Benjamin Detenber
@detenber.bsky.social
University professor in Singapore studying media and public opinion.
Absolutely no respect for the rule of law other than, "I am the law." 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
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Absolutely no respect for the rule of law other than, "I am the law." www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
With this capitulation, democracy in the US may be lost for a long time, if not forever.
This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
With this capitulation, democracy in the US may be lost for a long time, if not forever.
1985: The Miracle Year is an credible release. Listening to it took me back in time, and what a time it was. Being a college radio DJ in the 80s meant we had direct access to some of the coolest things happening in music. Husker Du was one of them.
How Bob Mould rediscovered the great, lost live Husker Du record
Bob Mould discusses Numero Group’s “1985: The Miracle Year,” which captures the Minnesota punk trio Husker Du at its youthful peak.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
1985: The Miracle Year is an credible release. Listening to it took me back in time, and what a time it was. Being a college radio DJ in the 80s meant we had direct access to some of the coolest things happening in music. Husker Du was one of them.
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I’m pretty sure winning a slam dunk lawsuit against this criminal extortion would have been cheaper than dropping $60m during a bad budget crunch. They didn’t cave to pressure. They collaborated with the regime and sold out their students and staff.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I’m pretty sure winning a slam dunk lawsuit against this criminal extortion would have been cheaper than dropping $60m during a bad budget crunch. They didn’t cave to pressure. They collaborated with the regime and sold out their students and staff.
The WaPo editorial board has moved so far to the right and protective of the monied classes under Bezos that it is almost unrecognizable from its former self.
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The WaPo editorial board has moved so far to the right and protective of the monied classes under Bezos that it is almost unrecognizable from its former self.
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MIKE JOHNSON'S SERGEANT AT ARMS TRIES TO KICK REP. MAXINE DEXTER (D-OR) OUT OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
MIKE JOHNSON'S SERGEANT AT ARMS TRIES TO KICK REP. MAXINE DEXTER (D-OR) OUT OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA
Sleepy Don
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sleepy Don
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November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Some Americans have not forgotten what it means to be American in the time of of an autocratic and nationalistic takeover. May there be many more sandwich guys in the days to come.
“Let us not forget that the great seal of the US says E Pluribus Unum. That means Out of many, one
Every life matters no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here, no matter how you identify. You have the right to live a life that is free”
DC Sandwich Guy Sean Dunn
Every life matters no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here, no matter how you identify. You have the right to live a life that is free”
DC Sandwich Guy Sean Dunn
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Some Americans have not forgotten what it means to be American in the time of of an autocratic and nationalistic takeover. May there be many more sandwich guys in the days to come.
The sting is in the tail, so be sure to follow the short (3 post thread) to the end.
So, hey, wanna see something you'll really hate?
It's going to be thrust in front of your eyeballs in the next few weeks regardless, so you might as well be forewarned so as to be forearmed.
But if you aren't into hate-reading, you might want to skip this thread.
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It's going to be thrust in front of your eyeballs in the next few weeks regardless, so you might as well be forewarned so as to be forearmed.
But if you aren't into hate-reading, you might want to skip this thread.
1/
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The sting is in the tail, so be sure to follow the short (3 post thread) to the end.
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Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding | University Statements | Cornell University
statements.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
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This happened in the same Oval Office meeting where he later violated HIPPA and essentially ignored someone with a health emergency. Yeah, totally normal.
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This happened in the same Oval Office meeting where he later violated HIPPA and essentially ignored someone with a health emergency. Yeah, totally normal.
This is lovely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUlN...
“Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is lovely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUlN...
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Congratulations on the Dems making inroads into the Republican held majority in Mississippi. Here's to more wins in the future! 💙
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations on the Dems making inroads into the Republican held majority in Mississippi. Here's to more wins in the future! 💙
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
Do not elevate intellectually this dude, even in passing. Condolences to his family, and even deeper condolences to the marginalized, working groups of Americans who suffered under his and Bush2 rule.
This is an incredible and very specific hater energy substack.com/home/post/p-...
Dick Cheney, ABD
Remembering the greatest alt-ac of them all
substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Do not elevate intellectually this dude, even in passing. Condolences to his family, and even deeper condolences to the marginalized, working groups of Americans who suffered under his and Bush2 rule.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
I am so glad I cancelled my subscription to the WaPo. While there are still pockets of adequate journalism, it has largely been hollowed out, and the editorial side has become a joke. The latest piece on the ACA is perfect example. No mention of the trillion $+ tax cut for billionaires like Bezos.
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I am so glad I cancelled my subscription to the WaPo. While there are still pockets of adequate journalism, it has largely been hollowed out, and the editorial side has become a joke. The latest piece on the ACA is perfect example. No mention of the trillion $+ tax cut for billionaires like Bezos.
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