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@nmohlmann.bsky.social
English prof (autobiography, the paranormal, colonial Virginia) & south coast vaporwave
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he's gotta go
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
he's gotta go
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Rep. McBride (DE) voted in favor of this measure.
This is consistent with the support she’s given this term to prior bills that deregulate industry and weaken or destroy regulators. (She’s cosponsored bills that knock down financial regulations, in particular).
This is consistent with the support she’s given this term to prior bills that deregulate industry and weaken or destroy regulators. (She’s cosponsored bills that knock down financial regulations, in particular).
59 House Democrats joined Republicans in voting to codify Trump's suggestion box for billionaires to complain about public interest regulations that prevent them from defrauding you.
clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025311
clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025311
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Rep. McBride (DE) voted in favor of this measure.
This is consistent with the support she’s given this term to prior bills that deregulate industry and weaken or destroy regulators. (She’s cosponsored bills that knock down financial regulations, in particular).
This is consistent with the support she’s given this term to prior bills that deregulate industry and weaken or destroy regulators. (She’s cosponsored bills that knock down financial regulations, in particular).
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
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Have we considered the possibility that the great evil antagonists of every faith—your Satan, your rakshasas, etc—are all actually amassed here on earth, garbed in suits, riding segues and chatting on podcasts, as the leaders of Big Tech
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Have we considered the possibility that the great evil antagonists of every faith—your Satan, your rakshasas, etc—are all actually amassed here on earth, garbed in suits, riding segues and chatting on podcasts, as the leaders of Big Tech
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It's a campaign of terror.
Her terror (and the terror of entire communities, forced into hiding) is not incidental.
It is a product they are manufacturing, a key part of the spectacle for their intended audience.
Which is the terrorized, but also the terror consumers.
Her terror (and the terror of entire communities, forced into hiding) is not incidental.
It is a product they are manufacturing, a key part of the spectacle for their intended audience.
Which is the terrorized, but also the terror consumers.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It's a campaign of terror.
Her terror (and the terror of entire communities, forced into hiding) is not incidental.
It is a product they are manufacturing, a key part of the spectacle for their intended audience.
Which is the terrorized, but also the terror consumers.
Her terror (and the terror of entire communities, forced into hiding) is not incidental.
It is a product they are manufacturing, a key part of the spectacle for their intended audience.
Which is the terrorized, but also the terror consumers.
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"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
I was very tired today on the last day of classes and didn't think I was going to write, but I managed 487 words in the late afternoon. Probably rewrite part of them tomorrow.
#acadecawriteathon
#acadecawriteathon
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I was very tired today on the last day of classes and didn't think I was going to write, but I managed 487 words in the late afternoon. Probably rewrite part of them tomorrow.
#acadecawriteathon
#acadecawriteathon
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EAS Miscellany interviews John Ryan Fischer about his #Fall2025 article on Sauk & Meskwaki survival strategies after the Fox Wars. Dive into the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3Y5zetr
@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social
#EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc
@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social
#EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
EAS Miscellany interviews John Ryan Fischer about his #Fall2025 article on Sauk & Meskwaki survival strategies after the Fox Wars. Dive into the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3Y5zetr
@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social
#EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc
@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social
#EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc
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syllabus query:
is there a narrative macro econ history of the west in the 20th century that has chapters broken out by decades?
is there a narrative macro econ history of the west in the 20th century that has chapters broken out by decades?
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
syllabus query:
is there a narrative macro econ history of the west in the 20th century that has chapters broken out by decades?
is there a narrative macro econ history of the west in the 20th century that has chapters broken out by decades?
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Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Mothman Blanket. Look at him. The fuzzy body. The long spindly arms. The soft fluffy wings. You just know he gives the best hugs.
collabs.shop/gvoh4j
collabs.shop/gvoh4j
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Mothman Blanket. Look at him. The fuzzy body. The long spindly arms. The soft fluffy wings. You just know he gives the best hugs.
collabs.shop/gvoh4j
collabs.shop/gvoh4j
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This. Is. Insane.
Read this, please.
Read this, please.
Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base.
This man has no citizenship now.
This man has no citizenship now.
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This. Is. Insane.
Read this, please.
Read this, please.
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NEW: You've read a lot about immigrants kidnapped, forcibly detained, and held in ICE facilities -- what about the immigrants *trying* to leave the country? Turns out its wildly difficult for them too.
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show
The Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants say it’s been nearly impossible.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEW: You've read a lot about immigrants kidnapped, forcibly detained, and held in ICE facilities -- what about the immigrants *trying* to leave the country? Turns out its wildly difficult for them too.
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
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border “crisis”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
crime “spike”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
trans “epidemic”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
palestinian genocide: fuckin rubes, you’ll believe anything, buncha dumbasses
crime “spike”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
trans “epidemic”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
palestinian genocide: fuckin rubes, you’ll believe anything, buncha dumbasses
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
border “crisis”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
crime “spike”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
trans “epidemic”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
palestinian genocide: fuckin rubes, you’ll believe anything, buncha dumbasses
crime “spike”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
trans “epidemic”: we must respect the real concerns of average americans
palestinian genocide: fuckin rubes, you’ll believe anything, buncha dumbasses
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If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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A large effigy figuring made by a Cochiti Pueblo artist around 1880. It is a satirical depiction of a white settler arriving in the Southwest, and was purchased by a collector seeking "authentic" Indigenous art who was unknowingly purchasing a caricature of themselves.
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A large effigy figuring made by a Cochiti Pueblo artist around 1880. It is a satirical depiction of a white settler arriving in the Southwest, and was purchased by a collector seeking "authentic" Indigenous art who was unknowingly purchasing a caricature of themselves.
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We are all drunk raccoons passed out on God’s public bathroom floor
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
We are all drunk raccoons passed out on God’s public bathroom floor
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Oh no, do I need to read Herman Melville's poems?
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Oh no, do I need to read Herman Melville's poems?
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As will not surprise you, the major impediments my students cite to playing games are not about the games themselves, but around gatekeeping men making playful spaces inaccessible — including the dedicated gaming space in our student center.
Auburn University Unveils the new Melton Student Center Game Room
YouTube video by Eagle Eye TV
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
As will not surprise you, the major impediments my students cite to playing games are not about the games themselves, but around gatekeeping men making playful spaces inaccessible — including the dedicated gaming space in our student center.
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This comment on an NYT soup recipe is a banger
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This comment on an NYT soup recipe is a banger
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How can it be December 2025 and Democrats are STILL voting for Trump's nominees?? What the actual fuck.
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
How can it be December 2025 and Democrats are STILL voting for Trump's nominees?? What the actual fuck.
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Imagine being a goy and standing up and telling Jewish people they don’t know or understand their own fucking history. That Jews are ignorant and too uneducated to have correct opinions about the Jewish issue of our time that has broken families and communities. You absolute piece of trash.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Imagine being a goy and standing up and telling Jewish people they don’t know or understand their own fucking history. That Jews are ignorant and too uneducated to have correct opinions about the Jewish issue of our time that has broken families and communities. You absolute piece of trash.
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it’s so ugly
I feel like her whole cohort of establishment Dems are getting worse and worse at politely hiding their contempt for the younger generation that sees through their bullshit
this feels mask off, in a way. the “I know what’s best for you more than you do” is really repulsive
I feel like her whole cohort of establishment Dems are getting worse and worse at politely hiding their contempt for the younger generation that sees through their bullshit
this feels mask off, in a way. the “I know what’s best for you more than you do” is really repulsive
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
it’s so ugly
I feel like her whole cohort of establishment Dems are getting worse and worse at politely hiding their contempt for the younger generation that sees through their bullshit
this feels mask off, in a way. the “I know what’s best for you more than you do” is really repulsive
I feel like her whole cohort of establishment Dems are getting worse and worse at politely hiding their contempt for the younger generation that sees through their bullshit
this feels mask off, in a way. the “I know what’s best for you more than you do” is really repulsive
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I’m not American but if I was, I think the Democrats’ flaccid responses to…everything, and their ‘wait for the midterms’ approach, the general ‘don’t bother me, I’m brunching and launching books’ attitude would be somewhat frustrating
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I’m not American but if I was, I think the Democrats’ flaccid responses to…everything, and their ‘wait for the midterms’ approach, the general ‘don’t bother me, I’m brunching and launching books’ attitude would be somewhat frustrating
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“There is a difference between being surrounded by a religion & having it foisted upon you. The efforts of the Trump administration are the latter, creating uncomfortable & unsafe working conditions for federal employees who either practice a religion that is not Christianity—or no religion at all.”
RFK Jr. is very worried about anti-Christian bias at HHS...under Biden
Employees received a survey Monday asking them to rat on each other.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“There is a difference between being surrounded by a religion & having it foisted upon you. The efforts of the Trump administration are the latter, creating uncomfortable & unsafe working conditions for federal employees who either practice a religion that is not Christianity—or no religion at all.”