Lynne Tirrell
@lynnetirrell.bsky.social
Professor of Philosopher @UConn, Language & Politics, Genocide, Human Rights, Feminism, Art.
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Lynne Tirrell
@lynnetirrell.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Normalization—Practices Make It So
Exploring the changing nature of public debate
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
This isn't new, but I think it matters even more today than it did in 2019. Call out the lies. Call out the cruelty. Don't let the licenses stand. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebat...
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How the army of occupation is behaving itself in Chicago.
Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy street
CHICAGO — Andrew Denton was on his way to get lunch on Friday afternoon when he noticed people yelling at masked men in a white SUV near Funston Elementary in
www.union-bulletin.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
How the army of occupation is behaving itself in Chicago.
Criminals in the government, committed crimes against citizens while hiding their faces. I hope these families will issue a class-action lawsuit against ICE. people.com/ice-agents-o...?
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Criminals in the government, committed crimes against citizens while hiding their faces. I hope these families will issue a class-action lawsuit against ICE. people.com/ice-agents-o...?
This isn't new, but I think it matters even more today than it did in 2019. Call out the lies. Call out the cruelty. Don't let the licenses stand. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebat...
Normalization—Practices Make It So
Exploring the changing nature of public debate
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This isn't new, but I think it matters even more today than it did in 2019. Call out the lies. Call out the cruelty. Don't let the licenses stand. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebat...
Trumpists against Trump by Judith Butler. This is good... www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
Judith Butler | Trumpists against Trump
Trump insists that the whole Epstein affair is a ‘hoax’ and that his own followers are ‘stupid’ and ‘weaklings...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trumpists against Trump by Judith Butler. This is good... www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
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The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
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If the Big Bad Bill doesn’t fail in the House, see how many lose HEALTHCARE state by state. They won’t feel it until after the midterms, so talk to your Red State friends and family NOW.
July 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If the Big Bad Bill doesn’t fail in the House, see how many lose HEALTHCARE state by state. They won’t feel it until after the midterms, so talk to your Red State friends and family NOW.
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Okay, folks, here you go.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The United States Bombed Iran. Now What?
President Trump is taking an enormous risk.
www.theatlantic.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Okay, folks, here you go.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Don’t let their inflammatory language fool you. The costs are serious. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Opinion | America Is No Longer a Stable Country
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Don’t let their inflammatory language fool you. The costs are serious. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
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June 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Watch this video as it zooms out to show the great lawn inits great emptiness. 47 is a zero.
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Watch this video as it zooms out to show the great lawn inits great emptiness. 47 is a zero.
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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
Don't take your rights for granted. Fight for them. Stand up against those who would deny them. Be strategic & wise. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
www.newyorker.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Don't take your rights for granted. Fight for them. Stand up against those who would deny them. Be strategic & wise. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
Excellent & helpful historical perspective offered in this interview with from the insightful historian Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social. It draws on her latest book, "The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction 1860-1920". www.salon.com/2025/04/04/f...
From the Confederacy to the Gilded Age: Manisha Sinha on the "sorry history" that inspires MAGA
Manisha Sinha spoke to Salon about Donald Trump's 19th-century vision and America's history of radical resistance.
www.salon.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Excellent & helpful historical perspective offered in this interview with from the insightful historian Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social. It draws on her latest book, "The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction 1860-1920". www.salon.com/2025/04/04/f...
Seen at yesterday's HANDS OFF rally in my small town. Wheelchair bound and under threat. The Regime doesn't care, but the American People DO care. Stop the violence being enacted by this evil Regime. Now. Especially if you have GOP folks in Congress-- pressure, pressure, pressure.
April 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Seen at yesterday's HANDS OFF rally in my small town. Wheelchair bound and under threat. The Regime doesn't care, but the American People DO care. Stop the violence being enacted by this evil Regime. Now. Especially if you have GOP folks in Congress-- pressure, pressure, pressure.
It's inspiring to see the images of people in the streets all across America yesterday, and everyone should understand that it was happening in small towns everywhere too. Here's an image from my little town.#Inspiring #HandsOff
April 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It's inspiring to see the images of people in the streets all across America yesterday, and everyone should understand that it was happening in small towns everywhere too. Here's an image from my little town.#Inspiring #HandsOff
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I wrote about the attention economy and the inescapable gravity of our modern, digital world. I hope you will give it a read. Shoutout to @chrislhayes.bsky.social and his amazing book 'The Sirens Call' that put a lot of my thoughts into words.
Black Holes of the 21st Century
How Technology Hijacks Your Mind, and What to Do About It
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I wrote about the attention economy and the inescapable gravity of our modern, digital world. I hope you will give it a read. Shoutout to @chrislhayes.bsky.social and his amazing book 'The Sirens Call' that put a lot of my thoughts into words.
IMPORTANT. Get the MMR vaccine if you haven't already. This is serious, often deadly.
February 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
IMPORTANT. Get the MMR vaccine if you haven't already. This is serious, often deadly.
Read this important and engaging new book by @aliadastagir.bsky.social! Order now. I love the balance between reporting the harms inflicted and wrongs done, on the one hand, & the stories of resistance on the other. Also appreciate the toolkit at the end. Kudos Alia! (Link to her website below.)
February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Read this important and engaging new book by @aliadastagir.bsky.social! Order now. I love the balance between reporting the harms inflicted and wrongs done, on the one hand, & the stories of resistance on the other. Also appreciate the toolkit at the end. Kudos Alia! (Link to her website below.)
This helps put the bullying in perspective: Trump is weak and CAN'T actually function with Congress and the courts. Too dumb and too selfish. Overgrown baby. (Klein is more articulate than this post of mine!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This helps put the bullying in perspective: Trump is weak and CAN'T actually function with Congress and the courts. Too dumb and too selfish. Overgrown baby. (Klein is more articulate than this post of mine!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
February 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New BOOK, by the brilliant @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social on truth in politics & why we need truth for democracy. Insightful analysis and helpful forward-looking advice at the end. Destined to be classic, but URGENT reading now. PRE-ORDER, and it will arrive soon! bookshop.org/p/books/on-t...
On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It
Why Democracy Demands It
bookshop.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New BOOK, by the brilliant @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social on truth in politics & why we need truth for democracy. Insightful analysis and helpful forward-looking advice at the end. Destined to be classic, but URGENT reading now. PRE-ORDER, and it will arrive soon! bookshop.org/p/books/on-t...
The Grievance Bullies Are in Power
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The Grievance Bullies Are in Power
During a very contentious Board of Education election in 2021, I came to call those who were trying to assume control of the Board, “Grievance Bullies”.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Grievance Bullies Are in Power
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