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Claire Bond Potter (Tenured Radical)
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Opinion writer, reviewer & essayist | Emeritus History prof | podcaster | http://clairepotter.substack.com | antifascist | NYC & Northampton, MA | Repped by Roz Foster, Francis Goldin Literary Agency
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Claire Bond Potter (Tenured Radical) @tenuredradical.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hey folks: just created this starter pack for my followers.
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From #AHAOnline in February 2023: Watch the recording of “Don’t Say Gay, Stop WOKE, Banned Books, and Anti-Trans Laws: Teaching Through the Backlash,” a roundtable discussion with Anita Kurimay, Wesley Phelps, @jeremycyoung.bsky.social, and moderator @tenuredradical.bsky.social. 🗃️
Don’t Say Gay, Stop WOKE, Banned Books, and Anti-Trans Laws: Teaching Through the Backlash
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
This interview w/ historian Martha Ackman was a delight:

"Dolly Parton’s big break was on The Porter Wagoner Show. It was where she learned her craft, but also became aware of how fiercely she would have to fight to make a career in the male-dominated country music industry."

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What Would Dolly Do?
YouTube video by Political Junkie Substack
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December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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3 heavy-hitting American talents, 1 podcast:
✨Claire Potter @tenuredradical.bsky.social✨ interviews ✨Martha Ackmann✨ on her biography of ✨Dolly Parton✨, AIN'T NOBODY'S FOOL, out 12/30 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social.
Pre-order here ➡️ shorturl.at/hysDX
Watch here⬇️
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What Would Dolly Do?
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December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Over at Elmo’s place there is a fierce discussion about the Jacob Savage piece on “discrimination” against white men in academia.

It shocks me that there are people who still believe that universities were an unblemished meritocracy until the doors opened to women and people of color in 1970.
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. The AHA has compiled resources that might help individuals and departments navigate difficult international situations, especially regarding travel and academic freedom. 🗃️
Resources for Foreign Scholars - AHA
Supporting Foreign Scholars Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. Current conditions affecting foreign scholars and international travel can inhibit that free ex...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
If only there were a federal police force with experts and access to the most sophisticated investigative resources
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5d
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "While CNN has been talking about affordability, all of the sudden after Republicans got crushed in that election not too long ago, Fox News is all of the sudden willing to talk about affordability, because it is a crisis. And health insurance is the coming crisis."
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Fuck it. Spend a billion and just get it over with.

(Does anyone on his staff get it he has no fucking idea what he is doing?)
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Trump now says his ballroom will cost $400 million (it was supposed to cost $250 million less than two months ago)
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
My experience with a beloved relative: rehab and troubled teen programs, which re virtually unregulated in some states, not only do not work, but they harm kids by putting them in an environment packed with out of control, highly disturbed peers.
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Nick Reiner’s Struggles With Drugs Left His Parents ‘Desperate’
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December 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
I just read this in an article about what to watch on TV with adolescents: "Dramas for tweens are trickier, partly because the longer episode lengths can wear them out."

Watching a 1-hour TV episode can be exhausting for young people? Seriously?
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Yeah. One or the other. Maybe the third quarter.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Bessent on an economic boost: "I think it's gonna start lifting off in the first quarter and second quarter"
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
I initially posted the wrong file (sorry subscribers!) but I fixed it, and I actually think this is the best episode @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I have done together.
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"The Moment Trumpism Died"
YouTube video by Political Junkie Substack
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December 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Quiet, Piggy.
December 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Research shows that policies forcing individuals, and even employers, to self-insure are not business-friendly, something Republicans are supposed to care about.
With @helaineolen.bsky.social, Teresa Ghilarducci, and Jared Bernstein.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Found in @tenuredradical.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter.

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Here’s an interesting factoid. Republicans have traditionally taken out their bile on people of color, but according to the Urban Institute, 57.5 percent, or 1.4 million people, who will lose their health care under these new rules are working class non-Hispanic White people. In fact, although the as of 2024, about 15.9 million White people live below the poverty line, making close to 20 million of the Americans the GOP says they support vulnerable to even poorer and more expensive health care than they have already.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
"The Moment Trumpism Died:" @neiljyoung.bsky.social and Claire discuss more #BlueWave, #MAGA hysteria, and why the right-wing influencer world is on fire. (Also a great hit of
Milo Yiannopoulos in a mink cloche at the top of the story.)
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"The Moment Trumpism Died"
YouTube video by Political Junkie Substack
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December 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
New drop from me and Neil Young about the sexual gossip revealing internal fractures in the #MAGA coalition, and a new electoral landscape studded with recent Democratic successes at all levels. Shownotes in first reply.

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"The Moment Trumpism Died"
YouTube video by Political Junkie Substack
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December 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
“Judge Xinis found the administration’s failures particularly troubling because Mr. Abrego Garcia had agreed to be sent to Costa Rica but officials refused to let him go there, proposing instead to expel him to a series of African countries to which he had no ties.”

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In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
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December 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Santa is coming in two weeks: which one do you believe in most?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Rep. Mark Harris says the Republican healthcare plan is coming next week!
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
See, if they ran a normie they might have a chance of winning. But now Walz can breathe easy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
Mike Lindell, MyPillow Founder, Announces Run for Minnesota Governor
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December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
My 93 year old mom feels the same way as Trump does about her powers of cognition. She’s so wrong.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12d
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
What if students don't join? Will they arrest them?
robertdownen.bsky.social Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 13d
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
A large group of young Republicans and Texas GOP leaders at the Texas Governors Mansion.
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
In November, Samantha Fulnecky received a 0 out of 25 points for not addressing the assignment, has filed a complaint alleging religious discrimination with the university, and the graduate instructor who gave the grade has been suspended from the course.

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December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
tenuredradical.bsky.social
Her secret love’s no secret anymore.
www.thedailybeast.com/insiders-rev... via @thedailybeast
Insiders Reveal Trump May Axe ICE Barbie Over Secret Romance
Kristi Noem might be booted from the MAGA-world.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM