Johann Neem
@johannneem.bsky.social
Scholar of the American Revolution and the Early American Republic, education. Author of "What's the Point of College? Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform" and "Democracy's Schools: The Rise of Public Education in America." Website: https://johannneem.com
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Johann Neem
@johannneem.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution
He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.
newrepublic.com
In my contribution to @newrepublic.com's issue on Trump and history, I argue that Trump has wrapped himself in the mantle of the American Revolution while undermining its principles.
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
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When local police are assigned to protect people from fed agents, when schools keep kids inside bc of fed agents, and when cities urge people to be careful on Halloween bc of federal agents, that is a sign that the fed government is now the enemy of the American people.
New policy will dispatch police supervisors to federal agent activity in Evanston
The City of Evanston is implementing a new policy to dispatch a police supervisor to reports of incidents involving federal agents in the community.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When local police are assigned to protect people from fed agents, when schools keep kids inside bc of fed agents, and when cities urge people to be careful on Halloween bc of federal agents, that is a sign that the fed government is now the enemy of the American people.
When local police are assigned to protect people from fed agents, when schools keep kids inside bc of fed agents, and when cities urge people to be careful on Halloween bc of federal agents, that is a sign that the fed government is now the enemy of the American people.
New policy will dispatch police supervisors to federal agent activity in Evanston
The City of Evanston is implementing a new policy to dispatch a police supervisor to reports of incidents involving federal agents in the community.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When local police are assigned to protect people from fed agents, when schools keep kids inside bc of fed agents, and when cities urge people to be careful on Halloween bc of federal agents, that is a sign that the fed government is now the enemy of the American people.
Please take a moment to complete the quiz below to determine whether you have a president or an emperor.
New Quiz- please answer all questions: How to know if you have an emperor or a president. If you answer yes to a majority of the questions below, you have an emperor and are no longer living in a free country.
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Please take a moment to complete the quiz below to determine whether you have a president or an emperor.
In US, govt by consent of the governed has ended! Trump’s use of private money to fund his army echoes King Charles I’s effort to fund his govt by finding revenue independent of Parliament- one of the major issues leading to English civil wars- and why Americans fought for govt by consent in 1776.
Anonymous Donor Gives $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown, Pentagon Says
Servicemembers were expected to miss their first full paychecks in mid-October.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In US, govt by consent of the governed has ended! Trump’s use of private money to fund his army echoes King Charles I’s effort to fund his govt by finding revenue independent of Parliament- one of the major issues leading to English civil wars- and why Americans fought for govt by consent in 1776.
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A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
If you're in DC on Sunday, please stop by the teach-in on American history-- "In an authoritarian regime, one of the first things that is taken from the public is honest and credible information..."
In today’s Guardian with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, explaining why teach-ins (like the one we’re holding Sunday!) are a vital part of activism.
Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian | Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer
Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you're in DC on Sunday, please stop by the teach-in on American history-- "In an authoritarian regime, one of the first things that is taken from the public is honest and credible information..."
New Quiz- please answer all questions: How to know if you have an emperor or a president. If you answer yes to a majority of the questions below, you have an emperor and are no longer living in a free country.
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New Quiz- please answer all questions: How to know if you have an emperor or a president. If you answer yes to a majority of the questions below, you have an emperor and are no longer living in a free country.
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The last person to do this much damage to Washington was wearing a British uniform.
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The last person to do this much damage to Washington was wearing a British uniform.
This #nokings day let's not let ourselves forget that we're on the side of the patriots-- we're the ones upholding the American experiment because we love our country.
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution
He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.
newrepublic.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This #nokings day let's not let ourselves forget that we're on the side of the patriots-- we're the ones upholding the American experiment because we love our country.
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
And me, who does not meet any of those criteria, but I’ll be there because I’m a patriot who loves America.
Mike Johnson on No Kings: "We refer to it by its more accurate description -- the Hate America Rally. You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far left Democrat Party. That is the modern Democratic Party."
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
And me, who does not meet any of those criteria, but I’ll be there because I’m a patriot who loves America.
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"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
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Several amicus filings from members of the @brennancenter.org Historians Council hit court dockets this week. Here's a quick recap of the latest...
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October 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Several amicus filings from members of the @brennancenter.org Historians Council hit court dockets this week. Here's a quick recap of the latest...
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1) Trump and Stephen Miller seek to criminalize legal political resistance to their illegal policies and actions.
www.reuters.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
1) Trump and Stephen Miller seek to criminalize legal political resistance to their illegal policies and actions.
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👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/
1) @talkingpointsmemo.com lists all the ways that the Trump Admin has made federal government data unreliable and untrustworthy.
A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed
The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
1) @talkingpointsmemo.com lists all the ways that the Trump Admin has made federal government data unreliable and untrustworthy.
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We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
Cities are being occupied by a rogue federal govt-- now is the time for us to figure out how to form a resistance that connects us across the country-- and not to retreat into our own private gardens and hope this all passes...
This is no time for self-care
It is a time to act
jneem.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cities are being occupied by a rogue federal govt-- now is the time for us to figure out how to form a resistance that connects us across the country-- and not to retreat into our own private gardens and hope this all passes...
Joseph Fishkin: "This compact is a “reward” in exactly the same sense that it is “rewarding” to purchase protection from the Mafia." The Campus Compact is an illegal effort to take away universities' federal benefits if they don't obey in advance.
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Joseph Fishkin: "This compact is a “reward” in exactly the same sense that it is “rewarding” to purchase protection from the Mafia." The Campus Compact is an illegal effort to take away universities' federal benefits if they don't obey in advance.
In my latest post I ask whether our focus on self-care is getting in the way of solidarity and resistance-- of taking the risks we need to take to protect those very places we value most.
This is no time for self-care
It is a time to act
jneem.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In my latest post I ask whether our focus on self-care is getting in the way of solidarity and resistance-- of taking the risks we need to take to protect those very places we value most.
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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
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Again and again we see federal judges standing up for the rule of law, and again and again these positive moments are undermined by the suspicion that SCOTUS will undercut them.
BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al.
He has ordered discovery on the question.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He has ordered discovery on the question.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Again and again we see federal judges standing up for the rule of law, and again and again these positive moments are undermined by the suspicion that SCOTUS will undercut them.
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The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts
The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...
www.aaup.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
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Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
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Here's a gift link so you can read this fantastic column by @pastpunditry.bsky.social:
Dr. Hemmer nails it: "the modern right in America *emerged* as a censorious movement."
So true--you can see the pattern everywhere--here are a couple more examples: 🧵
Dr. Hemmer nails it: "the modern right in America *emerged* as a censorious movement."
So true--you can see the pattern everywhere--here are a couple more examples: 🧵
Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Here's a gift link so you can read this fantastic column by @pastpunditry.bsky.social:
Dr. Hemmer nails it: "the modern right in America *emerged* as a censorious movement."
So true--you can see the pattern everywhere--here are a couple more examples: 🧵
Dr. Hemmer nails it: "the modern right in America *emerged* as a censorious movement."
So true--you can see the pattern everywhere--here are a couple more examples: 🧵