Sebastian Stockman
@substockman.bsky.social
BLM. Teaching Prof., Northeastern. Reviewer @nytbooks @washpost @BostonGlobe, elsewhere. he/him
Newsletter at https://sebastianstockman.substack.com/
Newsletter at https://sebastianstockman.substack.com/
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Finally finishing MASTER OF THE SENATE, lol at this part where LBJ, in courting Arthur Schlesinger, basically portrays himself as Bugs Bunny
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BREAKING: 4 students at the University of Minnesota are currently chained to Morrill Hall, demanding that their school end all cooperations with ICE and establish itself as a sanctuary campus.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
BREAKING: 4 students at the University of Minnesota are currently chained to Morrill Hall, demanding that their school end all cooperations with ICE and establish itself as a sanctuary campus.
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Leftists: No person should go hungry or unhoused.
Liberals:
Liberals:
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Leftists: No person should go hungry or unhoused.
Liberals:
Liberals:
Leftists: No person should go hungry or unhoused.
Liberals:
Liberals:
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Leftists: No person should go hungry or unhoused.
Liberals:
Liberals:
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What he said
there isn’t a better Books desk in the country than the one at the Washington Post. I’m not really sure there’s anything else to say
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
What he said
"Period, sis." — a thing I hear my college students say all the time.
Of all the things in the history of the world that definitely did not happen - this is the pinnacle.
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"Period, sis." — a thing I hear my college students say all the time.
Love to do completely deniable Nazi trolling at our Free Speech University
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Love to do completely deniable Nazi trolling at our Free Speech University
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I think Dan would have thought this was ridiculous and also deeply loved it, which is perfect because that’s how he felt about Philadelphia.
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I think Dan would have thought this was ridiculous and also deeply loved it, which is perfect because that’s how he felt about Philadelphia.
I think Dan would have thought this was ridiculous and also deeply loved it, which is perfect because that’s how he felt about Philadelphia.
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I think Dan would have thought this was ridiculous and also deeply loved it, which is perfect because that’s how he felt about Philadelphia.
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
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conventional wisdom when I was in college was majoring in theater was "useless". It was the reason my parents made me double major (which I am glad for bc I did film and it was amazing).
After school I learned my theater degree meant any sales dept in any field would hire me, if I wanted the job
After school I learned my theater degree meant any sales dept in any field would hire me, if I wanted the job
Indeed, I think a core part of our problem right now is that people with humanities degrees and humanities jobs have felt obligated to constantly *apologize* for it for a long time now.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
conventional wisdom when I was in college was majoring in theater was "useless". It was the reason my parents made me double major (which I am glad for bc I did film and it was amazing).
After school I learned my theater degree meant any sales dept in any field would hire me, if I wanted the job
After school I learned my theater degree meant any sales dept in any field would hire me, if I wanted the job
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The people who are “not proud” working at Palantir could … just stop.
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The people who are “not proud” working at Palantir could … just stop.
The people who are “not proud” working at Palantir could … just stop.
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The people who are “not proud” working at Palantir could … just stop.
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I saw old footage of someone being served an immigration warrant and it was just two guys in normal clothes, like process servers. Arming them and dressing them up like soldiers is a choice with a purpose.
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I saw old footage of someone being served an immigration warrant and it was just two guys in normal clothes, like process servers. Arming them and dressing them up like soldiers is a choice with a purpose.
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What little good DHS accomplished in terms of security could have been done with existing agencies. The harm it has done? Incalculable. Much is a direct result of the monster unleashed by a panicked and butt-hurt superpower, that trusted actors who deserved no such faith.
Buhbye!
Buhbye!
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What little good DHS accomplished in terms of security could have been done with existing agencies. The harm it has done? Incalculable. Much is a direct result of the monster unleashed by a panicked and butt-hurt superpower, that trusted actors who deserved no such faith.
Buhbye!
Buhbye!
“Some say he’s no angel; others say his dog and sweater combo are heavenly.”
Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
January 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
“Some say he’s no angel; others say his dog and sweater combo are heavenly.”
Love that my institution of higher learning charged headlong into a partnership with this wasteful, cynical, and destructive company.
Anthropic has been valued at $183 billion. They paid off writers for $1.5 billion. Their aim was always to steal as much as possible with little consequence.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Love that my institution of higher learning charged headlong into a partnership with this wasteful, cynical, and destructive company.
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Anthropic has been valued at $183 billion. They paid off writers for $1.5 billion. Their aim was always to steal as much as possible with little consequence.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Anthropic has been valued at $183 billion. They paid off writers for $1.5 billion. Their aim was always to steal as much as possible with little consequence.
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Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
This morning’s packed-like-sardines Red Line commute had one benefit: I got to look over the shoulder of a tech guy (profiling via outerwear and the fact he got off at Kendall) as he wrote to a friend: “Planes to The Hague should be the moderate position.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This morning’s packed-like-sardines Red Line commute had one benefit: I got to look over the shoulder of a tech guy (profiling via outerwear and the fact he got off at Kendall) as he wrote to a friend: “Planes to The Hague should be the moderate position.”
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Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
people.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
I’ll try not to. Just gotta limber up my tomato-throwin’ arm.
January 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I’ll try not to. Just gotta limber up my tomato-throwin’ arm.
Who’s the mother
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Who’s the mother