Claire Katz
@ckatz.bsky.social
Views are my own as a private citizen.
Professor of Philosophy and Education; Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy
Professor of Philosophy and Education; Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy
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Claire Katz
@ckatz.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Stolen Valor: How the Humanities “@ Work” Are Hidden in Plain Sight | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
Stolen Valor: How the Humanities “@ Work” Are Hidden in Plain Sight - Volume 1
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My article, "Stolen Valor: How the Humanities '@Work' are Hidden in Plain Sight," has been published in Public Humanities, an open access journal with Cambridge University Press.
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@timmiller.bsky.social on JD Vance's comments about Renée Good: "He paints her as an enemy...as a domestic foe, he lies about her, he shows no sympathy towards her. And, and he does so in a lecturing, condescending, smarmy way... It's totally, totally sick, and I find him to be repulsive."
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social on JD Vance's comments about Renée Good: "He paints her as an enemy...as a domestic foe, he lies about her, he shows no sympathy towards her. And, and he does so in a lecturing, condescending, smarmy way... It's totally, totally sick, and I find him to be repulsive."
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“This libertarian manifesto,” The Sovereign Individual, is “loved by Peter Thiel *** Political operators such as former Tony Blair spokesman Alistair Campbell and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have embraced the book, too.” 9/28/25 … 1/ theconversation.com/this-liberta...
October 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“This libertarian manifesto,” The Sovereign Individual, is “loved by Peter Thiel *** Political operators such as former Tony Blair spokesman Alistair Campbell and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have embraced the book, too.” 9/28/25 … 1/ theconversation.com/this-liberta...
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Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?
Who could have foreseen this?
Who could have foreseen this?
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?
Who could have foreseen this?
Who could have foreseen this?
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Sounds … about right.
But still crazy to think those words were spoken aloud.
But still crazy to think those words were spoken aloud.
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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October 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sounds … about right.
But still crazy to think those words were spoken aloud.
But still crazy to think those words were spoken aloud.
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This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.
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Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
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His refusal to believe says more about him than it does about the protester. Every accusation is a confession.
The fact that the Trump admin first reaction to people peacefully exercising their rights is to launch federal investigations against citizens to intimidate them is exactly why we were out there.
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
His refusal to believe says more about him than it does about the protester. Every accusation is a confession.
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It's been a week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics, David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily.
It’s Not a Dog Whistle If Everyone Can Hear It
A week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics
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October 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It's been a week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics, David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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Newsom with the receipts!
Gavin Newsom Digs Up Old JD Vance Photo To Troll MAGA Fans Who Say They'll Boycott The Super Bowl
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October 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Newsom with the receipts!
Hilarious and spot on!
MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
October 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hilarious and spot on!
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“This stuff doesn't just permeate the culture of conservatism at this moment. It is the culture, by and large. These are ‘JD Vance Republicans,’” says Chris Hayes on the leaked GOP text messages praising Hitler—and the vice president downplaying it.
'Kids telling edgy jokes’? Hayes SHREDS Vance’s defense of racist GOP group chat
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October 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“This stuff doesn't just permeate the culture of conservatism at this moment. It is the culture, by and large. These are ‘JD Vance Republicans,’” says Chris Hayes on the leaked GOP text messages praising Hitler—and the vice president downplaying it.
Wow. Just wow.
Utter madness
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Wow. Just wow.
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Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.
I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.
Not kids. Adults— by age anyway.
JD Vance said today on the TPUSA podcast that these guys were “just a bunch of kids in a chat room.” bsky.app/profile/blue...
These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
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www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Not kids. Adults— by age anyway.
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Jewish law & Bible scholarship don't think the word in the 10 Commandments for "steal" is about, like, shoplifting.
Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--
the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.
Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE
Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--
the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.
Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE
October 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Jewish law & Bible scholarship don't think the word in the 10 Commandments for "steal" is about, like, shoplifting.
Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--
the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.
Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE
Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--
the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.
Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE
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Why is the Vice President of the United States so insistent on defending this inexcusable, vile behavior?
Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Why is the Vice President of the United States so insistent on defending this inexcusable, vile behavior?
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That’s how they will start losing their population.
A severe drought has Corpus Christi, Texas, scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla on.wsj.com/439vzhc
October 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
That’s how they will start losing their population.
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If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown
If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
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The Biden Administration got a ceasefire deal done within 5 weeks of October 7th that led to the release of 105 hostages 👇, but everyone ignores that. That ceasefire hostage release was the largest hostage release of the entire conflict. 👇
July 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Biden Administration got a ceasefire deal done within 5 weeks of October 7th that led to the release of 105 hostages 👇, but everyone ignores that. That ceasefire hostage release was the largest hostage release of the entire conflict. 👇
This is excellent: Robert Lynch, emeritus econ. professor (Washington College), sharing with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal his research findings that show, from an economics perspective, (not to mention moral) how detrimental Trump’s anti-immigration policies are.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=130...
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=130...
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October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is excellent: Robert Lynch, emeritus econ. professor (Washington College), sharing with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal his research findings that show, from an economics perspective, (not to mention moral) how detrimental Trump’s anti-immigration policies are.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=130...
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=130...
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Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.
October 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.