Zach Dowdle
@zachdowdle.bsky.social
Director of Honors. Assistant Professor of History. Interested in politics, slavery, and economic development. in 19th century US.
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Clay Higgins is the real hero 😂 it's good to see one member of the GOP with a little backbone.
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Clay Higgins is the real hero 😂 it's good to see one member of the GOP with a little backbone.
The United States of America has formally declared as a domestic terrorist organization *checks notes* Antifa, the idea of opposing fascism.
Apparently opposing fascism goes against US national security. Historically, that checks out.
Apparently opposing fascism goes against US national security. Historically, that checks out.
September 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The United States of America has formally declared as a domestic terrorist organization *checks notes* Antifa, the idea of opposing fascism.
Apparently opposing fascism goes against US national security. Historically, that checks out.
Apparently opposing fascism goes against US national security. Historically, that checks out.
The commonality that Ezra Klein finds with Charlie Kirk is that they both have/had far outsized platforms for their bad ideas.
"I had friends say to me, look, we can oppose political violence without whitewashing this guy. I spent some time thinking about that over the weekend...and my reaction honestly is that it is too little to just say we oppose political violence."
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The commonality that Ezra Klein finds with Charlie Kirk is that they both have/had far outsized platforms for their bad ideas.
I mean, the market "always" had a solution, right?
Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk are/were of the same ilk, young people willing to say bad things to inspire hate and fear.
Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk are/were of the same ilk, young people willing to say bad things to inspire hate and fear.
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I mean, the market "always" had a solution, right?
Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk are/were of the same ilk, young people willing to say bad things to inspire hate and fear.
Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk are/were of the same ilk, young people willing to say bad things to inspire hate and fear.
I find it hard to believe that anybody is surprised by this.
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
Anthropic report shows scale of AI threat to jobs
Three-quarters of companies working with Claude, Anthropic’s chatbot, use it for ‘full task delegation.’
www.semafor.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I find it hard to believe that anybody is surprised by this.
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
Stagflation is bad, right?
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Stagflation is bad, right?
Currently destroying my eardrums listening to the RFK hearing.
September 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Currently destroying my eardrums listening to the RFK hearing.
This is a hell of a 'graph.
August 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is a hell of a 'graph.
I'm looking forward to seeing James Dobson in hell.
August 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing James Dobson in hell.
I'm not sure if calling a single person's pet project a movement is appropriate. Come on @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/w...
Draft of White House Report Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I'm not sure if calling a single person's pet project a movement is appropriate. Come on @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/w...
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I would be embarrassed to publish this paragraph. @nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I would be embarrassed to publish this paragraph. @nytimes.com
The author is hopelessly stuck in 1980 with his "superpower" talk. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Trump Says He Ordered Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The author is hopelessly stuck in 1980 with his "superpower" talk. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Nine 'graphs in, Israel is finally mentioned, but only in reference to agencies "accusing" Israel of slowing food distribution. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nine 'graphs in, Israel is finally mentioned, but only in reference to agencies "accusing" Israel of slowing food distribution. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
NY Times editorial where the topic sentence is unrelated its paragraph.
June 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NY Times editorial where the topic sentence is unrelated its paragraph.
At least we know what two of the four horsemen of the liberal apocalypse think. I'm sure it is some novel idea, like turning to the right even more.
May 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
At least we know what two of the four horsemen of the liberal apocalypse think. I'm sure it is some novel idea, like turning to the right even more.
Can we all agree that Gavin Newsom is a ghoul? @governor.ca.gov
May 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Can we all agree that Gavin Newsom is a ghoul? @governor.ca.gov
I feel like there was something unusual about the beginning of the 1974 presidency...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
Under Trump, Stocks Have the Worst Start to a Presidential Term Since 1974
During the first 100 days of the Trump administration, shock waves from the chaotic tariff rollout continue to send tremors through the global financial system.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I feel like there was something unusual about the beginning of the 1974 presidency...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
A "wall of separation" no more... www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Supreme Court Appears Open to Approving Religious Charter Schools: Live Updates
The case tests whether public money can be used to fund a religious charter school in Oklahoma, and its outcome could affect how public education funds are used in virtually all states.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A "wall of separation" no more... www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Love listening while @npr.org interviewed Farmgirl Flowers owner Christina Stembel uncritically while she boasted of environment-destroying global supply chains for fucking flowers and the need to rely on exploiting the global working class in order to make a profit. WTF
April 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Love listening while @npr.org interviewed Farmgirl Flowers owner Christina Stembel uncritically while she boasted of environment-destroying global supply chains for fucking flowers and the need to rely on exploiting the global working class in order to make a profit. WTF
Nice description of the guru of "masculinity," @nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Nice description of the guru of "masculinity," @nytimes.com
I imagine Palestinians have been hoping the United States finds some moral clarity, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...
Opinion | Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack
This level of violence has to stop.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I imagine Palestinians have been hoping the United States finds some moral clarity, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...
I like the idea of turning the major questions doctrine back on conservative judges. I have no faith that there will be any sort of even-handed application of this so-called doctrine that was meant to strip executive branch agencies of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Opinion | Will This Conservative Legal Doctrine Undo Trump’s First Months in Office?
What goes around, comes around. And it is not likely to be good for the White House.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I like the idea of turning the major questions doctrine back on conservative judges. I have no faith that there will be any sort of even-handed application of this so-called doctrine that was meant to strip executive branch agencies of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Dipshits gonna dipshit. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Dipshits gonna dipshit. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
The Trump administration is looking increasingly like a paper tiger. Push back against everything. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The Trump administration is looking increasingly like a paper tiger. Push back against everything. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...