Ej
@rhetorica.bsky.social
I teach and research media and rhetoric and affect. Avid gardener. Chicken owner. Professor. Part time gamer
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This plan doesn’t return anything to the states. It scatters vital programs across multiple federal depts, creating chaos for schools, families, & kids. As I’ve said before: walking away from the federal commitment to education is not reform. It’s abandonment.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump wants to ‘return education to the states.’ Is that what he’s doing?
Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the Trump administration is “returning education to the states.” But closing the Education Department is not the same thing.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This plan doesn’t return anything to the states. It scatters vital programs across multiple federal depts, creating chaos for schools, families, & kids. As I’ve said before: walking away from the federal commitment to education is not reform. It’s abandonment.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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Trump is going to call US military members over the holidays to sit around Venezuela while he tries to negotiate with Maduro how much money to be sent to his personal bank account so the US military doesn’t attack.
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump is going to call US military members over the holidays to sit around Venezuela while he tries to negotiate with Maduro how much money to be sent to his personal bank account so the US military doesn’t attack.
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The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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America’s unions urge Congress to oppose any provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban states from enacting AI safety regulations and guardrails. Leaders should work for working people, not Big Tech. https://bit.ly/44ibCp1
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
America’s unions urge Congress to oppose any provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban states from enacting AI safety regulations and guardrails. Leaders should work for working people, not Big Tech. https://bit.ly/44ibCp1
Another unnecessary Republican war for oil
US operations against Venezuela to begin within days.
Covert ops the first move.
Covert ops the first move.
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Another unnecessary Republican war for oil
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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 11:37 AM
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.
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Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
bit.ly/4oV46sG
bit.ly/4oV46sG
A New Era of Crony Capitalism
Washington hasn’t seen graft like this for at least a century.
www.brennancenter.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
bit.ly/4oV46sG
bit.ly/4oV46sG
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Trump called for the arrest, prosecution, and execution of Rep.
Jason Crow and almost immediately, threats exploded against him and his office.
x.com/RepJasonCrow...
Jason Crow and almost immediately, threats exploded against him and his office.
x.com/RepJasonCrow...
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Trump called for the arrest, prosecution, and execution of Rep.
Jason Crow and almost immediately, threats exploded against him and his office.
x.com/RepJasonCrow...
Jason Crow and almost immediately, threats exploded against him and his office.
x.com/RepJasonCrow...
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The President and Congressional Republicans aren’t looking for ways to feed people or lower costs — they are thieves looking for ways to line their own pockets.
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The President and Congressional Republicans aren’t looking for ways to feed people or lower costs — they are thieves looking for ways to line their own pockets.
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We can’t lose sight of this:
When people lose insurance because Republicans failed to fund health care tax credits for the ACA, EVERYONE’s insurance goes up.
Doesn’t matter if you get health insurance on your own or through your employer.
When people lose insurance because Republicans failed to fund health care tax credits for the ACA, EVERYONE’s insurance goes up.
Doesn’t matter if you get health insurance on your own or through your employer.
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We can’t lose sight of this:
When people lose insurance because Republicans failed to fund health care tax credits for the ACA, EVERYONE’s insurance goes up.
Doesn’t matter if you get health insurance on your own or through your employer.
When people lose insurance because Republicans failed to fund health care tax credits for the ACA, EVERYONE’s insurance goes up.
Doesn’t matter if you get health insurance on your own or through your employer.
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The real problem is that administrators view faculty as problems to be solved, too, rather than as colleagues and certainly not as allies. This narrow posture has reinforced their bunker mentality, keeping them from aligning with faculty, consulting world experts among us, and being united.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The real problem is that administrators view faculty as problems to be solved, too, rather than as colleagues and certainly not as allies. This narrow posture has reinforced their bunker mentality, keeping them from aligning with faculty, consulting world experts among us, and being united.
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in a real world, this would be blaring across the headlines in every country. this is the scene that starts your climate disaster survival movie.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
in a real world, this would be blaring across the headlines in every country. this is the scene that starts your climate disaster survival movie.
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If tech billionaires get to write history, Elon Musk will be better than Jesus Christ, smarter than Albert Einstein, and fitter than LeBron James.
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James
While Musk wants you to trust Grok to organize all of human civilization's knowledge, the bot's fealty to Dear Leader is out of control.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If tech billionaires get to write history, Elon Musk will be better than Jesus Christ, smarter than Albert Einstein, and fitter than LeBron James.
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
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Spun up a rant on the MAGA outrage machine—how they screamed about rhetoric after Kirk’s murder but went silent when Trump threatened Democrats yesterday. This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s a deliberate, dangerous double standard. If you’re still defending it, you’re part of the problem.
Link below.
Link below.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Spun up a rant on the MAGA outrage machine—how they screamed about rhetoric after Kirk’s murder but went silent when Trump threatened Democrats yesterday. This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s a deliberate, dangerous double standard. If you’re still defending it, you’re part of the problem.
Link below.
Link below.
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An immigrant doesn’t stand between you and a good job.
A billionaire does.
A billionaire does.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
An immigrant doesn’t stand between you and a good job.
A billionaire does.
A billionaire does.
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Trump's order to change the Department of Defense's name to the 'Department of War' could cost an estimated $2B in taxpayer dollars.
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trump's order to change the Department of Defense's name to the 'Department of War' could cost an estimated $2B in taxpayer dollars.
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If we were still a nation that valued law and order, a nation that honored its ideals over partisan loyalty, then Donald Trump would be scorned by EVERY American for being the dangerous, divisive wretch that he is.
Every single one.
6/6
Every single one.
6/6
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If we were still a nation that valued law and order, a nation that honored its ideals over partisan loyalty, then Donald Trump would be scorned by EVERY American for being the dangerous, divisive wretch that he is.
Every single one.
6/6
Every single one.
6/6
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Much of mainstream media will not call him out either.
They’ll say it’s “Trump being Trump” or “the other side does it too” while ignoring the rising body count in his wake.
Bottom line is, we have a president who relishes in terrorizing anyone who opposes him or denies him their fealty.
5/6
They’ll say it’s “Trump being Trump” or “the other side does it too” while ignoring the rising body count in his wake.
Bottom line is, we have a president who relishes in terrorizing anyone who opposes him or denies him their fealty.
5/6
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Much of mainstream media will not call him out either.
They’ll say it’s “Trump being Trump” or “the other side does it too” while ignoring the rising body count in his wake.
Bottom line is, we have a president who relishes in terrorizing anyone who opposes him or denies him their fealty.
5/6
They’ll say it’s “Trump being Trump” or “the other side does it too” while ignoring the rising body count in his wake.
Bottom line is, we have a president who relishes in terrorizing anyone who opposes him or denies him their fealty.
5/6
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PSA: The President of the United States is a dangerous stochastic terrorist.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
PSA: The President of the United States is a dangerous stochastic terrorist.
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Reaganomics…..
Since 1975 $80 trillion in wealth has shifted from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
If you're wondering why you can't afford ramen anymore.
Since 1975 $80 trillion in wealth has shifted from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
If you're wondering why you can't afford ramen anymore.
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Reaganomics…..
Since 1975 $80 trillion in wealth has shifted from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
If you're wondering why you can't afford ramen anymore.
Since 1975 $80 trillion in wealth has shifted from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
If you're wondering why you can't afford ramen anymore.
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Literally none of the economic issues we face are due to undocumented immigrants.
Meanwhile, this is verbatim Nazi propaganda being pushed out by the US Dept of Homeland Security.
The Trump regime is a fully fascist regime. They're not attempting to hide it in any capacity. This is who they are.
Meanwhile, this is verbatim Nazi propaganda being pushed out by the US Dept of Homeland Security.
The Trump regime is a fully fascist regime. They're not attempting to hide it in any capacity. This is who they are.
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Literally none of the economic issues we face are due to undocumented immigrants.
Meanwhile, this is verbatim Nazi propaganda being pushed out by the US Dept of Homeland Security.
The Trump regime is a fully fascist regime. They're not attempting to hide it in any capacity. This is who they are.
Meanwhile, this is verbatim Nazi propaganda being pushed out by the US Dept of Homeland Security.
The Trump regime is a fully fascist regime. They're not attempting to hide it in any capacity. This is who they are.
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It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.