Good to see #Republicans push back against this gerrymandering insanity.
They should sue the President for trying to weaponize with holding of federal funds.
👉🏾 Backlash intensifies after #Indiana Senate kills #Trump’s mid-decade congressional redistricting push https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/backlash-intensifies-after-indiana-senate-kills-trumps-mid-decade-congressional-redistricting-push
#EricHolcomb is a former two-term #Republican governor of #Indiana who just taught a seminar at #Harvard. He reports good experiences with faculty and students, and none of the horror stories his conservative friends warned him to expect. He even found that Harvard is doing useful medical research.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/08/harvard-eric-holcomb-indiana-governor/
But he thinks this is a result of centrist backlash against extremism, pressure from the #Trump administration, or both.
"What I’ve experienced may be a natural return to Harvard’s more moderate bearings, following noisy displays of intolerance by campus agitators in recent years. Or it may be due to the Trump administration’s forceful executive orders and fiscal pressure. Either way (and it’s probably both), let’s take the win."
Undefeated Indiana, along with one-loss Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech, are the top four seeds in the 12-team College Football Playoff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/08/more-sports/college-football-playoff-bracket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #collegefootballplayoff #notredame #alabama #miami #indiana #texastech #georgia #ohiostate
Someone donated $126K to our local public broadcast station in Merrillville, Indiana, anonymously. The donation is to support local news coverage.
Someone donated $126K to our local public broadcast station in Merrillville, Indiana, anonymously. The donation is to support local news coverage.
This #GivingTuesday, @cps will match $2500 of your donations to GenderNexus, an #Indiana non-profit that provides care, community, and advocacy on behalf of #trans Hoosiers and their families.
#HoosierMast #LGBTQ #HoosierHospitality #GiveBack #IndianapolisGives
"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.
The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."
#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon
For those new to or needing a refresher on the attempted remaking of #IndianaUniversity as a bastion of repression and group-think, a brief thread on some recent authoritarian and anti-intellectual moves by the administration.
On its assault on the student newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student:
https://hannahalani.substack.com/p/our-letter-to-iu-media-school-leadership
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On the #Indiana State Legislature's "assault on public education"
https://againstthecurrent.org/atc238/indianas-assault-on-public-education/
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"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.
The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."
#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon
Raw numbers are perhaps not enough to get across just how bad the centralisation of the Fediverse by mastodon.social is. I've done a chart to show this visually, hopefully this will make the situation clearer?
Given the circumstances, getting people to join other servers except mastodon.social would greatly help decentralise the Fediverse. It's no longer big vs medium vs small, it's more like supergiant deathstar mastodon.social vs everyone else 😞
@FediGarden A good reminder that there are some excellent geographically regional servers available. For example @hoosiersocial for #Indiana people (or #Hoosiers-at-heart) is wonderful and homey. I think every state in the United States and every country should do what we're doing here, as well as every country. You just need a nerd with a dream and some spare cash. 🤓💖💸
Also, #TipYourServer. The Fediverse is worth it. Help the nerds keep this going.
Geographic servers: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/37.44/-21.80
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Woah! This is huge. Keep up the pressure elsewhere! It’s working!
WTHR: 'Not enough votes' | Indiana Senate will not meet to vote on redistricting
I also had the chance to present to rural and newer Indivisible groups throughout #NewMexico as part of workshop on communications for progressive groups. Along with two friends and colleagues, we managed to cover security and privacy, building a website, generating a newsletter, online collaboration, and social and traditional media.
If you have a grassroots progressive group that might be interested in such a presentation, DM me. 5/
#Indiana won’t gerrymander for Trump. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/indiana-wont-gerrymander-for-trump/ 6/
Woah! This is huge. Keep up the pressure elsewhere! It’s working!
WTHR: 'Not enough votes' | Indiana Senate will not meet to vote on redistricting
Remind me to never go knocking on doors in Indiana.
The Guardian: Indiana woman who was at wrong home address to clean fatally shot by resident
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/indiana-woman-shot-dead-wrong-property
Remind me to never go knocking on doors in Indiana.
The Guardian: Indiana woman who was at wrong home address to clean fatally shot by resident
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/indiana-woman-shot-dead-wrong-property
#Indiana #Republican Gov #MikeBraun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for an emergency session to redraw the state’s congressional map.
#Trump has pressured Republican governors nationwide to draw new maps so the #GOP can keep control of the #House in the #midterms. While #Republicans in #Texas, #Missouri & #NorthCarolina moved quickly to obey their #DearLeader, Indiana lawmakers have been more hesitant.
#MafiaState #law #gerrymandering
https://apnews.com/article/indiana-redistricting-special-session-braun-63f3447efcc34529dfc363a96a763b6e?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-27-Breaking+News
#Indiana #Republican Gov #MikeBraun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for an emergency session to redraw the state’s congressional map.
#Trump has pressured Republican governors nationwide to draw new maps so the #GOP can keep control of the #House in the #midterms. While #Republicans in #Texas, #Missouri & #NorthCarolina moved quickly to obey their #DearLeader, Indiana lawmakers have been more hesitant.
#MafiaState #law #gerrymandering
https://apnews.com/article/indiana-redistricting-special-session-braun-63f3447efcc34529dfc363a96a763b6e?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-27-Breaking+News
The Next Golden Age of the #DeathPenalty Is Beginning
#Trump & the #Republican Party are bringing #CapitalPunishment back to the forefront of American #criminal justice.
#law #US
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/death-penalty-golden-age-trump/684691/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxUVtWoT14LPwwRDqhowRGMc
#Trump has been forthright about his intention to bring about a #DeathPenalty renaissance, & now his efforts are coming to fruition. This yr has been a particularly lethal one for the #US’ #DeathRow prisoners. Together, #Alabama, #Arizona, #Florida, #Indiana, #Louisiana, #Mississippi, #Missouri, #Oklahoma, #SouthCarolina, #Tennessee, & #Texas have executed a total of 40 people in the past 10 months by injection, nitrogen hypoxia, & firing squad, surpassing 2024’s total of 25—a significant spike…
