The Trump administration also wants schools to commit to reforms for a “vibrant marketplace of ideas”
This will be done by dictating what they can think and teach.
Wish Democrats in the House and Senate could also do something…
They filibustered a bill that would’ve cut medicaid funding and shut down the government. The filibuster is literally all they have because voters gave Republicans a trifecta
I don’t know anything about Newsom, but I do know that I like his current strategy.
He’s a slimy, self-serving, two-faced neoliberal villain.
But right now, he’s the villain we have to team up with to fight a much, much, much worse villain. Just don’t forget that he’s not our friend and would happily burn us all alive for some modest corporate kickbacks.
This attack on our universities from the radical right wing is especially worrisome.
The funny thing is that this cycle of ego-fueled ignorance is precisely why they need so much immigration. It isn’t a numbers game, it’s about the people with the qualifications, and you have a lot less to choose from when you filter them by your own extreme nationalistic and regressive ideology.
Worrisome, sure. It’s step one in any anti-intellectual movement.
Can’t have smart people because smart people will undermine you every step of the way. They’re doing it now.
They’ve been doing it for decades. We’re on step 6 or something.
It’s a beautiful thing to see my state leading the charge against MAGA. I’m sure a few other western states will join us when we inevitably break off.
Of note, I was just telling my wife while we were out for a drive last weekend how much I’ve seen our state flag appearing on peoples homes now. Before Trump people in California rarely if ever displayed the Cali flag, but now I see it everywhere, especially in neighborhoods that typically didn’t have them before.
It is inspiring.
But I really wish we’d step up here on the East Coast. NY, MA, NJ, VT. All should be right out in front with you, but aren’t.
