Travis W. Jacobson
@halingogringo.bsky.social
-Cultural Anthropologist
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-Professional Tutor/Educator
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-Polyglot (English/Español/עברית)
-Language Coach
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https://linktr.ee/HaLingoGringo
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The message we must convey is simple: We are not intimidated. We will not stand for this. We maintain our power, the power of The People.
This is how we resist. We dance in the face of tyranny.
We wash ourselves of defeatism & inspire our community to recognize its power, its worth, & its future.
This is how we resist. We dance in the face of tyranny.
We wash ourselves of defeatism & inspire our community to recognize its power, its worth, & its future.
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Post...Call...Make signs... March...Scream... Do what you can...
February 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Post...Call...Make signs... March...Scream... Do what you can...
The girl couldn't accept the story's ending.#shorts
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February 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It might actually be one of the greatest political backfires in US history.
Even if Talarico loses to Crockett, TX is going blue and I think the regime doesn’t recognize that 😂
Even if Talarico loses to Crockett, TX is going blue and I think the regime doesn’t recognize that 😂
The fact that Talerico has gotten more press for the FCC and CBS preventing his interview from airing than he would have ever gotten if they had aired the interview has made me smile all day.
And the fact that he totally crushed (most of) the interview is even better.
And the fact that he totally crushed (most of) the interview is even better.
February 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It might actually be one of the greatest political backfires in US history.
Even if Talarico loses to Crockett, TX is going blue and I think the regime doesn’t recognize that 😂
Even if Talarico loses to Crockett, TX is going blue and I think the regime doesn’t recognize that 😂
By convincing people that their votes don’t matter only keeps people from partaking in the democracy.
Democracy can only be had when people participate in it. Your choice to disengage only protects your comfort; it doesn’t help or support anyone else in your communities.
We need more voters period
Democracy can only be had when people participate in it. Your choice to disengage only protects your comfort; it doesn’t help or support anyone else in your communities.
We need more voters period
I see the far-left “there won’t be elections in 2028” crowd is out in full-force today.
First login of the day & my feed is filled with that bullshit.
Why are you stressed about 2028 when 2026 midterm elections are happening RIGHT NOW?
What is your goal w/ that messaging? To help the dictator?
First login of the day & my feed is filled with that bullshit.
Why are you stressed about 2028 when 2026 midterm elections are happening RIGHT NOW?
What is your goal w/ that messaging? To help the dictator?
February 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
By convincing people that their votes don’t matter only keeps people from partaking in the democracy.
Democracy can only be had when people participate in it. Your choice to disengage only protects your comfort; it doesn’t help or support anyone else in your communities.
We need more voters period
Democracy can only be had when people participate in it. Your choice to disengage only protects your comfort; it doesn’t help or support anyone else in your communities.
We need more voters period
I see the far-left “there won’t be elections in 2028” crowd is out in full-force today.
First login of the day & my feed is filled with that bullshit.
Why are you stressed about 2028 when 2026 midterm elections are happening RIGHT NOW?
What is your goal w/ that messaging? To help the dictator?
First login of the day & my feed is filled with that bullshit.
Why are you stressed about 2028 when 2026 midterm elections are happening RIGHT NOW?
What is your goal w/ that messaging? To help the dictator?
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I see the far-left “there won’t be elections in 2028” crowd is out in full-force today.
First login of the day & my feed is filled with that bullshit.
Why are you stressed about 2028 when 2026 midterm elections are happening RIGHT NOW?
What is your goal w/ that messaging? To help the dictator?
First login of the day & my feed is filled with that bullshit.
Why are you stressed about 2028 when 2026 midterm elections are happening RIGHT NOW?
What is your goal w/ that messaging? To help the dictator?
I know I’m not the clever, funny, original, or creative, but thank you to everyone who has followed or subscribed to me over the last three years.
I have more content planned, just taking care of personal things (all good news) before I can actually create much of it.
Find me on Substack!
I have more content planned, just taking care of personal things (all good news) before I can actually create much of it.
Find me on Substack!
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I know I’m not the clever, funny, original, or creative, but thank you to everyone who has followed or subscribed to me over the last three years.
I have more content planned, just taking care of personal things (all good news) before I can actually create much of it.
Find me on Substack!
I have more content planned, just taking care of personal things (all good news) before I can actually create much of it.
Find me on Substack!
Ramadan Mubarak ☪️ to any who celebrate.
a poster that says blessings of ramadan with a crescent moon in the background
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February 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Ramadan Mubarak ☪️ to any who celebrate.
Oh, I know this one!
They all forget about me 🥴
They all forget about me 🥴
Really into bookmaxxing lately i.e. starting seven books at once and letting them fight for my attention
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Oh, I know this one!
They all forget about me 🥴
They all forget about me 🥴
Happy Chinese and Lunar New Year!
May this year of the Horse bring you the freedom you require to gain the momentum you desire. 🔥 🐴
May this year of the Horse bring you the freedom you require to gain the momentum you desire. 🔥 🐴
a greeting card for the year of the horse 2026
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February 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Happy Chinese and Lunar New Year!
May this year of the Horse bring you the freedom you require to gain the momentum you desire. 🔥 🐴
May this year of the Horse bring you the freedom you require to gain the momentum you desire. 🔥 🐴
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Tell me again how they’re only arresting and deporting criminals.
ICE holding conditions led this sick baby to deteriorate beyond control.
This baby—this person—is 2 months old.
2 months.
Tell me again how they’re only arresting and deporting criminals.
ICE holding conditions led this sick baby to deteriorate beyond control.
This baby—this person—is 2 months old.
2 months.
Meet Juan Nicolas—ICE’s youngest detainee who is seeing his condition rapidly deteriorate.
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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February 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Tell me again how they’re only arresting and deporting criminals.
ICE holding conditions led this sick baby to deteriorate beyond control.
This baby—this person—is 2 months old.
2 months.
Tell me again how they’re only arresting and deporting criminals.
ICE holding conditions led this sick baby to deteriorate beyond control.
This baby—this person—is 2 months old.
2 months.
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Learning that we cannot know what we do not know is a huge anxiety relief because we are forced to think we know everything in this society. Most people know a set amount of things. It’s okay not to know what someone else does.
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Learning that we cannot know what we do not know is a huge anxiety relief because we are forced to think we know everything in this society. Most people know a set amount of things. It’s okay not to know what someone else does.
👇
Language, Learning, & Politics
5 Lessons on Learning That I Brought Into 2026
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February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Learning that we cannot know what we do not know is a huge anxiety relief because we are forced to think we know everything in this society. Most people know a set amount of things. It’s okay not to know what someone else does.
👇
Learning that we cannot know what we do not know is a huge anxiety relief because we are forced to think we know everything in this society. Most people know a set amount of things. It’s okay not to know what someone else does.
👇
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It’s incredibly stupid that we are having this in-fighting about 2028 candidates just under 3 years from the General Election.
1) Let’s focus on 2026 & 2027 elections.
2) Gavin Newsom is fascist-lite
3) We know bc I’ve always lived in CA, now Sacramento.
It’s incredibly stupid that we are having this in-fighting about 2028 candidates just under 3 years from the General Election.
1) Let’s focus on 2026 & 2027 elections.
2) Gavin Newsom is fascist-lite
3) We know bc I’ve always lived in CA, now Sacramento.
I’ve lived in CA for 25 years #duet #hasanpiker #gavinnewsom #california #candidate #2028 #election
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February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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It’s incredibly stupid that we are having this in-fighting about 2028 candidates just under 3 years from the General Election.
1) Let’s focus on 2026 & 2027 elections.
2) Gavin Newsom is fascist-lite
3) We know bc I’ve always lived in CA, now Sacramento.
It’s incredibly stupid that we are having this in-fighting about 2028 candidates just under 3 years from the General Election.
1) Let’s focus on 2026 & 2027 elections.
2) Gavin Newsom is fascist-lite
3) We know bc I’ve always lived in CA, now Sacramento.
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Whiteness isn’t just the lack of melanin in the skin, but the systematic otherization of those with more melanin through both legal and extralegal means. It’s an institution—in an of itself—meant to deny humanity to Black & Brown people.
Whiteness isn’t just the lack of melanin in the skin, but the systematic otherization of those with more melanin through both legal and extralegal means. It’s an institution—in an of itself—meant to deny humanity to Black & Brown people.
An ideology worth naming… #blackthought #racialequity
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February 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Whiteness isn’t just the lack of melanin in the skin, but the systematic otherization of those with more melanin through both legal and extralegal means. It’s an institution—in an of itself—meant to deny humanity to Black & Brown people.
Whiteness isn’t just the lack of melanin in the skin, but the systematic otherization of those with more melanin through both legal and extralegal means. It’s an institution—in an of itself—meant to deny humanity to Black & Brown people.
Rest easy, Jesse Jackson. 💛
Your legacy will live on forever. Thank you for everything you represented over the last 60+ years, all the good you led in this world, and the love you showed.
Your legacy will live on forever. Thank you for everything you represented over the last 60+ years, all the good you led in this world, and the love you showed.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Rest easy, Jesse Jackson. 💛
Your legacy will live on forever. Thank you for everything you represented over the last 60+ years, all the good you led in this world, and the love you showed.
Your legacy will live on forever. Thank you for everything you represented over the last 60+ years, all the good you led in this world, and the love you showed.
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A used Kleenex would have more significance than any executive order like this.
A used Kleenex would have more significance than any executive order like this.
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President Trump said there will be voter ID requirements for the midterm elections "whether approved by Congress or not," vowing to issue an executive order ...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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A used Kleenex would have more significance than any executive order like this.
A used Kleenex would have more significance than any executive order like this.
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My essays on Substack consistently reach the same audiences as @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @rbreich.bsky.social
If you are loving their content, make sure to give mine a try! It’s also always free!!!
My essays on Substack consistently reach the same audiences as @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @rbreich.bsky.social
If you are loving their content, make sure to give mine a try! It’s also always free!!!
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Month after month, my articles rank between 10%-20% similar in its viewing audiences as @Heather Cox Richardson and @Robert Reich.
If you are loving their work, make sure to read my newest Language, ...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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My essays on Substack consistently reach the same audiences as @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @rbreich.bsky.social
If you are loving their content, make sure to give mine a try! It’s also always free!!!
My essays on Substack consistently reach the same audiences as @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @rbreich.bsky.social
If you are loving their content, make sure to give mine a try! It’s also always free!!!
Language, Learning, & Politics
5 Lessons on Learning That I Brought Into 2026
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February 16, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Damn.
That’s saddening, though certainly unsurprising.
Palestine has existed for at least 1500 years in some form or another. Modern I-state is less than 100 years old.
This is an international ethnic cleansing effort, a genocide, a culturicide.
Damn.
That’s saddening, though certainly unsurprising.
Palestine has existed for at least 1500 years in some form or another. Modern I-state is less than 100 years old.
This is an international ethnic cleansing effort, a genocide, a culturicide.
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The British Museum has removed the name “Palestine” and related references from its ancient Middle East displays and maps, saying the term does not reflect t...
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February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Damn.
That’s saddening, though certainly unsurprising.
Palestine has existed for at least 1500 years in some form or another. Modern I-state is less than 100 years old.
This is an international ethnic cleansing effort, a genocide, a culturicide.
Damn.
That’s saddening, though certainly unsurprising.
Palestine has existed for at least 1500 years in some form or another. Modern I-state is less than 100 years old.
This is an international ethnic cleansing effort, a genocide, a culturicide.
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Historical context for these jobs...one of the last people convicted for their role in the Holocaust was a secretary at a camp. She claimed as a secretary she wasn't responsible. She was found guilty because she could not deny that she knew what was actually happening.
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
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ICE buys Romulus detention facility, projects 1,458 jobs as local officials push back
The agency said the Romulus facility and its construction are expected to generate 1,458 jobs, nearly $150 million in economic activity and more than $33 million in projected tax revenue.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Historical context for these jobs...one of the last people convicted for their role in the Holocaust was a secretary at a camp. She claimed as a secretary she wasn't responsible. She was found guilty because she could not deny that she knew what was actually happening.
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
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i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
Did Elon ghost his users? 😭😭😭😂😂😂
Brace yourselves
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Did Elon ghost his users? 😭😭😭😂😂😂
Do not let them win. Do not let them think they’re winning because they aren’t.
Get out your phones or computers and register to vote. It takes 30 seconds!
Register to vote: vote.org/
Get out your phones or computers and register to vote. It takes 30 seconds!
Register to vote: vote.org/
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Do not let them win. Do not let them think they’re winning because they aren’t.
Get out your phones or computers and register to vote. It takes 30 seconds!
Register to vote: vote.org/
Get out your phones or computers and register to vote. It takes 30 seconds!
Register to vote: vote.org/
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