Liette Gidlow
@profgidlow.bsky.social
Historian of US politics, voting rights, women, race, 19thA
Wrote TheBigVote & Obama,Clinton,Palin
Radcliffe Fellow@Harvard. Swam in RFK Sr's pool
Wrote TheBigVote & Obama,Clinton,Palin
Radcliffe Fellow@Harvard. Swam in RFK Sr's pool
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Liette Gidlow
@profgidlow.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Mavis Staples - "No Time For Cryin'" (Live)
YouTube video by ANTI- Records
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No time for cryin'
We got work to do
-- Mavis Staples
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7m-...
We got work to do
-- Mavis Staples
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7m-...
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I swear nearly every public event that involves either Trump or a cabinet member makes me think of this video all over again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Pd...
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I swear nearly every public event that involves either Trump or a cabinet member makes me think of this video all over again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Pd...
Pam Bondi is the new A. Mitchell Palmer
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“Terrorism” labeling is always political
www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bon...
“The memo identifies the “domestic terrorism threat” as organizations that use “violence or the threat of violence” to advance political goals such as “opposition to law and immigration enforcement; (cont’d)
www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bon...
“The memo identifies the “domestic terrorism threat” as organizations that use “violence or the threat of violence” to advance political goals such as “opposition to law and immigration enforcement; (cont’d)
Leaked Memo Shows Pam Bondi Wants List of 'Domestic Terrorism' Groups Who Express 'Anti-American Sentiment' | Common Dreams
Leaked memo reveals US Attorney General's directive to target organizations with purportedly extreme views on immigration, gender, and anti-American sentiment.
www.commondreams.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pam Bondi is the new A. Mitchell Palmer
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Reupping in light of the news that SCOTUS will review birthright citizenship conferred by 14th Amendment
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"The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were the target of repeated efforts at repeal in the 1900s and 1910s." 🗃️
I explore how in a scholarly article published in the J GildedAge/ProgressiveEra.
I explore how in a scholarly article published in the J GildedAge/ProgressiveEra.
December 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Reupping in light of the news that SCOTUS will review birthright citizenship conferred by 14th Amendment
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Prediction: The continuing feminization of higher ed will lead to continued declining "public" support for higher ed
It is both deeply ironic and profoundly funny that all these overconfident maga chud dudebros are convinced they'll be at the top of a meritocratic system, when in reality they're actually the ones who've benefited most from what they themselves characterize as non-meritocratic factors.
Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Prediction: The continuing feminization of higher ed will lead to continued declining "public" support for higher ed
Congratulations, Durba!
The Introduction, “What is the Future We Yearn For?,” to my book, *The Future That Was*, is now live and freely available to all on the book’s @princetonupress.bsky.social website
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
The Future That Was
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our present
press.princeton.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Congratulations, Durba!
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Today we honor late politician Shirley Chisholm on what would have been her 101st birthday. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress representing Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States.
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today we honor late politician Shirley Chisholm on what would have been her 101st birthday. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress representing Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States.
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An organization devoted to preserving the legacy and memory of Emmett Till has taken ownership of the barn in Drew, Mississippi, where he died and plans to open it as a public memorial by 2030.
Barn Where White Men Murdered Emmett Till to Be Preserved as a ‘Reverent, Sacred Site’
The barn in Drew, Miss., where two white men murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 will be preserved as a “sacred site.”
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November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An organization devoted to preserving the legacy and memory of Emmett Till has taken ownership of the barn in Drew, Mississippi, where he died and plans to open it as a public memorial by 2030.
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MICHELLE OBAMA, on whether a woman can get elected president:
“.. sadly, we ain’t ready. That’s why I’m like: don’t even look at me about running ‘cause you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. We got a lot of growing up to do ..”
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/p...
“.. sadly, we ain’t ready. That’s why I’m like: don’t even look at me about running ‘cause you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. We got a lot of growing up to do ..”
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/p...
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MICHELLE OBAMA, on whether a woman can get elected president:
“.. sadly, we ain’t ready. That’s why I’m like: don’t even look at me about running ‘cause you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. We got a lot of growing up to do ..”
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/p...
“.. sadly, we ain’t ready. That’s why I’m like: don’t even look at me about running ‘cause you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. We got a lot of growing up to do ..”
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/p...
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Queen Mother:Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audrey Moore by @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
a.co/d/5rt36Is
a.co/d/5rt36Is
Amazon.com: Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore: 9780593701546: Farmer, Ashley D.: Books
Amazon.com: Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore: 9780593701546: Farmer, Ashley D.: Books
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November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Queen Mother:Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audrey Moore by @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
a.co/d/5rt36Is
a.co/d/5rt36Is
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An alarming account of how dynamic-pricing algorithms undermine #affordability in gasoline, groceries, and more. In housing, AI tools advised landlords to price apartments above market rate and leave them empty rather than reduce rents. An urgent call for AI policy! www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
Shopping has always been a game. And now it’s being rigged against you.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An alarming account of how dynamic-pricing algorithms undermine #affordability in gasoline, groceries, and more. In housing, AI tools advised landlords to price apartments above market rate and leave them empty rather than reduce rents. An urgent call for AI policy! www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
Bari Weiss thinks CBS’ path to relevancy is more Alan Dershowitz. We couldn’t make it up if we tried
She also clearly says something we have said for years: all media has a bias. “charismatic centrism” is just her way of being very clear objectivity is a myth as she plans to Newsmaxify the network
She also clearly says something we have said for years: all media has a bias. “charismatic centrism” is just her way of being very clear objectivity is a myth as she plans to Newsmaxify the network
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
Dersh has so much rizz
🏆 for political strategy and community involvement
This is…brilliant.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🏆 for political strategy and community involvement
"Engaging with this history is not a side issue: it is the key to picking the lock of looming authoritarianism.” 🗃️
This report from the AfAm Policy Forum spells out why authoritarians need to erase histories of past wrongs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1PGDX...
This report from the AfAm Policy Forum spells out why authoritarians need to erase histories of past wrongs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1PGDX...
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Engaging with this history is not a side issue: it is the key to picking the lock of looming authoritarianism.” 🗃️
This report from the AfAm Policy Forum spells out why authoritarians need to erase histories of past wrongs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1PGDX...
This report from the AfAm Policy Forum spells out why authoritarians need to erase histories of past wrongs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1PGDX...
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We are proud to announce the winners of our 2024 Book Prize!
The winner for our First Book (Non-Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Michelle Lynn Kahn and for our First Book (Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Eva Payne.
Read more about these incredible works here: berksconference.org/annual-...
The winner for our First Book (Non-Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Michelle Lynn Kahn and for our First Book (Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Eva Payne.
Read more about these incredible works here: berksconference.org/annual-...
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We are proud to announce the winners of our 2024 Book Prize!
The winner for our First Book (Non-Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Michelle Lynn Kahn and for our First Book (Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Eva Payne.
Read more about these incredible works here: berksconference.org/annual-...
The winner for our First Book (Non-Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Michelle Lynn Kahn and for our First Book (Women/Gender/Sexuality) category is Eva Payne.
Read more about these incredible works here: berksconference.org/annual-...
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Truly the GOP synthesis figure of the moment. Multiplying the depravity of a Dennis Hastert by Jeffrey Epstein to get us to Donald Trump.
Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Truly the GOP synthesis figure of the moment. Multiplying the depravity of a Dennis Hastert by Jeffrey Epstein to get us to Donald Trump.
please consider re-posting
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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the room looks like a stall at a flea market
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
the room looks like a stall at a flea market
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Trump would never have been elected if so many Americans cared about sexual assault. His voters knew his history and elected him anyway. They listened to him say he grabbed women by the p*ssy.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/excusing-a...
jesspiper.substack.com/p/excusing-a...
Excusing Abuse as Political Strategy
Megyn Kelly and the rot within the GOP
jesspiper.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Senate Dems now
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November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Senate Dems now
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I get that there's language in the bill making things he's doing and wants to do illegal but the stuff he was doing was already illegal.
I suspect Russ Vought isn't very worried about this.
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I get that there's language in the bill making things he's doing and wants to do illegal but the stuff he was doing was already illegal.
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it’s very difficult at this point to figure out if there is actual movement towards a Dem cave or just a Republican whisper campaign to Axios to make it seem like there’s a Dem cave and I’m going to hold my fire on any of it until something actually happens (or not)
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
it’s very difficult at this point to figure out if there is actual movement towards a Dem cave or just a Republican whisper campaign to Axios to make it seem like there’s a Dem cave and I’m going to hold my fire on any of it until something actually happens (or not)