VetAnthropology
@vetanthropology.bsky.social
Anthropologist at large; Defends democracy and justice as able; Loves jazz, theater, art, books, improv.
Works @praeyesright.bsky.social
Works @praeyesright.bsky.social
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You can read my reporting on the NC raids today. People of course are terrified, with many undocumented & mixed-status families staying home or otherwise laying low. But all around them community organizers, educators, faith leaders, and local residents are mobilizing to help. It is deeply moving.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You can read my reporting on the NC raids today. People of course are terrified, with many undocumented & mixed-status families staying home or otherwise laying low. But all around them community organizers, educators, faith leaders, and local residents are mobilizing to help. It is deeply moving.
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flower studies (of altar flowers at omzlouisville.com) oil on panel 8x8"
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
flower studies (of altar flowers at omzlouisville.com) oil on panel 8x8"
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"We estimate the cumulative cost of deploying the National Guard to all five cities through November 15 is approximately $473,265,435.”
ips-dc.org/fact-sheet-t...
ips-dc.org/fact-sheet-t...
FACT SHEET: What Do Trump's National Guard Deployments Cost? - Institute for Policy Studies
FACT SHEET: What Do Trump's National Guard Deployments Cost?
ips-dc.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"We estimate the cumulative cost of deploying the National Guard to all five cities through November 15 is approximately $473,265,435.”
ips-dc.org/fact-sheet-t...
ips-dc.org/fact-sheet-t...
Reasonable review of potential for "competitive authoritarian" developments in the 2026 elections on Radio Atlantic. Imp pts: hard to gauge because on a continuum with hardball politics; yet significant fears from sober analysts that it could be bad. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Reasonable review of potential for "competitive authoritarian" developments in the 2026 elections on Radio Atlantic. Imp pts: hard to gauge because on a continuum with hardball politics; yet significant fears from sober analysts that it could be bad. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
It is impossible to overstate the import of the T regime basing its murderous attacks on Venezuelan boats as being justified by POTUS' claim that we are in an armed conflict with "terrorist drug cartels" who will use drug profits to buy arms to attack the U.S.
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It is impossible to overstate the import of the T regime basing its murderous attacks on Venezuelan boats as being justified by POTUS' claim that we are in an armed conflict with "terrorist drug cartels" who will use drug profits to buy arms to attack the U.S.
For Armistice Day (not "Veterans Day") from my friend Jim Radford (RiP), "1916." Listen and cry. www.youtube.com/shorts/dvJ5I...
D-Day Veteran Sings 1916
YouTube video by Veterans For Peace
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November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For Armistice Day (not "Veterans Day") from my friend Jim Radford (RiP), "1916." Listen and cry. www.youtube.com/shorts/dvJ5I...
Stanley McChrystal (Gen., Army, Ret.): "Once lost, the legitimacy of a military that reflects and represents all Americans will be difficult to recover." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Stanley McChrystal (Gen., Army, Ret.): "Once lost, the legitimacy of a military that reflects and represents all Americans will be difficult to recover." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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So we are finally protesting the right people.
This is outside of the Heritage Foundation.
This is outside of the Heritage Foundation.
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So we are finally protesting the right people.
This is outside of the Heritage Foundation.
This is outside of the Heritage Foundation.
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
Libby Emmons of Human Events, one of the new stalwarts of the "Pentagon Press Corps" said, "There should be a place for reporting on what they are doing without always trying to expose the dark underbelly." There is a word for that, propaganda, and job description, PR hack. (see thread for link).
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Libby Emmons of Human Events, one of the new stalwarts of the "Pentagon Press Corps" said, "There should be a place for reporting on what they are doing without always trying to expose the dark underbelly." There is a word for that, propaganda, and job description, PR hack. (see thread for link).
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A fed judge permanently barred the Trump admin from requiring proof of citizenship on fed voter registration forms.
Judge Kotelly, who was appointed to the bench by Reagan, explained in her 81-page ruling that Trump was claiming a power to which he is not entitled.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Judge Kotelly, who was appointed to the bench by Reagan, explained in her 81-page ruling that Trump was claiming a power to which he is not entitled.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Court rejects Trump’s power grab on federal elections and voter registration
When the president signed an executive order in March asserting radical powers over elections, he invited lawsuits. He’s now losing the court fights.
www.msnbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A fed judge permanently barred the Trump admin from requiring proof of citizenship on fed voter registration forms.
Judge Kotelly, who was appointed to the bench by Reagan, explained in her 81-page ruling that Trump was claiming a power to which he is not entitled.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Judge Kotelly, who was appointed to the bench by Reagan, explained in her 81-page ruling that Trump was claiming a power to which he is not entitled.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Reminder that Spotify has still not gotten rid of their ICE ads. They think they can just stay silent without answering to the public. Let’s show them how wrong they are, let’s hit them where it hurts! These corporations don’t understand anything unless it hurts their bottom line.
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reminder that Spotify has still not gotten rid of their ICE ads. They think they can just stay silent without answering to the public. Let’s show them how wrong they are, let’s hit them where it hurts! These corporations don’t understand anything unless it hurts their bottom line.
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“After some more screaming,”
Katie Miller (wife of Stephen Miller) “told Uygur: ‘You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct…’” *** “Threatening to deport your critics…seems to be Maga policy now.” 11/1/25 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Katie Miller (wife of Stephen Miller) “told Uygur: ‘You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct…’” *** “Threatening to deport your critics…seems to be Maga policy now.” 11/1/25 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Katie Miller is threatening the citizenship of a critic | Arwa Mahdawi
Threatening to deport your critics, even those with US citizenship, seems to have become Maga policy
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“After some more screaming,”
Katie Miller (wife of Stephen Miller) “told Uygur: ‘You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct…’” *** “Threatening to deport your critics…seems to be Maga policy now.” 11/1/25 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Katie Miller (wife of Stephen Miller) “told Uygur: ‘You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct…’” *** “Threatening to deport your critics…seems to be Maga policy now.” 11/1/25 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The most antisemitic part of the Heritage Foundation statement isn't the claim that pro-Israel pressure comes from the "globalist class"-- it's that "loyalty" to "Christ first and to America always" comes before support for Israel. Setting Christian fidelity over & against
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The most antisemitic part of the Heritage Foundation statement isn't the claim that pro-Israel pressure comes from the "globalist class"-- it's that "loyalty" to "Christ first and to America always" comes before support for Israel. Setting Christian fidelity over & against
I watch this stuff all day, every day and this slipped by me. It's from August and there is a lot of water under the bridge since then, but federal hiring now involves questions about supporting the president and his agenda. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
OPM: Trump’s hiring questions ‘mandatory’ for agencies to ask, but optional for candidates to answer
OPM has downplayed the importance of the essays as just one piece of a candidate’s overall federal job application.
federalnewsnetwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I watch this stuff all day, every day and this slipped by me. It's from August and there is a lot of water under the bridge since then, but federal hiring now involves questions about supporting the president and his agenda. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Maricopa County, Arizona, was the “model” for local police carrying out immigration raids. It ended in civil rights violations and mistrust that remains many years later. W/ @azluminaria.org
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...
www.propublica.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Maricopa County, Arizona, was the “model” for local police carrying out immigration raids. It ended in civil rights violations and mistrust that remains many years later. W/ @azluminaria.org
Yes it is illegal to murder people at sea because they are a boat you think has drugs on it. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yes it is illegal to murder people at sea because they are a boat you think has drugs on it. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
I have seen so many variations of “wtf” in response to T’s shit bomb AI stunt. The reason he did it is because that is who he is. The reason he was able to do it is that people (voters) have no imagination.
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I have seen so many variations of “wtf” in response to T’s shit bomb AI stunt. The reason he did it is because that is who he is. The reason he was able to do it is that people (voters) have no imagination.
Live updates from No Kings around the country. www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...
No Kings protest coverage | News From The States
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Live updates from No Kings around the country. www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...
Thousands of alumni protest the move to give Kirk honorary status. martyfrancephoto.substack.com/p/us-air-for...
US Air Force Academy Slides Towards Partisanship & Authoritarianism
Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk the Association of Graduates, and My Alma Mater
martyfrancephoto.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Thousands of alumni protest the move to give Kirk honorary status. martyfrancephoto.substack.com/p/us-air-for...
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@elienyc.bsky.social in @thenation.com: "American democracy cannot survive the Supreme Court’s attacks on the Voting Rights Act, because American democracy did not really exist before the Voting Rights Act. White rule existed. And that is what this court wants to return us to with this case."
The Supreme Court v. Democracy
The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
www.thenation.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
@elienyc.bsky.social in @thenation.com: "American democracy cannot survive the Supreme Court’s attacks on the Voting Rights Act, because American democracy did not really exist before the Voting Rights Act. White rule existed. And that is what this court wants to return us to with this case."
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~NEW EPISODE~
The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook
We talk with long time organizer Nadine Bloch to discuss a new education project from the Freedom Trainers teaching an "anti-authoritarian playbook" of non-cooperation, non-compliance and mass disruption.
🎙️: bit.ly/478sSxE
The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook
We talk with long time organizer Nadine Bloch to discuss a new education project from the Freedom Trainers teaching an "anti-authoritarian playbook" of non-cooperation, non-compliance and mass disruption.
🎙️: bit.ly/478sSxE
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
~NEW EPISODE~
The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook
We talk with long time organizer Nadine Bloch to discuss a new education project from the Freedom Trainers teaching an "anti-authoritarian playbook" of non-cooperation, non-compliance and mass disruption.
🎙️: bit.ly/478sSxE
The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook
We talk with long time organizer Nadine Bloch to discuss a new education project from the Freedom Trainers teaching an "anti-authoritarian playbook" of non-cooperation, non-compliance and mass disruption.
🎙️: bit.ly/478sSxE
A useful review of Trump's nat sec memo (NSPM-7). The key take-away is that the force of the security state is being directed at political opponents based on their ideas and beliefs that are vague and (mostly) not remotely "criminal" under the 1st Amend. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A useful review of Trump's nat sec memo (NSPM-7). The key take-away is that the force of the security state is being directed at political opponents based on their ideas and beliefs that are vague and (mostly) not remotely "criminal" under the 1st Amend. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...