@jmah21.bsky.social
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An Idiosyncratic Christmas Playlist
A roundup that evokes a new nostalgia
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Sunday caption contest: Prosperity?
Caption it on my Substack.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-contest-prosperity
Caption it on my Substack.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-contest-prosperity
Sunday caption contest: Prosperity?
And last week’s winner
robertreich.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Sunday caption contest: Prosperity?
Caption it on my Substack.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-contest-prosperity
Caption it on my Substack.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-contest-prosperity
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God,” our columnist David French writes. “Jesus told us to take up our own cross, not to nail others to that terrible tree.”
“When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God,” our columnist David French writes. “Jesus told us to take up our own cross, not to nail others to that terrible tree.”
Opinion | Christianity Is a Dangerous Faith
Living in the upside-down kingdom of God.
nyti.ms
December 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God,” our columnist David French writes. “Jesus told us to take up our own cross, not to nail others to that terrible tree.”
“When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God,” our columnist David French writes. “Jesus told us to take up our own cross, not to nail others to that terrible tree.”
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Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
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People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
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And there it is...
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
And there it is...
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"At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from the DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation."
EXPLANATION: The DOJ is engaging in a sloppy, ham-fisted coverup to protect rich pedophiles. That's why the files went missing.
EXPLANATION: The DOJ is engaging in a sloppy, ham-fisted coverup to protect rich pedophiles. That's why the files went missing.
December 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from the DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation."
EXPLANATION: The DOJ is engaging in a sloppy, ham-fisted coverup to protect rich pedophiles. That's why the files went missing.
EXPLANATION: The DOJ is engaging in a sloppy, ham-fisted coverup to protect rich pedophiles. That's why the files went missing.
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@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Kudos to Jonathan for his amazing work of journalism- your interview w Michelle Obama. You’re a true professional.
December 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Kudos to Jonathan for his amazing work of journalism- your interview w Michelle Obama. You’re a true professional.
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The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election.
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election.
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Rep. Raskin: The Presidential Walk of Fame is just a level of immaturity that has probably never been seen in the White House before. But the revealing part of it is that he spends his time on this stuff, just like he spends his time building his ballroom. They have no legislation for the country.
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Rep. Raskin: The Presidential Walk of Fame is just a level of immaturity that has probably never been seen in the White House before. But the revealing part of it is that he spends his time on this stuff, just like he spends his time building his ballroom. They have no legislation for the country.
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January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
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The Trump administration is punishing the American Academy of Pediatrics.
I have enough thoughts about this for an entire feature length documentary but here are two minutes of them.
(Spoiler alert: you can’t fight bad politics by staying apolitical.)
I have enough thoughts about this for an entire feature length documentary but here are two minutes of them.
(Spoiler alert: you can’t fight bad politics by staying apolitical.)
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The Trump administration is punishing the American Academy of Pediatrics.
I have enough thoughts about this for an entire feature length documentary but here are two minutes of them.
(Spoiler alert: you can’t fight bad politics by staying apolitical.)
I have enough thoughts about this for an entire feature length documentary but here are two minutes of them.
(Spoiler alert: you can’t fight bad politics by staying apolitical.)
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Trump—whose policies are inflicting enormous pain and suffering on everyday Americans—is being encouraged to run for a third term by a billionaire donor offering $250M.
Tells you everything you need to know about the allegiances of the Republican party.
Tells you everything you need to know about the allegiances of the Republican party.
Adelson: I met Alan Dershowitz.. he said.. four more years. We can do it. Think about it.
Crowd: *chants four more years*
Trump: She said think about it, I’ll give you another 250 million
Crowd: *chants four more years*
Trump: She said think about it, I’ll give you another 250 million
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Trump—whose policies are inflicting enormous pain and suffering on everyday Americans—is being encouraged to run for a third term by a billionaire donor offering $250M.
Tells you everything you need to know about the allegiances of the Republican party.
Tells you everything you need to know about the allegiances of the Republican party.
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I'm proud Amy Pacholk, nurse practitioner and leader with @nyspef.bsky.social, was on Capitol Hill today to speak out about why deprofessionalizing degrees like nursing, education & social work would make these admirable & in demand career pathways unaffordable & out of reach for so many Americans.
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I'm proud Amy Pacholk, nurse practitioner and leader with @nyspef.bsky.social, was on Capitol Hill today to speak out about why deprofessionalizing degrees like nursing, education & social work would make these admirable & in demand career pathways unaffordable & out of reach for so many Americans.
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This one’s not wearing a mask. They’re getting bolder. Hope someone is tracking these incidents!
An ICE agent in Minneapolis pinned a pregnant woman’s face into the snow and knelt on her body.
She was also dragged across the pavement by her wrist.
She was also dragged across the pavement by her wrist.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This one’s not wearing a mask. They’re getting bolder. Hope someone is tracking these incidents!
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Regulations are not the enemy of innovation. In many cases they encourage it.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
Trump has signed an Executive Order attempting to ban states and localities from regulating AI.
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Regulations are not the enemy of innovation. In many cases they encourage it.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
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Rick and I go back at the Naval War College more than 25 years, known him now for nearly 30. A fine man and a dedicated teacher. The people who blindly criticize the War College don't know what goes on there, and don't know Rick.
Pleased to honor my colleague Rick Norton in NWC's beautiful Mahan Halll today as he takes emeritus status. Dedicated and beloved teacher, fair winds and following seas
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Rick and I go back at the Naval War College more than 25 years, known him now for nearly 30. A fine man and a dedicated teacher. The people who blindly criticize the War College don't know what goes on there, and don't know Rick.
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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The biggest lie told to American farmers, and who profited from it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The biggest lie told to American farmers, and who profited from it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Trump’s National Security Strategy: An Incoherent Disaster Filled With Grievance That Punishes Allies and Cedes Terrain and Initiative to Enemies
www.avindman.com/p/trumps-nat...
www.avindman.com/p/trumps-nat...
Trump’s National Security Strategy
An Incoherent Disaster Filled With Grievance That Punishes Allies and Cedes Terrain and Initiative to Enemies
www.avindman.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Trump’s National Security Strategy: An Incoherent Disaster Filled With Grievance That Punishes Allies and Cedes Terrain and Initiative to Enemies
www.avindman.com/p/trumps-nat...
www.avindman.com/p/trumps-nat...
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Absolutely obscene.
All modern famines have been man-made. Ask the Irish, Ukrainians & Gazans.
Unless we stop it, America’s will be, too.
The Grapes of Wrath but on a wider scale.
All modern famines have been man-made. Ask the Irish, Ukrainians & Gazans.
Unless we stop it, America’s will be, too.
The Grapes of Wrath but on a wider scale.
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Absolutely obscene.
All modern famines have been man-made. Ask the Irish, Ukrainians & Gazans.
Unless we stop it, America’s will be, too.
The Grapes of Wrath but on a wider scale.
All modern famines have been man-made. Ask the Irish, Ukrainians & Gazans.
Unless we stop it, America’s will be, too.
The Grapes of Wrath but on a wider scale.