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Joe Feagin

@profjoefeagin.bsky.social

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Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University; researcher on systemic racism and the white racial frame

Joe Richard Feagin is an American sociologist and social theorist who has conducted extensive research on racial and gender issues in the United States. He is currently the Ella C. McFadden Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University. .. more

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 13h

So many GOP idiots?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

We have a federal administration led by idiots and criminals.

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 15h

“Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff—all of whom are at least millionaires (McMahon and Lutnick are billionaires)—are listed as donors.”

newrepublic.com/post/203740/...

Here Are the Billionaires Who Bankrolled Trump’s Transition

Almost one year later, we now know who was backing Trump’s transition before they got a Cabinet position.

newrepublic.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15h

“A sultan from the UAE, who sent a “torture video” to Epstein, attended Trump’s first inaugural…The same country where the royal family secretly bought half of the Trump family’s crypto venture. Sultan bin Sulayem was one of six men whose names were redacted...”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYM...

The Epstein Revelations Keep Getting Worse (w/ Jane Coaston) | The Bulwark Podcast

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 19h

idiocracy -- and white

Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 20h

So they’re “investigating” Bad Bunny for bringing joy to 135 million people?
Your tax money well spent. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22h

Rep Mark Alford (R-MO) says House Rs are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show & talking with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. Alford says he didn't watch the whole thing & also doesn't know Spanish but suspects it might have been "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction"

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 20h

So they’re “investigating” Bad Bunny for bringing joy to 135 million people?
Your tax money well spent. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22h

Rep Mark Alford (R-MO) says House Rs are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show & talking with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. Alford says he didn't watch the whole thing & also doesn't know Spanish but suspects it might have been "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 22h

Great news for climate!

A record number of green energy projects are underway. 👏

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction

The results have been welcomed by climate and clean energy groups but could face opposition from local communities.

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Wolf Hour @wolfhour.bsky.social · 1d

Trump often talks of a 'third term' in office and now of 'taking over' the election process from states. He has turned ICE into a personal paramilitary force. ICE just spent half a billion $ buying warehouses to convert into 'detention camps'. Is this how US democracy dies ? (cartoon Dave Granlund)

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

www.hillsboroughnc.gov/Home/Compone...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?

LUTNICK: I don't know

K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?

L: I don't know

K: It's around 11%. It's been constant

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 1d

We need to be loud as hell about this!

Tell Congress: Stop Trump's move to take over state elections

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Trump has literally weaponized the DOJ against journalists

President Donald Trump kicked off February with an ominous promise: Not only would his compromised Justice Department continue its unprecedented attacks on his political enemies, they would be ...

www.dailykos.com

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Friends, I know it’s grim and terrifying and batshit crazy out there in ways we’ve never experienced, but that's actually good news as far as the something that you can do...

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/looking-fo...

Looking for the One Thing You Can Do to Fight Fascism, No Matter Who or Where You Are? Here It Is.

Doing the work I do, people often comment on my pieces, send me emails, or come up to me after talks saying, “I don’t need to know how bad it is, John.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 1d

This is a tax on you.

You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group

President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

The Bad Bunny halftime show:

Over 135,000,000 viewers.

The white trash alternative:

6,000,000 viewers*

*But some people who can’t afford cable watched it on YouTube, y’all!

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

This celebrated the old ape imagery, this time directed at first Black presidential family & placing that thinking at top of US power structure. After much public criticism, includ. some Republicans, this vicious video was deleted even as Trump refused to apologize & disingenuously blamed his staff.

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

He reposted on social media account video with aggressively racist segment depicting Barack & Michelle Obama as apes. This powerful clip, apparently from right‑wing video, fused false conspiratorial narratives abt “stolen” 2020 election with dehumanizing white‑supremacist tropes abt Black people.

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

This commentary was then praised by the white mayor of a local city and many other white commentators online.
Most dramatically yet, in February 2026 this viciously racist imaging was proclaimed at the political top of this society by no less than President Donald Trump.

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

Well into twenty-first century one finds huge numbers of white racists stereotyping/imaging Obama family as ape-like on many websites, including those of the major social media. E.g., a white county development official slammed Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels” n a Facebook/Meta comment !

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/hea...

Bad Bunny Makes History as First Artist to Perform Super Bowl Halftime Show in Spanish

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has made history as the first artist to perform a Super Bowl halftime show almost entirely in Spanish. Bad Bunny’s performance came a week after he publicly criticized...

www.democracynow.org

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Clio2 @clio2.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’

Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities

www.theguardian.com

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 1d

ICE arrested ~200 people during its surge in Maine. Only a few had committed a crime.

DHS data shows <14% of the people they’ve apprehended had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses.

Fourteen.

The “worst of the worst” argument was always bullshit. Now we have the data to prove it.

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows

The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

www.cbsnews.com

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Leftist Connection @leftistconnection.bsky.social · 1d

We always knew it was never about getting the worst of the worst. It was racism all along.
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows

The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

www.cbsnews.com

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Linda @linda2111.bsky.social · 1d

Sums up.Trumps America

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1d

Ghislaine Maxwell MUST answer questions, but GOP Rep. James Comer’s performative theater today doesn’t get us there.

I've got the latest on Maxwell’s deposition, Congress being able to view selective Epstein Files at DOJ, and Pamela Jo’s upcoming deposition.

youtu.be/fLVDj7C7ZtM?...

Maxwell TAKES THE FIFTH as Epstein COVER-UP IMPLODES

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 1d

"The sheer number of Epstein’s connections to the rulers of our world is dizzying," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social. "So, too...is the willingness of his circle to continue their relationships with him despite his convictions for sex crimes..."

Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing | Moira Donegan

The latest tranche of files expose how he was viewed as a sexual svengali – and an expert on dodging the #MeToo movement, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan

www.theguardian.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

For an attorney to resort to extortion to clear his client isn't ideal.

For an attorney to undertake that extortion expressly and in a public is incredibly stupid.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:

- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown

This is unprecedented.