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Pro-democracy, anti-authoritarian, patriotic American
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Trump wants health insurance premiums to spike right after he allowed medical debt to adversely affect people’s credit ratings, while rolling out 50 year mortgages.
But he loves you, MAGA. That’s why he’s building that ballroom for you.
But he loves you, MAGA. That’s why he’s building that ballroom for you.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Trump wants health insurance premiums to spike right after he allowed medical debt to adversely affect people’s credit ratings, while rolling out 50 year mortgages.
But he loves you, MAGA. That’s why he’s building that ballroom for you.
But he loves you, MAGA. That’s why he’s building that ballroom for you.
Cornell made a calculated decision rather than a principled one. It seems bound to fail, both in backlash against the university and further extortion from the administration
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Cornell made a calculated decision rather than a principled one. It seems bound to fail, both in backlash against the university and further extortion from the administration
Destroyed in 2025 (so far):
1. The entire East Wing of the White House
2. Democracy, heritage, character, morality, decorum, decency, human kindness, genuine faith, and rule of law.
1. The entire East Wing of the White House
2. Democracy, heritage, character, morality, decorum, decency, human kindness, genuine faith, and rule of law.
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Destroyed in 2025 (so far):
1. The entire East Wing of the White House
2. Democracy, heritage, character, morality, decorum, decency, human kindness, genuine faith, and rule of law.
1. The entire East Wing of the White House
2. Democracy, heritage, character, morality, decorum, decency, human kindness, genuine faith, and rule of law.
Where is all the money from the tariffs and the budget cuts going? Oh, to other authoritarian countries, private jets, gaudy oversized ballrooms, and thuggish secret police
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Where is all the money from the tariffs and the budget cuts going? Oh, to other authoritarian countries, private jets, gaudy oversized ballrooms, and thuggish secret police
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
I feel like this chart of the changing racial balance in the country explains so much of what is happening now.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 (a four-part thread):
How the U.S. population has evolved.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/e0489c52?m...
How the U.S. population has evolved.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/e0489c52?m...
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I feel like this chart of the changing racial balance in the country explains so much of what is happening now.
Good turnout in Trumansburg, NY, today! #NoKings @hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Good turnout in Trumansburg, NY, today! #NoKings @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The inflatables were out in force in little Watkins Glen, NY, where several hundred people lined both sides of the street and many cars honked in support. #nokings @hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The inflatables were out in force in little Watkins Glen, NY, where several hundred people lined both sides of the street and many cars honked in support. #nokings @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The party of family values, religious rectitude, and flaming hypocrisy
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The party of family values, religious rectitude, and flaming hypocrisy
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I’m running for the U.S. Senate.
Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.
youtube.com/shorts/IpO0S...
Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.
youtube.com/shorts/IpO0S...
I’m running for the U.S. Senate
YouTube video by James Talarico
youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I’m running for the U.S. Senate.
Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.
youtube.com/shorts/IpO0S...
Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.
youtube.com/shorts/IpO0S...
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SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
www.propublica.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
This is some beautiful writing.
August 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is some beautiful writing.
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The advance copies of _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_ have reached me! The book looks fantastic, thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social Official release date is September 15; order your copy today: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
August 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The advance copies of _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_ have reached me! The book looks fantastic, thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social Official release date is September 15; order your copy today: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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🚨 It’s publication day!
THE ART OF COERCION is finally out.
When do threats work? When they are perceived as credibly *conditional*. Credible and painful punishments are not enough.
Threats fail if targets feel “damned if they do and damned if they don’t.”
shorturl.at/qa4T5
THE ART OF COERCION is finally out.
When do threats work? When they are perceived as credibly *conditional*. Credible and painful punishments are not enough.
Threats fail if targets feel “damned if they do and damned if they don’t.”
shorturl.at/qa4T5
The Art of Coercion by Reid B. C. Pauly | Paperback | Cornell University Press
The Art of Coercion presents a fresh explanation for the success—and failure—of coercive demands in international politics.Strong states are surprisingly bad at coercion. History shows they prevail...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
August 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 It’s publication day!
THE ART OF COERCION is finally out.
When do threats work? When they are perceived as credibly *conditional*. Credible and painful punishments are not enough.
Threats fail if targets feel “damned if they do and damned if they don’t.”
shorturl.at/qa4T5
THE ART OF COERCION is finally out.
When do threats work? When they are perceived as credibly *conditional*. Credible and painful punishments are not enough.
Threats fail if targets feel “damned if they do and damned if they don’t.”
shorturl.at/qa4T5
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Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK....
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK....
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is not the point of the original post, but I will make an effort from now on to say "Trump-Vance administration" so that blame is shared
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump-Vance admin for terminating non-citizens’ legal status through a mass email.
The email read: "It is time for you to leave the United States" and threatened penalties to encourage self-deportation.
Here’s what to know ⬇️
The email read: "It is time for you to leave the United States" and threatened penalties to encourage self-deportation.
Here’s what to know ⬇️
August 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is not the point of the original post, but I will make an effort from now on to say "Trump-Vance administration" so that blame is shared
Vacation idea: go somewhere where it rains all the time so that I can catch up on my pile of books to be read
July 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Vacation idea: go somewhere where it rains all the time so that I can catch up on my pile of books to be read
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Oh fuck they made a good post what the hell
July 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Oh fuck they made a good post what the hell
When I was an English teacher in E. Europe in the 1990s, jobs for Americans were everywhere and easy--just by virtue of birth. Now the competition would be fierce and my small skills not needed. I would have had to evolve and improve to stay relevant. It was a glorious time, but such is life.
A lot of Trump’s appeal comes down to the fact that people whose lives are boring & mediocre because they aren’t particularly bright, talented, or motivated, would very much like to hear a story in which actually it’s someone else’s fault.
oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
July 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
When I was an English teacher in E. Europe in the 1990s, jobs for Americans were everywhere and easy--just by virtue of birth. Now the competition would be fierce and my small skills not needed. I would have had to evolve and improve to stay relevant. It was a glorious time, but such is life.
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What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
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Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election.
A new generation of leaders is here.
A new generation of leaders is here.
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election.
A new generation of leaders is here.
A new generation of leaders is here.
Please block J.D. Vance on Bluesky. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
June 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Please block J.D. Vance on Bluesky. Thank you for your attention to this matter.