Emily C. Bruce
@amocantare.bsky.social
Modern European historian; Associate Prof. at the University of Minnesota Morris; author of Revolutions at Home: The Origin of Modern Childhood and the German Middle Class (UMass, 2021); SMC of twins; she/her. Views expressed here are my own.
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The end of this is revealing: if you have the resources to file a federal lawsuit, they might give up and give you your green card.
Otherwise you're probably screwed.
Otherwise you're probably screwed.
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The end of this is revealing: if you have the resources to file a federal lawsuit, they might give up and give you your green card.
Otherwise you're probably screwed.
Otherwise you're probably screwed.
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Also we should have human operators again. If you want to scam call someone you should have to explain it to someone else on the phone every time you do it and ask to be connected.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Also we should have human operators again. If you want to scam call someone you should have to explain it to someone else on the phone every time you do it and ask to be connected.
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One thing I wish would make a comeback is stationary phones. I don’t like that people have the capacity to speak with me on the same thing I listen to podcasts on. That should be its own thing that has its own dedicated room in the house and I should have to wear a suit to use it.
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
One thing I wish would make a comeback is stationary phones. I don’t like that people have the capacity to speak with me on the same thing I listen to podcasts on. That should be its own thing that has its own dedicated room in the house and I should have to wear a suit to use it.
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the letter writer’s opinion is shared by virtually every university trustee and president in the us
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
the letter writer’s opinion is shared by virtually every university trustee and president in the us
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Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?
It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters
Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?
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Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special called 'A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny'.
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
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It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...
A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny
Serve it Forth Food History Festival invites you to an evening exploring the eerie side of Yuletide food traditions.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special called 'A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny'.
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...
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You have one person murdered and people want to say you’re a murderer for life, which is so unfair.
Assuming this is related to Ben Smith I was honestly shocked by this, an astonishing bit of bootlicking from top to bottom
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You have one person murdered and people want to say you’re a murderer for life, which is so unfair.
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Is he trying to make Kelly the next President?
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Is he trying to make Kelly the next President?
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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this one broke me
just the most sitcom hijinks energy
just the most sitcom hijinks energy
When I was 4, I fell through a weird gap in the stair railing into the large pan of turkey drippings. It took my mom over a week to get all the grease out of my hair.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
this one broke me
just the most sitcom hijinks energy
just the most sitcom hijinks energy
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Eeeep, All Of Us Murderers has been picked for NPR's Books We Love selection!
Like an Edwardian Succession, this stylish gothic romp centers a nest of fortune-hunting vipers vying to inherit a fortune. But this is a novel by the phenomenal @kjcharleswriter.com so it’s also stylish and sexy. Fun fun fun. apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Eeeep, All Of Us Murderers has been picked for NPR's Books We Love selection!
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A lot of recipes lie because it takes a home cook making an unfamiliar recipe longer than it takes a professional cook or recipe tester. Another lie is excluding the prep time: the timer starts when you start recipe step 1, not when you start dicing the one cup of diced onion in the ingredient list.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A lot of recipes lie because it takes a home cook making an unfamiliar recipe longer than it takes a professional cook or recipe tester. Another lie is excluding the prep time: the timer starts when you start recipe step 1, not when you start dicing the one cup of diced onion in the ingredient list.
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Nothing more selfless than asking your wife to risk 8+ pregnancies!
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Nothing more selfless than asking your wife to risk 8+ pregnancies!
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"This guy is a problem. Maybe the solution is to make multiple children rely on him for their lives."
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"This guy is a problem. Maybe the solution is to make multiple children rely on him for their lives."
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It’s profoundly amazing to me how these writers could get around so much problematic baggage by just including a paragraph that says something like, “of course this has economic, emotional, and physical stakes for mothers…”
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It’s profoundly amazing to me how these writers could get around so much problematic baggage by just including a paragraph that says something like, “of course this has economic, emotional, and physical stakes for mothers…”
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That was my first thought as well. The book just hit its 25th anniversary, for fuck's sake. We're well beyond the Bowling Alone era and deep into the Terrordome.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
That was my first thought as well. The book just hit its 25th anniversary, for fuck's sake. We're well beyond the Bowling Alone era and deep into the Terrordome.
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I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
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SCHOOLED :-)}
Nancy Mace:
"I want our kids to learn about A-E-I-O-U, instead of L-G-B-T-Q.”
Zoe Rose Bryant:
“Hi, pre-k teacher here. No need to worry, Nancy, it’s in our curriculum to cover all the letters eventually. This week we’re working on S-T-F-U.”
Nancy Mace:
"I want our kids to learn about A-E-I-O-U, instead of L-G-B-T-Q.”
Zoe Rose Bryant:
“Hi, pre-k teacher here. No need to worry, Nancy, it’s in our curriculum to cover all the letters eventually. This week we’re working on S-T-F-U.”
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
SCHOOLED :-)}
Nancy Mace:
"I want our kids to learn about A-E-I-O-U, instead of L-G-B-T-Q.”
Zoe Rose Bryant:
“Hi, pre-k teacher here. No need to worry, Nancy, it’s in our curriculum to cover all the letters eventually. This week we’re working on S-T-F-U.”
Nancy Mace:
"I want our kids to learn about A-E-I-O-U, instead of L-G-B-T-Q.”
Zoe Rose Bryant:
“Hi, pre-k teacher here. No need to worry, Nancy, it’s in our curriculum to cover all the letters eventually. This week we’re working on S-T-F-U.”
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It still has not been released in the US - but I'm finally pressing ▶️ on #Tirailleurs with Omar Sy, about Senegalese soldiers in WWI - after sourcing a DVD from France. Some of my students will watch over Thanksgiving so I need to watch first. Excited to at last get to see it! 🗃️
Inédit en clair, Tirailleurs, avec Omar Sy, ce dimanche soir sur France 2. www.leblogtvnews.com/inedit-en-cl...
Inédit en clair, Tirailleurs, avec Omar Sy, ce dimanche soir sur France 2. - LeBlogTVNews
Réalisé par Mathieu Vadepied, interprété par Omar Sy, Alassane Diong, Jonas Bloquet, Bamar Kane, Alassane Sy, le drame Tirailleurs sera diffusé ce dimanche 25 mai à 21h10 sur France 2. En France, ce l...
www.leblogtvnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It still has not been released in the US - but I'm finally pressing ▶️ on #Tirailleurs with Omar Sy, about Senegalese soldiers in WWI - after sourcing a DVD from France. Some of my students will watch over Thanksgiving so I need to watch first. Excited to at last get to see it! 🗃️
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In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
It is good to see the pushback on Trump lead to real losses for him. But it's hard to be optimistic when he still wields the enormous power of the presidency. ICE is still rampaging, HHS is harming people, the U.S. may be about to sell out Ukraine, the boat strikes...he's still doing so much damage.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Whenever anybody tries to derive lessons from stuff like this, I'm like, "There is no formula here. Trump just loves celebrities."
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Whenever anybody tries to derive lessons from stuff like this, I'm like, "There is no formula here. Trump just loves celebrities."
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It’s not surprising that the President has chosen to broadly target an entire community. This is what he does to change the subject.
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President Trump says he will terminate the Temporary Protected Status program for Somalis in Minnesota
On Friday night, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he would be terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status program for Somalis in Minnesota.
kstp.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It’s not surprising that the President has chosen to broadly target an entire community. This is what he does to change the subject.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...