Jerome Hodos
@jhodos.bsky.social
Lost in Megalopolis: Global urbanism, sociology, city politics, planning, street vitality. Professor, Franklin & Marshall College; mistakes all my own.
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This makes me think of that 1990 interview Trump did with Playboy where he admitted that when it came to Tiananmen Square, he was rooting for the tanks.
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This makes me think of that 1990 interview Trump did with Playboy where he admitted that when it came to Tiananmen Square, he was rooting for the tanks.
Good for Hochul. It's the right argument to make.
January 25, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Good for Hochul. It's the right argument to make.
Noting to follow up on this later. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Noting to follow up on this later. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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But the group identity formation that is structuring the ICE units reinforces this: A group of strangers parachuted into unfamiliar environments, sent out on violent adrenaline-rush missions and confronted by hostile popular resistance.
All of this creates a hardened us-them boundary.
All of this creates a hardened us-them boundary.
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
But the group identity formation that is structuring the ICE units reinforces this: A group of strangers parachuted into unfamiliar environments, sent out on violent adrenaline-rush missions and confronted by hostile popular resistance.
All of this creates a hardened us-them boundary.
All of this creates a hardened us-them boundary.
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The targeted recruitment of right-wing militarists with no vetting or training creates a paramilitary force unequipped to respond to popular resistance with anything but the use of uncontrolled violence.
It is visibly obvious from all the videos we've seen so far that they are out of their depth.
It is visibly obvious from all the videos we've seen so far that they are out of their depth.
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The targeted recruitment of right-wing militarists with no vetting or training creates a paramilitary force unequipped to respond to popular resistance with anything but the use of uncontrolled violence.
It is visibly obvious from all the videos we've seen so far that they are out of their depth.
It is visibly obvious from all the videos we've seen so far that they are out of their depth.
A pretty accurate analysis of the current state of affairs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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January 25, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A pretty accurate analysis of the current state of affairs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
Storm update: Pennsylvania is forbidding commercial vehicles on the Turnpike and other interstates starting at 12:01am Sunday morning.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Storm update: Pennsylvania is forbidding commercial vehicles on the Turnpike and other interstates starting at 12:01am Sunday morning.
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There's also been a shift in character in activism.
In Trump's first term, the big actions were symbolic protests designed to make a narrative impact.
In Trump's second term, we are seeing actions designed to practically frustrate an authoritarian crackdown on civil liberties.
In Trump's first term, the big actions were symbolic protests designed to make a narrative impact.
In Trump's second term, we are seeing actions designed to practically frustrate an authoritarian crackdown on civil liberties.
One of the big trends in opposition activism during Trump 2.0 has been the localism of protest. This level of organizing is pretty astonishing to watch, and anyone who insists that there haven't been any protests against Trump is simply ignoring it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
There's also been a shift in character in activism.
In Trump's first term, the big actions were symbolic protests designed to make a narrative impact.
In Trump's second term, we are seeing actions designed to practically frustrate an authoritarian crackdown on civil liberties.
In Trump's first term, the big actions were symbolic protests designed to make a narrative impact.
In Trump's second term, we are seeing actions designed to practically frustrate an authoritarian crackdown on civil liberties.
This is the first citywide general strike in the US since the 1940s. There is a tradition of general strikes with examples going back nearly 200 years (I'm most familiar with Seattle in 1919). www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
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January 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This is the first citywide general strike in the US since the 1940s. There is a tradition of general strikes with examples going back nearly 200 years (I'm most familiar with Seattle in 1919). www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
This story is amazing. It's kinda like Old Slavonic meets the Amish meets Thoreau. I wish I could say there's a bit of Captain Fantastic thrown in for good measure, but I don't think that's right. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
The long read: In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
This story is amazing. It's kinda like Old Slavonic meets the Amish meets Thoreau. I wish I could say there's a bit of Captain Fantastic thrown in for good measure, but I don't think that's right. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 AM
The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
The American Sociological Association helps win a court ruling against Trump administration efforts at school censorship and curriculum control. contentsharing.net/actions/emai...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The American Sociological Association helps win a court ruling against Trump administration efforts at school censorship and curriculum control. contentsharing.net/actions/emai...
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ICE is underwater with noncollege whites, god damn
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
ICE is underwater with noncollege whites, god damn
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Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
Note to self: Do not confuse with Manu Chao.
Man Chau Po Orchestra - Titoli [Hong Kong, Garage/Psych/Soundtrack] (196?) An uber groovy Morricone cover.
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https://youtu.be/c_kHriymBDc
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https://youtu.be/c_kHriymBDc
Man Chau Po Orchestra - Titoli [Hong Kong, Garage/Psych/Soundtrack] (196?) An uber groovy Morricone cover.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Note to self: Do not confuse with Manu Chao.
"a mottled, baguette-shaped creature that reaches 20ft in length."
Note to self: Don't try describing people this way: complexion + most similar food + height.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Note to self: Don't try describing people this way: complexion + most similar food + height.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks
Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet
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January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"a mottled, baguette-shaped creature that reaches 20ft in length."
Note to self: Don't try describing people this way: complexion + most similar food + height.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Note to self: Don't try describing people this way: complexion + most similar food + height.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My take on the Jan 23 action in Minneapolis is that I don’t really care whether it’s a “true” general strike (we could argue about that all day).
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
My take on the Jan 23 action in Minneapolis is that I don’t really care whether it’s a “true” general strike (we could argue about that all day).
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
This is necessary and admirably clear. We need much more of it, all across the media spectrum. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is necessary and admirably clear. We need much more of it, all across the media spectrum. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
This speech is as clear and noteworthy as people say it is. Carney declares plainly that the world order we have known for decades is over, and that "middle powers" have to cope with this the best they can to build alternate arrangements. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:55 AM
This speech is as clear and noteworthy as people say it is. Carney declares plainly that the world order we have known for decades is over, and that "middle powers" have to cope with this the best they can to build alternate arrangements. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
As I was saying last week.... www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland
European football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
As I was saying last week.... www.theguardian.com/football/202...