Jared Hardesty
@drhardesty.bsky.social
Professor of History at Western Washington University. Historian of colonial America, labor, and slavery.
Most recent book:
https://hackettpublishing.com/the-suriname-writings-of-john-gabriel-stedman
Most recent book:
https://hackettpublishing.com/the-suriname-writings-of-john-gabriel-stedman
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Confirmed with resident nurse: if Fetterman was actually in v-fib this morning then he was given CPR or the paddles and then taken directly to the hospital because you're right up to the edge there. None of this "out of an abundance of caution" stuff.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Confirmed with resident nurse: if Fetterman was actually in v-fib this morning then he was given CPR or the paddles and then taken directly to the hospital because you're right up to the edge there. None of this "out of an abundance of caution" stuff.
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the reporter assigned to cover epstein and his connections to trump was from the finance desk. also he was more or less on epstein's payroll.
Reporters covering Trump are not the same reporters assigned to cover the NYC mayor's race. Beat reporters have to develop sources and that takes time so you can't just switch beats with every story. So no, a reporter covering the NYC race is not going to suddenly do a Trump story, and vice versa.
So when Trump is running for president, stories about him are less newsworthy than when Mamdani is running for NYC mayor? Fascinating, continue, you're doing really well.
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
the reporter assigned to cover epstein and his connections to trump was from the finance desk. also he was more or less on epstein's payroll.
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
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They think you’re stupid.
"I'm a rando who prefers to believe that everything is a conspiracy and am happy to tell women that I know better than she does how their literal job works" That a news org makes an editorial decision you wouldn't (or I wouldn't) doesn't mean someone is killing a story on behalf of a powerful person
"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
They think you’re stupid.
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Journalist class solidarity is a more powerful force than most military formations. Truly it is free to remain silent instead of defending the NYT.
"I'm a rando who prefers to believe that everything is a conspiracy and am happy to tell women that I know better than she does how their literal job works" That a news org makes an editorial decision you wouldn't (or I wouldn't) doesn't mean someone is killing a story on behalf of a powerful person
"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Journalist class solidarity is a more powerful force than most military formations. Truly it is free to remain silent instead of defending the NYT.
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1) This sounds like a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
2) Every federal worker suffered over the past 7 weeks. But if we pay some groups faster than others, and if one if the ruler’s chief courtiers delivers the money like a personal gift…it’s bad.
Like, basic-modern-state bad. Weberian bad.
2) Every federal worker suffered over the past 7 weeks. But if we pay some groups faster than others, and if one if the ruler’s chief courtiers delivers the money like a personal gift…it’s bad.
Like, basic-modern-state bad. Weberian bad.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem handed $10,000 checks to more than 20 Houston TSA agents at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, thanking them for working through the 43-day-long government shutdown.
bit.ly/3LDBBAX
bit.ly/3LDBBAX
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
1) This sounds like a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
2) Every federal worker suffered over the past 7 weeks. But if we pay some groups faster than others, and if one if the ruler’s chief courtiers delivers the money like a personal gift…it’s bad.
Like, basic-modern-state bad. Weberian bad.
2) Every federal worker suffered over the past 7 weeks. But if we pay some groups faster than others, and if one if the ruler’s chief courtiers delivers the money like a personal gift…it’s bad.
Like, basic-modern-state bad. Weberian bad.
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Every journalist post: hey guys I know you think that we should have said something about the child trafficker who hung out with our boss and emailed with our coworkers, but you guys are making some real journalistphobic assumptions and forcing us to do emotional labor, please examine your attitude.
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Every journalist post: hey guys I know you think that we should have said something about the child trafficker who hung out with our boss and emailed with our coworkers, but you guys are making some real journalistphobic assumptions and forcing us to do emotional labor, please examine your attitude.
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HE WAS RUNNING A CATCH AND KILL OPERATION FOR AN ELITE CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RING OUT OF YOUR OWN OFFICES AND IT IMPLICATED THE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY
Do we know Landon told anyone that he was having this convo with Epstein? We do not! But let’s say an editor knew. Then what? At most, it would be the beginning of an investigation. Would Landon be the reporter to do it? Probably not! You see he’s begging Epstein for specifics & doesn’t get them
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
HE WAS RUNNING A CATCH AND KILL OPERATION FOR AN ELITE CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RING OUT OF YOUR OWN OFFICES AND IT IMPLICATED THE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY
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I firmly believe the failure to cover Trump’s abhorrent behavior comes from the toxic solipsism of the political media, which is obsessed with being seen as serious, sees Trump’s indiscretions as a kind of sensationalist trap for less sophisticated minds, and applauds itself for not falling for it
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I firmly believe the failure to cover Trump’s abhorrent behavior comes from the toxic solipsism of the political media, which is obsessed with being seen as serious, sees Trump’s indiscretions as a kind of sensationalist trap for less sophisticated minds, and applauds itself for not falling for it
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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a lot of people regretting the 'this shoulda been an email' advice rn lol
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
a lot of people regretting the 'this shoulda been an email' advice rn lol
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#ERSBookReview 📕
Baquaqua’s story allows the authors to provide an incredibly rich and intricate account of religiosity among enslaved and freed people around the Atlantic. @uncpress.bsky.social
Read the review by @drhardesty.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1080/0141...
Baquaqua’s story allows the authors to provide an incredibly rich and intricate account of religiosity among enslaved and freed people around the Atlantic. @uncpress.bsky.social
Read the review by @drhardesty.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1080/0141...
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#ERSBookReview 📕
Baquaqua’s story allows the authors to provide an incredibly rich and intricate account of religiosity among enslaved and freed people around the Atlantic. @uncpress.bsky.social
Read the review by @drhardesty.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1080/0141...
Baquaqua’s story allows the authors to provide an incredibly rich and intricate account of religiosity among enslaved and freed people around the Atlantic. @uncpress.bsky.social
Read the review by @drhardesty.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1080/0141...
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Last March.
This week.
This week.
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Last March.
This week.
This week.
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The emails actually reveal him crossing the line for *years*. The 30 grand donation was just when he got caught.
The Times had a corrupt reporter that it benched and then fired, when it found out he was soliciting Epstein for a donation and otherwise behaving inappropriately with a source.
That seems to be it? Unless more comes out there is a lot of hyperventilating on here that is misplaced.
That seems to be it? Unless more comes out there is a lot of hyperventilating on here that is misplaced.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The emails actually reveal him crossing the line for *years*. The 30 grand donation was just when he got caught.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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jeffrey epstein spent thanksgiving *2017* with President Donald Trump at Mar a Lago and we only know this now i'm going to go insane
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
jeffrey epstein spent thanksgiving *2017* with President Donald Trump at Mar a Lago and we only know this now i'm going to go insane
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Every single time! Epstein will write:
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Every single time! Epstein will write:
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
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Wow.
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Wow.
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
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trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
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Really difficult to overstate the fury one should feel that the GOP and institutions like the New York Times went all in on transphobia as some mortal threat to women and girls while covering up something like this.
When you read these Epstein emails, you start to understand why so many prominent conservatives are obsessed with checking the genitals of children. It's a big thing for them!
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Really difficult to overstate the fury one should feel that the GOP and institutions like the New York Times went all in on transphobia as some mortal threat to women and girls while covering up something like this.