Nathan Tanner
@mnathantanner.bsky.social
PhD from Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Assistant Professor of Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno. Former social studies & language teacher. Current #histed and #edpolicy scholar researching colonialism/racism/religion. he/him
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The Indian Removal Act is eerily similar to the GREAT Trust and Trump’s plan for Gaza. Here’s how:
To reconstruct the Gaza strip, Trump is drawing on a very old playbook—one that dates back to the 19th century.
To reconstruct the Gaza strip, Trump is drawing on a very old playbook—one that dates back to the 19th century.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Very generous of @unevadareno.bsky.social to speak with me about my involvement in a wonderful collaborative research project culminating in a publication in @erjournal-aera.bsky.social. I know we are all very excited for more people to become familiar with this "different Brown (vs. Board) story."
Legacy of Black educators in Navajo Nation schools
New research reveals how desegregation displaced Black teachers and led many to Navajo Nation schools, shaping Indigenous education.
www.unr.edu
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Very generous of @unevadareno.bsky.social to speak with me about my involvement in a wonderful collaborative research project culminating in a publication in @erjournal-aera.bsky.social. I know we are all very excited for more people to become familiar with this "different Brown (vs. Board) story."
Really wish Apple would bring back iPods. I don’t want my oldest to have a phone, but I want her to experience the joy of thousands of your favorite songs in a simple-to-use device that sleekly fits in your pocket.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Really wish Apple would bring back iPods. I don’t want my oldest to have a phone, but I want her to experience the joy of thousands of your favorite songs in a simple-to-use device that sleekly fits in your pocket.
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🔥🔥🔥"These tools, reportedly deployed across Minneapolis, were not created in America, but in Israel, still another Homeland, enforcing the longest “occupation” in modern history. Thus, the citizens of Minnesota have...subsidized an occupation overseas that is effectively a laboratory for their own"
Ta-Nehisi has a way of clarifying things. So good to read him today.
It’s in Vanity Fair but I got past the paywall by using Apple News.
It’s in Vanity Fair but I got past the paywall by using Apple News.
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti — Vanity Fair
In the time following 9/11, even conservatives voiced skepticism of the proposed Department of Homeland Security, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates. Now, Trump seeks to cleanse, purge, and expand this so-called...
apple.news
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
🔥🔥🔥"These tools, reportedly deployed across Minneapolis, were not created in America, but in Israel, still another Homeland, enforcing the longest “occupation” in modern history. Thus, the citizens of Minnesota have...subsidized an occupation overseas that is effectively a laboratory for their own"
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Marxist scholar, political analyst, historian and author Michael Parenti has died at the age of 92. See our interviews with him here: https://www.democracynow.org/appearances/michael_parenti
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Marxist scholar, political analyst, historian and author Michael Parenti has died at the age of 92. See our interviews with him here: https://www.democracynow.org/appearances/michael_parenti
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If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
January 24, 2026 at 2:45 AM
If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
Nevada is an interesting landscape for schooling. The state insufficiently funds education, so schools are forced to fundraise for resources by various means. Example: my kiddos elementary school hosted a bingo night (which was fun!) that was sponsored by a local casino 🎰
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Nevada is an interesting landscape for schooling. The state insufficiently funds education, so schools are forced to fundraise for resources by various means. Example: my kiddos elementary school hosted a bingo night (which was fun!) that was sponsored by a local casino 🎰
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Trump is not “bringing back” the age of U.S. imperialism. From Indigenous nations, to Guam and Puerto Rico, to migrants detained at our border, the U.S. has always controlled the lands and lives of people who had no say. The U.S. has always been an empire.
January 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Trump is not “bringing back” the age of U.S. imperialism. From Indigenous nations, to Guam and Puerto Rico, to migrants detained at our border, the U.S. has always controlled the lands and lives of people who had no say. The U.S. has always been an empire.
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Full Circle’: American Indian Movement patrols are back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise. ictnews.org/news/full-ci...
'Full Circle': AIM patrols back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise - ICT
Supporters are pouring in from across Indian Country to protect the Minnesota community from ICE
ictnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Full Circle’: American Indian Movement patrols are back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise. ictnews.org/news/full-ci...
Once again urging schools to not de-radicalize #MLK for children/families/communities by reducing him to only championing racial equity, or marking the holiday as a “day of service” where free labor is extracted. Planning an event? Better to have a speaker/engage in dialogue about the real King.
January 19, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Once again urging schools to not de-radicalize #MLK for children/families/communities by reducing him to only championing racial equity, or marking the holiday as a “day of service” where free labor is extracted. Planning an event? Better to have a speaker/engage in dialogue about the real King.
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On the campaign trail, Trump promised to lower grocery prices on “day one.” But in his first year since being back at the White House, the average family spent an EXTRA $300+ for their groceries.
Trump lied and now Americans are literally paying the price.
www.allrecipes.com/joint-econom...
Trump lied and now Americans are literally paying the price.
www.allrecipes.com/joint-econom...
A New Study Found Families Paid an Additional $310 for Groceries in 2025—Here Are the Items That Rose in Cost the Most
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority has released a report on grocery prices in 2025, showing that the average consumer paid about $310 more than in 2024 for the same groceries. Here are the produc...
www.allrecipes.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to lower grocery prices on “day one.” But in his first year since being back at the White House, the average family spent an EXTRA $300+ for their groceries.
Trump lied and now Americans are literally paying the price.
www.allrecipes.com/joint-econom...
Trump lied and now Americans are literally paying the price.
www.allrecipes.com/joint-econom...
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Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
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Must-read research and historical context for the Maduro operation 🗃️
Here is my new article for @nsarchive.bsky.social It is based on documents I found at the George H. W. Bush Library that deal with the lead up to the "snatch" operation against Panama's Noriega in 1989 and how that op served as the key precedent for the Maduro op
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Imperial Prerogative: How the Panama Invasion and the “Barr Doctrine” Set the Stage for the Maduro “Snatch” Operation
Washington, D.C., January 16, 2026 - The Justice Department official who wrote the legal opinion determining that President Donald Trump had the constitutional authority to “unilaterally order” the “e...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Must-read research and historical context for the Maduro operation 🗃️
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The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
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🎥 WATCH | Children’s educator Ms. Rachel urges the US and Israel to end the deliberate suffering of 1 million Palestinian children, calling for the immediate entry of lifesaving shelter and medical aid into Gaza.
Video: Assal Rad via X (@AssalRad)
Video: Assal Rad via X (@AssalRad)
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
🎥 WATCH | Children’s educator Ms. Rachel urges the US and Israel to end the deliberate suffering of 1 million Palestinian children, calling for the immediate entry of lifesaving shelter and medical aid into Gaza.
Video: Assal Rad via X (@AssalRad)
Video: Assal Rad via X (@AssalRad)
Excited to share this published work, online now in @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Education Researcher. This was a wonderful collaboration to be a part of with Oliver Tapaha, @khalil.bsky.social, & Terah Venzant-Chambers. doi.org/10.3102/0013...
A Different Brown Story: Black Teacher Recruitment to Navajo Reservation BIA Schools During the Desegregation Era - Oliver George Tapaha, Khalil Anthony Johnson, Nathan Tanner, Terah Venzant Chambers,...
The 70th anniversary of the Brown decision provides an opportunity to shed light on the story of Black educators who were recruited to schools on the Navajo Nat...
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Excited to share this published work, online now in @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Education Researcher. This was a wonderful collaboration to be a part of with Oliver Tapaha, @khalil.bsky.social, & Terah Venzant-Chambers. doi.org/10.3102/0013...
Don’t sleep on Concerto no. 2 Part iii (Summer) of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. That shit is good. 🎻
January 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Don’t sleep on Concerto no. 2 Part iii (Summer) of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. That shit is good. 🎻
Saw this on Instagram, and it’s pretty good! 😂
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Saw this on Instagram, and it’s pretty good! 😂
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Facts. America in a nutshell is “we as a society can’t have nice things because Black people would also have them”.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
White people have always felt a fraction of what Black people feel. That's the agreement they signed up to. Less safety so Black people have none. Less access to healthcare so Black people have less. Housing insecurity so Black people can't accrue wealth. All to satisfy their desire to erase us.
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Facts. America in a nutshell is “we as a society can’t have nice things because Black people would also have them”.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
The sequels to George Lucas’s Star Wars saga and Andor S2 have really become some of the most revelatory media about our current crisis—the one the US empire has generated.
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The sequels to George Lucas’s Star Wars saga and Andor S2 have really become some of the most revelatory media about our current crisis—the one the US empire has generated.
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It's not that ICE isn't about immigration; it's that immigration enforcement is about policing, which is violent and oppressive and hates protesters.
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It's not that ICE isn't about immigration; it's that immigration enforcement is about policing, which is violent and oppressive and hates protesters.
The world is on fire because US Imperialism is spiraling towards its downfall, grasping for control. Much to the chagrin of the earth and its peoples, I'm afraid. Meanwhile, I'm just over here trying to read, think, and write some papers...
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The world is on fire because US Imperialism is spiraling towards its downfall, grasping for control. Much to the chagrin of the earth and its peoples, I'm afraid. Meanwhile, I'm just over here trying to read, think, and write some papers...
Just got a US National Parks annual pass and I hate so much that instead of a beautiful picture of the land (what these passes used to have), it’s got the ugly mug of Trump on it. 😵💫
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Just got a US National Parks annual pass and I hate so much that instead of a beautiful picture of the land (what these passes used to have), it’s got the ugly mug of Trump on it. 😵💫