Mary Joy
@maryjoy.bsky.social
Teaches (law and society, political theory at SLAC in New England) and bakes. Occasionally writes on all things related to conservative movement.
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"After deep historical research, (watching 300, 300 times, but not homoerotically) I have concluded that at US military and Government should emulate a failed city state jealous of Deleware's size and power."
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"After deep historical research, (watching 300, 300 times, but not homoerotically) I have concluded that at US military and Government should emulate a failed city state jealous of Deleware's size and power."
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I spoke with the UAW local in Ohio about the plant closure, which they were informed of when showing up to start bargaining a new union contract.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I spoke with the UAW local in Ohio about the plant closure, which they were informed of when showing up to start bargaining a new union contract.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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They assaulted and injured a person, damaged a car, and then left. That’s not legal‼️
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
They assaulted and injured a person, damaged a car, and then left. That’s not legal‼️
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This isn't a left-right ideological issue. But it blows me away that anyone who is actually anti-Trump would think running back Joe Biden/Merrick Garland 2.0 will work the second time. No political party can tolerate a very large, armed secret police force committed to murdering its voters.
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This isn't a left-right ideological issue. But it blows me away that anyone who is actually anti-Trump would think running back Joe Biden/Merrick Garland 2.0 will work the second time. No political party can tolerate a very large, armed secret police force committed to murdering its voters.
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As a proud U.S. citizen, Juana never thought she'd be zip-tied and detained by ICE for hours with her 3-year-old son, especially while attending a family-friendly event.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
February 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As a proud U.S. citizen, Juana never thought she'd be zip-tied and detained by ICE for hours with her 3-year-old son, especially while attending a family-friendly event.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
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A “Kennedy bump” is what RFK Jr calls doing cocaine off of a toilet seat
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A “Kennedy bump” is what RFK Jr calls doing cocaine off of a toilet seat
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
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So in addition to hosting ICE, Hilton’s newspaper of choice…Epoch Times??!!! Jesus never thought I’d be nostalgic for USA Today
February 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
So in addition to hosting ICE, Hilton’s newspaper of choice…Epoch Times??!!! Jesus never thought I’d be nostalgic for USA Today
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“Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters”
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February 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters”
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How and why police actually support the federal invasions—I have been working on this article for ~6 months, trying to make sense of Trump’s nationwide surge of DHS officers, how it has evolved, what brought us here, and what will remain after it ends.
Stuart Schrader on what Trump’s urban occupations mean for police and the unions that represent them https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/02/14/authoritarianism-from-below-trump-city-takeovers-police/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026-02-14_Schrader-policing-1
Authoritarianism from Below | Stuart Schrader
As National Guard troops and federal officers swarmed Washington, D.C., in August, sent by President Donald Trump to confront what he declared a “crime
www.nybooks.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
How and why police actually support the federal invasions—I have been working on this article for ~6 months, trying to make sense of Trump’s nationwide surge of DHS officers, how it has evolved, what brought us here, and what will remain after it ends.
My running snowshoes. A for effort for everyone but this miserable.
February 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
My running snowshoes. A for effort for everyone but this miserable.
I think we need to start awards for the work academics actually do:
Best email to listserv
Best email to coauthors
Best email to students
Best email to uni admins
Best email to listserv
Best email to coauthors
Best email to students
Best email to uni admins
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I think we need to start awards for the work academics actually do:
Best email to listserv
Best email to coauthors
Best email to students
Best email to uni admins
Best email to listserv
Best email to coauthors
Best email to students
Best email to uni admins
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Secretary of State Rubio - child of immigrants from Cuba who came to the US in 1956, says migration disturbed “continuity of our culture and of our people”
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Secretary of State Rubio - child of immigrants from Cuba who came to the US in 1956, says migration disturbed “continuity of our culture and of our people”
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Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission 👏
President of the European Commission 👏
February 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission 👏
President of the European Commission 👏
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newsom exemplifies the left's caricature of liberals--vacant suits who handmaid technocratic fascism-lite--while piker exemplifies liberal's caricature of the left--radical chic dirtbags who wreck democrats and pal with foreign assets
I don't like Gavin Newsom OR Hasan Piker.
That's right, you've never debated someone like me before. 🕶️
That's right, you've never debated someone like me before. 🕶️
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
newsom exemplifies the left's caricature of liberals--vacant suits who handmaid technocratic fascism-lite--while piker exemplifies liberal's caricature of the left--radical chic dirtbags who wreck democrats and pal with foreign assets
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
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New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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"The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds," writes Joan Wallach Scott.
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
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February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds," writes Joan Wallach Scott.
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Familiar autocratic behavior: delegitimize the press → shame public curiosity → define “acceptable” topics.
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Familiar autocratic behavior: delegitimize the press → shame public curiosity → define “acceptable” topics.
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Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.
Husted took donations from Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner, then voted to block file release
Campaign records show Sen. Jon Husted took $116,892 from Les Wexner since 2001, including months before voting to block release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.
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Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a wild success. #taxtherich @House Our Neighbors: Yes on 1A @Tech 4 Housing
TikTok video by Ron Davis
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February 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
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"To put a gigantic copper mine (or two) on the edge of the Boundary Waters would be like capping Old Faithful for a geothermal plant or clearcutting the forests at the foot of the Tetons — most Americans wouldn’t support it if they knew about it."
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
While ICE raids grab headlines, Trump mounts quieter attack on Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
As the federal siege of Minnesota continues, the Boundary Waters wilderness is also under attack.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/while-ice-raids-grab-headlines-trump-mounts-quieter-attack-on-minnesotas-boundary-waters##
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"To put a gigantic copper mine (or two) on the edge of the Boundary Waters would be like capping Old Faithful for a geothermal plant or clearcutting the forests at the foot of the Tetons — most Americans wouldn’t support it if they knew about it."
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
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Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress.
A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress. A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
goodauthority.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress.
A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
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The movement is extraordinarily disciplined, despite escalatory rhetoric, threats, & violence against the movement, immigrants, and observers. Over 99% of reported protests featured no arrests, 99.8% had no participant injuries or property damage, and 99.9% reported no injuries to law enforcement.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The movement is extraordinarily disciplined, despite escalatory rhetoric, threats, & violence against the movement, immigrants, and observers. Over 99% of reported protests featured no arrests, 99.8% had no participant injuries or property damage, and 99.9% reported no injuries to law enforcement.
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The Epstein academic fallout just keeps getting weirder. A professor wrestled a journalist to the ground for asking too many questions:
Ohio State Professor Put on Leave After Wrestling Filmmaker to the Ground
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The Epstein academic fallout just keeps getting weirder. A professor wrestled a journalist to the ground for asking too many questions: