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Colin Woodard
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Director, Nationhood Lab, @PellCenter.bsky.social - Salve Regina University. Author, American Nations, American Character, Union, Republic of Pirates, and others. www.colinwoodard.com and www.nationhoodlab.org

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Colin Strohn Woodard is an American journalist and writer known for his books American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (2011), The Republic of Pirates (2007), and The Lobster Coast (2004), a cultural and environmental history of coastal Maine. He is known for his writing that examines how the historically distinct regional cultures of America shape its current politics, society and health status. .. more

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 9h
It was Union that time. Claimed it denied the natural rights origins of the U.S national story when that was precisely what the book was about. Craziest review I’ve ever seen.

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C MONEY BURNS @cmoneyburns.bsky.social · 10h
I went with 40 of my closest comrades to the Portland office of @senangusking.bsky.social to let him know he sold out Mainers' healthcare and starved kids just to fold and get nothing. They turned off the lights, locked the door, and didn't answer the phone.
protestors at the locked door of Senator Angus King's Portland office protestors outside Senator Angus King's office in Portland protestors outside Senator Angus King's office in Portland protestors outside Senator Angus King's office in Portland

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · 12h
I’ll be live with @colinwoodard.bsky.social at 1:30pm ET discussing how the divides within the nation are driving much of our political, policy, and economic conversations open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: The War Between Two Stories of Nationhood
Starting Nov 10 at 1:30 PM EST
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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 17h
Meanwhile, the BBC is firing its leadership because a program "edited" a Trump speech to make it "sound like" he supported the Jan. 6 coup.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 17h
Apparently @senangusking.bsky.social is now living in a pocket dimension where it's still like 1996.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
King: So I believe that we are closer tonight to a vote on the ACA tax credits than we were this morning. This agreement tonight is a win for the American people.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 18h
Fellow Mainers: I'll be your guest on @mainepublic.org's "Maine Calling" this morning, talking about Nations Apart, how we got here as a country, and what we can do about it. www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
Colin Woodard: Divided Nation
Journalist Colin Woodard discusses his new book about our divided nation and what it will take to repair the rifts
www.mainepublic.org

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 18h
Last time I wrote a book, the Wall Street Journal reviewer made up a different book that said the opposite of mine and attacked it, so this begrudgingly positive review for Nations Apart is a major advance: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Nations Apart’ Review: The Republic by Region
The strongest divisions in our politics may emerge from patterns of early American settlement.
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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 18h
Actually, that's Milbury on the left. Too many two syllable Connecticut towns starting in M with Barnes & Noble stores, I tell you.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19h
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
www.politico.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
King: So I believe that we are closer tonight to a vote on the ACA tax credits than we were this morning. This agreement tonight is a win for the American people.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 1d
Spoke with the @bostonglobe.com about the new book and the state of U.S. democracy. "That’s kind of the tragedy: that we fooled ourselves into thinking of each other as our mortal enemies, when a lot of us agree on a lot of stuff." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/o...
Americans were divided at the start, and we’re divided now. What can we agree on? - The Boston Globe
Our ancestors united then to defeat a bad king; perhaps, Woodard argues in the book, we can now do the same.
www.bostonglobe.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d
$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 3d
Greater New Haven, CT folks: these newly signed books await you at the @barnesandnoble.com’s in Milford (L) and North Haven:

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 3d
Who could have ever foreseen this problem?

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you. In the Health chapter you'll find my work with HealthPartners Institute president Nico Pronk!

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 3d
Great to see my piece on U.S. civic vs ethnic nationalism picked up for my Minnesota friends by the @startribune.com this morning: www.startribune.com/american-val...
Opinion | There’s still a shared American story
For decades, the U.S. has clashed over two stories of nationhood. One is winning. JD Vance’s blood-and-soil vision isn’t it, Colin Woodard writes.
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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
During the Eisenhower administration, the top marginal tax rate was 91 percent.
legal.reuters.com Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 4d
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
If they don’t think they’ll ever have to face another real election.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
#MEpolitics

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4d
Susan Collins cast the deciding vote today to block a measure that would have required congressional approval for Trump to strike Venezuela. The deciding vote.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela
Just two Republicans backed the measure, which would have required congressional approval for an attack on the South American nation.
www.politico.com

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 4d
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 4d
FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves after string of impersonators commit crimes
FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves after string of impersonators commit crimes
Citing a string of incidents in which masked criminals posing as immigration officers robbed and kidnapped victims, the FBI recently issued a memo suggesting agents clearly identify themselves while they're in the field.
www.latimes.com

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 4d
barely a metaphor lmao

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
Newburyport, Mass.: @jabberwockybooks.bsky.social has these newly signed titles, just in time for the holidays. Please read responsibly.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
Southern Massachusettsians, rejoice! The @barnesandnoble.com in North Dartmouth has these newly signed books awaiting good homes,
Including the brand new one, Nations Apart.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
Hey Greater New Haven, CT: the @barnesandnoble.com in Milford has these newly signed books just waiting for you, your loved ones, and your family pets (if they can read.)

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 4d
Did Ross Douthat Ruin his Workplace?
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the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
NYT INTERESTING TIMES Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And can conservative feminism fix it? By Ross Douthat and Victoria Chamberlin

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jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 4d
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
NYT INTERESTING TIMES Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And can conservative feminism fix it? By Ross Douthat and Victoria Chamberlin

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 5d
Sure am: Politics & Prose Nov. 13 and -- for those in Loudon and Frederick -- Shepherdstown, WV's Four Season Books at the Byrd Center, Nov. 12. Details/links: www.colinwoodard.com/events