Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social
Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.
https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
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Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social
· Nov 3
America at 250: A History - YouTube
This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught j...
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Hey folks--
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
She unmasked them.
They're using brutality and violence to get what they want.
It's not about immigration.
It's about coercion and power.
They're using brutality and violence to get what they want.
It's not about immigration.
It's about coercion and power.
BREAKING: A federal judge is weighing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s blackmail letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as evidence that the administration is using the presence of armed federal agents as coercion to achieve policy goals. trib.al/Vm5nYNk
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 AM
She unmasked them.
They're using brutality and violence to get what they want.
It's not about immigration.
It's about coercion and power.
They're using brutality and violence to get what they want.
It's not about immigration.
It's about coercion and power.
Minnesota has trained us in the art and power of resistance.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Minnesota has trained us in the art and power of resistance.
A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
Want to see our fundamental rights as Americans according to the Bill of Rights?
Like…the right to peaceably assemble (i.e. protest?)
Here you go.
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
Like…the right to peaceably assemble (i.e. protest?)
Here you go.
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
The Bill of Rights: What Does it Say?
Español Accordion [accordion classes="" id="59774" expand_first="true"][/accordion] Back to Main Page How Did it Happen?
www.archives.gov
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Want to see our fundamental rights as Americans according to the Bill of Rights?
Like…the right to peaceably assemble (i.e. protest?)
Here you go.
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
Like…the right to peaceably assemble (i.e. protest?)
Here you go.
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
“Ransom note”
Or rather, extortion threat.
Either way, nope.
They told on themselves.
It’s all about power.
Not immigrants.
Not crime.
Power.
Or rather, extortion threat.
Either way, nope.
They told on themselves.
It’s all about power.
Not immigrants.
Not crime.
Power.
TAPPER: They're asking for voter roll information after the death of Alex Pretti. What was it like to see that letter?
SIMON: It was really deeply disturbing. Literally hours after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by ICE agents, there's this ransom note
SIMON: It was really deeply disturbing. Literally hours after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by ICE agents, there's this ransom note
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
“Ransom note”
Or rather, extortion threat.
Either way, nope.
They told on themselves.
It’s all about power.
Not immigrants.
Not crime.
Power.
Or rather, extortion threat.
Either way, nope.
They told on themselves.
It’s all about power.
Not immigrants.
Not crime.
Power.
I can’t believe that I have the need to post this.
But here you go.
But here you go.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I can’t believe that I have the need to post this.
But here you go.
But here you go.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
Easy to be cynical but this seems like it’s heading in the right direction
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Easy to be cynical but this seems like it’s heading in the right direction
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I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
Covering themselves because of the heat they’re getting from the murdering and kidnapping of people in Minneapolis.
They can claim they did….something.
He’ll do the same elsewhere.
He’s still on the bus.
They can claim they did….something.
He’ll do the same elsewhere.
He’s still on the bus.
Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Covering themselves because of the heat they’re getting from the murdering and kidnapping of people in Minneapolis.
They can claim they did….something.
He’ll do the same elsewhere.
He’s still on the bus.
They can claim they did….something.
He’ll do the same elsewhere.
He’s still on the bus.
If you can't (or refuse to) fathom that people will stand up for themselves based on their principles and humanity--& not because they're getting paid--you're telling on yourself.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
If you can't (or refuse to) fathom that people will stand up for themselves based on their principles and humanity--& not because they're getting paid--you're telling on yourself.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
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Historian Joanne Freeman on the real reason Minnesota has been invaded:
"Immigration has been a pure racist mask hiding an electoral power grab."
"Immigration has been a pure racist mask hiding an electoral power grab."
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Historian Joanne Freeman on the real reason Minnesota has been invaded:
"Immigration has been a pure racist mask hiding an electoral power grab."
"Immigration has been a pure racist mask hiding an electoral power grab."
This article / presentation is profoundly moving -- particularly at this moment in time. On art. And principles. And betrayal.
Gift article.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift article.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Face to Face With History’s Most Dangerous Painter (Gift Article)
Jacques-Louis David, artist and politician of the French Revolution, has beguiled our critic Jason Farago for years — and scared him, too. Let him show you why.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This article / presentation is profoundly moving -- particularly at this moment in time. On art. And principles. And betrayal.
Gift article.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift article.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hey folks:
Here's last night's "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep."
"Indignation meetings"
A 19th century idea with 21st century relevance.
www.youtube.com/live/TTtIamu...
Here's last night's "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep."
"Indignation meetings"
A 19th century idea with 21st century relevance.
www.youtube.com/live/TTtIamu...
A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Hey folks:
Here's last night's "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep."
"Indignation meetings"
A 19th century idea with 21st century relevance.
www.youtube.com/live/TTtIamu...
Here's last night's "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep."
"Indignation meetings"
A 19th century idea with 21st century relevance.
www.youtube.com/live/TTtIamu...
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for hepatitis B, influenza and other shots buck changes made by the Trump administration. on.wsj.com/4sWZrIS
Defying CDC, Pediatricians Recommend All Kids Get Vaccinations Against 18 Diseases
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for hepatitis B, influenza and other shots buck changes made by the Trump administration.
on.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 AM
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for hepatitis B, influenza and other shots buck changes made by the Trump administration. on.wsj.com/4sWZrIS
Lies.
The word is: lies.
The word is: lies.
News Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is
The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Lies.
The word is: lies.
The word is: lies.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
At least we know that while federal agents are killing people for using cell phones and the country is going to shit, Trump was working hard playing golf, hosting a screening for Melania’s movie, and rage-posting about his ballroom.
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
At least we know that while federal agents are killing people for using cell phones and the country is going to shit, Trump was working hard playing golf, hosting a screening for Melania’s movie, and rage-posting about his ballroom.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
They can’t fathom that people have come together because they care about their community, their neighbors, and their nation.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
They can’t fathom that people have come together because they care about their community, their neighbors, and their nation.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
Reposted by Joanne Freeman
"We are at a point where the sins are so grievous that silence is support". Dr. Joanne Freeman (11:50)
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"We are at a point where the sins are so grievous that silence is support". Dr. Joanne Freeman (11:50)
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
Rosie the Peep is a sassy, brave, and opinionated Resistance Bird.
She is the birb for our time.
We found each other in January 2025 for a reason.
She knows what side she’s on.
She is the birb for our time.
We found each other in January 2025 for a reason.
She knows what side she’s on.
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Rosie the Peep is a sassy, brave, and opinionated Resistance Bird.
She is the birb for our time.
We found each other in January 2025 for a reason.
She knows what side she’s on.
She is the birb for our time.
We found each other in January 2025 for a reason.
She knows what side she’s on.