It’s John
@itsjohn.bsky.social
Pre-order my White Supremacy: A Short History. https://www.cambridge.org/gq/universitypress/subjects/history/global-history/white-supremacy-short-history
Anti-fascist. Views are sure as hell not my employer's, I assure you.
Anti-fascist. Views are sure as hell not my employer's, I assure you.
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
okay, yeah, this is prep for suppressing the vote a year from now
Rep. Pat Harrigan: "I have asked Josh Stein, our governor, to consider working with President Trump to allow the National Guard to come into Charlotte ... use the National Guard as a force multiplier and they can a lot of load off the Charlotte PD."
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
okay, yeah, this is prep for suppressing the vote a year from now
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
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I know the idea that ICE and BP will be prosecuted en mass is comforting but it absolutely isn’t going to happen. If you actually care about this issue you should be more serious about it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I know the idea that ICE and BP will be prosecuted en mass is comforting but it absolutely isn’t going to happen. If you actually care about this issue you should be more serious about it.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Weekend reading: Where America stands, one year after Trump’s election.
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
Escalation, Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround?
One year after the election: What we can say with certainty about the state of the Trumpist assault, where uncertainty lies, and where America might go from here
steady.page
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Weekend reading: Where America stands, one year after Trump’s election.
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
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You know it's higher admin-produced slop b/c the cohorts (Foundational AI, Applied AI & Responsible AI and Cybersecurity) are super vague. They don't care how the hires will fit w/ existing campus expertise/needs. In other words, it's the opposite of strategic - just the crassest opportunistic move.
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You know it's higher admin-produced slop b/c the cohorts (Foundational AI, Applied AI & Responsible AI and Cybersecurity) are super vague. They don't care how the hires will fit w/ existing campus expertise/needs. In other words, it's the opposite of strategic - just the crassest opportunistic move.
“We’re not allowed to say whatever we want in the classroom,” says finance prof in statement, uh, affirming academic freedom.
University releases statement on academic freedom, integrity
University releases statement on academic freedom, integrity
University professors and leaders wrote a statement reaffirming the University’s commitment to academic freedom and integrity, President Jim Davis announced Monday. Davis described the Texas Statement on Academic Integrity as a “visionary statement,” which sets standards for responsible academic practices. The statement discusses three subject areas: academic freedom and citizenship, academic integrity and public trust,...
thedailytexan.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“We’re not allowed to say whatever we want in the classroom,” says finance prof in statement, uh, affirming academic freedom.
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This has been demonstrated to be a basic fact of migration over and over and over again. It's a centuries-old truism. But bigotry hates facts almost as much as it hates people.
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This has been demonstrated to be a basic fact of migration over and over and over again. It's a centuries-old truism. But bigotry hates facts almost as much as it hates people.
No, because while they say they’re playing 4D chess against crafty opponents, they actually believe the shitty things they cast as tactics.
i do genuinely wonder if reactionary cenrists ever get tired of never being right about anything
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
No, because while they say they’re playing 4D chess against crafty opponents, they actually believe the shitty things they cast as tactics.
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When we were on Twitter the line was “Twitter isn’t real life” and now that Twitter is deliberately stirring up bigotry it’s “Bluesky is a bubble you have to be on Twitter” and I think that is a pretty clear statement of value.
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 10:58 AM
When we were on Twitter the line was “Twitter isn’t real life” and now that Twitter is deliberately stirring up bigotry it’s “Bluesky is a bubble you have to be on Twitter” and I think that is a pretty clear statement of value.
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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Working on spreadsheet calculations to power my new Millard-o-meter™ that measures campaign futility per dollar spent. Millard set an all time Ward 10 fundraising record, almost triple Chughtai, and lost big anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Working on spreadsheet calculations to power my new Millard-o-meter™ that measures campaign futility per dollar spent. Millard set an all time Ward 10 fundraising record, almost triple Chughtai, and lost big anyway.
Well, in NYC the socialist won despite the leading dems
Dems in ARRAY
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Well, in NYC the socialist won despite the leading dems
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
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if mamdani wins huge it's an outlier because it's new york, if he loses he needed to do more to protect women's sports. if dems win big in NJ and VA it's because they disavowed crazy positions taken in 2020. if dems lose in NJ/VA it's because they needed to do more to protect women's sports
Whatever happens in the elections tonight, it will prove that reactionary centrists were right.
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
if mamdani wins huge it's an outlier because it's new york, if he loses he needed to do more to protect women's sports. if dems win big in NJ and VA it's because they disavowed crazy positions taken in 2020. if dems lose in NJ/VA it's because they needed to do more to protect women's sports
Tomorrow’s very serious pundits:
just because ZM crushed all rivals w an historic turnout doesn’t mean his shockingly victorious message can be applied anywhere else, dirtbags
just because ZM crushed all rivals w an historic turnout doesn’t mean his shockingly victorious message can be applied anywhere else, dirtbags
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tomorrow’s very serious pundits:
just because ZM crushed all rivals w an historic turnout doesn’t mean his shockingly victorious message can be applied anywhere else, dirtbags
just because ZM crushed all rivals w an historic turnout doesn’t mean his shockingly victorious message can be applied anywhere else, dirtbags
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******If you’re in line to tell Chuck Schumer to eat shit, stay in line!!******
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
******If you’re in line to tell Chuck Schumer to eat shit, stay in line!!******
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Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.