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Joe Feagin

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

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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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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 12h

Serious injuries went untreated, medications were denied or scaled back, and needed medical appointments were delayed at the ICE detention center.

New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care

“It's just freak luck that no one has died in Batavia in the last two years," one advocate said of medical treatment in the ICE prison.

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 12h

OK, but who would have stopped poor Americans from starving if this went on much longer? There are thousands hungry now, right?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

INGRAHAM: “Why are people saying they’re anxious about the economy?”

TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”

Every sentence is a lie.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

Christian Nationalists:

QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?

ANSWER: Zero times.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

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Forbes @forbes.com · 20h

Buffett’s children are now ages 72, 70 and 67.

Warren Buffett Says He Will ‘Step Up’ Pace Of Fortune Disbursements To His Children’s Foundations

Buffett’s children are now ages 72, 70 and 67.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 20h

Hurricane Melissa was supercharged by climate change — a crisis brought on by greedy Big Oil and Big Gas billionaires and their complete disregard for the lives they've cut short and the devastation they've wreaked. Climate change is real and it’s deadly.

Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.

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A person with a chain saw cutting branches of a downed tree with people and houses in the background.
Clearing fallen trees in Westmorelands Parish, in western Jamaica, on Sunday.Credit...Federico Rios for The New York Times
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Afra Kroon 🇳🇱 @afrakroon.bsky.social · 20h

By Mars Riley.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 20h

Mississippi Democrats made significant gains in the legislative special elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, flipping two Mississippi Senate seats, one Mississippi House seat and breaking the Republican super majority in the Mississippi Senate.

Here's a look at the results in each district.

Mississippi Special Election Results: Democrats Flip 3 Seats

Mississippi Democrats made significant gains in the legislative special elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4, flipping two Senate seats and one House seat.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

TENNESSEE FARMERS: “The tariffs pass down to the consumer… had to take on 2nd & 3rd jobs… 4 blood pressure pills a day…”

Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22h

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts defended airing an exchange with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, sparking a firestorm that now threatens to rupture the already fragile Maga coalition led by Donald Trump. on.ft.com/3JLj8Sn

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide

Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 1d

In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.

In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Reporter: What do you say to your colleagues who say this isn't a fight, this is a capitulation?

Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…

Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.

Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

So, Kamala Harris May Have Won, Huh?
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So, Kamala Harris May Have Won, Huh?

For a brief moment, watching Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a petty, posturing social media catfight was amusing; a welcome bit of schadenfreude seeing the unholy marriage of two of the most reprehensi...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”

#MedicareForAllNOW

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

'Foolish': Nobel economist reveals Trump 'took America out of the game' on key issue

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump has "taken America out of the game" on a key issue, and it will likely allow China to dominate the U.S. in the future. Krugman argued in a new essay on Substack that Trump's policies toward wind and solar energy ...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump getting booed at the Commanders game

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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@gloria🕊️🟧 @gloriaprosperi.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

fascist

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

So here's where we are, Sunday morning:

Trump is trying to starve hungry kids in order to bully Democrats into abandoning our fight against health care premium increases.

So Trump is starving kids in order to deny families health care.

Dystopian.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza's health ministry says over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, 2023 apnews.com/article/isra...

Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains

Gaza health officials say over 69,000 Palestinians have died in the Israel-Hamas war. The death toll has risen as bodies are recovered from the rubble since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10 and as other...

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

Have you looked at my longer-form writing on politics and democracy at America, America? If not, I hope you will and consider subscribing (free or paid). You'll find there over 1,000 essays, written since J6. So much more to do before we've ended America's current nightmare. www.americaamerica.news

America, America | Steven Beschloss | Substack

Essays of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. With passion and urgency. Click to read America, America, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Prof. Peter Coviello shreds the NY Times

This is a beautifully crafted and scathing piece by Prof. Peter Coviello about the NY Times, taking it to task for its insidious "right-wing" tactics of trashing Democratic leaders. It also sheds ligh...

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godlessbitch.bsky.social @godlessbitch.bsky.social · 1d

Not shocked 😳
Just sad 😔 and angry 😡

Religion
“Do as I say, Not as I do.”

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:

I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.

Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me into office, an unprecedented and starkly undemocratic position that sets a very dangerous precedent.

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