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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There are many ways to destroy a university. Texas Tech, Texas A&M + the University of Texas have each taken a different approach…But the result will be the same: substandard education, substandard research + graduates who are less prepared for their future… + more prepared to obey without question.
theatlantic.com
All The Things You’re Not Allowed To Say In Texas
The state now controls what professors can teach.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Here's a really well-done analysis of what kinds of misinformation are likely to occur at different stages of the mid-term election.
brennancenter.org
Anticipating Election Misinformation in the 2026 Midterms
Election misinformation often follows the same pattern every cycle. Here are some of the false and misleading claims that voters are likely to see.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's plan to disrupt the election is already underway, with troops standing menacingly at a DC ballot drop box. Under 18 U.S. Code § 592, it is illegal for armed troops to be "at any place where a general or special election is held," yet there they are.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russia agrees to supply diesel
Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More evidence of Ken Paxton’s corruption….
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Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security - The Texas Tribune
The Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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SATX Indivisible @satx-indivisible.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Earlier today, we were at the #SanAntonio March for Freedom and Justice protesting the #ICEdetentioncenter concentration camp proposed on the East Side. #ICEout #CloseTheCamps @50501satx.bsky.social
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...
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Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
We’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president.
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Impeach now. Whoever your representative is, Democratic or Republican, call & demand action. Hegseth is a threat to the security of the nation. U.S. Capitol: 202-224-3121. Give your zip code and get connected. Or use this to find their website & district office: ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findre...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
⚠️ Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from the voter rolls after the state failed to process their voter registration applications properly. But it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to vote in the midterms: demdock.com/46PkXFM
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Want to help make a difference in swing states and districts? Send postcards like this to likely Democratic voters in key areas. Find out how at turnoutpac.org/postcards
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
Election observers, election monitors — you’ve probably heard top Trump officials threaten to send both to the polls this November. Given the clear legal distinction between the two, DOJ’s Harmeet Dhillon may be planning something she doesn’t have the authority to do: demdock.com/4AyNtJy
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Dr. Leonard Bright @drleonardbright.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Check out this small band of rebel warriors fighting the Galactic Empire (Texas A&M)! 🌌⚔️ The Force is with us! 📚 Let professors teach. 🎓 Let students learn. 💬 Let ideas be debated. 🚫 No censorship. #AcademicFreedom #AAUP #TAMU
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Such a huge story. wapo.st/3UJ1h3t
wapo.st
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations
A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.
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Texanna @texannadeb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
'Beyond a travesty': Austin reacts to possible Trump renaming of Doris Miller carrier www.expressnews.com/news/history...
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Navy may replace Doris Miller's name with Trump's on carrier
Miller's heroism at Pearl Harbor made the Waco native a national figure with a lasting Austin connection. According to news reports, the aircraft carrier honoring him may be renamed after Trump.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
During his campaign in 2015, Trump repeatedly attacked Obama for running up a deficit of $459 billion in a single year. Trump promised to erase the annual deficit and pay off the debt. In July, Trump's budget deficit for just one month was $432 billion. The total for the year will top $2 trillion.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Just shocking this was a 5-4 ruling. This Court is so so badly broken.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/06/2026
Records show that Hilcorp has racked up dozens of violations over the past decade; activists dubbed the company “Spillcorp.” But the penalties have largely amounted to a slap on the wrist, rarely exceeding $500,000 — and often coming in far lower.
propublica.org
Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.
Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very...
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Agree.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social made a surprise visit to Fiesta!
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Texas tech now bans students from writing about LGBTQ issues in any form. Mentions of gender identity, orientation etc in textbooks must be skipped. Deafening silence so far from all the brave heterodox free speech absolutists www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech...
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Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics
The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis.
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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I bet there are people in that line who aren't old enough to know why we have TSA checkpoints in the first place
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iowa🇩🇪🇪🇺🇨🇦 @inos58.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/03/2026
Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. The cases, known as habeas petitions, total more than were filed under the last three administrations combined, including Trump’s first term.
propublica.org
More Immigrants Are Challenging Their ICE Detention Than Ever Before
Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Tru...
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
No surprise - Things aren't matching up in the DoJ Epstein files. They are holding back important documents, we need to press hard to get the truth.
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Is there hope for state legislators after all?
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 19/02/2026
Well, this is a bit of a plot twist.
Tennessee’s House Higher Ed Subcommittee chair has withdrawn his bill to end tenure in public universities after saying he “stumbled into a little bit of the history” and “got a little deeper than I thought I would.”

“It got me to thinking about political lines, pendulums, they’re always moving … I kind of think that way about tenure,” Republican Justin Lafferty told his subcommittee Wednesday in a brief but wide-ranging explanation for dropping the bill.

According to a video of the meeting posted on the state General Assembly’s website, Lafferty said he learned tenure goes back to the 1600s or 1700s, “a time when there weren’t that many highly educated folks,” so “it was very important to keep the best and the brightest.”
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
cbsnews.com
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Though most BlueSky users are...blue, I believe in elevating effective policies that happen to come from red states, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
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Opinion | These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/02/2026
Read the full story below👇
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‘Horsefeathers!’: Judge blasts Hegseth’s attempt to demote Sen. Kelly over video to U.S. troops
The fiery decision against Hegseth included 15 exclamation points.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This is heartbreaking. They are ripped from their homes, their schools, from hospitals. No child should be locked up in a prison.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 02/02/2026
“We are being asked to predict the future of our classroom discussions. To sanitize our lessons in advance and do so under threat of losing our jobs. That demand is not serious. It is incompatible with serious teaching.” — @drleonardbright.bsky.social, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms
The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is out of control, endangering the well-being and lives of Americans. DHS must follow the law and fulfill its role to enhance—not compromise—...
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is a really cool tool of ICE incidents, created by two students at Rice University
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emilylevine56.bsky.social @emilylevine56.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Joachim Castro visited him today at Dilley in TX.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Update on Liam Conejo Conejo Ramos, detained in Texas. A crowd also gathered at Dilley today to protest his detention. At the end of a peaceful march, a line of DPS officers shoved the crowd back and deployed tear gas. youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I
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I just visited Liam and his father. My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
YouTube video by JoaquinCastroTX
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Rally tomorrow in Dilley Texas...more than 30 organizations participating from all over the state. #Dilley #detention
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Spontaneous protest within the Dilley detention center yesterday. Congressman Joaquin Castro may be going down Wednesday. www.tpr.org/border-immig...
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Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos
A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
ICE out of Minnesota. When harm hits this state, communities show up for one another—rain or shine, heat or snow. Neighbors are demanding protection from a fascist regime and justice for Renee and all those killed by ICE. Footage: Jan. 10, 2026. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I'm attending Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor's event, “Come Meet Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor in San Antonio” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Come Meet Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor in San Antonio · Mobilize
Come meet Gina Hinojosa, connect with fellow supporters, and learn how to join our campaign. As governor, Gina will deliver affordable health care, housing Texans can actually afford, stronger public ...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
33 former federal prosecutors in Minnesota are asking the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to exclude the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent www.startribune.com/33-ex-federa...
startribune.com
33 ex-federal prosecutors ask Trump to reconsider excluding state from Renee Good investigation
Former prosecutors said recent departures from the U.S. Attorney’s office will hamper future fraud investigations.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Really helpful lessons from an ICE encounter with someone who knows their rights. The longer version is worth watching, too!
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/01/2026
cAllies are not ornaments. They are force multipliers. They are how America projects power without exhausting itself. They are how we avoid fighting alone, paying alone, bleeding alone. Undermining them in a moment of global tension is not toughness—it is sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Picking a Fight With Denmark While Confronting Iran Is Strategic Insanity
Video for paid subscribers follows
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Just in case anyone has doubts about Trump's plans for the midterms, he now openly admits that he wishes he had order troops to seize all voting machines in 2020. With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
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BlueGruene @bluegruene.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
My beloved alma mater is caving to attacks from legislators and regents on academic freedom.
nytimes.com
Opinion | This Is No Way to Run a University
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Mar-rick @marrickg.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I want the world to know how ashamed I am. This is not what Americans want. I recognize Greenland's sovereignty and their right to remain independent. If Greenland was ever threatened, the real America would show up to support them and leave when it's over. That's what real allies do. I'm sorry.
cnn.com
US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump continued his threats towards Greenland on Friday, as he insisted that if the United States did not act Russia or China would occupy it in the future.
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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A colleague at Texas A&M pointed out that they will now have to censor their own buildings.
The Texas A&M university library inscribed with the word "PLATO".
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