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DoomsdaysCW<p>I imagine that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensStudies</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderStudies</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanStudies</span></a>, and other history / anthropology studies will be next on the chopping block. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> already is!</p><p>New York's governor orders college to remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestinianStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianStudies</span></a> job listing</p><p>February 28, 2025</p><p>"The job posting at Hunter College had called for a historian 'who takes a critical lens to issues pertaining to Palestine including but not limited to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerColonialism</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apartheid</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> devastation, health, race, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a>, and sexuality,' according to screenshots published by the New York Post, which first reported the job announcement."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hochul-palestinian-studies-genocide-cuny-hunter-04f5e9bf1b718bf0441f9b6cde260141" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hochul-pale</span><span class="invisible">stinian-studies-genocide-cuny-hunter-04f5e9bf1b718bf0441f9b6cde260141</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingUsDown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DenyingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DenyingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DenyingReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DenyingReality</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>6. Controlled <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMedia</span></a> [Controlled <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a>?]<br> Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> especially in war time, are very common. </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-inauguration-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-musk-wealth-0896bfc3f50d941d62cebc3074267ecd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-inaug</span><span class="invisible">uration-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-musk-wealth-0896bfc3f50d941d62cebc3074267ecd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Some headlines from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChronicleOfHigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicleOfHigherEducation</span></a> [unfortunately, the articles are behind a paywall]</p><p>‘It’s Creating Chaos’: College Presidents Weigh Responses to Trump’s Upheavals</p><p>By David Jesse</p><p>"The opening weeks of President Trump’s new administration has leaders asking how to weather the consequences of early executive orders — and how to plan for future actions."</p><p>An Order to Deport Protesters Leaves International Students Shaken</p><p>By Karin Fischer</p><p>"Here’s what students have to say about the White House’s plan for revoking visas."</p><p>'FACULTY ARE SCARED'</p><p>Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Sparks Panic, Protests, and ICE Impersonators</p><p>By Alissa Gary and Maya Stahl</p><p>"Most institutions already have protocols in place to respond to law enforcement. For some faculty and students, campus guidelines aren’t going far enough."</p><p>How Florida Scrubbed ‘Identity Politics’ From Universities’ General-Education Curricula</p><p>By Emma Pettit and Megan Zahneis</p><p>"A sweeping new law required vast curricular change, leading to a confusing implementation that has professors contemplating the limits of their autonomy."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingUsDown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colleges</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>5. Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sexism</span></a><br> The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> roles are made more rigid. Opposition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> is high, as is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homophobia</span></a> and anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> legislation.</p><p>Trump says he would 'protect' women, 'whether the women like it or not'</p><p>Oct. 30, 2024</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-protect-women-like-it-or-not-rcna178147" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elec</span><span class="invisible">tion/trump-protect-women-like-it-or-not-rcna178147</span></a></p><p>Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman</p><p>February 8, 2025</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — "President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.</p><p>He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions, specifically declaring that he would end events featuring performers in drag."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-board-chairman-firings-21cd0018c6e9f591d59becea8573d8c0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-kenne</span><span class="invisible">dy-center-board-chairman-firings-21cd0018c6e9f591d59becea8573d8c0</span></a></p><p>DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT</p><p>EXECUTIVE ORDER<br>January 20, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac</span><span class="invisible">tions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intellectuals</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a><br> "Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> to be censored or even arrested. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."</p><p>House Republicans mull taxes on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarships</span></a> and changes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> programs</p><p>February 8, 2025</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-admin</span><span class="invisible">istration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>If you think cops are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> now, wait'll you see what <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has in mind! When a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> says they're going to install <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> if elected, believe them! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt</span></a>!</p><p>American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeathSquads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathSquads</span></a>’: Inside Trump’s Push to Make <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> More Violent</p><p>Trump’s recent call for a “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViolentDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViolentDay</span></a>” of policing is part of his plan to push cops to be as brutal as possible and shield them from accountability</p><p>By Asawin Suebsaeng, Tim Dickinson<br>October 3, 2024</p><p>"In the final weeks of his 2024 campaign to retake the White House, Trump is now explicitly running on a platform of encouraging domestic law enforcement to initiate — with an idea that drew immediate comparisons this week to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dystopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dystopian</span></a>-horror movie series, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThePurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePurge</span></a> — 'one really violent day' of policing to put the fear of god into retail thieves."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-plan-cops-violent-american-death-squads-1235123895/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-features/trump-plan-cops-violent-american-death-squads-1235123895/</span></a> </p><p>Archive:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/5V1rR" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/5V1rR</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USElections</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elections2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections2024</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VOTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOTE</span></a>!!! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeDontNeedThatFascistGrooveThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeDontNeedThatFascistGrooveThing</span></a></p>