@jkavanagh.bsky.social
Editor at New York magazine and Condé Nast in a previous life.
Also at Shakespeare on Politics on that other platform.
Also at Shakespeare on Politics on that other platform.
“Contempt will kill the speaker’s heart, and quite divorce his memory from his part.”
“Love’s Labour’s Lost”
“Love’s Labour’s Lost”
Q: Rep. Jayapal accused the DOJ of tracking her search history. Is that appropriate conduct?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“Contempt will kill the speaker’s heart, and quite divorce his memory from his part.”
“Love’s Labour’s Lost”
“Love’s Labour’s Lost”
Bondi paraphrasing Shakespeare:
“And dangers [to the Epstein victims] are to me indifferent.”
“And dangers [to the Epstein victims] are to me indifferent.”
Bondi came before Congress trailing clouds of incompetence, hackery, and failure
But this time, sitting behind her, were the victims of her smug nonfeasance: the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking, child rape, pedophile ring.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
But this time, sitting behind her, were the victims of her smug nonfeasance: the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking, child rape, pedophile ring.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Dark Truth About Pam Bondi
Arrogance, insults, indifference, and nonfeasance
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Bondi paraphrasing Shakespeare:
“And dangers [to the Epstein victims] are to me indifferent.”
“And dangers [to the Epstein victims] are to me indifferent.”
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Shakespeare’s plays are well stocked with merchants of Venice, gentlemen of Verona, and other Italian characters. But what did Shakespeare—and his audiences—really know about such distant places and people? www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
Shakespeare and Italy | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
www.folger.edu
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Shakespeare’s plays are well stocked with merchants of Venice, gentlemen of Verona, and other Italian characters. But what did Shakespeare—and his audiences—really know about such distant places and people? www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
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We often pigeonhole people as either a "maths " or an "arts“ person, but in Shakespeare’s time this divide didn’t exist.
I spoke with @Folger.edu about why looking at Shakespeare through the eyes of a mathematician can help students to appreciate both disciplines. www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
I spoke with @Folger.edu about why looking at Shakespeare through the eyes of a mathematician can help students to appreciate both disciplines. www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
Shakespeare and Mathematics | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
www.folger.edu
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
We often pigeonhole people as either a "maths " or an "arts“ person, but in Shakespeare’s time this divide didn’t exist.
I spoke with @Folger.edu about why looking at Shakespeare through the eyes of a mathematician can help students to appreciate both disciplines. www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
I spoke with @Folger.edu about why looking at Shakespeare through the eyes of a mathematician can help students to appreciate both disciplines. www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
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On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" @colbertlateshow.bsky.social, Sir Ian McKellen shared a monologue that some believe Shakespeare may have written. The speech, known as "The Strangers’ Case," comes from an Elizabethan play, "Sir Thomas More." We explore: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
The Strangers' Case | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
www.folger.edu
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" @colbertlateshow.bsky.social, Sir Ian McKellen shared a monologue that some believe Shakespeare may have written. The speech, known as "The Strangers’ Case," comes from an Elizabethan play, "Sir Thomas More." We explore: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
“Struggling readers, in particular, need instructors who have been trained in what’s now broadly referred to as structured literacy, research-based instruction, or the science of reading.”
Dyslexia and the Reading Wars
Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
www.newyorker.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
“Struggling readers, in particular, need instructors who have been trained in what’s now broadly referred to as structured literacy, research-based instruction, or the science of reading.”
It’s one thing for the despicable Bondi to lead the obstruction of justice, but she denies the opportunity to hear testimony from Epstein’s victims, insulting and vilifying them lest they incriminate Trump and his degenerate co-conspirators.
Pam Bondi just laughed when asked if she would apologize to Epstein Survivors.
February 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It’s one thing for the despicable Bondi to lead the obstruction of justice, but she denies the opportunity to hear testimony from Epstein’s victims, insulting and vilifying them lest they incriminate Trump and his degenerate co-conspirators.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
“To MAGA and Trump, that very idea, the idea of celebrating diversity, the idea of celebrating immigration as a positive good for the country, is itself a bridge too far. It's repellent to them.”
Trump-MAGA rage at Bad Bunny is actually driven by anger at multiracial solidarity. On the pod, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social nails it on how this demented MAGA fury captures why Trump's gains with the nonwhite working class in 2024 have now completely collapsed:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
Trump’s Fury at NFL Show Spikes amid Fresh Signs His Base Is Imploding
As Trump-MAGA rage at Bad Bunny grows, and polling shows he’s bleeding the working class, a reporter who covers Latino culture explains how both developments reveal Trump and MAGA are trapped in a bub...
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
“To MAGA and Trump, that very idea, the idea of celebrating diversity, the idea of celebrating immigration as a positive good for the country, is itself a bridge too far. It's repellent to them.”
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Donald Trump must be removed from office. Period.
Rep Raskin reports he reviewed the full unredacted Epstein Files & Trump's name appears MORE THAN A MILLION TIMES.
We knew of 38K times—meaning we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser & sex trafficker.
Anyone still unwilling to impeach & remove is complicit.
We knew of 38K times—meaning we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser & sex trafficker.
Anyone still unwilling to impeach & remove is complicit.
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Donald Trump must be removed from office. Period.
Psaki on Trump’s smug, sycophantic, incompetent spokesperson
«Jen Psaki comments on the fiery newly leaked audio of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt threatening to sue CBS News.»
www.youtube.com/shorts/UdYqr...
www.youtube.com/shorts/UdYqr...
Karoline Leavitt’s fiery leaked audio threatening CBS News
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Psaki on Trump’s smug, sycophantic, incompetent spokesperson
Not to worry, Trump tells Fox and CBS: You’re not journalists.
At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that Trump had sent a similar message of reassurance to CBS News chief Bari Weiss. open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Trump Reassures Fox News That He Does Not Consider Them Journalists
"We weren't really worried," Steve Doocy said.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Not to worry, Trump tells Fox and CBS: You’re not journalists.
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Psaki: Trump "is laying the groundwork to undermine the validity of the midterm elections ... He does not think he and his party can win on their own."
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Psaki: Trump "is laying the groundwork to undermine the validity of the midterm elections ... He does not think he and his party can win on their own."
“Courtesy itself must convert to disdain if you come in her presence.”
“Much Ado About Nothing”
“Much Ado About Nothing”
Bondi confronted by protester while arriving at Capitol: "Bondi you are a disgrace to the American people! You protect pedophiles who systematically rape children!"
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“Courtesy itself must convert to disdain if you come in her presence.”
“Much Ado About Nothing”
“Much Ado About Nothing”
I think the first rule in barber school must be, Cut the hair the way you want, not the way the customer wants.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I think the first rule in barber school must be, Cut the hair the way you want, not the way the customer wants.
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, “We are all in Trump’s gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars while Pam Bondi is luxuriating in the filth.”
Rep. Jayapal: "Attorney General Bondi…will you turn to [Epstein's survivors] and apologize for what your DOJ has put them through?"
Pam Bondi: *refuses to answer*
Pam Bondi: *refuses to answer*
February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, “We are all in Trump’s gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars while Pam Bondi is luxuriating in the filth.”
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Rep. Raskin lashes out at AG Pam Bondi over DOJ efforts to prosecute Trump political foes
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwX...
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwX...
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Rep. Raskin lashes out at AG Pam Bondi over DOJ efforts to prosecute Trump political foes
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwX...
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwX...
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Rep. Raskin: “You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference, and jaded cruelty towards more than 1,000 victims raped, abused, and trafficked. This performance screams cover-up.”
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Rep. Raskin: “You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference, and jaded cruelty towards more than 1,000 victims raped, abused, and trafficked. This performance screams cover-up.”
“If we want students to keep reading books, faculty have the most important role to—regardless of [distractions to] students’ attention. The reaction to declining reading skills, poor comprehension, and attention spans should not be to negotiate or compromise, but to double down on the cure.”
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“If we want students to keep reading books, faculty have the most important role to—regardless of [distractions to] students’ attention. The reaction to declining reading skills, poor comprehension, and attention spans should not be to negotiate or compromise, but to double down on the cure.”
This ⬇️
Donald Trump must be removed from office. Period.
Rep Raskin reports he reviewed the full unredacted Epstein Files & Trump's name appears MORE THAN A MILLION TIMES.
We knew of 38K times—meaning we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser & sex trafficker.
Anyone still unwilling to impeach & remove is complicit.
We knew of 38K times—meaning we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser & sex trafficker.
Anyone still unwilling to impeach & remove is complicit.
February 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This ⬇️
“My question to you, Caliban, is this: “Is Donald Trump a great president or a very great president?”
Jesus, people, learn how to ask a question.
Leavitt: "The president has always remained consistent in that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because frankly Jeffrey Epstein was a creep ... what the president has said all along has always remained true"
February 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“My question to you, Caliban, is this: “Is Donald Trump a great president or a very great president?”
House Republicans say,
“Ignorance itself is a plummet o’er me.”
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
“Ignorance itself is a plummet o’er me.”
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
It’s easy to roll one’s eyes at the right’s whining about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
But the fact that some House Republicans are talking about an official congressional investigation into the performance is much dumber.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
But the fact that some House Republicans are talking about an official congressional investigation into the performance is much dumber.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
House Republicans eye official investigation into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
Donald Trump condemned the performance, but some GOP lawmakers apparently want to do more than just complain.
www.ms.now
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
House Republicans say,
“Ignorance itself is a plummet o’er me.”
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
“Ignorance itself is a plummet o’er me.”
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
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🎁🔗: History Shows Trump’s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him >>> "Trump appears to be testing the depths of the hole into which he can throw himself — and drag America with him." via @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | History Shows Trump’s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 AM
🎁🔗: History Shows Trump’s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him >>> "Trump appears to be testing the depths of the hole into which he can throw himself — and drag America with him." via @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
