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Entire Fulbright board quits in mass revolt over Trump's "blatantly illegal" assault, who has begun systematically destroying the program, canceling ~200 scholarships awarded to US researchers for intl projects, most b/c of RW ideological objections. https://www.rawstory.com/trump-quit-programs/

#HigherEd

Entire Fulbright board quits in mass revolt over Trump assault

In a stunning institutional revolt against Donald Trump, the entire 12-member board overseeing America's most prestigious international scholarship program resigned en masse Wednesday, blasting the administration for what they called blatantly illegal political interference.The dramatic walkout of t...

Raw Story

Electrojcr 2d ago

Tucson Sentinel 2d ago

Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum & a bookshop fought their removal. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_naval_books/hundreds-dei-books-are-back-naval-academy-alum-bookshop-fought-their-removal/
Last week, after immense public outcry, most of the 381 books flagged for DEI themes and removed in early April returned to the U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library shelves.
#Tucson #Arizona

Electrojcr 2d ago

Turning the country into an authoritarian state that nobody wants to live in, let alone visit, is the strategy for curtailing immigration that the Trump White House and Friends look to be doing.

Electrojcr 3d ago

Nina Bernstein 3d ago

“The Republicans are scared, the Democrats are stunned and leaderless, but I cannot imagine there will not be a reaction. The American people are facing one of the great challenges of the 21st century, as great as that confronting the French in 1940, when they had to decide whether to join the Resistance or not.” #Gift #resist https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/world/europe/france-senator-malhuret-trump-europe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OU8.K-h2.IjJD5BT6Du0b&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

This French Senator Has Become Trump’s European Nemesis

In biting verbal assaults viewed by millions, Claude Malhuret has issued a scathing critique of the American president, bringing a lifetime of experience to bear.

The New York Times

Electrojcr 3d ago

young man yells at the cloud 3d ago

Carl Sagan wanted to put "Here Comes The Sun" on the Voyager golden records, but EMI said no on the grounds of copyright.

Right, that makes perfect sense, no notes

Electrojcr 3d ago

Having one of those days where I spent far too many seconds trying to put a dollar coin in the quarter-taking Aldi's cart.

Electrojcr 6d ago

Kevin Beaumont 6d ago

Ivory tower of CEOs:

https://www.ft.com/content/6fbafbb6-bafe-484c-9af9-f0ffb589b447

Electrojcr 6d ago

The month of midge had crashed into the month of smoke.

Electrojcr 6d ago

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Ted Underwood Jun 7

It’s becoming clearer and clearer that universities have to produce their own open models. If we can’t pull that off, we may continue to provide cafeterias and climbing walls — but the key decisions about learning will take place elsewhere.

Electrojcr Jun 7

clichéd scurrying rat Jun 2

Tfw you’re writing charlotte’s web and you have a spider question and the only bug guy you know is vladimir nabokov