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Politico @politico.com

Universities across the country are negotiating with Trump. Here's why:

aug 9, 2025, 4:59 pm • 40 22

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Robert Cameron @robertcameron.bsky.social

There is no compromise with fascism.

aug 9, 2025, 5:00 pm • 11 0 • view
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mattidog.bsky.social @mattidog.bsky.social

Saddened that they rolled over and died so easily. Democracy dies in cowardice.

aug 9, 2025, 5:06 pm • 7 0 • view
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Ancient Lunatic Leftist @lunaticleft.bsky.social

Vote Genocide No Matter Who! Democrats did this to themselves.

aug 9, 2025, 5:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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The Unconscious Pedant @99montez34.bsky.social

I wouldn't call it negotiating when you are forced into it.

aug 10, 2025, 1:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social

This article seems to suggest the reason schools are negotiating with the Admin is because their lobbying groups are led by former Trump WH officials who say they have no choice. Beyond that, I don’t see much of an explanation here. But maybe I’m missing something.

aug 10, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
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marlo1.bsky.social @marlo1.bsky.social

What will these educational institution receive from Felon 34/47th president in return? Has anybody said? Will it be equitable and just for the future of educating tomorrow's citizens? Will it grow the future and be change worthy for the future?

aug 9, 2025, 11:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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beezuss.bsky.social @beezuss.bsky.social

They want the problem to go away

aug 9, 2025, 8:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Steve @eclecticcyborg.bsky.social

They are not negotiating. They are knuckling under.

aug 9, 2025, 5:33 pm • 2 0 • view
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Feathered Stone @stonefeathers.bsky.social

And the word is capitulation, not negotiation

aug 9, 2025, 5:38 pm • 3 0 • view
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Feathered Stone @stonefeathers.bsky.social

Yes, because when you finally settle with Trump, he’ll leave you alone said literally nobody

aug 9, 2025, 5:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Maud Hart @hartsigns.bsky.social

they're gonna pay for it too. People don't want to attend a college who doesn't defend democracy and caves to fascists

aug 9, 2025, 8:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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Graeme Zielinski @gjzielinski.bsky.social

Cowards.

aug 9, 2025, 6:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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nasty10.bsky.social @nasty10.bsky.social

These schools should not be negotiating with Trump. Trump and Republicans are trying to steal the minds of Americans children. No American should stand for this hijacking of the country’s educational system by Trump and Republicans.

aug 10, 2025, 2:08 am • 2 1 • view
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cwtc.bsky.social @cwtc.bsky.social

Wonder where all the money goes?

aug 9, 2025, 7:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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half-life200.bsky.social @half-life200.bsky.social

Money trumps morals

aug 9, 2025, 5:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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It’sScience1984 @splitatoms119.bsky.social

New Headline Universities being extorted by Trump Falling in line Here’s why MONEY

aug 11, 2025, 12:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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buzzman72.bsky.social @buzzman72.bsky.social

What Trump is doing to colleges, universities, and law firms is extortion, plain and simple extortion. In America, that USED to be against the law.

aug 9, 2025, 10:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kevin @lefthanddem.bsky.social

HOLD THE FUCKING LINE Your universities are our backbone of our society. If you give into 🍊🇷🇺🇭🇺🇰🇵🤡 why would I bother going to your university, to learn anything about our society.

aug 9, 2025, 5:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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meowsama33.bsky.social @meowsama33.bsky.social

Cause their little bitches who don't believe in the pursuit of educational freedom. They only care about not making themselves & how much money they think they would lose. Pathetic

aug 10, 2025, 12:27 am • 0 0 • view
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mattidog.bsky.social @mattidog.bsky.social

The international community has now shifted from seeing research from the US as valid research to Trump approved research. That's not good place to be.

aug 9, 2025, 5:15 pm • 3 0 • view
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mattidog.bsky.social @mattidog.bsky.social

The reason is clear. They need to stand the fuck up as a collective against authoritarianism or risk becoming propaganda machines. The US used to be respected for it's educational establishments. Now it's just showing to the world that it bows to Trump. All respect vanishes in that moment.

aug 9, 2025, 5:04 pm • 2 0 • view
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Sean Quixote @spqesq.bsky.social

We know why. #Tyranny #Oppression #Fascism #Fascist-Regime #Authoritarian #Autocracy #Dictatorship #Dictator

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aug 9, 2025, 7:56 pm • 1 0 • view
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SkylarkV @skylarkv.bsky.social

Everybody wants a piece...

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aug 9, 2025, 5:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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judifreedom.bsky.social @judifreedom.bsky.social

The historical lesson of caving to the authoritarian seems lost to many of them at this point in time. Global suffering always follows this type of bending the knee. More coercion to build the MAGA brand on campuses will occur. They should know better.

aug 9, 2025, 8:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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PaganOutlawSez @pagansez.bsky.social

if you do not tell plump to shove it up his fat ass, you are complicit in all 'his' crimes.. from mass murder, torture, and being a perverted inhuman monster

aug 9, 2025, 5:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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vhinx.bsky.social @vhinx.bsky.social

If the police and judiciary won’t help you, all that’s left is to pay protection money to the mafia.

aug 10, 2025, 3:19 am • 0 0 • view
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dgutting.bsky.social @dgutting.bsky.social

Academia is rationalizing, because they have no idea how to fight. No one can look at these institutions as having any sense of righteousness. They will all kiss the ring.

aug 9, 2025, 6:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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lindyfurusho.bsky.social @lindyfurusho.bsky.social

I'm sorry do you mean paying ransoms?

aug 9, 2025, 5:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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bselena.bsky.social @bselena.bsky.social

Say no to the corrupt president

aug 9, 2025, 6:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dave10.bsky.social @dave10.bsky.social

I’m going to go with, some form of racketeering…

aug 9, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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StellinaGP @stellinagp.bsky.social

So similar to some Jewish groups, which sent a letter to Hitler in 1933, to appease the Th1rd Re1ch.

aug 9, 2025, 10:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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R.I.P GDPR @rip-gdpr.bsky.social

Because he's a vindictive little fascist and bully?

aug 9, 2025, 5:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mr Puttle @original-puttle.bsky.social

chicken sh@t arseholes!!!

aug 10, 2025, 2:15 am • 0 0 • view
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macleodl.bsky.social @macleodl.bsky.social

🐀🤣

aug 9, 2025, 5:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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wfulford.bsky.social @wfulford.bsky.social

Fuck that cowardice

aug 9, 2025, 5:02 pm • 4 0 • view
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makingbetterworld.bsky.social @makingbetterworld.bsky.social

Just say “NO”. Bullies are never satisfied. Appeasement and agreements won’t work.

aug 9, 2025, 5:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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Keith Hall Taft @keithhalltaft.bsky.social

www.science.org/content/arti...

aug 9, 2025, 5:14 pm • 7 0 • view
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Keith Hall Taft @keithhalltaft.bsky.social

Williams College discovered Quantum Teleportation.

aug 9, 2025, 8:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Keith Hall Taft @keithhalltaft.bsky.social

physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

aug 10, 2025, 1:27 pm • 0 0 • view