David Rosenthal
@davidros.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, Linguistics, and Cognitive Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Website: https://www.davidrosenthal.org
Website: https://www.davidrosenthal.org
Shrouded in secrecy, the US law enforcement agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agenda
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‘Clouded in mystery’: how Ice became a rogue agency that does Trump’s bidding
Shrouded in secrecy, the US agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agenda
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July 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Shrouded in secrecy, the US law enforcement agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agenda
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The Trump administration is increasingly targeting unauthorized immigrants with no criminal record as it ramps up arrests
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ICE increasingly targets undocumented migrants with no criminal record
ICE officers are ramping up arrests. But the share of detained migrants with a criminal conviction has been declining.
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July 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Trump administration is increasingly targeting unauthorized immigrants with no criminal record as it ramps up arrests
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In a sudden escalation in President Trump’s mass deportation efforts, ICE agents are snatching and detaining migrants with pending immigration court cases at lower Manhattan courthouses, a move which city officials and attorneys blasted as “utterly unlawful.”
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ICE agents now snatching migrants with open court cases; NYC officials, lawyers say it’s ‘utterly unlawful’
In a sudden escalation in President Trump’s mass deportation efforts, ICE agents are snatching and detaining migrants with pending immigration court cases at lower Manhattan courthouses, a move whi…
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July 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In a sudden escalation in President Trump’s mass deportation efforts, ICE agents are snatching and detaining migrants with pending immigration court cases at lower Manhattan courthouses, a move which city officials and attorneys blasted as “utterly unlawful.”
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ICE Lets Slip It’s Making Up Assault Claims While Trashing Tracker App
Donald Trump’s administration is claiming that the number of assaults against immigration enforcement officers has skyrocketed, but when pressed, even they can’t keep their phony numbers straight.
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Donald Trump’s administration is claiming that the number of assaults against immigration enforcement officers has skyrocketed, but when pressed, even they can’t keep their phony numbers straight.
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ICE Lets Slip It’s Making Up Assault Claims While Trashing Tracker App
Not even ICE can remember its bogus data.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
ICE Lets Slip It’s Making Up Assault Claims While Trashing Tracker App
Donald Trump’s administration is claiming that the number of assaults against immigration enforcement officers has skyrocketed, but when pressed, even they can’t keep their phony numbers straight.
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Donald Trump’s administration is claiming that the number of assaults against immigration enforcement officers has skyrocketed, but when pressed, even they can’t keep their phony numbers straight.
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It does seem like Germany leading up to 1933:
Why Trump’s Renewed Threat to Deport Citizens Is So Terrifying: Expert
An expert warned that Donald Trump bringing back the threat is a clear sign of his rapid descent into authoritarianism.
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Why Trump’s Renewed Threat to Deport Citizens Is So Terrifying: Expert
An expert warned that Donald Trump bringing back the threat is a clear sign of his rapid descent into authoritarianism.
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Why Trump’s Renewed Threat to Deport Citizens Is So Terrifying: Expert
An expert warned that Donald Trump bringing back the threat is a clear sign of his rapid descent into authoritarianism.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It does seem like Germany leading up to 1933:
Why Trump’s Renewed Threat to Deport Citizens Is So Terrifying: Expert
An expert warned that Donald Trump bringing back the threat is a clear sign of his rapid descent into authoritarianism.
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Why Trump’s Renewed Threat to Deport Citizens Is So Terrifying: Expert
An expert warned that Donald Trump bringing back the threat is a clear sign of his rapid descent into authoritarianism.
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Cute: The Senate postponed implementing Medicaid stuff till January 2027--so it don't be felt till after the midterms. They know what they're doing.
July 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cute: The Senate postponed implementing Medicaid stuff till January 2027--so it don't be felt till after the midterms. They know what they're doing.
Some government scientists in the United States will no longer have easy access to papers in more than 3,000 journals published by Springer Nature, Nature’s publisher.
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Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Some government scientists in the United States will no longer have easy access to papers in more than 3,000 journals published by Springer Nature, Nature’s publisher.
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International Corruption:
Donald Trump is threatening to withhold U.S. funding for Israel—unless the nation lets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk away from his corruption charges.
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Donald Trump is threatening to withhold U.S. funding for Israel—unless the nation lets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk away from his corruption charges.
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The Unbelievable Reason Trump Is Threatening to Cut Aid to Israel
Donald Trump is trying increasingly unhinged methods to come to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aid.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
International Corruption:
Donald Trump is threatening to withhold U.S. funding for Israel—unless the nation lets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk away from his corruption charges.
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Donald Trump is threatening to withhold U.S. funding for Israel—unless the nation lets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk away from his corruption charges.
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No surprise:
Trump’s DOJ issued a directive making it a priority to strip some Americans of their citizenship.
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Trump’s DOJ issued a directive making it a priority to strip some Americans of their citizenship.
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Justice Department Announces Chilling Plan to Revoke Citizenship
Trump’s DOJ issued a directive making it a priority to strip some Americans of their citizenship.
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June 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
No surprise:
Trump’s DOJ issued a directive making it a priority to strip some Americans of their citizenship.
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Trump’s DOJ issued a directive making it a priority to strip some Americans of their citizenship.
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The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
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Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
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The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
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June 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
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Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
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President Trump has ratcheted up his rhetorical battle over recent US airstrikes in Iran by having an attorney send legal letters to CNN and The New York Times demanding retractions of accurate reports.
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Happy Friday 🙌 My "doomscrolling" query prompted so many replies (thank you!) that I need another day to sort through them all. In the meantime, scroll down for the latest on "F1," President Trump, Anna Wintour, Tucker Carlson, and much more...
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June 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
President Trump has ratcheted up his rhetorical battle over recent US airstrikes in Iran by having an attorney send legal letters to CNN and The New York Times demanding retractions of accurate reports.
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The whistleblower alleged that Emil Bove, formerly Trump's personal lawyer, stressed that deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act had to take off no matter what.
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Whistleblower says top DOJ official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations
The whistleblower alleged that Emil Bove, formerly Trump's personal lawyer, stressed that deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act had to take off no matter what.
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June 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The whistleblower alleged that Emil Bove, formerly Trump's personal lawyer, stressed that deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act had to take off no matter what.
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Taking into account previously allocated funding, we’re looking at some $200 billion in spending on immigration enforcement, far above what’s allocated to any other federal law enforcement function and more than has ever been spent on immigration enforcement.
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The Worst Part of Trump’s Big Bill Is Getting Almost No Attention
The Republican budget bill is stuffed with terrible policies, but Democrats have been largely silent on perhaps its most destructive component.
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June 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Taking into account previously allocated funding, we’re looking at some $200 billion in spending on immigration enforcement, far above what’s allocated to any other federal law enforcement function and more than has ever been spent on immigration enforcement.
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A Fox News poll shows that a majority of voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance by an eight-point margin. The poll, regarded as one of the best in the industry, found that a majority of voters are still feeling pessimistic about the state of the economy.
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Trump Lashes Out at Fox News Over Devastating New Poll
Donald Trump railed against his favorite news network for showing his low approval rating.
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June 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A Fox News poll shows that a majority of voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance by an eight-point margin. The poll, regarded as one of the best in the industry, found that a majority of voters are still feeling pessimistic about the state of the economy.
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You’ve heard Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe, and Laughing Kamala, but now get ready for … Weird Stephen.
“And even Trump calls him ‘Weird Stephen.’ Because he is weird, by the way. I mean, you can’t spend a moment with him and not say, ‘Oh, something’s off here.’”
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“And even Trump calls him ‘Weird Stephen.’ Because he is weird, by the way. I mean, you can’t spend a moment with him and not say, ‘Oh, something’s off here.’”
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Trump Doesn’t Like Stephen Miller Any More Than the Rest of Us
Donald Trump’s nickname for Stephen Miller reveals exactly what he thinks of his deputy chief of staff.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
You’ve heard Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe, and Laughing Kamala, but now get ready for … Weird Stephen.
“And even Trump calls him ‘Weird Stephen.’ Because he is weird, by the way. I mean, you can’t spend a moment with him and not say, ‘Oh, something’s off here.’”
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“And even Trump calls him ‘Weird Stephen.’ Because he is weird, by the way. I mean, you can’t spend a moment with him and not say, ‘Oh, something’s off here.’”
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Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump.
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‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
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June 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump.
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At least 24 people sent to CECOT have had their immigration cases dismissed in their absence. ... many cases have pending requests that have not received rulings from immigration judges, who are DOJ employees rather than members of an independent court system.
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Trump Sent Them To Hell. Now He's Erasing Them Altogether.
Dozens of U.S. CECOT detainees’ immigration cases have been dismissed – denying Trump’s victims their day in court.
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June 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At least 24 people sent to CECOT have had their immigration cases dismissed in their absence. ... many cases have pending requests that have not received rulings from immigration judges, who are DOJ employees rather than members of an independent court system.
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Two years ago, reporting about how the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion, I discovered something surprising about Justice Amy Coney Barrett. In a secret internal vote about whether to hear the case, she had voted no.
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The Morning: Minnesota suspect arrested + a Supreme Court surprise
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June 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Two years ago, reporting about how the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion, I discovered something surprising about Justice Amy Coney Barrett. In a secret internal vote about whether to hear the case, she had voted no.
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My article, "Objective foundations for the study of mental qualities," forthcoming in Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, is now up in a penultimate version as a preprint on PsyArXiv at
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June 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My article, "Objective foundations for the study of mental qualities," forthcoming in Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, is now up in a penultimate version as a preprint on PsyArXiv at
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Trump’s Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness
Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident overkill.
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Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident overkill.
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Trump’s Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness
The media has it wrong. Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident overkill.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump’s Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness
Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident overkill.
newrepublic.com/article/1966...
Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident overkill.
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What Trump has wrought:
Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’
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Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’
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Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’ governor says
A prominent Minnesota Democrat and her spouse were killed, while another state lawmaker and his wife were wounded in targeted shootings, police said.
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June 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
What Trump has wrought:
Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’
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Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’
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Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows
Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk
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Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk
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Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows
Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk
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June 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows
Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk
www.science.org/content/arti...
Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk
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