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Johann Neem
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Scholar of the American Revolution and the Early American Republic, education. Author of "What's the Point of College? Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform" and "Democracy's Schools: The Rise of Public Education in America." Website: https://johannneem.com .. more

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · Aug 11
In my contribution to @newrepublic.com's issue on Trump and history, I argue that Trump has wrapped himself in the mantle of the American Revolution while undermining its principles.
Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution
He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.
newrepublic.com

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 8d
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 9d
When local police are assigned to protect people from fed agents, when schools keep kids inside bc of fed agents, and when cities urge people to be careful on Halloween bc of federal agents, that is a sign that the fed government is now the enemy of the American people.
New policy will dispatch police supervisors to federal agent activity in Evanston
The City of Evanston is implementing a new policy to dispatch a police supervisor to reports of incidents involving federal agents in the community.
www.nbcchicago.com

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 15d
Please take a moment to complete the quiz below to determine whether you have a president or an emperor.
johannneem.bsky.social Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
New Quiz- please answer all questions: How to know if you have an emperor or a president. If you answer yes to a majority of the questions below, you have an emperor and are no longer living in a free country.

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 17d
In US, govt by consent of the governed has ended! Trump’s use of private money to fund his army echoes King Charles I’s effort to fund his govt by finding revenue independent of Parliament- one of the major issues leading to English civil wars- and why Americans fought for govt by consent in 1776.
Anonymous Donor Gives $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown, Pentagon Says
Servicemembers were expected to miss their first full paychecks in mid-October.
www.wsj.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17d
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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 17d
If you're in DC on Sunday, please stop by the teach-in on American history-- "In an authoritarian regime, one of the first things that is taken from the public is honest and credible information..."

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Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social · 18d
In today’s Guardian with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, explaining why teach-ins (like the one we’re holding Sunday!) are a vital part of activism.
Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian | Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer
Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history
www.theguardian.com

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 18d
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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 8) Does your leader consider their will to be above the law? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 7) Does your leader use the state coffers to enrich and bring glory to their family and friends? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 6) Does your leader threaten those who disagree with them or challenge them, including the press? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 5) Does your leader demand personal loyalty from all around them? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 4) Does your leader deploy excessive armed force against their enemies at will? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 3) Does your leader order military parades on their birthday? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 2) Does your leader construct buildings that are meant to be lasting legacies to their rule? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
Question 1) Does your leader seek to have their image on coins? (Yes/No)

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 20d
New Quiz- please answer all questions: How to know if you have an emperor or a president. If you answer yes to a majority of the questions below, you have an emperor and are no longer living in a free country.

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 21d
The last person to do this much damage to Washington was wearing a British uniform.

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 23d
This #nokings day let's not let ourselves forget that we're on the side of the patriots-- we're the ones upholding the American experiment because we love our country.
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution
He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.
newrepublic.com

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 24d
And me, who does not meet any of those criteria, but I’ll be there because I’m a patriot who loves America.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d
Mike Johnson on No Kings: "We refer to it by its more accurate description -- the Hate America Rally. You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far left Democrat Party. That is the modern Democratic Party."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d
Mike Johnson on No Kings: "We refer to it by its more accurate description -- the Hate America Rally. You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far left Democrat Party. That is the modern Democratic Party."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28d
"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
strictlychristo.bsky.social StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 28d
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 28d
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · Oct 11
Several amicus filings from members of the @brennancenter.org Historians Council hit court dockets this week. Here's a quick recap of the latest...
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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · Oct 10
2) This is part of Trump's larger war against any effort to generate independent knowledge independent of his will-- in other words, any effort to challenge Trump's effort to control "reality" (even when it is based on falsehood).
Donald Trump's Attempt to Control Reality
He's after any institution that produces knowledge independent of him
jneem.substack.com

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · Oct 10
1) Trump and Stephen Miller seek to criminalize legal political resistance to their illegal policies and actions.
www.reuters.com

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Oct 9
👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · Oct 9
2) As I wrote here, to Trump, any source of knowledge production-- the press, universities, fed agencies-- that is independent of him threatens his power. He wants to control what Americans can know, even when they go against the facts we see on the ground with our own eyes. Orwellian.
Donald Trump's Attempt to Control Reality
He's after any institution that produces knowledge independent of him
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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · Oct 9
1) @talkingpointsmemo.com lists all the ways that the Trump Admin has made federal government data unreliable and untrustworthy.
A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed
The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...
talkingpointsmemo.com