Craig Berger
@craigberger.bsky.social
Civic/community engagement and higher education professional. Steelers fan. News junkie, history nerd, and coffee aficionado. Podcast host.
Enjoying life in Kent, OH.
Enjoying life in Kent, OH.
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This is so dangerous.
Not only is Prager an insane propagandist, he’s a racist.
His revisionist history ilk has no place in classrooms.
Not only is Prager an insane propagandist, he’s a racist.
His revisionist history ilk has no place in classrooms.
The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS: PragerU, a nonprofit organization that specializes in creating right-leaning educational short videos for adults and children. . It may already be in countless classrooms. www.vox.com/today-explai...
The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS. It may already be in countless classrooms.
How the right-wing network PragerU could fill the void left by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s defunding.
www.vox.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is so dangerous.
Not only is Prager an insane propagandist, he’s a racist.
His revisionist history ilk has no place in classrooms.
Not only is Prager an insane propagandist, he’s a racist.
His revisionist history ilk has no place in classrooms.
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If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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January Trump approval on the economy:
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump finds his approval rating sinking once more
Pollster G. Elliott Morris' tracker shows that on the issue of the economy, Trump's approval rating is underwater by 15.75 points.
www.newsweek.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
January Trump approval on the economy:
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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the number of times i was told i did not really want a simple chronological feed
Just yesterday I was thinking about how, when social media platforms rolled out algorithms, everyone was like “we don’t want that.” And they were like “no no, trust us, the data says you do; it’ll be great.” Now not only are the algorithms not great, they sucked the life out of everything
from @caseyjohnston.bsky.social, worth considering
May 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
the number of times i was told i did not really want a simple chronological feed
Perhaps we should recognize that the problem isn’t Gen Z not showing up but rather being systematically disenfranchised by the GOP.
Wow.
Donald Trump's approval rating with Gen Z, especially Gen Z women, has fallen off a cliff.
Perhaps more than 42% of them should show up to vote at midterms.
Donald Trump's approval rating with Gen Z, especially Gen Z women, has fallen off a cliff.
Perhaps more than 42% of them should show up to vote at midterms.
April 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Perhaps we should recognize that the problem isn’t Gen Z not showing up but rather being systematically disenfranchised by the GOP.
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one thing that Democratic politicians should take note of is that the overlap between “great political optics” and “actual morally good stuff” is really big right now
April 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
one thing that Democratic politicians should take note of is that the overlap between “great political optics” and “actual morally good stuff” is really big right now
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Revealing just how selectively this administration respects national sovereignty.
With Canada and Greenland, Trump threatens invasion enthusiastically.
With El Salvador, Trump sees sovereignty as sacrosanct.
With Canada and Greenland, Trump threatens invasion enthusiastically.
With El Salvador, Trump sees sovereignty as sacrosanct.
BREAKING: Trump administation attests that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is alive and secure but is under the "sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Revealing just how selectively this administration respects national sovereignty.
With Canada and Greenland, Trump threatens invasion enthusiastically.
With El Salvador, Trump sees sovereignty as sacrosanct.
With Canada and Greenland, Trump threatens invasion enthusiastically.
With El Salvador, Trump sees sovereignty as sacrosanct.
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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JFC. WE ARE STILL WORSE OFF. We still have *at least* 10% global tariffs. Businesses can’t make decisions, as they don’t know what tariffs will be 90 days from now
I usually say Trump is great at repackaging the status quo as victory but this is significantly worse than pre-Liberation Day status quo
I usually say Trump is great at repackaging the status quo as victory but this is significantly worse than pre-Liberation Day status quo
April 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
JFC. WE ARE STILL WORSE OFF. We still have *at least* 10% global tariffs. Businesses can’t make decisions, as they don’t know what tariffs will be 90 days from now
I usually say Trump is great at repackaging the status quo as victory but this is significantly worse than pre-Liberation Day status quo
I usually say Trump is great at repackaging the status quo as victory but this is significantly worse than pre-Liberation Day status quo
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Pilot puts plane into a nosedive, pulls out at the last minute, saunters back into the cabin looking for high fives from the vomit covered passengers.
April 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Pilot puts plane into a nosedive, pulls out at the last minute, saunters back into the cabin looking for high fives from the vomit covered passengers.
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it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
April 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
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If they had read some of the books before banning them, maybe they’d have a better understanding of what tariffs really are.
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If they had read some of the books before banning them, maybe they’d have a better understanding of what tariffs really are.
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We talk about this on-air a lot.
What company is going to spend the $$ to bring production home — knowing that trade policy and tariffs could *reverse* just as the plant is ready to open?
@firstadopter.bsky.social @conorsen.bsky.social
What company is going to spend the $$ to bring production home — knowing that trade policy and tariffs could *reverse* just as the plant is ready to open?
@firstadopter.bsky.social @conorsen.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We talk about this on-air a lot.
What company is going to spend the $$ to bring production home — knowing that trade policy and tariffs could *reverse* just as the plant is ready to open?
@firstadopter.bsky.social @conorsen.bsky.social
What company is going to spend the $$ to bring production home — knowing that trade policy and tariffs could *reverse* just as the plant is ready to open?
@firstadopter.bsky.social @conorsen.bsky.social
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CNBC ANCHOR: “The market reaction after hours — I’ve never seen anything like it. Worse than the worst-case scenario.”
April 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
CNBC ANCHOR: “The market reaction after hours — I’ve never seen anything like it. Worse than the worst-case scenario.”
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Asked my smart economist friend about how #TrumpTariffs help Americans or even the rich, because I couldn't see it, and he said, "It doesn't. He's destroying stuff. It doesn't benefit anyone...except our enemies."
April 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Asked my smart economist friend about how #TrumpTariffs help Americans or even the rich, because I couldn't see it, and he said, "It doesn't. He's destroying stuff. It doesn't benefit anyone...except our enemies."
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If you have a Republican representing you in the House or Senate, call them to demand they undo Trump's tariffs.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
April 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you have a Republican representing you in the House or Senate, call them to demand they undo Trump's tariffs.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
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It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
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I’m not saying everyone needs to do *this*.
But @booker.senate.gov figured out the biggest best thing HE could do right now. And then he did it.
Everyone needs to do *that*.
But @booker.senate.gov figured out the biggest best thing HE could do right now. And then he did it.
Everyone needs to do *that*.
April 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I’m not saying everyone needs to do *this*.
But @booker.senate.gov figured out the biggest best thing HE could do right now. And then he did it.
Everyone needs to do *that*.
But @booker.senate.gov figured out the biggest best thing HE could do right now. And then he did it.
Everyone needs to do *that*.
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What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
March 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
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What's truly striking right now is how few people it would take to stop everything Trump and Musk are doing. A small handful of Republican lawmakers and two Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices. They could demand sanity, still get much of what they want and keep democracy intact. And yet...
February 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
What's truly striking right now is how few people it would take to stop everything Trump and Musk are doing. A small handful of Republican lawmakers and two Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices. They could demand sanity, still get much of what they want and keep democracy intact. And yet...
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"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." - Marbury v. Madison (1803).
February 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." - Marbury v. Madison (1803).
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Academics and researchers are receiving emails from their higher-ups, explaining that rules are changing and their institutions are carefully monitoring the situation.
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
February 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Academics and researchers are receiving emails from their higher-ups, explaining that rules are changing and their institutions are carefully monitoring the situation.
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"