Ben Hubing
@bhubing.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Educator, Author, James Madison, Kohl, and CSAC Fellow, NBCT, MA, APUSH, APGAP, Model UN, sporadic runner. Tweets not necessarily my views. He/Him
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I had to stop reading for a bit when I got here because I started to cry.
Alex Pretti seems to have grown up to be everything his parents could have hoped he would be. And then they killed him literally because he was good and decent, brave and righteous.
Alex Pretti seems to have grown up to be everything his parents could have hoped he would be. And then they killed him literally because he was good and decent, brave and righteous.
January 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I had to stop reading for a bit when I got here because I started to cry.
Alex Pretti seems to have grown up to be everything his parents could have hoped he would be. And then they killed him literally because he was good and decent, brave and righteous.
Alex Pretti seems to have grown up to be everything his parents could have hoped he would be. And then they killed him literally because he was good and decent, brave and righteous.
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thank god for the district court judges who are actually slowing/stopping the trump administration, despite the supreme court absolutely tying their hands behind their backs
🚨 GOOD NEWS: Judge Laplante in New Hampshire has BLOCKED the birthright citizenship order on a nationwide basis, recognizing a viable class action against Trump's executive order.
July 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
thank god for the district court judges who are actually slowing/stopping the trump administration, despite the supreme court absolutely tying their hands behind their backs
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To look at this and still argue the rightwing majority was seriously and justifiably concerned about universal injunctions rather than treating Democratic power completely different than the Trump regime because they are opposed to the former and very much aligned with the latter is just silly.
The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
July 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
To look at this and still argue the rightwing majority was seriously and justifiably concerned about universal injunctions rather than treating Democratic power completely different than the Trump regime because they are opposed to the former and very much aligned with the latter is just silly.
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“Roosevelt understood that the clearest way for a politician to show that they will fight for those values, that they will fight for those ideals, that they will fight for people like you who share them, is to show who they're fighting against and how they're fighting them.”
A few Democrats are urging the party to make amends with Elon Musk and using a bad take on history to make their case.
New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS on how wrong they are:
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New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS on how wrong they are:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/welcoming-th...
Welcoming Their Hatred
Yesterday, as the world's richest narcissist and the world's most powerful narcissist engaged in a campaign of mutually-assured destruction, social media platforms witnessed record new levels of schad...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Roosevelt understood that the clearest way for a politician to show that they will fight for those values, that they will fight for those ideals, that they will fight for people like you who share them, is to show who they're fighting against and how they're fighting them.”
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The total number of bills (other than Congressional Review Act disapprovals) passed by different Congresses in their first five months:
119th (2025–present): 3
118th (2023–25): 5
117th (2021–23): 15
116th (2019–21): 19
115th (2017–19): 22
114th (2015–17): 23
...
"Do-Nothing" Congress (1947–49): 85
119th (2025–present): 3
118th (2023–25): 5
117th (2021–23): 15
116th (2019–21): 19
115th (2017–19): 22
114th (2015–17): 23
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"Do-Nothing" Congress (1947–49): 85
June 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The total number of bills (other than Congressional Review Act disapprovals) passed by different Congresses in their first five months:
119th (2025–present): 3
118th (2023–25): 5
117th (2021–23): 15
116th (2019–21): 19
115th (2017–19): 22
114th (2015–17): 23
...
"Do-Nothing" Congress (1947–49): 85
119th (2025–present): 3
118th (2023–25): 5
117th (2021–23): 15
116th (2019–21): 19
115th (2017–19): 22
114th (2015–17): 23
...
"Do-Nothing" Congress (1947–49): 85
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MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated?
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated?
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
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Not dangerous criminals.
Dylan, a high school student, came here legally. He showed up to court—and ICE grabbed him.
The feds are asking judges to dismiss migrant cases. That dismissal strips legal status, turning people undocumented on the spot—then ICE moves in under “expedited removal.”
Dylan, a high school student, came here legally. He showed up to court—and ICE grabbed him.
The feds are asking judges to dismiss migrant cases. That dismissal strips legal status, turning people undocumented on the spot—then ICE moves in under “expedited removal.”
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not dangerous criminals.
Dylan, a high school student, came here legally. He showed up to court—and ICE grabbed him.
The feds are asking judges to dismiss migrant cases. That dismissal strips legal status, turning people undocumented on the spot—then ICE moves in under “expedited removal.”
Dylan, a high school student, came here legally. He showed up to court—and ICE grabbed him.
The feds are asking judges to dismiss migrant cases. That dismissal strips legal status, turning people undocumented on the spot—then ICE moves in under “expedited removal.”
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A tiny but wild snapshot of the current chaos
May 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A tiny but wild snapshot of the current chaos
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I'm obviously not saying that we should blindly trust experts in every single scenario. But given that any member of the public can only know so much, "what is the academic consensus on this?" is a far better way to reach sensible conclusions than "what are uncredentialed 'mavericks' saying online?"
May 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm obviously not saying that we should blindly trust experts in every single scenario. But given that any member of the public can only know so much, "what is the academic consensus on this?" is a far better way to reach sensible conclusions than "what are uncredentialed 'mavericks' saying online?"
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Private 🍅 schools 🍅 aren't 🍅 better🍅 than 🍅 public 🍅. They're 🍅 just 🍅 allowed 🍅 to 🍅 discriminate🍅.
May 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Private 🍅 schools 🍅 aren't 🍅 better🍅 than 🍅 public 🍅. They're 🍅 just 🍅 allowed 🍅 to 🍅 discriminate🍅.
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I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
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May 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Liberal arts majors rise up www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/c...