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"If objectivity means that I treat evil ideas the same as I treat just ones, I have no time for it." -Malcolm Foley
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2022/08/i-am-a-historian-on-presentism/
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2022/08/i-am-a-historian-on-presentism/
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
John Adams, Dec. 4, 1770
John Adams, Dec. 4, 1770
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ICE kidnapped a 17-year-old U.S. citizen named Christian Jimenez. Jimenez, a high school senior born in Newberg, Oregon, was driving on his school’s lunch break when ICE/CBP agents stopped his car, smashed his window, and abducted him on November 21, 2025.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
ICE kidnapped a 17-year-old U.S. citizen named Christian Jimenez. Jimenez, a high school senior born in Newberg, Oregon, was driving on his school’s lunch break when ICE/CBP agents stopped his car, smashed his window, and abducted him on November 21, 2025.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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I was vaguely aware of Jane Haining. I have another candidate for a Stolpersteine. Ivy Angerer of Broughty Ferry. 1
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plaque for Scottish Holocaust victim to be unveiled in Edinburgh
The Stolperstein stone has been laid outside St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge in Edinburgh.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I was vaguely aware of Jane Haining. I have another candidate for a Stolpersteine. Ivy Angerer of Broughty Ferry. 1
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is what the US used to lead in doing and won't be doing again for over a decade, if ever, because enough of us hated the world and chose Trump who closed research labs and drove away scientists.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This is what the US used to lead in doing and won't be doing again for over a decade, if ever, because enough of us hated the world and chose Trump who closed research labs and drove away scientists.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Congress wrote into the law that someone who overstays a visa while applying for asylum is not considered to be accruing “unlawful presence,” but it didn’t explicitly say those people couldn’t be arrested and detained — because it was presumed that they wouldn’t be. Well, Trump is doing it.
We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Congress wrote into the law that someone who overstays a visa while applying for asylum is not considered to be accruing “unlawful presence,” but it didn’t explicitly say those people couldn’t be arrested and detained — because it was presumed that they wouldn’t be. Well, Trump is doing it.
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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I’m a law prof & a YLS grad and anyone familiar w elite law schools knows it is beyond laughable to describe these places as radicalism hotbeds. Cruz knows this, as does JD Vance. But they assume that their marks are too unsophisticated to know it too. It’s condescending as hell.
Ah yes. Harvard Law School in the early 1990s, well known for its Communist professors.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’m a law prof & a YLS grad and anyone familiar w elite law schools knows it is beyond laughable to describe these places as radicalism hotbeds. Cruz knows this, as does JD Vance. But they assume that their marks are too unsophisticated to know it too. It’s condescending as hell.
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
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⚠️ The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a NOTAM for airspace over Venezuela and nearby areas.
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
⚠️ The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a NOTAM for airspace over Venezuela and nearby areas.
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
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A complete abandonment of the system of human rights reporting set ip in the 1970s as a Congressional response to US support for rights abusing regimes. Its important, however, to understand the implications outside the US. “Under Trump, U.S. human rights reports will flag abortion, gender care.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A complete abandonment of the system of human rights reporting set ip in the 1970s as a Congressional response to US support for rights abusing regimes. Its important, however, to understand the implications outside the US. “Under Trump, U.S. human rights reports will flag abortion, gender care.”
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This has gotten very little coverage in the US, but on Monday US military contractors or troops or some other paramilitary group placed signs on a beach in Mexico, claiming it as US territory. (The contested location is close to the SpaceX base outside Brownsville)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
‘Restricted’: Did US troops try to cordon off a Mexican beach?
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks the International Boundary and Water Commission intervention.
www.aljazeera.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This has gotten very little coverage in the US, but on Monday US military contractors or troops or some other paramilitary group placed signs on a beach in Mexico, claiming it as US territory. (The contested location is close to the SpaceX base outside Brownsville)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
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Hello, is this the White House? It is? That’s great! Ummm… yeah, well, I’d like to report an example of some serious antisemitism at the Coast Guard. I’m sure you’ll want to begin combating it as soon as possible.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hello, is this the White House? It is? That’s great! Ummm… yeah, well, I’d like to report an example of some serious antisemitism at the Coast Guard. I’m sure you’ll want to begin combating it as soon as possible.
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Today the US Ambassador to NATO suggested that Germany should provide the next SACEUR. Funny thing, I wrote about that last March.
www.thebulwark.com/p/supreme-al...
www.thebulwark.com/p/supreme-al...
The Supreme Allied Commander Must Be an American
There’s simply no realistic alternative.
www.thebulwark.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today the US Ambassador to NATO suggested that Germany should provide the next SACEUR. Funny thing, I wrote about that last March.
www.thebulwark.com/p/supreme-al...
www.thebulwark.com/p/supreme-al...
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Again -- DHS doing a well-worn template. Cf. this 1938 postage stamp from the German Reich with its simple, straightforward message ("The housing shortage is the Jews' fault")
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Again -- DHS doing a well-worn template. Cf. this 1938 postage stamp from the German Reich with its simple, straightforward message ("The housing shortage is the Jews' fault")
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Murphy: "Congress doesn't work the way it used to. It used to be you could negotiate with Senate Republicans and they would stick to the agreement. Today all that matters is what Trump believes, so you really can't negotiate w/ Republicans bc they are just waiting for Trump to tell them what to do"
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Murphy: "Congress doesn't work the way it used to. It used to be you could negotiate with Senate Republicans and they would stick to the agreement. Today all that matters is what Trump believes, so you really can't negotiate w/ Republicans bc they are just waiting for Trump to tell them what to do"
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1) There were interviews. Fox didn't air them.
2) Due process isn't just for people we think are innocent. It's for everyone, even when we think they are guilty.
3) The US benefits from countries observing the traditional laws of the sea, and has every reason to set that example.
2) Due process isn't just for people we think are innocent. It's for everyone, even when we think they are guilty.
3) The US benefits from countries observing the traditional laws of the sea, and has every reason to set that example.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
1) There were interviews. Fox didn't air them.
2) Due process isn't just for people we think are innocent. It's for everyone, even when we think they are guilty.
3) The US benefits from countries observing the traditional laws of the sea, and has every reason to set that example.
2) Due process isn't just for people we think are innocent. It's for everyone, even when we think they are guilty.
3) The US benefits from countries observing the traditional laws of the sea, and has every reason to set that example.
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
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It may be repeating the obvious, but Mary Bruce is a first-rate reporter. In the face of a presidential tirade aimed at silencing her, she calmly and professionally demonstrated why a free and independent media remains essential, asking questions that people in power don't want to answer
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It may be repeating the obvious, but Mary Bruce is a first-rate reporter. In the face of a presidential tirade aimed at silencing her, she calmly and professionally demonstrated why a free and independent media remains essential, asking questions that people in power don't want to answer
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This isn't a dissent, it's a NextDoor post
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This isn't a dissent, it's a NextDoor post
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Ultimately, I hold Cassidy more accountable for this because it was clear as day that RFKjr did not belong anywhere near public health policy. No assurance would be enough and this was quite modest. And still only technically honored.
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Ultimately, I hold Cassidy more accountable for this because it was clear as day that RFKjr did not belong anywhere near public health policy. No assurance would be enough and this was quite modest. And still only technically honored.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...