ProfessorJen
@professorjen.bsky.social
Victorian literature specialist, live music fan, lover of old homes and vintage housewares, seeker of productive social exchanges
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Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
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Enten highlights that Trump is underwater on every key issue: "The report card is negative. Every single day since March 12 Trump has been in the red. 281 days in a row. The bottom line is Americans don't like what Trump is doing and they haven't liked what Trump's doing for a long period of time."
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Enten highlights that Trump is underwater on every key issue: "The report card is negative. Every single day since March 12 Trump has been in the red. 281 days in a row. The bottom line is Americans don't like what Trump is doing and they haven't liked what Trump's doing for a long period of time."
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There are conservatives who are trying to do to academia what Carr is doing at the FCC. That’s why they’re setting up these centers on campuses as conservative centers. There’s absolutely no reason that centers focused on democracy & civic discourse should be conservative (or liberal) centers.
Amy Klobuchar just tore FCC Chair Brendan Chair a new one over his hypocritical stance that Trump supporters deserve all the free speech but liberals shouldn't get any at all
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
There are conservatives who are trying to do to academia what Carr is doing at the FCC. That’s why they’re setting up these centers on campuses as conservative centers. There’s absolutely no reason that centers focused on democracy & civic discourse should be conservative (or liberal) centers.
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
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The road to recovery for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes starts now after undergoing successful surgery to repair multiple ligaments in his left knee.
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buff.ly/7gcjbaR
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The road to recovery for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes starts now after undergoing successful surgery to repair multiple ligaments in his left knee.
buff.ly/7gcjbaR
buff.ly/7gcjbaR
Mahomes is a genuinely good guy who is worried that he let his team down. And there are sick people celebrating his injury. Something is really wrong with our society. And rampant sports betting is part of the problem.
Chiefs HC Andy Reid on speaking to Patrick Mahomes since the injury: "I've had a good visit with him a couple of different times. He's in a good place. He feels like he let people down, but he's ready for the challenge ahead, which is what's real right now."
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Mahomes is a genuinely good guy who is worried that he let his team down. And there are sick people celebrating his injury. Something is really wrong with our society. And rampant sports betting is part of the problem.
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It wasn’t even close.
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It wasn’t even close.
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me: “I have so many things to do. I should do them.”
also me: “I should write them out in a(nother) list with fancy pens.”
then me: “well that was a good work session!”
also me: “I should write them out in a(nother) list with fancy pens.”
then me: “well that was a good work session!”
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
me: “I have so many things to do. I should do them.”
also me: “I should write them out in a(nother) list with fancy pens.”
then me: “well that was a good work session!”
also me: “I should write them out in a(nother) list with fancy pens.”
then me: “well that was a good work session!”
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Live every day as if this can happen to any one of us. This is where we are. This is our country.
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Live every day as if this can happen to any one of us. This is where we are. This is our country.
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Standing on my desk right now.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Standing on my desk right now.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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The 19th century was the age of the first information revolution. In this talk, Professor Pablo Mukherjee FBA unpacks how historical insights into misinformation, media trust, and the speed of communication can help us understand and navigate today’s digital information age. https://bit.ly/449nhXf
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The 19th century was the age of the first information revolution. In this talk, Professor Pablo Mukherjee FBA unpacks how historical insights into misinformation, media trust, and the speed of communication can help us understand and navigate today’s digital information age. https://bit.ly/449nhXf
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to allow Texas to proceed with using a racially discriminatory voting map.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to allow Texas to proceed with using a racially discriminatory voting map.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
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After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
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"Republican legislators around the country have identified the biggest obstacles to their unprecedented mid-decade redistricting: the courts and the voters. So they’re responding by launching an all-out war on both." - Billy Corriher
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
To Protect Gerrymanders, GOP Lawmakers Target Judges — and Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Republican legislators around the country have identified the biggest obstacles to their unprecedented mid-decade redistricting: the courts and the voters. So they’re responding by launching an all-out war on both." - Billy Corriher
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
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"Heading into Tuesday, Rs had underperformed Trump by an average of 13 points across dozens of state and federal special elections." Same again last night.
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Heading Toward Midterms, the G.O.P. Continues to Slip
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"Heading into Tuesday, Rs had underperformed Trump by an average of 13 points across dozens of state and federal special elections." Same again last night.
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Troops are on the Ground in Venezuela. This is not going to end well. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Troops are on the Ground in Venezuela. This is not going to end well. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
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I think a narrow R win is likely here, but that would be a result that should and will spark massive panic among House Republicans and probably kill the gerrymandering push in most red states.
Behn (D) may be ahead on early votes, but signs overall still pointing to a single digit Van Epps (R) win. #TN07
December 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I think a narrow R win is likely here, but that would be a result that should and will spark massive panic among House Republicans and probably kill the gerrymandering push in most red states.
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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NYT now predicting an R+5.6 finish in the TN-7 special election
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
NYT now predicting an R+5.6 finish in the TN-7 special election
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ok so premature thoughts:
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
ok so premature thoughts:
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social