Rachel Navarre
@rnavarre.bsky.social
Displaced South Louisianan. Associate prof of PoliSci @Bridgewater StateU (MA), studies Populism, immigration policy and other depressing things. Newest book The Age of Discontent is out now.
I miss properly seasoned seafood
She/ her
I miss properly seasoned seafood
She/ her
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Rachel Navarre
@rnavarre.bsky.social
· Mar 23
Boycott any company that sponsors. Let make sure it’s just Balance of nature, my pillow and relief factor and whatever else Foxnews one
Hey @democrats.org yet another story for your ad campaign that I’m really sure you’re going to start any second now.
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1/ This type of government spending is well within my area of expertise, so let me offer my two cents. Long story short, there's a very important and somewhat dangerous way in which this pattern of spending isn't normal, and a one interesting way in which it is very normal. 🧵
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
1/ This type of government spending is well within my area of expertise, so let me offer my two cents. Long story short, there's a very important and somewhat dangerous way in which this pattern of spending isn't normal, and a one interesting way in which it is very normal. 🧵
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Riffing on this idea…
We need security force defections. We do not win until rank and file ICE agents quit and join us.
So how do we accomplish that? How do we create a message that will “encourage” this result?
And I may have stumbled on an idea…
We need security force defections. We do not win until rank and file ICE agents quit and join us.
So how do we accomplish that? How do we create a message that will “encourage” this result?
And I may have stumbled on an idea…
Why protest at an ICE detention center if you’re gonna face the speakers toward the street and talk about the horrors of ICE?
They know more about conditions in those buildings than we do. We should be pounding on them that THEY are the monsters but THEY can change that.
They know more about conditions in those buildings than we do. We should be pounding on them that THEY are the monsters but THEY can change that.
February 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Riffing on this idea…
We need security force defections. We do not win until rank and file ICE agents quit and join us.
So how do we accomplish that? How do we create a message that will “encourage” this result?
And I may have stumbled on an idea…
We need security force defections. We do not win until rank and file ICE agents quit and join us.
So how do we accomplish that? How do we create a message that will “encourage” this result?
And I may have stumbled on an idea…
If you want more antebellum and Civil War Era knowledge that seems eerily familiar with today, I strongly suggest this book. My most recent heavy sigh and staring at the wall was caused by “but even condemning a physical attack became partisan….”
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February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If you want more antebellum and Civil War Era knowledge that seems eerily familiar with today, I strongly suggest this book. My most recent heavy sigh and staring at the wall was caused by “but even condemning a physical attack became partisan….”
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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A confidential agreement provides yet more evidence of the administration’s campaign to interfere with upcoming elections. bit.ly/46tX4nd
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A confidential agreement provides yet more evidence of the administration’s campaign to interfere with upcoming elections. bit.ly/46tX4nd
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From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵
Adding this to the slides. Also as a South Louisianan, ewwwww.
"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Adding this to the slides. Also as a South Louisianan, ewwwww.
What on god’s green earth did that Dunkin’ commercial do?
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
What on god’s green earth did that Dunkin’ commercial do?
Holy crap. Right after that my feed was nothing but “omg wtf Dunkin” so I’m guessing the first will be needed no matter what.
So is it looking like I need to prepare for grief counseling or being the only person in the classroom this week bc all of the students are drunk in town?
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Holy crap. Right after that my feed was nothing but “omg wtf Dunkin” so I’m guessing the first will be needed no matter what.
So is it looking like I need to prepare for grief counseling or being the only person in the classroom this week bc all of the students are drunk in town?
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
So is it looking like I need to prepare for grief counseling or being the only person in the classroom this week bc all of the students are drunk in town?
MOR PUPPY BOWL PICS
Don’t know who needs to hear this but one of the puppies on the Puppy Bowl this year is named Chappell Bone
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
MOR PUPPY BOWL PICS
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What *about* that 5-year-old US citizen? Finish the sentence, Congressman. What does that hypothetical child have to do with Liam Ramos? Spell it out. Don’t just say “but what about our kids” and stop there. Explain your logic.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
What *about* that 5-year-old US citizen? Finish the sentence, Congressman. What does that hypothetical child have to do with Liam Ramos? Spell it out. Don’t just say “but what about our kids” and stop there. Explain your logic.
Once again, a place I know about. I had a deeply personal, it’s on sight, reason to vote against the Williamson County Sheriff in 2015 (Leander is in WilCo). I had to vote in the GOP primary to do so bc whoever won that primary would win the election. Local politics context to follow
Late result for anyone still awake: Na’Cole Thompson, the Democratic candidate in the mayoral race today in Leander, Texas, has won the election.
She got 57% and won’t need a runoff, with two Republicans adding up to 43%.
She got 57% and won’t need a runoff, with two Republicans adding up to 43%.
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Once again, a place I know about. I had a deeply personal, it’s on sight, reason to vote against the Williamson County Sheriff in 2015 (Leander is in WilCo). I had to vote in the GOP primary to do so bc whoever won that primary would win the election. Local politics context to follow
This is the core of populism!! All opposition is illegitimate and bad, if not evil. They love elections and referendums when they win, but since they have a unique connection w/the people and “know” what they want, any loss is not “authentic”. (Insert Maduro/Trump in the Spider-Man pointing meme)
Secondly, ideological hardliners like Stephen Miller simply don’t believe there is such a thing as an authentic, organic protest. If MAGA is the embodiment of “real America,” then by definition those who object are not actually “American.” They can be identified and purged from the “Volk.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
This is the core of populism!! All opposition is illegitimate and bad, if not evil. They love elections and referendums when they win, but since they have a unique connection w/the people and “know” what they want, any loss is not “authentic”. (Insert Maduro/Trump in the Spider-Man pointing meme)
Also I deleted my skeet about LA’s election. I still think it matters bc yeah the old guy was a Dem but that literally means nothing in Louisiana; Landry would not appoint a liberal Dem to anything, and would only do it if he expected another conservative Dem or possibly GOP would win.
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Also I deleted my skeet about LA’s election. I still think it matters bc yeah the old guy was a Dem but that literally means nothing in Louisiana; Landry would not appoint a liberal Dem to anything, and would only do it if he expected another conservative Dem or possibly GOP would win.
So I am not a Bad Bunny fan, but bc of SNL, I know that he’s hilarious- you can understand the skits even if you only speak English OR Spanish. I can’t help but think there’s people that are going to see pictures and be like, wait, that’s Bad Bunny? That’s who this was about?
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
So I am not a Bad Bunny fan, but bc of SNL, I know that he’s hilarious- you can understand the skits even if you only speak English OR Spanish. I can’t help but think there’s people that are going to see pictures and be like, wait, that’s Bad Bunny? That’s who this was about?
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Ok which muppets are on your panel and what are you presenting on?
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Ok which muppets are on your panel and what are you presenting on?
Y’all. My partner just called from upstairs in a very cautious voice to say “hey, babe, you should check your social media.” I freak out a bit— what nonsense did I post?
I open the app to 30+ notifications as he continued “ @jamellebouie.net just reskeeted you”
RIP my mentions.
I open the app to 30+ notifications as he continued “ @jamellebouie.net just reskeeted you”
RIP my mentions.
February 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Y’all. My partner just called from upstairs in a very cautious voice to say “hey, babe, you should check your social media.” I freak out a bit— what nonsense did I post?
I open the app to 30+ notifications as he continued “ @jamellebouie.net just reskeeted you”
RIP my mentions.
I open the app to 30+ notifications as he continued “ @jamellebouie.net just reskeeted you”
RIP my mentions.
There’s always room for more focus on how debate is bad and has damaged our discourse. It also completely misunderstands how scholars and scholarly work gets communicated and revised.
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
There’s always room for more focus on how debate is bad and has damaged our discourse. It also completely misunderstands how scholars and scholarly work gets communicated and revised.
I get a bunch of shocked pikachu faces in class every time I point out that you could be arrested for doing homosexual acts in your own bedroom up until 2003.
Then I tell them about lifetime caps, pre-existing conditions, and my deductible for insurance that covered NOTHING before the ACA. No idea
Then I tell them about lifetime caps, pre-existing conditions, and my deductible for insurance that covered NOTHING before the ACA. No idea
One thing I do have a problem with re: Gen Z/Alpha is that I think there's a certain taken for grantedness on certain social gains that allows for right-wing subversion of politically disengaged normie types and hyper-leftists alike.
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I get a bunch of shocked pikachu faces in class every time I point out that you could be arrested for doing homosexual acts in your own bedroom up until 2003.
Then I tell them about lifetime caps, pre-existing conditions, and my deductible for insurance that covered NOTHING before the ACA. No idea
Then I tell them about lifetime caps, pre-existing conditions, and my deductible for insurance that covered NOTHING before the ACA. No idea
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gotta agree with this. at some point we all have to contend with what good faith is actually for and extend it accordingly
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
gotta agree with this. at some point we all have to contend with what good faith is actually for and extend it accordingly
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The Wright Museum 🤝🏾 Abbott Elementary
This is tooooo good! 😂
This is tooooo good! 😂
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The Wright Museum 🤝🏾 Abbott Elementary
This is tooooo good! 😂
This is tooooo good! 😂
Apropos of nothing “We aim to demonstrate here that there are elements of Caribbean carnival that carry a radical message, support the display of bodies of every type, and present costumes that carry important social messages, often explaining historical events and commenting on injustice.”
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
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It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Apropos of nothing “We aim to demonstrate here that there are elements of Caribbean carnival that carry a radical message, support the display of bodies of every type, and present costumes that carry important social messages, often explaining historical events and commenting on injustice.”
I was thinking to warn y’all that have just stated following me in the last 52 weeks about the absolutely deranged nonsense you were going to see here due to #RexComus, and then I realized that’s like 5k people?!?
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I was thinking to warn y’all that have just stated following me in the last 52 weeks about the absolutely deranged nonsense you were going to see here due to #RexComus, and then I realized that’s like 5k people?!?
Wait I thought the problem was the woke universities kept kicking the military off campus.
Meanwhile, in the federal government’s war on the World’s Greatest University:
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Wait I thought the problem was the woke universities kept kicking the military off campus.