Arlene Stein
@ajoystein.bsky.social
Sociologist thinking and writing about authoritarianism, democracy, LGBTQ issues, feminism. Author of The Stranger Next Door, Unbound, other books. Child of immigrants. Never Again for Anyone. #KnittyGrittyJC
I suspect it is because popular opinion has dramatically shifted in favor of marriage equality, and the conservatives on the court know that. And yet they have take unpopular stands on other issues, such as abortion rights…
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I suspect it is because popular opinion has dramatically shifted in favor of marriage equality, and the conservatives on the court know that. And yet they have take unpopular stands on other issues, such as abortion rights…
Senators Schumer and Durbin should resign from their leadership positions on Sunday evening, as they are obviously incapable of leading the Democratic caucus.
Robert Hubbell 11.10
Robert Hubbell 11.10
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Senators Schumer and Durbin should resign from their leadership positions on Sunday evening, as they are obviously incapable of leading the Democratic caucus.
Robert Hubbell 11.10
Robert Hubbell 11.10
More please!
Yesterday Trump attended an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions after ESPN reported that he wants the Commanders to name their new stadium after him. Attendees soundly booed him.
Yesterday Trump attended an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions after ESPN reported that he wants the Commanders to name their new stadium after him. Attendees soundly booed him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
More please!
Yesterday Trump attended an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions after ESPN reported that he wants the Commanders to name their new stadium after him. Attendees soundly booed him.
Yesterday Trump attended an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions after ESPN reported that he wants the Commanders to name their new stadium after him. Attendees soundly booed him.
Shamelessly stealing our money.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Shamelessly stealing our money.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Rank-and-file Democratic voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis
Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls, from young people to left-behind immigrant communities
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Rank-and-file Democratic voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
Trump’s response to the voters’ rebuke of his cruel policies has been to double down on the cruelty and the invective.
Robert Hubbell Nov. 8
Robert Hubbell Nov. 8
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Trump’s response to the voters’ rebuke of his cruel policies has been to double down on the cruelty and the invective.
Robert Hubbell Nov. 8
Robert Hubbell Nov. 8
Reposted by Arlene Stein
A lot was done to get the landslide win for New Jersey Governor race. One that really has not been mentioned enough is the grassroots organizing that has been going on everyday since Nov. 2024.
We wiped the tears from our faces and kept on going, adding more people as we kept going.
We wiped the tears from our faces and kept on going, adding more people as we kept going.
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A lot was done to get the landslide win for New Jersey Governor race. One that really has not been mentioned enough is the grassroots organizing that has been going on everyday since Nov. 2024.
We wiped the tears from our faces and kept on going, adding more people as we kept going.
We wiped the tears from our faces and kept on going, adding more people as we kept going.
Another act of cruelty, brought to you by the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Another act of cruelty, brought to you by the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Unconscionable.
‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Unconscionable.
‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
Finally, the tables are beginning to turn.
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Finally, the tables are beginning to turn.
This administration makes the United States look vulnerable. Americans under the spell of Trump’s charisma might imagine that strength is being projected. Not so. To prospective terrorists we look erratic and weak.
Timothy Snyder Nov. 1
Timothy Snyder Nov. 1
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This administration makes the United States look vulnerable. Americans under the spell of Trump’s charisma might imagine that strength is being projected. Not so. To prospective terrorists we look erratic and weak.
Timothy Snyder Nov. 1
Timothy Snyder Nov. 1
Goodbye 60 Minutes: Two months into her takeover of CBS News, Weiss arranged a friendly interview with Donald Trump, a president who attempted a coup, pardoned the insurrectionists who stormed Congress, and is an adjudicated sexual abuser.
Robert Hubbell Nov. 3.
Robert Hubbell Nov. 3.
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Goodbye 60 Minutes: Two months into her takeover of CBS News, Weiss arranged a friendly interview with Donald Trump, a president who attempted a coup, pardoned the insurrectionists who stormed Congress, and is an adjudicated sexual abuser.
Robert Hubbell Nov. 3.
Robert Hubbell Nov. 3.
If we’re to remain a free society, those committed to the American experiment are going to need to start expressing our civic national ideals as effectively and compellingly as the ethnonationalists articulate theirs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | There’s Still a Shared American Story, and JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Vision Isn’t It
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If we’re to remain a free society, those committed to the American experiment are going to need to start expressing our civic national ideals as effectively and compellingly as the ethnonationalists articulate theirs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
To be a good citizen of a bad state, one has to do scary things.
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
To be a good citizen of a bad state, one has to do scary things.
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Reposted by Arlene Stein
There isn’t really a gap between Fuentes and MAGA. It’s like the Klan and the White Citizen’s Councils. They are part of the same white supremacist movement and largely disagree over tactics.
The gap between the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and the rest of the right is narrower than it has ever been, @alibreland.bsky.social argues.
Tucker Carlson Opens the Door for Nick Fuentes
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
bit.ly
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
There isn’t really a gap between Fuentes and MAGA. It’s like the Klan and the White Citizen’s Councils. They are part of the same white supremacist movement and largely disagree over tactics.
Reposted by Arlene Stein
For those of you who may have missed this! Former President Obama yesterday! Nobody messages like he does and cuts straight to the truth! I sure miss him!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For those of you who may have missed this! Former President Obama yesterday! Nobody messages like he does and cuts straight to the truth! I sure miss him!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Opinion | We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Arlene Stein
Jack Ciattarelli wants to purge the Medicaid and food stamps rolls
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The moment for building a great progressive majority party has arrived, a coalition asserting itself against a sclerotic political elite, our economic overlords in Big Tech and Wall Street and a radical right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The moment for building a great progressive majority party has arrived, a coalition asserting itself against a sclerotic political elite, our economic overlords in Big Tech and Wall Street and a radical right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
MADA. Make America Dumb Again.
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
MADA. Make America Dumb Again.
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...