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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent show, once again. Esp the segments on authoritarianism and on the "dual state". Thank you @onthemedia.bsky.social .

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 3d

📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · 3d

MIT response to admin: Beautiful. Thank you, Sally Kornbluth.
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you, @rygraham.bsky.social glad you'll continue to wrote your column.
dankennedy.net/2025/09/18/r...

Renée Graham quits Globe editorial board over Charlie Kirk editorial but will remain as a columnist

Boston Globe columnist Renée Graham has quit the paper’s editorial board over last week’s editorial (sub. req.) praising the slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s commitment to…

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks also to the Nation.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Good piece in Mother Jones, too.

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

www.thenation.com

A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · 26d

Very good piece by @tanehisicoates

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

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David E. Sullivan @dsulliva2.bsky.social · Sep 13

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · Sep 13

I believe this 1000%

Showing students how we got here.

Teaching them how to evaluate evidence for themselves.

Enabling them to evaluate the present for themselves.

SO important right now.

Understanding the past is our future.

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · Sep 12

It does feel meaningful to be teaching history right now. We do what we can.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Sep 13

You’re kidding right, Lutnick? You let him fire all those people - act like a maniac with people’s lives the ability of our government to function - and just months later say, “that was wrong.” Unreal.

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Lutnick says Musk was ‘backward’ in cutting government

The commerce secretary said the billionaire’s efforts focused too much on reducing the workforce rather than targeting waste.

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you @warren.senate.gov So proud to have you as one of my US Senators.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 11

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Yankees had a moment of silence this evening for Kirk and displayed his photo.
The Boston fans are right about those damn Yankees.

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Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 22

We are moving dangerously close to martial law. Trump openly said he intends to “go after” Chicago and New York in his next federal crackdown, saying he’s prepared to deploy U.S. troops against civilians.

President Trump says Chicago is 'probably next' target for National Guard troops

Trump singled out Chicago on Friday, calling it a "mess" and saying residents there are "screaming for us to come," adding "African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying, 'Please, President Tr...

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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · Aug 19

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Aug 18

arobbart.substack.com/p/role-model

Yes, if you study, and have a good moral compass, you can grow up to be like Fiona Hill.

Role Model

Fiona Hill is back in the news:

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Aug 7

@milleridriss.bsky.social Looking forward to your forthcoming book!

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you, @joyhackel.bsky.social.

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Aug 6

A horrifying, and yet excellent interview, from BBC The World, on Gaza Aid shootings. Pls listen:
theworld.org/segments/202...

'It wasn't designed to work': A firsthand account of aid distribution in Gaza - The World from PRX

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid from food distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Near-daily casualties since the joint US-Israeli operation launched in...

theworld.org

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Jul 19

Income inequality, which has widened and is growing by policy choice, is at the root of much of this. We could change that.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 11

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Jun 25

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Jun 22

Might be a relief to reconsider both what success means and being an academic.

A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Jun 22

Range Rover.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Jun 19

“When we think about ICE, we have to recognize it’s not just sworn officers anymore, but a network of private intelligence contractors who get paid to probe a vast array of data,” EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @fedscoop.bsky.social - possibly with political motivations.

ICE seeks proprietary data and tech to monitor up to a million people

The DHS component published an RFI seeking the services of a company to scour data sources and help identify “potentially criminal and fraudulent behavior before crime and fraud can materialize.”

fedscoop.com

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A Robbart @arobbart.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you, MN. And, very sorry for your losses.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Jun 14

NEW: In the last few hours, Minnesota authorities warned people against attending protests, with a killer on the loose.

This is the current view of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

DEFIANCE. 👏

#NoKings #50501Movement

(📸 Daviss)

Thousands of people and placards are seen in front of the state capitol. This photo is a credit to Minneapolis photojournalist that goes by the handle Daviss on X

A woman protestor holds up a sign that reads “In honor of our beloved Melissa”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 12

Investigations are now underway into officers and ICE agents who fired crowd-control munitions at dangerously close range. In case after case, the situation only escalated when force was used against peaceful protesters.

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