Theresa M.
@tmudrock.bsky.social
librarian (retired), historian, UK mystery fan
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NEW: When the Trump administration took away her family’s food this summer, Rose Natabo had to choose which of her three sons to care for — who ate and who didn’t.
By Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social, photography by Brian Otieno
By Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social, photography by Brian Otieno
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: When the Trump administration took away her family’s food this summer, Rose Natabo had to choose which of her three sons to care for — who ate and who didn’t.
By Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social, photography by Brian Otieno
By Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social, photography by Brian Otieno
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The December print issue of The New Republic begins with an unbylined "11th Hour" column whose author I am not free to divulge. Suffice it to say I have admired him since birth. It's not online so I attach it here. If you can't make it out you'll just have to buy a paper copy.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The December print issue of The New Republic begins with an unbylined "11th Hour" column whose author I am not free to divulge. Suffice it to say I have admired him since birth. It's not online so I attach it here. If you can't make it out you'll just have to buy a paper copy.
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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“Doesn’t seem that hard,” an eighth grader in Memphis said, shrugging her shoulders. “Just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Doesn’t seem that hard,” an eighth grader in Memphis said, shrugging her shoulders. “Just say both things.”
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Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
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More than anything else, I object to this president stealing our time and attention. We can’t even have a Sunday morning without hearing about some insane thing he said and wondering if that insane thing will become real because he’s insane.
September 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
More than anything else, I object to this president stealing our time and attention. We can’t even have a Sunday morning without hearing about some insane thing he said and wondering if that insane thing will become real because he’s insane.
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This is what actual freedom of speech looks like — join in
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is what actual freedom of speech looks like — join in
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
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So if anti-fascists are Trump’s political enemies, what does that make Trump?
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So if anti-fascists are Trump’s political enemies, what does that make Trump?
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When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
September 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
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i have said this before but when “getting rid of race in admissions” for the administration means “you can’t even try to reach out to underrepresented communities and encourage them to apply and if you do it is illegal discrimination against white people” then the actual goal here is segregation
Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions | News | The Harvard Crimson
By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.
www.thecrimson.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
i have said this before but when “getting rid of race in admissions” for the administration means “you can’t even try to reach out to underrepresented communities and encourage them to apply and if you do it is illegal discrimination against white people” then the actual goal here is segregation
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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Guess it's 1650 again...
Miscarriage is a Crime Again
In 1650, a young, single English servant named Anne Greene miscarried into the privy and did not tell anyone. We know her story because she was arrested for infanticide, convicted despite exonerati…
nursingclio.org
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Guess it's 1650 again...
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Read this, Blueskis!
"Let’s stop referring to Trump’s 'interpretation of American history.' He doesn’t have an interpretation of anything remotely related to history. What Trump has is an authoritarian agenda that demands control over how Americans remember history." @civilwarmemory.bsky.social 🗃️
"Let’s stop referring to Trump’s 'interpretation of American history.' He doesn’t have an interpretation of anything remotely related to history. What Trump has is an authoritarian agenda that demands control over how Americans remember history." @civilwarmemory.bsky.social 🗃️
Trump Administration to Conduct Review of Smithsonian Ahead of America's 250th Anniversary
Yesterday I urged you to remember that ultimately we are in control of how we teach and commemorate our collective history. I still believe this to be true, but I would be lying if I didn’t admit that...
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Read this, Blueskis!
"Let’s stop referring to Trump’s 'interpretation of American history.' He doesn’t have an interpretation of anything remotely related to history. What Trump has is an authoritarian agenda that demands control over how Americans remember history." @civilwarmemory.bsky.social 🗃️
"Let’s stop referring to Trump’s 'interpretation of American history.' He doesn’t have an interpretation of anything remotely related to history. What Trump has is an authoritarian agenda that demands control over how Americans remember history." @civilwarmemory.bsky.social 🗃️
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No one should believe a single economic statistic produced by the US government under Trump after this. www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...
Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
Trump is turning his ire about poor jobs numbers on the number-crunchers.
www.axios.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
No one should believe a single economic statistic produced by the US government under Trump after this. www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...
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Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
June 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
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More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
buff.ly
June 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
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Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.
June 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.
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Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
June 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
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In our entire history only one President got our credit downgraded in both his terms AND got us added to the Human Rights Watch List.
May 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In our entire history only one President got our credit downgraded in both his terms AND got us added to the Human Rights Watch List.
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“Engineers and computer scientists, please defend humanities research just as loudly as you might defend research in STEM fields.” With thousands of funding cuts across the humanities, it’s vitally important that engineers stand up to support the humanities.
Engineering and the Humanities: It's Complicated
As an electrical engineer turned historian who now studies engineers of the past, I have a good sense of how the engineering profession evolved. And what I've learned is this: Engineers have long…
spectrum.ieee.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Engineers and computer scientists, please defend humanities research just as loudly as you might defend research in STEM fields.” With thousands of funding cuts across the humanities, it’s vitally important that engineers stand up to support the humanities.