petersuber<p>Update. Here are some press releases and news stories on the lawsuit against the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin by American Association of University Professors (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AAUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AAUP</span></a>) and the American Federation of Teachers (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>).</p><p>* From the AAUP<br><a href="https://www.aaup.org/news/aaup-allies-sue-over-trump-policy-arresting-and-threatening-deport-students-and-faculty-lawful" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aaup.org/news/aaup-allies-sue-</span><span class="invisible">over-trump-policy-arresting-and-threatening-deport-students-and-faculty-lawful</span></a></p><p>* From the AFT<br><a href="https://www.aft.org/press-release/faculty-unions-sue-trump-admin-no-halting-science-research-suppress-speech" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aft.org/press-release/faculty-</span><span class="invisible">unions-sue-trump-admin-no-halting-science-research-suppress-speech</span></a> </p><p>* From The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/pro-palestine-student-deportation-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/25/pro-palestine-student-deportation-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p><p>* From the NYTimes<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyregion/professors-sue-trump.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/professors-sue-trump.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USLaw</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a> sue <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin for stopping affordable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> repayment plans</p><p>The American Federation of Teachers represents 1.8 million educators. </p><p>By Leah Sarnoff, March 19, 2025</p><p>"One of America's largest unions is taking aim at President Donald Trump's administration for shutting down access to affordable student loan repayment plans -- saying the decision is 'effectively breaking' the system.</p><p>"The American Federation of Teachers (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>), representing 1.8 million educators across the country, filed a lawsuit against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> in Washington, D.C., hoping to restore the programs that have now been shuttered for three weeks.</p><p>"The filing alleges the administration halting the application process for all Income-Driven Repayment (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDR</span></a>) plans and ordering student loan servicers to stop all processing violates <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalLaw</span></a>.</p><p>"AFT sued the United States Department of Education (ED) for effectively breaking the student loan system, denying borrowers' access to affordable loan payments and blocking progress towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PSLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSLF</span></a>), in violation of federal law,' the union said in a statement Wednesday."</p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/teachers-sue-trump-admin-stopping-affordable-student-loan/story?id=119965907" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Politics/teache</span><span class="invisible">rs-sue-trump-admin-stopping-affordable-student-loan/story?id=119965907</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Talala 🇨🇦<p>Hey- <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/uaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uaw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/nea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/seiu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seiu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/afscme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>afscme</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Teamsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teamsters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ufcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ufcw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/usw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/aft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aft</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ibew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibew</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/liuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liuna</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iamaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iamaw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cwa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ubcja" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubcja</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ilwu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ilwu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iuoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iuoe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ua</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/nalc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nalc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/afge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>afge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/apwu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apwu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iaff</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UniteHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniteHere</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/npmhu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>npmhu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/atu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/anu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iatse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iatse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iasmartw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iasmartw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iupat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iupat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iabsoriw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iabsoriw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/twua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twua</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/opeiu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opeiu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/nrlcu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nrlcu</span></a> you watching this? <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/post/3lk2lofqgoc2i" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app</span><span class="invisible">/profile/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/post/3lk2lofqgoc2i</span></a></p>
inquiline<p>Attention US <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> folks who are worried about attacks on our research & jobs! 🎓✊ </p><p>There are actions across the US on Wednesday Feb 19 for which one can register here: <a href="https://www.labor4highered.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">labor4highered.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Here's a video of the "Fund Don't Freeze" webinar from last week:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpEpofi7lWA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=TpEpofi7lW</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p>(This is emanating from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://union.place/@HigherEdLabor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HigherEdLabor</span></a></span> , <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/AAUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AAUP</span></a> , and various unions including <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/UAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAW</span></a> )</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicsunite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicsunite</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/HigherEdWorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEdWorkersUnite</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/1U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1U</span></a></p>
Em<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@designedbymichael" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>designedbymichael</span></a></span> <br>Thanks for sharing this! I joined this site in late 2023 and love seeing the continued discussion.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedAutoWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedAutoWorkers</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAW</span></a>) are calling for a nationwide <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> on May 1, 2028, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternationalWorkersDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWorkersDay</span></a>.</p><p>Did you know the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericanFederationofTeachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanFederationofTeachers</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>) aligned their contract expiration for the same date? They passed a resolution in July 2024. </p><p>With 1.8 million members in 2024, AFT is the second-largest teachers' union in the U.S.</p><p><a href="https://www.aft.org/resolution/supporting-uaws-call-align-contract-expirations-may-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aft.org/resolution/supporting-</span><span class="invisible">uaws-call-align-contract-expirations-may-1</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Providence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Providence</span></a> Health: 5000 nurses, doctors on <a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>. "Providence used to be a nice community hospital, and now it’s venture capital with health care as a side gig."</p><p><a href="https://www.labornotes.org/2025/01/nurses-and-doctors-are-strike-eight-oregon-hospitals" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/2025/01/nurses-</span><span class="invisible">and-doctors-are-strike-eight-oregon-hospitals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/ProvidenceHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProvidenceHealth</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portland</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/OHSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OHSU</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Medford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medford</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ONA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ONA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AFLCIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFLCIO</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Milwaukie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milwaukie</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CRONA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRONA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>What Data Show About Surviving a Plane Crash <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/608215/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/608215/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BackThird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackThird</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/board" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>board</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crew</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FatalityRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FatalityRate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FrontThirdSection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrontThirdSection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JejuPlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JejuPlane</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PanAm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PanAm</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PilotHandling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PilotHandling</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PlaneCrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlaneCrash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Survivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Survivor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TailSection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TailSection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
diva.exchange<p>Securing blockchain governance: <a href="https://social.diva.exchange/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a> 2024's research on accountable leader elections in PoS protocols aims to prevent bad-faith actors in decentralized systems. <a href="https://social.diva.exchange/tags/BlockchainGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlockchainGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://social.diva.exchange/tags/PoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoS</span></a> <a href="https://social.diva.exchange/tags/divaexchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divaexchange</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.diva.exchange/en/privacy/advances-in-financial-technologies-24-conference-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diva.exchange/en/privacy/advan</span><span class="invisible">ces-in-financial-technologies-24-conference-review/</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Cooking vessel caused Givaudan explosion <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1712666/cooking-vessel-caused-givaudan-explosion/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1712666/c</span><span class="invisible">ooking-vessel-caused-givaudan-explosion/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/aft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aft</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooking</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Givaudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Givaudan</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/LouisvilleFireDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LouisvilleFireDepartment</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyInternationalUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmnestyInternationalUSA</span></a> Urges No Vote on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a></p><p>November 12, 2024 </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amnesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amnesty</span></a> International USA warns that language in H.R. 9495 poses an alarming threat to the work of U.S. civil society organizations who document <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> abuses around the world and urges members of Congress to vote against it.</p><p>"If enacted, this legislation would grant the Secretary of the Treasury broad discretionary powers to terminate the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations based solely on a subjective declaration that they are 'terrorist supporting organizations.'</p><p>"'In any other context, this legislation would be seen for what it is, a play from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> leader’s playbook,' said Paul O’Brien, Executive Director at Amnesty International USA.</p><p>"The broad and vague authority to terminate non-profit status in the name of 'counterterrorism' is a practice that many governments have used to target civil society organizations. There are no safeguards to prevent H.R. 9495’s broad authority from being misused to harass or intimidate organizations for exercising their rights.</p><p>"The bill includes no due process for organizations deemed to be supporting 'terrorist' groups. The Secretary of the Treasury can use 'classified information' to make these designations without permitting nonprofits to review or challenge such evidence in federal courts. The loss of tax-exempt status similarly has no due process guarantees and would inflict economic harm and legally burden nonprofit organizations.</p><p>"Amnesty International USA joins more than 100 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilSociety</span></a> groups, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicCitizen</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEA</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LCV</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAP</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAACP</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveFreedomForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveFreedomForAll</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWomensLawCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWomensLawCenter</span></a> to oppose this legislation.</p><p>"'This bill, if it becomes the law, would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require any evidence,' continued O’Brien. 'Members of Congress must recognize the danger posed and vote down this bill that could shrink civic space and silence civil society organizations.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amnestyusa.org/press-releases/</span><span class="invisible">amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopHR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
餓鬼<p>えっ、 <a href="https://mstdn.nere9.help/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a> な <a href="https://mstdn.nere9.help/tags/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ハードディスク</span></a> が出て15年近く経つの?! <a href="https://mstdn.nere9.help/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a></p>
dyanam0<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/20/public-schools-curriculum-restrictions?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/sep/20/public-schools-curriculum-restrictions?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a><br>I agree with everything in this article. As with so much in our <a href="https://toot.community/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> world, these efforts undervalue expertise (in this case teachers'). But that has been true in many, if not most, preK-12 schools for a long time. <br>Arguably, more important however, is the abject failure of our public schools in educating the voters who support this and associated other kinds of nonsense. <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publiceducation</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teachers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/aft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aft</span></a></p>
Myron<p>Awesome information from <a href="https://union.place/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>:</p><p>Mercenary Science<br><a href="https://www.aft.org/ae/winter2021-2022/michaels" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aft.org/ae/winter2021-2022/mic</span><span class="invisible">haels</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersUnite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAW</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ShawnFain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShawnFain</span></a></p><p>"AFT Signs On to UAW's Push for 2028 General Strike"<br>by Julia Conley for Common Dreams [Jul 24, 20'24]</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/general-strike-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/general-</span><span class="invisible">strike-us</span></a> </p><p>Quotes:<br>"United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain applauded the teachers union for helping to push for a "mass movement" for workers' rights."</p><p>""We want to create a mass movement—a general strike if we have to—to win our fair share not just for workers here but for... working-class people all over this globe," said Fain. [Shawn Fain pres. UAW JdeB] "You guys passed a resolution to push unions to do just that... And that's how we do this. When we fight and when we win, people want to be a part of that, they want to join the movement."</p><p>"Fain said earlier this year that the nation's workers "should have stood up and walked the hell out" in 1980 when then-President Ronald Reagan fired air traffic controllers who went on strike. "We missed the opportunity then, but we're not going to miss it in 2028. That's the plan. We want a general strike. We want everybody walking out just like they do in other countries," said Fain in January."</p><p>"The AFT said in its resolution that it would encourage all of its locals "to consider this common expiration as a useful tactic in the fight to advance racial, economic, and social justice."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UpAndDownTheBallot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UpAndDownTheBallot</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ImWithHer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImWithHer</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CapitalismIsFailingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismIsFailingYou</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersUnite</span></a></p>
Jason Perseus has moved<p>American Federation of Teachers chants “Bring it on!” as VP Harris notes the challenges ahead. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harris</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/aft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aft</span></a></p>
Jason Perseus has moved<p>I am gobsmacked by VP Harris’s speaking skills. </p><p>I haven’t really watched a speech from her since 2020’s primary and she has come a long, long, long way.</p><p>The crowds are full with energy.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harris</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/aft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aft</span></a></p>
Dendari<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rightardia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rightardia</span></a></span> <br>She should be here in about 10 minutes <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>#Harris <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a></p>
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The Neighborhood Sociologist<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AAUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AAUP</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>, and other organizations are planning a National Day of Action on April 17th, 2024.</p><p>Old Dominion University's AAUP chapter will participate in the event.</p><p>We are looking for someone to speak via Zoom to our local on that day about higher education policy in Virginia.</p><p>If you are interested - or you know of someone who might be, please email me - rgraham@odu.edu</p>
Rod Graham<p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/AAUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AAUP</span></a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>, and other organizations are planning a National Day of Action on April 17th, 2024.</p><p>Old Dominion University's AAUP chapter will participate in the event.</p><p>We are looking for someone to speak via Zoom to our local on that day about higher education policy in Virginia.</p><p>If you are interested - or you know of someone who might be, please email me - rgraham@odu.edu</p>
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