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November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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We forgot the lessons of the Great Depression, undid regulations that prevented another, and got hit with the Global Financial Crisis. But we responded to the 21st century version much better, limiting the damage.
Maybe something similar will happen with this century's echo of 20th century fascism.
Maybe something similar will happen with this century's echo of 20th century fascism.
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We forgot the lessons of the Great Depression, undid regulations that prevented another, and got hit with the Global Financial Crisis. But we responded to the 21st century version much better, limiting the damage.
Maybe something similar will happen with this century's echo of 20th century fascism.
Maybe something similar will happen with this century's echo of 20th century fascism.
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The DNC didn't win last night; the fired-up Democratic voters did.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The DNC didn't win last night; the fired-up Democratic voters did.
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If you live in these states, here's where to vote --
Virginia: www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...
New Jersey: voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-plac...
Pennsylvania: www.pa.gov/services/vot...
California: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
New York: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
Virginia: www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...
New Jersey: voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-plac...
Pennsylvania: www.pa.gov/services/vot...
California: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
New York: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you live in these states, here's where to vote --
Virginia: www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...
New Jersey: voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-plac...
Pennsylvania: www.pa.gov/services/vot...
California: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
New York: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
Virginia: www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...
New Jersey: voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-plac...
Pennsylvania: www.pa.gov/services/vot...
California: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
New York: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
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Hey folks--
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
America at 250: A History - YouTube
This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught j...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey folks--
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Today is Election Day.
There are no off years.
Local elections are consequential. Your vote matters. Make a plan to vote; be a voter in every election!
www.vote.org
There are no off years.
Local elections are consequential. Your vote matters. Make a plan to vote; be a voter in every election!
www.vote.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today is Election Day.
There are no off years.
Local elections are consequential. Your vote matters. Make a plan to vote; be a voter in every election!
www.vote.org
There are no off years.
Local elections are consequential. Your vote matters. Make a plan to vote; be a voter in every election!
www.vote.org
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The reason why Social Security will be insolvent by 2033 is because the rich don't pay their fair share into it. For a person making $175,100/year, they pay $10,918 of taxes. For a person making $100M a year, they also pay $10,918 in taxes. Abolish the Maximum tax! SS will be good until after 3000.
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The reason why Social Security will be insolvent by 2033 is because the rich don't pay their fair share into it. For a person making $175,100/year, they pay $10,918 of taxes. For a person making $100M a year, they also pay $10,918 in taxes. Abolish the Maximum tax! SS will be good until after 3000.
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Hey hey, ho ho.
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Hey hey, ho ho.
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Free and fair elections are good for business. Having a stable rule of law is important to the economy. Not having people afraid to go to work because they might be beaten up or disappeared is essential to a productive workforce. Democracy is essential for a strong economy.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Free and fair elections are good for business. Having a stable rule of law is important to the economy. Not having people afraid to go to work because they might be beaten up or disappeared is essential to a productive workforce. Democracy is essential for a strong economy.
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Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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It's pretty shitty to witness who's desperately engaging in unbridled, unapologetic racism in these final 24 hours before the polls close in NYC, but it's also illuminating. Masks are coming off. Takes notes for posterity. Someday, they'll pretend it was all a misunderstanding.
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It's pretty shitty to witness who's desperately engaging in unbridled, unapologetic racism in these final 24 hours before the polls close in NYC, but it's also illuminating. Masks are coming off. Takes notes for posterity. Someday, they'll pretend it was all a misunderstanding.
Have you voted yet? If not, make a plan and bring a friend!
If you've already voted, remind your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to vote.
If you've already voted, remind your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to vote.
On the ballot today:
-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50
This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.
-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50
This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Have you voted yet? If not, make a plan and bring a friend!
If you've already voted, remind your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to vote.
If you've already voted, remind your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to vote.
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The U.S. is experiencing its highest wave of layoffs since 2020, with close to a million workers losing their jobs this year.
October 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The U.S. is experiencing its highest wave of layoffs since 2020, with close to a million workers losing their jobs this year.
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When I explain that boycotting an election over an issue has never once forced a politician to embrace that issue, I'm not "scolding people to vote." I'm explaining reality.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
When I explain that boycotting an election over an issue has never once forced a politician to embrace that issue, I'm not "scolding people to vote." I'm explaining reality.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
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We should have punished the Confederates.
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We should have punished the Confederates.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Reagan: "It's Morning Again in America"
GHWB: "A thousand points of light"
Clinton: "A Place called Hope"/"Putting people first"
GWB: "Compassionate conservativism"
Obama: "Yes we can"
Trump: "MAGA"
Biden: "Build back better"
Harris: "We are not going back"
JDV:
GHWB: "A thousand points of light"
Clinton: "A Place called Hope"/"Putting people first"
GWB: "Compassionate conservativism"
Obama: "Yes we can"
Trump: "MAGA"
Biden: "Build back better"
Harris: "We are not going back"
JDV:
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Reagan: "It's Morning Again in America"
GHWB: "A thousand points of light"
Clinton: "A Place called Hope"/"Putting people first"
GWB: "Compassionate conservativism"
Obama: "Yes we can"
Trump: "MAGA"
Biden: "Build back better"
Harris: "We are not going back"
JDV:
GHWB: "A thousand points of light"
Clinton: "A Place called Hope"/"Putting people first"
GWB: "Compassionate conservativism"
Obama: "Yes we can"
Trump: "MAGA"
Biden: "Build back better"
Harris: "We are not going back"
JDV:
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AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.
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Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
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The White House’s campaign against elections isn’t exactly subtle:
- DOJ election monitors in blue states
- gerrymandering schemes
- fighting to acquire voter registration lists & election data in several states
- election deniers in key federal election posts www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
- DOJ election monitors in blue states
- gerrymandering schemes
- fighting to acquire voter registration lists & election data in several states
- election deniers in key federal election posts www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
The White House’s campaign against elections takes a radical turn with midterms on horizon
As Trump’s Justice Department intends to send election monitors to California and New Jersey, the developments are more unsettling in the broader context.
www.msnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The White House’s campaign against elections isn’t exactly subtle:
- DOJ election monitors in blue states
- gerrymandering schemes
- fighting to acquire voter registration lists & election data in several states
- election deniers in key federal election posts www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
- DOJ election monitors in blue states
- gerrymandering schemes
- fighting to acquire voter registration lists & election data in several states
- election deniers in key federal election posts www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."