Remember how hilariously funny it was, just a few days ago, when Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask onto the floor of the House in an attempt to make light of what he saw as Democratic overreaction to the public health emergency we’re all now facing? Well, guess what? A few days after […]
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Days after mocking those concerned about the spread of coronavirus, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz is in quarantine, having been exposed to the disease
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Air Force One, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, gas masks, Matt Gaetz, public health, quarantine, stunts 15 Comments
Trump threatens to withhold research funding from universities that aren’t more welcoming to those who disregard facts and refute science
Last night, after watching highlights from Donald Trump’s disturbing performance at CPAC, I posted the following to Twitter. And, as a few people have asked me what I meant by it, I thought that I’d post an explanation here. McCarthyism started this way, with threats against institutions of higher education designed to force out liberal […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 1954, Alan Haber, Chandler Davis, Clement Markert, Donald Trump, executive actions, First Amendment, Free Speech, hate speech, Herman Webster Mudgett, higher education, History, House Unamerican Activities Committee, Joseph McCarthy, Madona, Mark Nickerson, McCarthyism, Pete Larson, red scare, research, SDS, Stephen Tonsor, Students for Democratic Society, Theodore Kaczynski, Unabomber, University of Michigan, university research, whore 268 Comments
Betsy DeVos turns her back on trans students
Yesterday, there was a lot of talk online about how Betsy DeVos, our controversial new Secretary of Education, had taken a principled stand on behalf of transgender students, pushing back against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Trump, both of whom had apparently urged her to support the rollback of protections extended by the Obama […]