Terry Bouton
@terrybouton.bsky.social
Historian of the American Revolution and Creation of the US Constitution. Author of Taming Democracy.
Forthcoming Book: Madison's Mistake: The Rise and Fall of American Monarchism.
Democracy Dies in Doomerism. Don't be a Doomer.
Forthcoming Book: Madison's Mistake: The Rise and Fall of American Monarchism.
Democracy Dies in Doomerism. Don't be a Doomer.
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Terry Bouton
@terrybouton.bsky.social
· Aug 6
It’s finally real. I have a publication date! The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging comes out Jan 6, 2026. Five years inside conspiracy culture—what draws people in, what it costs to leave. Pre-orders are up: noellecook.com/book
An amazing book (as @noellecook.com's proud husband, I've read it several times, so I know!). It's a timely, fascinating, head-scratching, heartbreaking, funny, sobering, empathetic, and intimate look at the epidemic of conspiracism sweeping the nation and the world. A wild and entertaining ride!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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In the words of (the since cooked), John Lydon, anger is an energy. youtu.be/UD65MMID_jc?...
Public image limited - Rise ( Official music video)
YouTube video by Music for you
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In the words of (the since cooked), John Lydon, anger is an energy. youtu.be/UD65MMID_jc?...
YOU LOST JONATHAN CHAIT!
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
YOU LOST JONATHAN CHAIT!
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
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Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
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The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
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The Conspiracists screens this month at the SVA Film Festival in NOLA, as part of the American Anthropological Association’s annual conference. Honored to receive Best Feature Honorable Mention among a field of exceptional ethnographic films.
svafilmandmediafestival.org/the-conspira...
svafilmandmediafestival.org/the-conspira...
The Conspiracists — SVA Film & Media Festival 2025
svafilmandmediafestival.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Conspiracists screens this month at the SVA Film Festival in NOLA, as part of the American Anthropological Association’s annual conference. Honored to receive Best Feature Honorable Mention among a field of exceptional ethnographic films.
svafilmandmediafestival.org/the-conspira...
svafilmandmediafestival.org/the-conspira...
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I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
A Presidential Historian Explains What to Know Before Watching 'Death by Lightning'
The series dives into the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
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Very excited to be the first book listed in the new @uncpress.bsky.social catalog. Spring can't get here soon enough!
Thy Will Be Done by @johngmarks.com
George Washington’s legacy as both enslaver and emancipator has haunted Americans for nearly 250 years. Marks shows how every generation has rewritten that story to suit its own vision of the nation. uncpress.org/978146969352...
George Washington’s legacy as both enslaver and emancipator has haunted Americans for nearly 250 years. Marks shows how every generation has rewritten that story to suit its own vision of the nation. uncpress.org/978146969352...
Thy Will Be Done
How should we remember George Washington’s entanglement in slavery? Americans have argued over that question for nearly 250 years. More than any other Foun...
uncpress.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Very excited to be the first book listed in the new @uncpress.bsky.social catalog. Spring can't get here soon enough!
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There’s a viral claim that no Moms for Liberty–endorsed candidates won “contested” school-board races this week. That claim is false. Not many wins, but not zero.
A short 🧵 on how selective wording can turn misinformation into something that sounds true.
A short 🧵 on how selective wording can turn misinformation into something that sounds true.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
There’s a viral claim that no Moms for Liberty–endorsed candidates won “contested” school-board races this week. That claim is false. Not many wins, but not zero.
A short 🧵 on how selective wording can turn misinformation into something that sounds true.
A short 🧵 on how selective wording can turn misinformation into something that sounds true.
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In my brief time as an op-ed editor (<year), Brettbug Stephens argued Ashkenazis might be genetically superior, & Tom Cotton called for violence against George Floyd protestors. Some of us were constantly pushing back. I met with Sulzberger multiple times. Lip service was given, nothing changed.
A lot of nyt folks, me among them, believed we could change the culture and the coverage from the inside. That by working within channels, we could convince the leadership of its obligation to cover trans ppl fairly.
In hindsight I’ve come to think I was naive.
In hindsight I’ve come to think I was naive.
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In my brief time as an op-ed editor (<year), Brettbug Stephens argued Ashkenazis might be genetically superior, & Tom Cotton called for violence against George Floyd protestors. Some of us were constantly pushing back. I met with Sulzberger multiple times. Lip service was given, nothing changed.
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*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
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“Tariff authority has rested squarely with the legislative branch since the nation’s founding...”
Honored to join this brief by @democracyprof.bsky.social @earlymodjustice.bsky.social @lessig.bsky.social and others for today’s tariff case @democracyforward.org
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
Honored to join this brief by @democracyprof.bsky.social @earlymodjustice.bsky.social @lessig.bsky.social and others for today’s tariff case @democracyforward.org
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
democracyforward.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“Tariff authority has rested squarely with the legislative branch since the nation’s founding...”
Honored to join this brief by @democracyprof.bsky.social @earlymodjustice.bsky.social @lessig.bsky.social and others for today’s tariff case @democracyforward.org
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
Honored to join this brief by @democracyprof.bsky.social @earlymodjustice.bsky.social @lessig.bsky.social and others for today’s tariff case @democracyforward.org
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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Cuomo Announces Plan To Govern New York City As Independent https://theonion.com/cuomo-announces-plan-to-govern-new-york-city-as-independent/
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Cuomo Announces Plan To Govern New York City As Independent https://theonion.com/cuomo-announces-plan-to-govern-new-york-city-as-independent/
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250 years ago this week, Lord Dunmore shook the colonies:
“All indented servants, Negroes, or others (appertaining to rebels)… free, that are able and willing to bear arms.”
Dunmore’s Proclamation changed the Revolution.
🎧 Hear the story
#AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #Virginia #History
“All indented servants, Negroes, or others (appertaining to rebels)… free, that are able and willing to bear arms.”
Dunmore’s Proclamation changed the Revolution.
🎧 Hear the story
#AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #Virginia #History
Episode 424: Andrew Lawler, Dunmore's Proclamation & the American Revolution in Virginia
In honor of the 250th anniversary of Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation and the American Revolution in Virginia, which he helped fuel.
benfranklinsworld.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
250 years ago this week, Lord Dunmore shook the colonies:
“All indented servants, Negroes, or others (appertaining to rebels)… free, that are able and willing to bear arms.”
Dunmore’s Proclamation changed the Revolution.
🎧 Hear the story
#AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #Virginia #History
“All indented servants, Negroes, or others (appertaining to rebels)… free, that are able and willing to bear arms.”
Dunmore’s Proclamation changed the Revolution.
🎧 Hear the story
#AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #Virginia #History
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Noelle is extraordinary, and this book is essential 🤍
Publishers Weekly calls it “a moving call for compassion for those on America’s fringes.”
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6.
Preorder now: noellecook.com/book
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6.
Preorder now: noellecook.com/book
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook
In this empathetic debut study, ethnographer Cook explores the rise of “conspirituality,” a mix of new age spirituality and far-...
www.publishersweekly.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Noelle is extraordinary, and this book is essential 🤍
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Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
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October 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Publishers Weekly calls it “a moving call for compassion for those on America’s fringes.”
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6.
Preorder now: noellecook.com/book
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6.
Preorder now: noellecook.com/book
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook
In this empathetic debut study, ethnographer Cook explores the rise of “conspirituality,” a mix of new age spirituality and far-...
www.publishersweekly.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Publishers Weekly calls it “a moving call for compassion for those on America’s fringes.”
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6.
Preorder now: noellecook.com/book
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423
The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6.
Preorder now: noellecook.com/book
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423
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"...the future of homelessness policy in the age of President Trump...plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people in what supporters call a services campus and critics deem a detention camp." (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"...the future of homelessness policy in the age of President Trump...plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people in what supporters call a services campus and critics deem a detention camp." (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
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“The conspiracy theories you will hear in my film may sound whacky to some, but they are a bedrock of the MAGA movement and Trumpism. It is a movement that is being imported into the UK, without tariffs…”
— Liz Smith, Director of The Conspiracists
open.substack.com/pub/lizsmith...
— Liz Smith, Director of The Conspiracists
open.substack.com/pub/lizsmith...
MAGA has come to the UK
Do we want to get suckered in by this giant squid?
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“The conspiracy theories you will hear in my film may sound whacky to some, but they are a bedrock of the MAGA movement and Trumpism. It is a movement that is being imported into the UK, without tariffs…”
— Liz Smith, Director of The Conspiracists
open.substack.com/pub/lizsmith...
— Liz Smith, Director of The Conspiracists
open.substack.com/pub/lizsmith...
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This thread makes a point I find myself coming to often these days.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.
lol what the wealthy today don't seem to understand is part of staying wealthy in society is not pissing off the masses.
There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.
There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This thread makes a point I find myself coming to often these days.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.