Ric Caric
@riccaric.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, retired prof, embracing multiracial democracy. Author of "Occupied Bodies, Recognition, and Riot: The Transformation of White Male Popular Culture in Philadelphia, 1785-1850," forthcoming from Bloomsbury.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
Yeah, he didn't ace that cognitive test.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Yeah, he didn't ace that cognitive test.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... At least 13 of the people listed in this article are likely to run for president and that's not counting the retired generals and billionaires likely to pop up.
Newsom, AOC, Harris? Potential Democratic contenders for 2028 run
Would-be contenders include governors, senators, members of Congress and the former vice-president
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... At least 13 of the people listed in this article are likely to run for president and that's not counting the retired generals and billionaires likely to pop up.
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I struggle with all of the “Happy Thanksgiving” posts. I was taught lies in school. I grew up to learn the barbarism of the truth. That we continue to celebrate it as such feels like a betrayal - bc it is. We spend the day together making no mention of the lie.
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I struggle with all of the “Happy Thanksgiving” posts. I was taught lies in school. I grew up to learn the barbarism of the truth. That we continue to celebrate it as such feels like a betrayal - bc it is. We spend the day together making no mention of the lie.
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, except J.D. Vance who took time out from his busy day to trash turkey.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, except J.D. Vance who took time out from his busy day to trash turkey.
If the House GOP wants to do something, all nine California Republicans could threaten immediate resignation if Texas doesn't give up on their new gerrymander. That would get the attention of Trump and his assistant Mike Johnson.
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
If the House GOP wants to do something, all nine California Republicans could threaten immediate resignation if Texas doesn't give up on their new gerrymander. That would get the attention of Trump and his assistant Mike Johnson.
The denial means nothing. One thing I learned with university bureaucracies is that the top level will publicly support poor performing subordinates right up to the day they remove them.
The White House has denied its plans to replace FBI Director Kash Patel, despite insiders who maintain that President Donald Trump says Patel's days are numbered.
'Bizarre situation': Reporter says Trump plans to replace Patel despite White House claims
The White House has denied its plans to replace FBI Director Kash Patel, despite insiders who maintain that President Donald Trump says Patel's days are numbered. Journalist Ken Dilanian told MS NOW's Ana Cabrera that he and his colleagues Carol Leonnig and Laura Barrón-López are hearing that "Presi...
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The denial means nothing. One thing I learned with university bureaucracies is that the top level will publicly support poor performing subordinates right up to the day they remove them.
No way Witkoff is as pro-Putin and pro-Russia as Tucker Carlson though.
Tucker Carlson: What do you think of Putin?
Witkoff: I liked him. I thought he was straight up with me…I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.
Witkoff: I liked him. I thought he was straight up with me…I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
No way Witkoff is as pro-Putin and pro-Russia as Tucker Carlson though.
Democratic lawmakers should refuse the interviews and challenge Trump to arrest them. That's what Gavin Newsom did and Trump just moved on to his bullshit gambit.
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Democratic lawmakers should refuse the interviews and challenge Trump to arrest them. That's what Gavin Newsom did and Trump just moved on to his bullshit gambit.
It's complex. I was born in Waverly, NY, spent a year in Portland and Oakland in the late 70's, worked an Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, Philly triangle during the 80's, and have lived in Morehead, Kentucky since 1990. So I generally say that I'm "from" Waverly or Morehead but feel most at home in Philly.
1. Where are you from?
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's complex. I was born in Waverly, NY, spent a year in Portland and Oakland in the late 70's, worked an Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, Philly triangle during the 80's, and have lived in Morehead, Kentucky since 1990. So I generally say that I'm "from" Waverly or Morehead but feel most at home in Philly.
It's okay if we just move on from the Washington Post. Same with the New York Times now that I think about it.
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's okay if we just move on from the Washington Post. Same with the New York Times now that I think about it.
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
Congratulations Donald Trump, MAGA, and Fox News. You have the America you want.
What Americans want is to be more like the countries above them in the happiness rating
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Congratulations Donald Trump, MAGA, and Fox News. You have the America you want.
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Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-d... I wish right-leaning contrarians like Bill Maher would run for office so I could send money to their opponents.
Bill Maher Defends Trump’s Pet Project: ‘Call Me Crazy’
“First of all, lots of people have changed the White House...” the host remarked.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-d... I wish right-leaning contrarians like Bill Maher would run for office so I could send money to their opponents.
www.rawstory.com/mark-kelly-2... Assuming that Pete Hegseth wants to make Mark Kelly president, this is the way to go.
Hegseth's 'Department of War' threatens to court-martial Dem Sen. Mark Kelly
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's so-called Department of War threatened to court-martial Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) after he appeared in a video stating that U.S. troops have a constitutional duty to refu...
www.rawstory.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
www.rawstory.com/mark-kelly-2... Assuming that Pete Hegseth wants to make Mark Kelly president, this is the way to go.
My sense about Musk is that he is a state-level actor who constitutes a threat to the U.S. and Western Europe and should be considered an enemy in (explicit or implicit) alliance with other enemies of "the West." Any post-Trump U.S. government should make canceling his government contracts Job 1.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My sense about Musk is that he is a state-level actor who constitutes a threat to the U.S. and Western Europe and should be considered an enemy in (explicit or implicit) alliance with other enemies of "the West." Any post-Trump U.S. government should make canceling his government contracts Job 1.
The New York Times doesn't just hate their readers, they revel in hating their readers.
The New York Times, where the popular mayor-elect of their city is a fringe figure, but the QAnon podcaster who asked him a racist question comes out as a "winner"
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The New York Times doesn't just hate their readers, they revel in hating their readers.
This "Don't Obey Illegal Orders" video is badass. Trump's military policy is to commit as many war crimes as possible and these military/intelligence Democrats are throwing a huge wrench into Vance, Hegseth and Rubio's plans for illegal attacks on targets that can't defend themselves.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This "Don't Obey Illegal Orders" video is badass. Trump's military policy is to commit as many war crimes as possible and these military/intelligence Democrats are throwing a huge wrench into Vance, Hegseth and Rubio's plans for illegal attacks on targets that can't defend themselves.
I'm from Waverly, NY about 5 miles outside the Burned-Over District as it appears on this map. There's more bars than churches in town, but I'm not sure the religious enthusiasm died out. At least four of my classmates (Class of '72) became preachers.
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm from Waverly, NY about 5 miles outside the Burned-Over District as it appears on this map. There's more bars than churches in town, but I'm not sure the religious enthusiasm died out. At least four of my classmates (Class of '72) became preachers.
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Again, I don’t want to get too personal but the most tepidly political, structurally vulnerable people in my life were protesting ICE all week. The juxtaposition here is just wild.
The degree to which the Democratic Party is failing to meet this moment is staggering. And INFURIATING, when contrasted with the courage on display from ordinary people with far, far less power & protection.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Again, I don’t want to get too personal but the most tepidly political, structurally vulnerable people in my life were protesting ICE all week. The juxtaposition here is just wild.
www.rawstory.com/elise-stefan... Like all his other fans, Elise Stefanik learns that the Trump loyalty train runs only one way. She wasn't going to win anyway, but Stefani might as well spend her campaign money vacationing in the Adirondacks. I like Blue Mountain Lake. Tupper Lake as well.
'Complete disaster': MAGA rages after Trump delivers 'devastating blow' to ally's campaign
The political world erupted Friday after President Donald Trump publicly rejected GOP claims that New York mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani is a “jihadist” – a moment that immediately blew up Rep. Elise Stef...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
www.rawstory.com/elise-stefan... Like all his other fans, Elise Stefanik learns that the Trump loyalty train runs only one way. She wasn't going to win anyway, but Stefani might as well spend her campaign money vacationing in the Adirondacks. I like Blue Mountain Lake. Tupper Lake as well.
That's if Hegseth wipes.
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
That's if Hegseth wipes.
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
puck.news/the-times-is... Wouldn't everybody be better off if the New York Times entered its "Post-Important" era as well.
The Times Enters Its Post-Text Era
The paper of record is quickly evolving from a lifestyle product into a walled-garden multimedia platform, turning its biggest stars—Ezra, Swan, Maggie—into talking heads, and transforming itself into...
puck.news
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
puck.news/the-times-is... Wouldn't everybody be better off if the New York Times entered its "Post-Important" era as well.