Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants. 20752441429
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Trump's eyes are getting very heavy 1851740320
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The more we buy into the logic that academia needs to be more like "the real world"--the more we buy into the idea that all we're doing is training students to go out and be good workers--the less we are fulfilling any sort of distinct mission, and the less exciting our work is our students. 424648
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You're in charge of a war that you're losing, the Houthi are on the march to Riyadh, you've run the Navy ragged, you've lost almost all your bases in the Middle East, you're out of missiles (mostly) that you need in case China steals a march on Taiwan...and you're at a fucking football game. 571670421
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 18/09/2026From the group that told Tim Walz to stop calling Republicans weird: 47120
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAren Aizura @incommensurati.bsky.social · 13/09/2026They already made it almost impossible to finish a PhD as an international student, and to come here on a work visa. Now this, a huge deterrent to institutional support of int. students finding US-based work after graduating. I guess white nationalism is worth economic collapse 096
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I remain convinced that the most effective response to a politician or a pundit who's pushing transphobia is "I'm not sure why you're obsessed with other people's genitals but it's really creepy" 964240848
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Any news outlet that spent even one segment or one article on "Joe Biden is old" in 2024 should be going wall-to-wall with stories about the dementia-ravaged 80-year-old who keeps posting AI garbage and telling insanely obvious lies about himself. And yet 1583457948
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Congrats again to Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson 2759
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026After 18 years of litigation, the Fourth Circuit just wiped away a $42 million jury verdict against CACI for its role in torture at Abu Ghraib—a verdict the same court had *affirmed* earlier this year. Why? Because of #SCOTUS's 6-3 June 23 ruling in Cisco, which eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute:georgetown.box.com 33636349
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaThe Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The world’s leading crop art website did a feature on resistance crop art this year: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdfcropart.com 8271106
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaNIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Russell Vought has been deleting some of your comments on the proposed OMB rule to politicize grantmaking. Particularly ones that mention him by name and that his daughter was treated for CF with an NIH-funded therapeutic.statnews.comComments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal websiteSome comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage. 171238535
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Again, <no one> knows the "right" amount of viewpoint diversity, & it is impossible to have full-political spectrum viewpoint diversity & remain serious academic institutions, in a world where one of our two party has totally collapsed into far right authoritarianism: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 104415
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026When your government says it’s planning to open multiple prisons that will house up to 3,000 children, it’s time to demand a new government. There is no context in which this is legitimate or acceptable. 7333491544
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 21/08/2026Trump is raising Minnesotans’ bills because they voted against him three times. www.twincities.com/2026/08/18/m...twincities.comMinnesota grant cancellations political, Trump administration concedesThe Trump administration admitted it canceled more than $7.5 billion in federal grants last October “based solely” on whether the projects were planned in Democratic states. 22763244
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I am not surprised that Curtis Yarvin and Elon Musk — two incredibly dumb men who want to be seen as geniuses — want to destroy all of academia. 592409520
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 21/08/2026Thank you to @wcconews.bsky.social for covering the news that we observed our 5,000th detainee boarding at ICE flight at MSP this week.cbsnews.com5,000th ICE detainee flown from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, flight tracker says"These are mothers who aren't going to be home tonight for bedtime snuggles with their kids," said Nick Benson. 29145
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKarima Bennoune @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The International Declaration on #GenderApartheid was launched this week as a message of solidarity with women from #Afghanistan on the sad 5th anniversary of the #Taliban takeover & of their brave resistance to it & as a tool for the ongoing struggle genderapartheiddeclaration.org 🧵genderapartheiddeclaration.orgDeclaration on Gender ApartheidIn August 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of repressive Taliban rule and Afghan women’s resistance to it, a distinguished group of international human rights and legal experts - from Afghanistan, ... 12814
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaRebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The Trump administration is trying to gut one of the strongest laws protecting tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has worked since 1966. Now a handpicked Council voted to rewrite it..in one week. Here's what at stake.👇 7217200
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026Trump: "Nobody knows that 'dumb' doesn't have a B" (Dear reader, it has a B) 1701103203
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaKim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/... 8352127
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAlexander Ross @hardpolitics.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"...it neatly exposes MAGA’s real position: Mass deportations must be carried out even if they hurt the economy." If you force MAGA to choose between the economy and white supremacy, they're choosing the latter every single damn time, and they'll somehow still get portrayed as "pocketbook voters." 411328
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaErik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 03/08/2026Twin Cities friends, note that Earthbound Farms is a subsidiary of Taylor Farms, and their products are carried by the food co-ops. 8464241
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Like the hypocrisy and the open corruption, the naked, brazen lying is itself aspiring authoritarianism. They aren't lying to cover anything up. They're saying, "We know we're lying. You know we're lying. And we know you know we're lying. And there's nothing you can do about it." 541906520
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 30/07/202616-year-old Emely Charloth Suaza Chambo was taken by ICE on her way to church. ICE told her dad Fernando Suaza Ortiz to come take her home or they’d send her out of state. When he showed up for his daughter they took him too. 15407239
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/07/2026AWFUL. Ordering ICE to target an ethnic group the president has repeatedly attacked is bigotry as official government policy. TPS recipients are the most vetted immigrants here. They have to pass background checks every 18 months. Most Haitians with TPS entered legally also!cbsnews.comICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources sayThe plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate. 25880397
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/07/2026Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.science.orgThe Assault On Science Funding Continues 9809253
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Some LOAC issues raised by Trump’s latest version of this threat: —threat of indiscriminate attacks (not against specific military objectives) —threat of attacks against civilian objects (not all those targets will be military obj) —threat of violence intended to terrorize civilian population 829295
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaSpooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026You might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable. 11961572224
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaOrdinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 21/07/2026How about this. No one should go hungry. No one should go unhoused. No one should go without dental and medical care. Or education. Or mental health care. Or whatever they need to live a good life. We don’t need billionaires. 6389145
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Good article that identifies Joe Gebbia and the National Design Studio as the spirtual heirs of DOGE but also fail to mention that Gebbia posts white nationalist messaging daily. Is that no longer notable? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comDOGE was supposed to be dead. Its remnants are everywhere.The fallout from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting venture can be found across the government if you know where to look. 14540197
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 15/07/2026Trans people have always and will always exist. Gender-affirming care is incredibly important. It should be a decision between individuals, families, and doctors — not the government. 531384
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaDon Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The absolute meanest thing I have to say about Ilan Wurman is that he's not stupid. He knows what the law is, he knows what is happening, and he knows what he's doing. 1225733
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026To date, immigration officials have shot and killed 11 people, including two Minnesotans. Across the country, they operate with no respect for human life, the law, or consequences. There's no reforming this agency. Rip it apart. 171780512
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 13/07/2026#OpenAccess from Ethics & International Affairs - Enumerating Civilian Harm: Experience, Ethics, and Erasure - cup.org/4gvGDwL - @tom-gregory.bsky.social, Craig Jones, @hmkinsella.bsky.social, Nisha Shah & Lina Aburas #FirstView 042
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaPhil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I don’t think people really understand how bad the OMB proposed rule is going to be for state and local govt. We’re talking about putting a full third of state budgets under the explicit control of Russ Vought. (1/2) www.bondbuyer.com/news/cities-...bondbuyer.comCities, states warn of credit impact from proposed federal grant ruleDiscretionary termination of grants allowed under the rule would pose a particular risk, issuer advocates said. 551180583
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Absolute bullshit. They got $30 billion last year. They just killed a father, husband, and business owner and they’re smugly politicking. Shameless and unacceptable. 171021290
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/07/2026NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...newrepublic.comTexas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-DeportThere were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport. 14136032037
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch. 11886945495
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 08/07/2026NEW: He was picking up a work crew to take them to construction site at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. ICE showed up. And now this small business owner, the father of three American citizens, is dead. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...thebulwark.comHe Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor. 11045362483
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026We're headed towards the largest loss of health insurance coverage in US history. Along with millions losing Medicaid, Obamacare private plans are entering a death spiral--reduced federal subsidies pushed people out, and with falling enrollment, prices rise even higher www.wsj.com/health/healt...wsj.comExclusive | Obamacare Insurers Seek Big Rate Hikes, AgainAffordable Care Act plans are citing rising healthcare costs and falling enrollment. 7170111
Reposted by Helen M KinsellaBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/07/2026So with an extra dollop of illegality on top. (Proportionally is a key requirement of both jus ad bellum and jus in bello.) 427587
Reposted by Helen M Kinsellajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/07/2026the president’s biggest supporters in town for the celebration it looks like 2565258944