Dale Baker
@dalbak.bsky.social
Humanities/French teacher (HS/MS) in NoVa, former diplomat and portfolio manager, world traveler, Anglophile, Cowboys fan since '69, interested in many things.
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So this may seem obvious to you and me, but it's important to repeat and underscore to every normie we can: Trump's goal was always to end *legal* immigration for anyone he deems not white.
A *lot* of Trump voters believed the lie that only "illegal" immigrants would be targeted.
A *lot* of Trump voters believed the lie that only "illegal" immigrants would be targeted.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So this may seem obvious to you and me, but it's important to repeat and underscore to every normie we can: Trump's goal was always to end *legal* immigration for anyone he deems not white.
A *lot* of Trump voters believed the lie that only "illegal" immigrants would be targeted.
A *lot* of Trump voters believed the lie that only "illegal" immigrants would be targeted.
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“There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military,” Juliette Kayyem writes, “one of which is the risk of endangering them”:
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military,” Juliette Kayyem writes, “one of which is the risk of endangering them”:
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Surging ahead ... oh wait
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Surging ahead ... oh wait
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
Absolute poster child for 1) false dichotomies and 2) a stunning lack of evidence behind the assertion ("I'd say this looks about right")
This fails a 7th grade logic quiz. On the Internet, it's a basis for "debate." No facts or data requires.
LOL.
This fails a 7th grade logic quiz. On the Internet, it's a basis for "debate." No facts or data requires.
LOL.
I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Absolute poster child for 1) false dichotomies and 2) a stunning lack of evidence behind the assertion ("I'd say this looks about right")
This fails a 7th grade logic quiz. On the Internet, it's a basis for "debate." No facts or data requires.
LOL.
This fails a 7th grade logic quiz. On the Internet, it's a basis for "debate." No facts or data requires.
LOL.
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The DC shooter appears to be a man from Afghanistan who the Trump administration granted asylum. The response should NOT be that this granting of asylum was a mistake Trump should be blamed for. That 2020 decision was the right one, tho in this one case it turned out badly. The problem is the guns.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The DC shooter appears to be a man from Afghanistan who the Trump administration granted asylum. The response should NOT be that this granting of asylum was a mistake Trump should be blamed for. That 2020 decision was the right one, tho in this one case it turned out badly. The problem is the guns.
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Let’s make an actual point on immigration, since Vance thinks of the Immigrant Act of 1924 so highly.
It did make it much harder for immigrants to come here, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, which were the main points of emigre at that time.
But it also had unintended effects 🧵/
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It did make it much harder for immigrants to come here, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, which were the main points of emigre at that time.
But it also had unintended effects 🧵/
🗃️
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Let’s make an actual point on immigration, since Vance thinks of the Immigrant Act of 1924 so highly.
It did make it much harder for immigrants to come here, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, which were the main points of emigre at that time.
But it also had unintended effects 🧵/
🗃️
It did make it much harder for immigrants to come here, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, which were the main points of emigre at that time.
But it also had unintended effects 🧵/
🗃️
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Threatening to ban all migration from "Third world countries" while admitting white Afrikaners, and only white Afrikaners, as refugees, shows you how racist the Trump administration really is.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Trump sets lowest refugee cap in U.S. history, allocating 7,500 spots, mostly for Afrikaners
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history at 7,500 spots.
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Threatening to ban all migration from "Third world countries" while admitting white Afrikaners, and only white Afrikaners, as refugees, shows you how racist the Trump administration really is.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Grew up in Dallas and got the hell out 45 years ago.
Never regretted that for a millisecond, if that long.
Never regretted that for a millisecond, if that long.
A prominent Texas Republican is running for Railroad Commission in order to fight the "Islamic invasion." He's vying for a seat vacated by a former commissioner, who is now running for Texas Comptroller on a vow to protect girls' sports.
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
What Does the Railroad Commision Have to Do With “Radical Islam”? Everything, One Candidate Says
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, known for his incendiary online presence, recently tendered his resignation to seek a position on the regulatory body that oversees the oil-and-gas industry.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Grew up in Dallas and got the hell out 45 years ago.
Never regretted that for a millisecond, if that long.
Never regretted that for a millisecond, if that long.
FAFO
If they had used some common sense a year ago, none of this had to happen.
Fucking morons.
If they had used some common sense a year ago, none of this had to happen.
Fucking morons.
Trump's approval rating among independent voters has dropped 20 points since he took office.
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
FAFO
If they had used some common sense a year ago, none of this had to happen.
Fucking morons.
If they had used some common sense a year ago, none of this had to happen.
Fucking morons.
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Insulting to have to point this out, but if you have spent even 30 minutes reading US history, you realize that every decade has been dominated by racist hysteria that the "new" people won't ever fit in.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Insulting to have to point this out, but if you have spent even 30 minutes reading US history, you realize that every decade has been dominated by racist hysteria that the "new" people won't ever fit in.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
WOW
Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job
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Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job
/1
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
WOW
Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job
/1
Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job
/1
America Last
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a bleak assessment of the U.S.-Canadian relationship, CTV News reports.
Said Carney: “We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the United States has ended."
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a bleak assessment of the U.S.-Canadian relationship, CTV News reports.
Said Carney: “We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the United States has ended."
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
America Last
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a bleak assessment of the U.S.-Canadian relationship, CTV News reports.
Said Carney: “We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the United States has ended."
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a bleak assessment of the U.S.-Canadian relationship, CTV News reports.
Said Carney: “We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the United States has ended."
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November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Excellent thread to read/reflect on.
I will add: Every month, we kill as many or more people with guns as the terrorists did on 9/11. Plus the traffic deaths and preventable deaths from limited healthcare. Thousands more.
But that one event changed the world. The others? No one GAF. That's us.
I will add: Every month, we kill as many or more people with guns as the terrorists did on 9/11. Plus the traffic deaths and preventable deaths from limited healthcare. Thousands more.
But that one event changed the world. The others? No one GAF. That's us.
Let me tell you a tale of Thankgivings past, present – and future.
Though I grew up in California, I spent my postgraduate years (grad school for the US types) attending the University of Durham from 1998-2004. It seemed a better bet for learning medieval history there than in sunny SoCal.
Though I grew up in California, I spent my postgraduate years (grad school for the US types) attending the University of Durham from 1998-2004. It seemed a better bet for learning medieval history there than in sunny SoCal.
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Excellent thread to read/reflect on.
I will add: Every month, we kill as many or more people with guns as the terrorists did on 9/11. Plus the traffic deaths and preventable deaths from limited healthcare. Thousands more.
But that one event changed the world. The others? No one GAF. That's us.
I will add: Every month, we kill as many or more people with guns as the terrorists did on 9/11. Plus the traffic deaths and preventable deaths from limited healthcare. Thousands more.
But that one event changed the world. The others? No one GAF. That's us.
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This from a regime that is sacrificing children’s lives on the altars of anti-vaxx mania and anti-immigrant family-separation rituals.
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This from a regime that is sacrificing children’s lives on the altars of anti-vaxx mania and anti-immigrant family-separation rituals.
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Those countries will take the immigrants we shun and grow and prosper, like any country that keeps a fresh supply of immigrants coming in.
The historical record is really, really clear.
America Last.
The historical record is really, really clear.
America Last.
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Those countries will take the immigrants we shun and grow and prosper, like any country that keeps a fresh supply of immigrants coming in.
The historical record is really, really clear.
America Last.
The historical record is really, really clear.
America Last.
I enjoy leaving the herd when it comes to using Wiki as a teacher. \I use it often in history research/learning for myself and encourage students too.
Finding a few small faults in tiny places and extrapolating that fault to an entire entity is a logical fallacy.
Teachers should know better.
Finding a few small faults in tiny places and extrapolating that fault to an entire entity is a logical fallacy.
Teachers should know better.
"Remember those quaint old days...when Wikipedia was regarded as the unreliable enemy of rigorous scholarship? Nowadays, it’s one of the more trusted sources of information."
Fallacy of the shifting baseline strikes again!
www.timesofisrael.com/an-editors-f...
Fallacy of the shifting baseline strikes again!
www.timesofisrael.com/an-editors-f...
An editor’s flawed human ramblings on AI, journalism and the disappearance of truth
We are at risk of losing our capacity to establish the facts of what is unfolding around us. And pretty soon, we may give up trying
www.timesofisrael.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I enjoy leaving the herd when it comes to using Wiki as a teacher. \I use it often in history research/learning for myself and encourage students too.
Finding a few small faults in tiny places and extrapolating that fault to an entire entity is a logical fallacy.
Teachers should know better.
Finding a few small faults in tiny places and extrapolating that fault to an entire entity is a logical fallacy.
Teachers should know better.
The list of western countries where a refugee from a war-torn region could easily get a gun to commit a crime:
USA
USA
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The list of western countries where a refugee from a war-torn region could easily get a gun to commit a crime:
USA
USA
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Boar's Head has ANOTHER Listeria infected product, and this time it's cheese. I would not trust this company again without substantial changes.
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
Boar's Head Just Recalled Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination—Here’s What to Know
There’s an active recall on two Boar’s Head cheese products sold nationwide because of a Listeria risk. Read on for more information.
www.eatingwell.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Boar's Head has ANOTHER Listeria infected product, and this time it's cheese. I would not trust this company again without substantial changes.
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
Nature and science don't care if you believe in them. They'll fuck you up and not give a damn in the process.
By the time the MAGA morons realize what they've done to themselves, parts of the country will be close to uninhabitable (or uninsurable, same thing).
By the time the MAGA morons realize what they've done to themselves, parts of the country will be close to uninhabitable (or uninsurable, same thing).
Trump's E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas #environment #climate
dnyuz.com/2025/11/26/e...
dnyuz.com/2025/11/26/e...
E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that it would delay a requirement that the oil and gas industry limit
dnyuz.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Nature and science don't care if you believe in them. They'll fuck you up and not give a damn in the process.
By the time the MAGA morons realize what they've done to themselves, parts of the country will be close to uninhabitable (or uninsurable, same thing).
By the time the MAGA morons realize what they've done to themselves, parts of the country will be close to uninhabitable (or uninsurable, same thing).
If I hear a student saying 6-7 anywhere, I just ask, "How old are you, six?"
They get really quiet then.
They get really quiet then.
So look, I recall I irked people when I said on here it’s totally fine for adults to not know what 6-7 means and it’s fun and cool kids get things for themselves. But, if you are still stressed out, the LA Public Library has the best explainer because librarians can do anything
Los Angeles Public Library on Instagram: "Before games 6-7 a hop on the reference desk.
Sources
“The ‘6-7’ Meme Can Be Annoying. But Kids Are Shouting It for Good Reason.” https://www.cnn.com/, 18 O...
The 'Six Seven' phenomenon has taken the internet by storm, but what does it really mean? Join us as we delve into the world of memes, viral challenges, and cultural relevance to uncover the story beh...
www.instagram.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If I hear a student saying 6-7 anywhere, I just ask, "How old are you, six?"
They get really quiet then.
They get really quiet then.
WaPo's latest "update" is 11 paragraphs of screaming lies from rightwingers on TikTok on the shootings, with a plea at the very end by someone who points out that more facts would be better.
What BS.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
What BS.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Live updates: 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. near White House
By 3 p.m., D.C. police said they had one suspect in custody.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
WaPo's latest "update" is 11 paragraphs of screaming lies from rightwingers on TikTok on the shootings, with a plea at the very end by someone who points out that more facts would be better.
What BS.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
What BS.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...