T. Lacy
@tnlacy.bsky.social
Loves/affinities: History, HigherEd, Writing, Humor, Great Books, Liberal Arts, Books, Bulls, Cubs, LOTR, etc. History PhD and p-t instructor (US, intellectual/cultural/edu). I do not *directly* discuss politics here (sorry!). Opinions are mine alone.
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T. Lacy
@tnlacy.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Please pardon my followers-to-following ratio. I had to give up my old account (due to harassment) in March and have been rebuilding over the past 3-4 days among historians, history educators and teachers, philosophers, and thinkers.
Impeach him now---him and his complicit VP.
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Impeach him now---him and his complicit VP.
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A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said. w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said. w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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I much prefer this map to the winner-takes-all one ( I really try my best to avoid describing places as "red" or "blue").
Much more precise and accurate this way.
Much more precise and accurate this way.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I much prefer this map to the winner-takes-all one ( I really try my best to avoid describing places as "red" or "blue").
Much more precise and accurate this way.
Much more precise and accurate this way.
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Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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Remember when this regime touted “states rights" and now they're fighting to force states to starve their own citizens.
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Remember when this regime touted “states rights" and now they're fighting to force states to starve their own citizens.
Driving up taxi prices in my city.
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport. https://bit.ly/3WDceBB
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Driving up taxi prices in my city.
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Boaty McNotBoatface
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Boaty McNotBoatface
Good article. Yes, the "crisis of masculinity" predates factory closings. That problem is definitely not merely about economics and jobs.
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | Bruce Springsteen’s Father Complicates a Powerful American Narrative
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Good article. Yes, the "crisis of masculinity" predates factory closings. That problem is definitely not merely about economics and jobs.
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Not a great showing last night by the Bulls on the road against a class Eastern Conference team.
Box Score & Player Grades: Cavaliers 128, Bulls 122 – November 8, 2025
www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/1...
www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/1...
www.bleachernation.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Not a great showing last night by the Bulls on the road against a class Eastern Conference team.
No, no, and no.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No, no, and no.
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Any politician who votes to give more of our tax money to the grifters who have already gotten too much deserves to be primaried into the sun
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Any politician who votes to give more of our tax money to the grifters who have already gotten too much deserves to be primaried into the sun
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The National Weather Service is forecasting 7 to 15 inches of snow for the Chicago area through Tuesday evening, but snow levels could vary by location and proximity to the lake.
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Winter storm bears down on Chicago area with "intense" snow expected Sunday
The National Weather Service is forecasting 7 to 15 inches of snow for the Chicago area through Tuesday evening, but snow levels could vary by location and proximity to the lake.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The National Weather Service is forecasting 7 to 15 inches of snow for the Chicago area through Tuesday evening, but snow levels could vary by location and proximity to the lake.
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Kudos to Firebird Community Arts, its artists, and to my friend Peter Cole.
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
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Artists highlight lasting impact of Chicago's 1919 race riot with glass markers in the Loop
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Kudos to Firebird Community Arts, its artists, and to my friend Peter Cole.
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The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
trib.al/LCtDC50
trib.al/LCtDC50
Artists highlight lasting impact of Chicago's 1919 race riot with glass markers in the Loop
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
trib.al/LCtDC50
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The return of Friday Fragments, featuring reader responses, an appreciative review of @llassabe.bsky.social 's book, and some deeply nerdy literary bonding with The Girl. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
The Rise of the Campus Right, Plus What Are Adjuncts For?
The rise of the campus right, hiring late-career professionals as adjuncts and family bonding over a literary feud.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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worth the hype lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
worth the hype lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Put bluntly, can a law firm really represent a client zealously against the Trump’s administration when, at the same time, it is seeking to stay on Trump’s good side through an settlement agreement? ICYMI @rosenzweigp.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/big-law-bi...
Big Law’s Big Choice
A D.C. Bar opinion shows why it would be ethical for the nine Big Law firms to rescind their settlement agreements with Trump. But to do so would invite his wrath.
www.thebulwark.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Put bluntly, can a law firm really represent a client zealously against the Trump’s administration when, at the same time, it is seeking to stay on Trump’s good side through an settlement agreement? ICYMI @rosenzweigp.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/big-law-bi...
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The Washington Post’s new editorial stance: trillion dollar executive compensation packages while tripling the price of tens of millions of Americans’ health insurance premiums is A-Ok, but proposing free childcare and public transit is class warfare.
Dropping the mask, indeed.
Dropping the mask, indeed.
This is references “class warfare” and “Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani” and only gets more bananas from there. The new editorial page is… really something. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The Washington Post’s new editorial stance: trillion dollar executive compensation packages while tripling the price of tens of millions of Americans’ health insurance premiums is A-Ok, but proposing free childcare and public transit is class warfare.
Dropping the mask, indeed.
Dropping the mask, indeed.
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Democrats' 2025 election wins go beyond the big races:
In Pennsylvania, Dems swept the top "row offices" in Bucks County, electing the county's first-ever Democratic DA and defeating an incumbent Republican sheriff.
Dems notched victories in county executive races in Erie, Lehigh and Northampton.
In Pennsylvania, Dems swept the top "row offices" in Bucks County, electing the county's first-ever Democratic DA and defeating an incumbent Republican sheriff.
Dems notched victories in county executive races in Erie, Lehigh and Northampton.
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Democrats' 2025 election wins go beyond the big races:
In Pennsylvania, Dems swept the top "row offices" in Bucks County, electing the county's first-ever Democratic DA and defeating an incumbent Republican sheriff.
Dems notched victories in county executive races in Erie, Lehigh and Northampton.
In Pennsylvania, Dems swept the top "row offices" in Bucks County, electing the county's first-ever Democratic DA and defeating an incumbent Republican sheriff.
Dems notched victories in county executive races in Erie, Lehigh and Northampton.
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Sherrill was hammering “liberty and prosperity,” the NJ state motto — which is a very flexible and nonpartisan message for Dems. Freedom from corruption, kidnappings, speech crackdowns, etc, and a chicken or at least an affordable dozen eggs in every pot
Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis suggests outlines of an emerging Dem coalition organized around anti-Trump *and* affordability politics. This is doing serious damage to the MAGA coalition. Its success this week undermines the idea of a big Trump 2024 realignment. 7/
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Sherrill was hammering “liberty and prosperity,” the NJ state motto — which is a very flexible and nonpartisan message for Dems. Freedom from corruption, kidnappings, speech crackdowns, etc, and a chicken or at least an affordable dozen eggs in every pot
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this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
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Lol, I tested this not too long ago and it is possible to make a map with minimal population variety between districts and >10% partisan lean in all districts!
Be brave Illinois!
Be brave Illinois!
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Lol, I tested this not too long ago and it is possible to make a map with minimal population variety between districts and >10% partisan lean in all districts!
Be brave Illinois!
Be brave Illinois!
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Every actual quote I hear about the sandwich trial is what I imagine the trial of the Hamburglar would sound like when he finally got hit with those RICO charges.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Every actual quote I hear about the sandwich trial is what I imagine the trial of the Hamburglar would sound like when he finally got hit with those RICO charges.
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This is substantively important for Americans to know about, because it includes a sworn deposition from the CBP point person about how the Trump administration directed him to use his powers, including against protestors. The Trump administration says the court should not release his testimony.
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
A federal judge has been deluged with claims that the feds have violated a temporary restraining order, including an allegation that U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino personally tossed tear gas...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is substantively important for Americans to know about, because it includes a sworn deposition from the CBP point person about how the Trump administration directed him to use his powers, including against protestors. The Trump administration says the court should not release his testimony.
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Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
A federal judge has been deluged with claims that the feds have violated a temporary restraining order, including an allegation that U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino personally tossed tear gas...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...