@mookmonster43.bsky.social
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When @adamjst.bsky.social and I started @relevantresearch.bsky.social a year ago, we just wanted to use innovative data research to have an impact in the world — we had no idea that our work would ever reach the point of an actual point-blank post by @maddow.bsky.social. austinkocher.substack.com.
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 AM
When @adamjst.bsky.social and I started @relevantresearch.bsky.social a year ago, we just wanted to use innovative data research to have an impact in the world — we had no idea that our work would ever reach the point of an actual point-blank post by @maddow.bsky.social. austinkocher.substack.com.
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the doors won't have latches that work if there's a computer glitch
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
the doors won't have latches that work if there's a computer glitch
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European social movement scholars are increasingly using the concept 'direct social action (dsa)' to refer to what we colloquially call 'mutual aid'. That work pretty clearly confirms that direct social action/mutual aid is inseparable from protest.
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
European social movement scholars are increasingly using the concept 'direct social action (dsa)' to refer to what we colloquially call 'mutual aid'. That work pretty clearly confirms that direct social action/mutual aid is inseparable from protest.
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thread.
Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
thread.
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Despite my best efforts, too many people still don’t know about Mike Tirico. Here’s what I wrote about him in my book:
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Despite my best efforts, too many people still don’t know about Mike Tirico. Here’s what I wrote about him in my book:
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they fired everybody who knows that Puerto Ricans are American
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
they fired everybody who knows that Puerto Ricans are American
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@grundrza.bsky.social is also great on the chilling effect this censorship in Florida is having on classes. The haphazard and random nature of who gets targeted is designed to make everyone terrified.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
@grundrza.bsky.social is also great on the chilling effect this censorship in Florida is having on classes. The haphazard and random nature of who gets targeted is designed to make everyone terrified.
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Me too:
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Me too:
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Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
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Looks like @attackerman.bsky.social had a similar response to the one I did... bsky.app/profile/atta...
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Looks like @attackerman.bsky.social had a similar response to the one I did... bsky.app/profile/atta...
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As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
This is it.
And the founders also never really envisioned a system like industrial and post-industrial capitalism that would be *fundamentally at odds* with their vision of a democratic republic.
Which is why capitalism must be dismantled.
And the founders also never really envisioned a system like industrial and post-industrial capitalism that would be *fundamentally at odds* with their vision of a democratic republic.
Which is why capitalism must be dismantled.
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
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Seems the kangaroo immigration courts weren't kangaroo enough already. Looks like they've received their marching orders to just assign everyone to a pro forma removal order party.
I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Seems the kangaroo immigration courts weren't kangaroo enough already. Looks like they've received their marching orders to just assign everyone to a pro forma removal order party.
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This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
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If you want to understand the philsophy/ideology/plan Tim is referring to, I explain in this post (see Group 3) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
If you want to understand the philsophy/ideology/plan Tim is referring to, I explain in this post (see Group 3) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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We are well into a war of Southern aggression — a neo-Confederate project to remake the entire country in its own image and win the war the South never conceded.
At @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-war-of...
At @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-war-of...
The War of Southern Aggression
The MAGA Reconstruction of the North Is Well Underway
contrarian.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
We are well into a war of Southern aggression — a neo-Confederate project to remake the entire country in its own image and win the war the South never conceded.
At @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-war-of...
At @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-war-of...
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Bad news & good news. Trump’s USA sped towards authoritarianism faster than Hungary, Venezuela and Turkey. But it did so by-passing rather than dismantling institutions. A successor administration might be able to restore their safeguarding role. Just might. www.ft.com/content/b474...
How steep is Trump’s democratic backsliding?
The erosion of established norms has been dramatic but institutions are holding up
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Bad news & good news. Trump’s USA sped towards authoritarianism faster than Hungary, Venezuela and Turkey. But it did so by-passing rather than dismantling institutions. A successor administration might be able to restore their safeguarding role. Just might. www.ft.com/content/b474...
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education. “We have a very focused and intense effort across the board to set America back a generation, at least, for education, health, research, climate policy.” [theatlantic.com]
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education
It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education. “We have a very focused and intense effort across the board to set America back a generation, at least, for education, health, research, climate policy.” [theatlantic.com]
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It’s the 1990s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see at Ruby Ridge and Waco reflect entrenched practices of law enforcement.
It’s the 2000s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see under the PATRIOT ACT reflect entrenched practices of American law enforcement.
It’s 2025. Guess the fuck what.
It’s the 2000s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see under the PATRIOT ACT reflect entrenched practices of American law enforcement.
It’s 2025. Guess the fuck what.
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 AM
It’s the 1990s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see at Ruby Ridge and Waco reflect entrenched practices of law enforcement.
It’s the 2000s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see under the PATRIOT ACT reflect entrenched practices of American law enforcement.
It’s 2025. Guess the fuck what.
It’s the 2000s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see under the PATRIOT ACT reflect entrenched practices of American law enforcement.
It’s 2025. Guess the fuck what.
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
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Couldn't ask for a better illustration of my point. Also the links to donate to everyone are in the thread.
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Couldn't ask for a better illustration of my point. Also the links to donate to everyone are in the thread.
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Lmao look at this rag. Littered with either wilfully ignorant or plain old stone stupid people.
Nobody cares because it's fucking 20 years old and the young people today know exactly who JK Rowling is.
Nobody cares because it's fucking 20 years old and the young people today know exactly who JK Rowling is.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Lmao look at this rag. Littered with either wilfully ignorant or plain old stone stupid people.
Nobody cares because it's fucking 20 years old and the young people today know exactly who JK Rowling is.
Nobody cares because it's fucking 20 years old and the young people today know exactly who JK Rowling is.
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Trump has imposed tariffs using emergency measures—designed for things like an oil embargo amidst a war—despite the undeniable fact that no emergency exists.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
Trump keeps revealing that his tariffs aren't about any "economic emergency":
*Hiked tariffs after Swiss leader annoyed him
*Threatened tariffs on Europe over Greenland
*Threatened Brazil to save Bolsonaro
On the pod, @stevebenen.com is so good on this pattern:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
*Hiked tariffs after Swiss leader annoyed him
*Threatened tariffs on Europe over Greenland
*Threatened Brazil to save Bolsonaro
On the pod, @stevebenen.com is so good on this pattern:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Case for Tariffs in 3 Crazed Tirades
As Trump’s threats sink deeper into absurdity, MS NOW’s Steve Benen explains how Trump gave away the game on his tariffs’ corrupt rationales—and why it’ll be a disaster for our country if he gets away...
newrepublic.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Trump has imposed tariffs using emergency measures—designed for things like an oil embargo amidst a war—despite the undeniable fact that no emergency exists.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.