ethan
@mediumetthab.bsky.social
Figuring out this space, probably mostly RTs
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i do firmly believe in the end, we will win, but the dread and the loss of watching this nightmare unfold is really something. These assholes are undermining everything we've taken for granted as a democratic and open society (however imperfect) with such vile hubris
SCOTUS killing VRA would really be the culmination of a Second Redemption
white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
i do firmly believe in the end, we will win, but the dread and the loss of watching this nightmare unfold is really something. These assholes are undermining everything we've taken for granted as a democratic and open society (however imperfect) with such vile hubris
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im going to go out on a limb and say, this is psychotic
it's instructive to ask, what would have stopped them from doing this? what could anyone have done differently that would have led them to conclude this extraordinary thing was unnecessary? and the answer is nothing
it's instructive to ask, what would have stopped them from doing this? what could anyone have done differently that would have led them to conclude this extraordinary thing was unnecessary? and the answer is nothing
UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
im going to go out on a limb and say, this is psychotic
it's instructive to ask, what would have stopped them from doing this? what could anyone have done differently that would have led them to conclude this extraordinary thing was unnecessary? and the answer is nothing
it's instructive to ask, what would have stopped them from doing this? what could anyone have done differently that would have led them to conclude this extraordinary thing was unnecessary? and the answer is nothing
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anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last"
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last"
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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If only there was a movie that grappled with the East African Asian Diaspora and US conceptions of what it means to be 'African American'
July 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If only there was a movie that grappled with the East African Asian Diaspora and US conceptions of what it means to be 'African American'
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UPDATE: The Indiana legislature announced that, across the state's public universities, it will immediately eliminate 75 programs, suspend/teach-out 101, and force 232 to consolidate or be eliminated. Not surprisingly, these closures disproportionately affect arts, humanities, and social science.
July 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
UPDATE: The Indiana legislature announced that, across the state's public universities, it will immediately eliminate 75 programs, suspend/teach-out 101, and force 232 to consolidate or be eliminated. Not surprisingly, these closures disproportionately affect arts, humanities, and social science.
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this is going to be extremely unpleasant
Breaking News: The University of Virginia president, James E. Ryan, is said to have resigned under pressure from the Trump administration over DEI. nyti.ms/4npkLUK
June 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
this is going to be extremely unpleasant
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the president does not actually have the power to fire a university president or a museum director, but if elites simply roll over under pressure, then effectively he does
June 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
the president does not actually have the power to fire a university president or a museum director, but if elites simply roll over under pressure, then effectively he does
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It’s an exercise in pedantry to say not quite yet, this is merely the layup before the final dunk of free states and slave states but where the federal government is now controlled by the vested interests of a decentralized plantation aristocracy.
This is Dredd Scott 2
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s an exercise in pedantry to say not quite yet, this is merely the layup before the final dunk of free states and slave states but where the federal government is now controlled by the vested interests of a decentralized plantation aristocracy.
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i don't think the supreme court can be salvaged in any capacity and while the fight is certain to be long and arduous, the long-term goal of anyone concerned with ensuring the preservation of our nation's values should be seeing it demolished as an institution
June 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
i don't think the supreme court can be salvaged in any capacity and while the fight is certain to be long and arduous, the long-term goal of anyone concerned with ensuring the preservation of our nation's values should be seeing it demolished as an institution
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i do think there is a rot throughout our society, driven by the policy stasis that has lasted from the last half century or so, that we cannot make things *worse* for ourselves, that fucking up and electing the wrong government will just mean things chug along as normal at worse
i think another impulse here is no centrists holding hands saying better things aren't possible, its centrists holding hands saying *worse* things aren't possible, people who think clean water comes from the tap
June 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
i do think there is a rot throughout our society, driven by the policy stasis that has lasted from the last half century or so, that we cannot make things *worse* for ourselves, that fucking up and electing the wrong government will just mean things chug along as normal at worse
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A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
The arrest came in his latest visit to the courthouse to speak with migrants there.
www.thecity.nyc
June 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
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Masked federal agents just cuffed NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander and dragged him away because he was demanding to see a warrant for the arrest of a man they were abducting.
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was detained inside a Lower Manhattan immigration court building Tuesday morning by masked federal agents as he attempted to escort a man from his court appearance there.
MORE: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
MORE: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
June 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Masked federal agents just cuffed NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander and dragged him away because he was demanding to see a warrant for the arrest of a man they were abducting.
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Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
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Incredible scoop! Career officials inside the Trump administration first viewed the case of Mr. Abrego like any normal case of a wrongful deportation — they began looking for ways to bring him back, as happens normally when ICE makes mistakes.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Incredible scoop! Career officials inside the Trump administration first viewed the case of Mr. Abrego like any normal case of a wrongful deportation — they began looking for ways to bring him back, as happens normally when ICE makes mistakes.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
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SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
www.theatlantic.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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somebody on here put it well recently that this moment is a bit like when the cartoon character goes off a cliff and they are suspended in air for a second before the fall. feel like i'm seeing more of that every day
U.S. trucking is heading for a slowdown, with industry players fearing the “worst is yet to come” as tariffs start to restrict imports.
The trucking industry hits the brakes with tariffs set to dent imports
Consumers and businesses have been racing to place orders before Trump’s import taxes drive up prices, but experts foresee a sharp slowdown in the months ahead.
nbcnews.to
April 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
somebody on here put it well recently that this moment is a bit like when the cartoon character goes off a cliff and they are suspended in air for a second before the fall. feel like i'm seeing more of that every day
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It uhh didn’t end well for him, but also Ryan is a great reminder of how much more shit Congressmen used to do. He took a job as a substitute teacher after watts riots to investigate conditions in schools. He went undercover at a jail to investigate conditions. You can just do things!
they're going to Leo Ryan him, aren't they.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It uhh didn’t end well for him, but also Ryan is a great reminder of how much more shit Congressmen used to do. He took a job as a substitute teacher after watts riots to investigate conditions in schools. He went undercover at a jail to investigate conditions. You can just do things!
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What the American people want on immigration is simple: a vast armed sweep of the country kicking out the illegals with no exceptions, except they don’t want to see it too much on the news, it can’t make them sad, impact anyone like them, or hurt anyone sympathetic.
👀🚨JICYMI: New Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans now disapprove of Trump on immigration by 50% to 45% (including 51% independents)
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
April 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
What the American people want on immigration is simple: a vast armed sweep of the country kicking out the illegals with no exceptions, except they don’t want to see it too much on the news, it can’t make them sad, impact anyone like them, or hurt anyone sympathetic.
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Columbia deserves to fail
Once again, Columbia University abandoned a student begging for help before he was kidnapped by a fascist paramilitary:
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Columbia deserves to fail
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It looks very much like the Department of Homeland Security memo seeking to revoke Ozturk's visa copied language directly from the Canary Mission website. Is DHS just following the "deport list" from an anonymous website? donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
April 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It looks very much like the Department of Homeland Security memo seeking to revoke Ozturk's visa copied language directly from the Canary Mission website. Is DHS just following the "deport list" from an anonymous website? donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-attack...
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it is interesting how this was totally an elite fabrication. trans rights were on the path to general acceptance on the gay marriage coattails but nearly our entire elite culture including elite liberals decided to run a multi-year op against a tiny minority
yeah. They basically started the anti-trans movement
April 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
it is interesting how this was totally an elite fabrication. trans rights were on the path to general acceptance on the gay marriage coattails but nearly our entire elite culture including elite liberals decided to run a multi-year op against a tiny minority
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happy ten year anniversary to this post
April 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
happy ten year anniversary to this post
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One of the sources of rot running through our political, intellectual, and media institutions is the total triumph of the idea that democracy means outsourcing your morality and point of view to a fuzzily incoherent view of what's popular. Total rejection of the idea of morality as personal virtue.
How is this different than what Republican senators say about Trump
April 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One of the sources of rot running through our political, intellectual, and media institutions is the total triumph of the idea that democracy means outsourcing your morality and point of view to a fuzzily incoherent view of what's popular. Total rejection of the idea of morality as personal virtue.