation’s religious quest for world “dominion” - Americans UnitedLong ago Alexander the Great deployed religious myths to conquer much of the known world. Today, a different religious vision animates an intention to conquer the world. 074
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/ 688262836006
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 65564552483
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerSummerReed @cafsbsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026...70% have no criminal record. We are living in WW II era Germany, where most of the populace pretends notto see. www.npr.org/2026/09/23/n...npr.orgICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities." 613480
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerWylieCat @wyliecat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Around 98% of immigrant detainees in Louisiana are housed in for-profit or privately managed facilities/local rural jails contracted for federal immigration detention. Texas has the highest number of ICE detention facilities and population in the United States. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comNew Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families (Gift Article)The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals. 88775
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him. 18181141766
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I've been covering the death penalty in depth for a dozen years now, and few nights have been as disturbing and dispiriting as tonight. This was a moral, ethical, and legal failure on several different fronts from many different actors. It wasn't *just* SCOTUS, though they sure were a key part.lawdork.comAfter SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the executionSCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee. 71053267
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sobering but good thread about those of you who think it will be allover after election day. 22913
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We had a great conversation about this, and yes, you should read it because dress is a great signal for reading what's going on these days... 1227
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 30/09/2026this is one of my favorite things i've written for a long time. i don't often get the chance to even lightly report stuff, and i had some of the most fascinating conversations of my whole life while unpacking this piece.theflytrapmedia.comThe 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) TerrifyingFascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society. 35713
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“The more interesting thing to me: why is Peter Thiel doing this lecture series in NASHVILLE?” @nashvillescene.com reporter Eli Motycka got recordings of Vance’s billionaire pimp Thiel’s antichrist lectures, wonders if he’s here bc of a local anti-government strain or evangelical churches 18250106
Reposted by Prof. Anthea Butlerevy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 30/09/2026whenever you feel like you’re too small to change anything know that citizens from small towns and cities that speak up against flock and axon cameras in their communities (and sometimes get arrested for it) are fighting and sometimes succeeding against this 8895300
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 983858978
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerFrederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Don't miss this major article on the New Apostolic Reformation in The New Republic by bsky.app/profile/laur... may help jump start people in the political and journalism communities in need a jump to recognize this historic and powerful movement. newrepublic.com/article/2150...newrepublic.comWe Need to Talk About the ApocalypseEnd-times prophecy, pro-war prayer circles, Democrats as demons: Christian dominionism’s influence is everywhere in the second Trump administration—and increasingly, within America itself. Can democra... 02115
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerNPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4ymLaYrn.prA young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deploymentJaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. 33506259
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅 29089302412
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Man in a Blue Mantle, by John Singer Sargent, 1891, 📸 via @cjzero.bsky.social 305026757
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerIshedeadyet @jennifernz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They took paradise and put in a parking lot… 1276
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerNFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚨 Status alert: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts was evaluated for a concussion and cleared. 1234
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 163972660
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Let me go to bed. I'm reading too many bad takes and I want to fight folks. 3610
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't use that hell site anymore but Brian Dawkins posted a response to that DHS crap video..I'm writing something about this for tomorrow 1242
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Higher Education risks irreversible damage, says British Academy president Prof Susan Smith, with humanities and social sciences disciplines disappearing in many cold spots. BA is tracking subject provision & calling for a comprehensive review www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/stateme...thebritishacademy.ac.ukBritish Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damageAs course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia... 3146103
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerDr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Compare & Contrast: “US President Donald Trump said: "We had them under view for a long time, and we got them." Vs “Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is leading the investigation … the operation was not intelligence led.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhat we know about RAF Fairford incident and counter-terror probeFive men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase. 7195
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 901818706
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerStephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Proud to work at the @inquirer.com, where today our entire five-page Opinion section is about the many ways Trump’s White House has become a house of corruption. The Inquirer is keeping Freedom of the Press alive in the city where it was founded. But that’s not all! 🧵 18828
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerJules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Institutions that recruit international athletes & benefit from their athletic labor must build systems capable of supporting them when their immigration status places them at risk," write @nkalamb.bsky.social Simran Kaur Sethi, & @derekcrim.bsky.social in a powerful & important essay 34926
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Pope is leaving Paris for Lourdes and one of the Air France pilots is a woman. Funny, women can fly planes, but can't become priests...😡 7737
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The NY Times has repeatedly used the phrase “to heel” in reference to Trump’s crackdown on universities, implicitly clarifying that Trump goal is to establish dominance. And what exactly constitutes this “woke” ideology in higher education? 20868181
Reposted by Prof. Anthea ButlerSharG @hapkidogal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacksOutgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’ 04411
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You should read this piece about Jim Crow theobros. It says a lot about the racial underpinnings that I talk about in my book White Evangelical Racism; The Politics of Morality in America. religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...religionnews.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobros(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ... 516773
Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yep and couple that with the h1b visa costs and higher ed international profs aren’t coming either 27113