J M Galloway
@jmgalloway.bsky.social
MPA - Sociologist - Data Analyst - Research: Education policy, Policy Process (Narrative Policy Framework), post-truth, extremism, misinformation, disinformation
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Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023
Regardless of how many of these EO's are rescinded in the early days of this administration, the threat remains in creating a legitimacy narrative for the extension of executive powers through familiarity/repetition.
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Regardless of how many of these EO's are rescinded in the early days of this administration, the threat remains in creating a legitimacy narrative for the extension of executive powers through familiarity/repetition.
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Some thoughts on the latest anti-history and anti-trans EO. (Initial, on the bus, subject to revision 😉 & more informed on the 🗃️ than the 🏳️⚧️rights problems here.)
1) Can they do this? That is, is it legal for the executive to do this, in this way? NO.
1) Can they do this? That is, is it legal for the executive to do this, in this way? NO.
January 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Some thoughts on the latest anti-history and anti-trans EO. (Initial, on the bus, subject to revision 😉 & more informed on the 🗃️ than the 🏳️⚧️rights problems here.)
1) Can they do this? That is, is it legal for the executive to do this, in this way? NO.
1) Can they do this? That is, is it legal for the executive to do this, in this way? NO.
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A thread on democracy and "memory work" inspired by this excellent 2-part podcast on a Marine involved in January 6. Nations are defined, to a great extent, by the stories they tell themselves about their past. How we remember (or forget) Jan 6 will shape our future. www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1...
www.npr.org
November 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
A thread on democracy and "memory work" inspired by this excellent 2-part podcast on a Marine involved in January 6. Nations are defined, to a great extent, by the stories they tell themselves about their past. How we remember (or forget) Jan 6 will shape our future. www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1...
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No, Kamala Harris did not lose because of her supposed embrace of “identity politics.” Just the reverse is true: Donald Trump won because of his very real embrace of identity politics. White identity politics.
Thread, Part 1. 1/15
Thread, Part 1. 1/15
November 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
No, Kamala Harris did not lose because of her supposed embrace of “identity politics.” Just the reverse is true: Donald Trump won because of his very real embrace of identity politics. White identity politics.
Thread, Part 1. 1/15
Thread, Part 1. 1/15
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This from @jonathanecollins.bsky.social looks great. Folks support teaching core ideas from Critial Race Theory—that racism is structural (and bad)—but oppose teaching “CRT” because policy makers tarnished the brand.
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
They only hate the term: policy branding and the politics of critical race theory | Journal of Public Policy | Cambridge Core
They only hate the term: policy branding and the politics of critical race theory
www.cambridge.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM
This from @jonathanecollins.bsky.social looks great. Folks support teaching core ideas from Critial Race Theory—that racism is structural (and bad)—but oppose teaching “CRT” because policy makers tarnished the brand.
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Eliminating the federal Department of Education would not only make schools more unequal but also eliminate (or at least severely limit) the data collection efforts needed to legally prove how unequal schools are.
November 22, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Eliminating the federal Department of Education would not only make schools more unequal but also eliminate (or at least severely limit) the data collection efforts needed to legally prove how unequal schools are.
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This is dope. The ebooks are indeed free. But you have the ability to donate some amount as part of the purchase. You should do that.
The big Haymarket all-bangers free ebook stock-up is on until tomorrow:
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
November 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM
This is dope. The ebooks are indeed free. But you have the ability to donate some amount as part of the purchase. You should do that.
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It’s because white power is the animating force that has welded together the corporate oligarchy and the fascist coalition that has made up maga. these corporate powers want to hold the traditional power that they have held as gatekeepers for white power and its monied interests.
Mainstream media narratives are constantly laundering and perpetuating certain ideas and ideologies that form the bedrock of the extremist ethno-religious movement that has galvanized behind Trump. It’s a massive problem.
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 AM
It’s because white power is the animating force that has welded together the corporate oligarchy and the fascist coalition that has made up maga. these corporate powers want to hold the traditional power that they have held as gatekeepers for white power and its monied interests.
Me when @drelianacastro.bsky.social went into labor a month early and I hadn't put together the crib or got my engineering degree to install the car seat yet.
To be clear, we do have plans for scaling, we just kinda expected more than a couple days notice before getting blasted with a million new users a day.
The team is rapidly deploying fixes and new software to adapt. More servers in the mail.
The team is rapidly deploying fixes and new software to adapt. More servers in the mail.
November 21, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Me when @drelianacastro.bsky.social went into labor a month early and I hadn't put together the crib or got my engineering degree to install the car seat yet.
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Trans people are less than one percent of the population, which is why they are under attack in the first place.
They are the tip of the spear. If we allow the attacks to go unchallenged, other groups will soon follow.
Defending trans people is not a choice. It’s right and necessary self-defense.
They are the tip of the spear. If we allow the attacks to go unchallenged, other groups will soon follow.
Defending trans people is not a choice. It’s right and necessary self-defense.
Democrats should defend trans people because who are we if we don’t defend trans people, don’t sell out your neighbors
Democrats should defend Trans people because it’s the right thing to do.
2026/2028 we’re probably running against Trumpflation and whatever horrors RFK will unleash anyway. Why spend 6 months on what happened in 2024?
2026/2028 we’re probably running against Trumpflation and whatever horrors RFK will unleash anyway. Why spend 6 months on what happened in 2024?
November 20, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Trans people are less than one percent of the population, which is why they are under attack in the first place.
They are the tip of the spear. If we allow the attacks to go unchallenged, other groups will soon follow.
Defending trans people is not a choice. It’s right and necessary self-defense.
They are the tip of the spear. If we allow the attacks to go unchallenged, other groups will soon follow.
Defending trans people is not a choice. It’s right and necessary self-defense.
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HR 9495 would give the Trump administration powers to pursue dissenting non-profits and other groups under counter-terrorism laws.
🚨 ☎️ Please call your representatives:
🚨 ☎️ Please call your representatives:
Call your rep NOW and demand they vote NO tomorrow:
Tell your Representative to Vote NO on H.R. 9495 to Stop Trump From Attacking Dissenting Organizations
indivisible.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
HR 9495 would give the Trump administration powers to pursue dissenting non-profits and other groups under counter-terrorism laws.
🚨 ☎️ Please call your representatives:
🚨 ☎️ Please call your representatives:
It's not a distraction, it's policy. As restricting public spaces becomes precedent, it's easier to assert control and add to who is on that list and eventually/ultimately who can claim political agency at all.
Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bathroom ban which would ban trans people from bathrooms in DCA and Dulles airports, national park bathrooms, museum bathrooms, and all federal building bathrooms.
November 20, 2024 at 11:34 PM
It's not a distraction, it's policy. As restricting public spaces becomes precedent, it's easier to assert control and add to who is on that list and eventually/ultimately who can claim political agency at all.
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this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say
Content Warning: while I will not be describing any actual instances of sexual violence or child sexual abuse, these issues (and false…
juliaserano.medium.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM
this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
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What states get the biggest benefit from the US Department of Education (@usedgov)
November 20, 2024 at 8:15 PM
What states get the biggest benefit from the US Department of Education (@usedgov)
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Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
The Oxygen of Amplification
New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas
datasociety.net
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
Linking DEI to antisemitism is powerful rhetoric and relieves racist guilt by lending a morally justice narrative to why they hate DEI. There's also a liberal sprinkling of antisemitic conspiracism here. Can't wait for how this develops 😵💫
November 20, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Linking DEI to antisemitism is powerful rhetoric and relieves racist guilt by lending a morally justice narrative to why they hate DEI. There's also a liberal sprinkling of antisemitic conspiracism here. Can't wait for how this develops 😵💫
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If you want to know Linda McMahon's "vision" for US education, skim the site for America First, the think tank she supports. Under the vast amounts of doublespeak, obfuscation and euphemism (e.g. "parental choice") is a pretty radical right-wing agenda. agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/pillar/educa...
The America First Agenda | America’s Future is America First!
America deserves a better and brighter future. American citizens need policies that put them first instead of policies that stand in their way. The good news is that the America First Policy Institute...
agenda.americafirstpolicy.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM
If you want to know Linda McMahon's "vision" for US education, skim the site for America First, the think tank she supports. Under the vast amounts of doublespeak, obfuscation and euphemism (e.g. "parental choice") is a pretty radical right-wing agenda. agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/pillar/educa...
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This is really the core of the right-wing agenda here: dismantle our public school system so they can indoctrinate children with a Christian, white-supremacist education.
Appearing on a Christian nationalist podcast last night, Pete Hegseth said he's creating a system of "classical Christian schools" to provide recruits for an underground army that will eventually launch an "educational insurgency" across the nation. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
November 20, 2024 at 8:00 AM
This is really the core of the right-wing agenda here: dismantle our public school system so they can indoctrinate children with a Christian, white-supremacist education.
CRDJ is sharing a co-generated Race & Disability Syllabus containing articles, policy assessments, and resources that analyze the impact of Project 2025 on issues of racial and disability justice.
Find it here! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Find it here! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
November 20, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 AM
One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
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I am on a plane w decent wifi, 2 hrs to go & a finished book, so what better time than to do a thread about what we have learned from 4+ years of testing interventions to prevent violence & build social cohesion @perilresearch.bsky.social . It’s good news, & why I always say we work on the only 1/
November 16, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I am on a plane w decent wifi, 2 hrs to go & a finished book, so what better time than to do a thread about what we have learned from 4+ years of testing interventions to prevent violence & build social cohesion @perilresearch.bsky.social . It’s good news, & why I always say we work on the only 1/
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Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
November 15, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
It's the year 2074, The Onion is the newspaper of record and we're all better for it.
November 14, 2024 at 3:08 PM
It's the year 2074, The Onion is the newspaper of record and we're all better for it.
Trump's 10 principles for great schools are incongruent but that's the point - fascist rhetoric gets to be self-contradictory so long as it's activating an emotional response. I still think it's important to outline the disconnect:
November 14, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Trump's 10 principles for great schools are incongruent but that's the point - fascist rhetoric gets to be self-contradictory so long as it's activating an emotional response. I still think it's important to outline the disconnect: