Isabella Ricci
@gothere00.bsky.social
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
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Here’s a link to the syllabus and the lectures/podcast that David Blight, Beverly Gage, and I are teaching this semester: America at 250: A History.
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Here’s a link to the syllabus and the lectures/podcast that David Blight, Beverly Gage, and I are teaching this semester: America at 250: A History.
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
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I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
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The US hit an all-time high $38 trillion in national debt, thanks to Donald trump.
This marks a +$500 Billion jump in October, or +$23 billion per day, again, thanks to Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is bad for the economy, business, and your pocket. Support MAGA, lose money.
This marks a +$500 Billion jump in October, or +$23 billion per day, again, thanks to Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is bad for the economy, business, and your pocket. Support MAGA, lose money.
October 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The US hit an all-time high $38 trillion in national debt, thanks to Donald trump.
This marks a +$500 Billion jump in October, or +$23 billion per day, again, thanks to Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is bad for the economy, business, and your pocket. Support MAGA, lose money.
This marks a +$500 Billion jump in October, or +$23 billion per day, again, thanks to Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is bad for the economy, business, and your pocket. Support MAGA, lose money.
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It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it
September 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it
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Holy shit - shoutout to these brave pilots who are doing what every single one of us need to be
September 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Holy shit - shoutout to these brave pilots who are doing what every single one of us need to be
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Due to demand, Democracy Docket has dropped the paywall on my latest.
To say that the media is bending a knee, falsely assumes there are still hardened bones and a joint in place in their operations. Their mission now is to report the news fearfully and to seek Trump’s favor.
To say that the media is bending a knee, falsely assumes there are still hardened bones and a joint in place in their operations. Their mission now is to report the news fearfully and to seek Trump’s favor.
Legacy Media Bows to Trump, But I Never Will
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Due to demand, Democracy Docket has dropped the paywall on my latest.
To say that the media is bending a knee, falsely assumes there are still hardened bones and a joint in place in their operations. Their mission now is to report the news fearfully and to seek Trump’s favor.
To say that the media is bending a knee, falsely assumes there are still hardened bones and a joint in place in their operations. Their mission now is to report the news fearfully and to seek Trump’s favor.
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Sadly, the mass shooting at that school today is going to get swallowed up by the death of a man who had no sympathy for them.
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sadly, the mass shooting at that school today is going to get swallowed up by the death of a man who had no sympathy for them.
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Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
Donald Trump thinks not clapping for him is ‘treasonous’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump wasn’t – and, apparently, still isn’t – happy that Democrats in Congress didn’t stand to applaud him in his State of the Union address last week.
www.cnn.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities
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Gov. Pritzker:
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me not time or political circumstance from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me not time or political circumstance from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
August 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Gov. Pritzker:
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me not time or political circumstance from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me not time or political circumstance from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
Important reading for dangerous times.
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Important reading for dangerous times.
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Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
August 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
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Awful: Trump just threatened to try to ban mail voting by executive order. What's telling is he openly linked this to the midterms, showing he will abuse presidential power in every way he can to rig them.
We talked to elections experts about what's coming. It's bad:
newrepublic.com/post/199202/...
We talked to elections experts about what's coming. It's bad:
newrepublic.com/post/199202/...
Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms
Donald Trump just gave away his own game.
newrepublic.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Awful: Trump just threatened to try to ban mail voting by executive order. What's telling is he openly linked this to the midterms, showing he will abuse presidential power in every way he can to rig them.
We talked to elections experts about what's coming. It's bad:
newrepublic.com/post/199202/...
We talked to elections experts about what's coming. It's bad:
newrepublic.com/post/199202/...
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
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Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.”
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
August 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.”
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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“‘I had him inside here for three days, in this Louisiana facility, my baby dead in my stomach, inside my stomach for three days, dead,’ she said.”
A pregnant woman lost her baby after ICE refused to give her prenatal care.
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
Detained immigrant's pregnancy fails while in ICE custody - Nashville Banner
ICE's treatment of undocumented immigrants raises concerns as a woman's experience highlights what she described as inadequate medical care while in detention.
nashvillebanner.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“‘I had him inside here for three days, in this Louisiana facility, my baby dead in my stomach, inside my stomach for three days, dead,’ she said.”
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"Corporate profits and executive bonuses are at obscene levels," @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #canlab #inequality #cdnecon #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca
www.thegrindmag.ca/no-really-wh...
www.thegrindmag.ca/no-really-wh...
No really, why are groceries so expensive now?
A Q&A with an economist about skyrocketing food prices…
www.thegrindmag.ca
June 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Corporate profits and executive bonuses are at obscene levels," @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #canlab #inequality #cdnecon #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca
www.thegrindmag.ca/no-really-wh...
www.thegrindmag.ca/no-really-wh...