Jared Hardesty
@drhardesty.bsky.social
Professor of History at Western Washington University. Historian of colonial America, labor, and slavery.
Most recent book:
https://hackettpublishing.com/the-suriname-writings-of-john-gabriel-stedman
Most recent book:
https://hackettpublishing.com/the-suriname-writings-of-john-gabriel-stedman
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Vance has become the face of defending ice and honestly, it’s probably the smartest thing Donald Trump has done in his second term because he must know that this whole thing is in the process of blowing up.
January 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Vance has become the face of defending ice and honestly, it’s probably the smartest thing Donald Trump has done in his second term because he must know that this whole thing is in the process of blowing up.
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Man with a Beer Jug, by Frans Hals, 1630, 📸 by @zachosterman.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Man with a Beer Jug, by Frans Hals, 1630, 📸 by @zachosterman.bsky.social
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rw press is using the fact that the shooter, an immigration officer, is married to a much younger recent Filipino immigrant whom he apparently met in the Phillipines as proof that he is not a racist. that is not what i would determine from that fact pattern. i would FOIA 911 calls at his address.
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
rw press is using the fact that the shooter, an immigration officer, is married to a much younger recent Filipino immigrant whom he apparently met in the Phillipines as proof that he is not a racist. that is not what i would determine from that fact pattern. i would FOIA 911 calls at his address.
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If the executive branch can unilaterally cut off federal funding to specific states the union has already been dissolved.
January 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
If the executive branch can unilaterally cut off federal funding to specific states the union has already been dissolved.
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
Such an incredible monologue
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Such an incredible monologue
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
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i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
ah. they all got the memo
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January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
“I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see”
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
“I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see”
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the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
/2 In light of that, I am in awe and deep respect of the people who are still showing up to monitor the ICE Gestapo, protect and defend their neighbors, do whatever they can to hold ICE to account and call out their lawlessness. What incredible bravery.
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
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Performative lying is a hallmark of fascist regimes
January 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Performative lying is a hallmark of fascist regimes
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this guy throws on cantina band (dance club remix bass booted) at the dance floor at your wedding wyd
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
this guy throws on cantina band (dance club remix bass booted) at the dance floor at your wedding wyd
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i don’t really think *why* they leaked it matters very much because *what* it shows is far more damning *when viewed by any normal person* than what they *want* it to show, they’re trying to manufacture an alternate reality and it isn’t going to work
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
i don’t really think *why* they leaked it matters very much because *what* it shows is far more damning *when viewed by any normal person* than what they *want* it to show, they’re trying to manufacture an alternate reality and it isn’t going to work
There's a forthcoming book that delves into why Perry Miller decided not to finish his multi-volume intellectual history of early America and instead focused on editing the works of Jonathan Edwards:
www.umasspress.com/978162534938...
www.umasspress.com/978162534938...
Reviving Jonathan Edwards
The untold story of how an unlikely Harvard atheist helped resurrect one of America’s greatest Puritans Jonathan Edwards is widely regarded as one of Ame...
www.umasspress.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
There's a forthcoming book that delves into why Perry Miller decided not to finish his multi-volume intellectual history of early America and instead focused on editing the works of Jonathan Edwards:
www.umasspress.com/978162534938...
www.umasspress.com/978162534938...
It was 20k under expected but still "solid" according to WaPo
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
It was 20k under expected but still "solid" according to WaPo
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2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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I genuinely don't think what Dem leaders actually SAY has any effect on how media outlets will purposefully word their headlines to get Dem rageclicks.
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I genuinely don't think what Dem leaders actually SAY has any effect on how media outlets will purposefully word their headlines to get Dem rageclicks.
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If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
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New column today:
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January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
New column today:
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Pastor: I said to this ICE agent, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The agent got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, 'Are you afraid now?' To which I said, 'I am not afraid.'
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Pastor: I said to this ICE agent, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The agent got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, 'Are you afraid now?' To which I said, 'I am not afraid.'
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
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My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
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PASSED: 17 Republicans just joined all House Democrats to extend Affordable Care Act health care tax credits for three years
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
PASSED: 17 Republicans just joined all House Democrats to extend Affordable Care Act health care tax credits for three years
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I can’t get over all the journalists and centrist pundits who sneered that “Twitter isn’t real life” when it was full of weird leftists but now insist it’s a vital window into the public mood when the entire site is Nazis, illegal porn, bots, and Belarusians calling themselves “Iowa MAGA Farm Guy”
thinking about how long leftists were blamed for making twitter inhospitable for MPs who are refusing point blank to leave now it's full of nazis and child porn
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I can’t get over all the journalists and centrist pundits who sneered that “Twitter isn’t real life” when it was full of weird leftists but now insist it’s a vital window into the public mood when the entire site is Nazis, illegal porn, bots, and Belarusians calling themselves “Iowa MAGA Farm Guy”