New laws in the Lone Star State will silence dissent and undermine #faculty authority.
By Laura Benitez and Jonathan Friedman July 14, 2025
"As thousands of students return to college campuses this fall, they will find themselves stepping into an environment reshaped by political and ideological mandates. Across the country, state legislators have been racing to exert new influence over free expression in higher education. Now, Texas has surged to the forefront, closing its 2025 legislative session by passing two alarming laws that take effect Sept. 1.
"Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June, the new laws amount to a stunningly aggressive legislative crackdown on campus protest (#
New laws in the Lone Star State will silence dissent and undermine #faculty authority.
By Laura Benitez and Jonathan Friedman July 14, 2025
"As thousands of students return to college campuses this fall, they will find themselves stepping into an environment reshaped by political and ideological mandates. Across the country, state legislators have been racing to exert new influence over free expression in higher education. Now, Texas has surged to the forefront, closing its 2025 legislative session by passing two alarming laws that take effect Sept. 1.
"Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June, the new laws amount to a stunningly aggressive legislative crackdown on campus protest (#SB2972) and academic shared governance (#SB37) at public colleges and universities. The laws will not just silence dissent and undermine faculty authority in Texas; they provide a blueprint for how to dismantle academic freedom and chill speech on campus state by state.
"Only a few years ago, conservative lawmakers railed against college 'free-speech zones,' arguing that liberal administrators were muzzling students on the rest of campus. In 2019, Texas legislators joined other states in taking action by declaring all outdoor spaces on public campuses open for protest and speech by students, employees and the general public.
"Now, some of the same legislators have done an about-face. The campus protest law actually directs public colleges and universities to implement a version of free-speech zones and adopt sweeping limitations on protests. #Encampments? Banned. #Megaphones or #speakers during 'class hours'? Forbidden — if anyone claims your 'expressive activity' is one that 'intimidates others' or 'interferes' with an employee’s duties. Even wearing a mask during a protest — something many do for safety — could land a student or employee a disciplinary hearing resulting in 'sanctions.' And any expressive activity between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. is off-limits altogether."
Having a smaller website makes it load faster — that's not surprising.
What is surprising is that a 14kB page can load much faster than a 15kB page — maybe 612ms faster — while the difference between a 15kB and a 16kB page is trivial.
According to Newswaffle (gemi.dev): "9.17 KB. 73.69% smaller than original: 34.87 KB 🤮 Fetched: 15 ms. Converted: 541 ms 🐇 => endtimes.dev/why-your-website-…" this page is way too big for it's own claims, but I am no expert in how those peas are counted. #geminiprotocol
« Also HTTPS requires two additional round trips before it can do the first one ». With the move to https everywhere, going from 14kb to 15kb is no longer 100% increase of load time, but just 33%…
While she acknowledged “gender reassignment is also a protected characteristic,” Smith cited the case of Isla Bryson, a convicted rapist who changed gender
Dit verbeeldt perfect de meeste maatschappelijke en overheidsprojecten. Hoge investeringen in iets waarom de 'doelgroep' niet heeft gevraagd, maar wat wij wel mooi vinden staan. mastodon.social/@sjvn/11488214…
@gevoel Ik denk dat de behoefte aan zo'n meubel puur de behoefte des mens is. De kat is doorgaans heel tevreden met een kast of vensterbank voor hoogte en om wat vanaf te mikken, of inderdaad een doos bij wijze van grot. Groot verschil tussen keuze van kat en die van mens: hout en karton versus pluizig synthetisch waar je vacht statisch van wordt.
The Israeli military on Sunday issued an evacuation order for Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip, warning of imminent action against Hamas militants in an area “where it has not operated before.”
The military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the Deir el-Balah area should evacuate immediately.
GAZA: The Israeli military on Sunday issued an evacuation order for Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip, warning of imminent action against Hamas militants in an area “where it has not operated before.
Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit in Israel: Der verschwundene Laptop
"Der taz-Korrespondentin wird am #Flughafen in Tel Aviv der Laptop abgenommen. 9 Tage später bekommt sie ihn wieder, schwer lädiert. Die taz legt Beschwerde ein.
Der Computer wurde offenkundig physisch bearbeitet, er ist so massiv lädiert, dass unsere Kollegin nicht mehr an ihre Daten herankommt. Was in diesen 9 Tagen mit dem Laptop alles geschehen ist..." taz.de/Eingriff-in-die-Pressef…
Der taz-Korrespondentin wird am Flughafen in Tel Aviv der Laptop abgenommen. 9 Tage später bekommt sie ihn wieder, schwer lädiert. Die taz legt Beschwerde ein.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Sunday once again accused Israeli authorities of using starvation as a weapon of war against the civilian population of Gaza.
Despite international legal obligations to protect civilians and allow the delivery of aid, Israel has maintained a total siege on Gaza since March 2, bombing convoys, blocking border crossings, and targeting aid distribution points.
Es ist schon erstaunlich: Eine Sonderförderung für Elektroautos, von der v.a. Besserverdiener profitieren, ist problemlos finanzierbar, aber beim Bürgergeld muss der Staat sparen....⁉️🤬
During the recent Israeli-American aggression against Iran, most European countries refrained from outright condemnation and opted for silence. Germany,
t least 71 Palestinian children have died from malnutrition and hunger as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid from entering the war-torn Gaza Strip, amid warnings that the enclave is “on the verge of catastrophic hunger.”
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Sunday, famine levels in Gaza have reached a “catastrophic and unprecedented stage,” adding Israel uses “starvation as a weapon of war” against Palestinians.
Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 71 Palestinian children have died from malnutrition and hunger as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid from entering the war-torn Gaza Strip, amid warnings tha
At least 18 Palestinians were killed, including 12 who were waiting for humanitarian aid, and several others injured on Sunday as Israeli forces launched new airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
Israel killed 10 Palestinians and wounded others while they were waiting for humanitarian aid in the Al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza.
Two more were killed in a separate Israeli strike near the Al-Shakoush aid distribution center.
(I am already leaving, no reason to be angry with me, people that love dogs)
And no, it's not that I don't like dogs. Or that it is per se bad to do "nice" things with money. Just... think for a moment about the society we are living in.
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •"9.17 KB. 73.69% smaller than original: 34.87 KB 🤮
Fetched: 15 ms. Converted: 541 ms 🐇
=> endtimes.dev/why-your-website-…"
this page is way too big for it's own claims, but I am no expert in how those peas are counted.
#geminiprotocol
Why your website should be under 14kB in size | endtimes.dev
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