Dr. DaShanne Stokes
@dashannestokes.com
Sociologist and educator. You may have caught me on TV or radio or read my work. Views mine. Find me at www.dashannestokes.com. Media inquiries: media at dashannestokes dot com.
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“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
Skyrocketing healthcare premiums are a weapon of exploitation.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Skyrocketing healthcare premiums are a weapon of exploitation.
Starving people is a weapon of control. So, too, is controlling and attacking the media, attacking science and higher ed, and using the military against citizens and innocent people. All weapons of control.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Starving people is a weapon of control. So, too, is controlling and attacking the media, attacking science and higher ed, and using the military against citizens and innocent people. All weapons of control.
Never in the history of humanity did starving people make anyone great.
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Never in the history of humanity did starving people make anyone great.
We need laws and Constitutional amendments to prevent future Trumps from happening. Of course, laws are nothing without people to uphold them.
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We need laws and Constitutional amendments to prevent future Trumps from happening. Of course, laws are nothing without people to uphold them.
Letting people starve only to cave on what was being fought for has the same effect as deliberately making people starve for nothing.
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Letting people starve only to cave on what was being fought for has the same effect as deliberately making people starve for nothing.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
The writers of the Constitition never intended for a criminal tyrant to be president.
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The writers of the Constitition never intended for a criminal tyrant to be president.
A justice and legal system that fails to prosecute a treasonous criminal for his crimes, allows him to seat judges who empower him to commit more crimes, and allows him to pardon fellow criminals who committed crimes for him isn't a just system. It's a crime ring.
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A justice and legal system that fails to prosecute a treasonous criminal for his crimes, allows him to seat judges who empower him to commit more crimes, and allows him to pardon fellow criminals who committed crimes for him isn't a just system. It's a crime ring.
A convicted felon should not be able to pardon fellow criminals who committed crimes on his behalf.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A convicted felon should not be able to pardon fellow criminals who committed crimes on his behalf.
He knows how insurance works, he's just trying to make it sound like he's on the side of the people whose stupidity and prejudice he's exploiting.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
He knows how insurance works, he's just trying to make it sound like he's on the side of the people whose stupidity and prejudice he's exploiting.
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
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Americans deserve better than the eight Democratic Senators who voted on a promise, without a guarantee, to protect the Affordable Care Act.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Americans deserve better than the eight Democratic Senators who voted on a promise, without a guarantee, to protect the Affordable Care Act.
A convicted felon should not be able to seat judges who may then overturn his own convictions and judgements against him and empower him to commit more crimes.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A convicted felon should not be able to seat judges who may then overturn his own convictions and judgements against him and empower him to commit more crimes.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
If what ICE is doing is about national security, why do research studies consistently show that immigrants (including those undicumented) commit fewer crimes than U.S.-born citizens?
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If what ICE is doing is about national security, why do research studies consistently show that immigrants (including those undicumented) commit fewer crimes than U.S.-born citizens?
Trump's tariffs have as much to do with "national security" as ICE agents arresting immigrants knowing that they commit fewer crimes than U.S.-born citizens.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Trump's tariffs have as much to do with "national security" as ICE agents arresting immigrants knowing that they commit fewer crimes than U.S.-born citizens.
The government should not be a tool to shield felons, starve families, or empower the Klan.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The government should not be a tool to shield felons, starve families, or empower the Klan.
There should be no ballroom and no pay for Congress until starving Americans can put food on the table.
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There should be no ballroom and no pay for Congress until starving Americans can put food on the table.
There's a reason why the KKK endorsed Trump and have used his name on their recruitment flyers. We see that reason with every action ICE takes.
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There's a reason why the KKK endorsed Trump and have used his name on their recruitment flyers. We see that reason with every action ICE takes.
If this were 1940s Germany, ICE raids would be known officially as an arm of the SS and Gestapo.
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If this were 1940s Germany, ICE raids would be known officially as an arm of the SS and Gestapo.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My sincere thanks to everyone following me and sharing my content. You help make my work possible. Thank you!
Former KKK grand wizard David Duke on Trump: "I love it. The fact that Donald Trump’s doing so well, it proves that I’m winning. I am winning."
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November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Former KKK grand wizard David Duke on Trump: "I love it. The fact that Donald Trump’s doing so well, it proves that I’m winning. I am winning."
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