eepme
@eepme.bsky.social
I like curling, cocktails, and watching Star Trek & football with my cat.
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Younger people won't believe this, but during the Second World War, Disney put out cartoons about how it was your patriotic duty to stand up to fascists, even noting that we'd each have to take a financial hit if we wanted to win that struggle.
No, really!
No, really!
The New Spirit (1942)
YouTube video by Nuclear Vault
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September 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Younger people won't believe this, but during the Second World War, Disney put out cartoons about how it was your patriotic duty to stand up to fascists, even noting that we'd each have to take a financial hit if we wanted to win that struggle.
No, really!
No, really!
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The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years.
Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years.
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If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
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BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
June 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
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As promised on my last post, I'm going to be using my YouTube channel a LOT from now on.
Here -- speaking as an expert on violence in Congress -- I offer some thoughts on yesterday's attack on Senator Padilla.
youtu.be/02mx5FRVp5I
Here -- speaking as an expert on violence in Congress -- I offer some thoughts on yesterday's attack on Senator Padilla.
youtu.be/02mx5FRVp5I
Why the Assault on Senator Padilla REALLY Matters
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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June 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As promised on my last post, I'm going to be using my YouTube channel a LOT from now on.
Here -- speaking as an expert on violence in Congress -- I offer some thoughts on yesterday's attack on Senator Padilla.
youtu.be/02mx5FRVp5I
Here -- speaking as an expert on violence in Congress -- I offer some thoughts on yesterday's attack on Senator Padilla.
youtu.be/02mx5FRVp5I
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Religious Studies getting the axe in a DEI purge
Gov. DeWine just signed SB1, a law ending “DEI” in Ohio public higher ed.
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
April 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Religious Studies getting the axe in a DEI purge
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"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
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I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners
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April 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Here’s a Harvard student with more courage than the University President www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... via @annaekstrom.bsky.social
I’m an International Student. I Refuse To Be Silenced. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
As an international student, I am well aware that the opinions I express carry a certain degree of risk. Still, I refuse to remain silent. Citizens or not, we all have agency over the direction this c...
www.thecrimson.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Here’s a Harvard student with more courage than the University President www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... via @annaekstrom.bsky.social
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April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Reasonable to ask if we are now oppressing the Russian opposition at Putin’s behest.
theins.press/en/news/280037
theins.press/en/news/280037
Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon return due to anti-war stance
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention. According to multiple independent Russian media outlets and the scient...
theins.press
March 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Reasonable to ask if we are now oppressing the Russian opposition at Putin’s behest.
theins.press/en/news/280037
theins.press/en/news/280037
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Lenin discovering Alexander Kerensky has accidentally added him to the Provisional Government group chat.
March 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Lenin discovering Alexander Kerensky has accidentally added him to the Provisional Government group chat.
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Clearest proof yet that the Trump admin uses "DEI" to mean "nonwhite people doing something impressive and getting credit."
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order
Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order
Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Clearest proof yet that the Trump admin uses "DEI" to mean "nonwhite people doing something impressive and getting credit."
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
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New, from me:
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Whitewashing American history
The Trump Presidency as a project of erasure
donmoynihan.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New, from me:
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
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Dunstone didn't miss. It was never there! But check out what would've happened if the rock curled extra 1 inch.
curling.gg #brier #curling
curling.gg #brier #curling
March 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dunstone didn't miss. It was never there! But check out what would've happened if the rock curled extra 1 inch.
curling.gg #brier #curling
curling.gg #brier #curling
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On the theme of constitutional failure and emergency, see this piece by my friend and colleague, Johann Neem. My one reservation is that I would place the Impeachment Clause atop my list of failed provisions.
jneem.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump Is No Longer the President of the United States
We must accept what is happening
jneem.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
On the theme of constitutional failure and emergency, see this piece by my friend and colleague, Johann Neem. My one reservation is that I would place the Impeachment Clause atop my list of failed provisions.
jneem.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
jneem.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Tyler Hamilton on Substack
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
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Gilded Age perspective
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The 19th-century spoils system was bad, feeding corruption & incompetence. But Trump's plot to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalists is starkly different. The old system aimed at rewarding supporters. But Trump is breaking laws & destroying government capacity.
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The 19th-century spoils system was bad, feeding corruption & incompetence. But Trump's plot to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalists is starkly different. The old system aimed at rewarding supporters. But Trump is breaking laws & destroying government capacity.
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Gilded Age perspective
1/
The 19th-century spoils system was bad, feeding corruption & incompetence. But Trump's plot to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalists is starkly different. The old system aimed at rewarding supporters. But Trump is breaking laws & destroying government capacity.
1/
The 19th-century spoils system was bad, feeding corruption & incompetence. But Trump's plot to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalists is starkly different. The old system aimed at rewarding supporters. But Trump is breaking laws & destroying government capacity.
I will continue to teach my students using primary sources and FACTS. This executive order is pure fascism.
Truly chilling and totalitarian.
“Promoting patriotic education”? We have arrived at the terrible place.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
“Promoting patriotic education”? We have arrived at the terrible place.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
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January 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I will continue to teach my students using primary sources and FACTS. This executive order is pure fascism.
Sunday Sunbaked Tuna Loaf 🍞🌞 #catsofbluesky
January 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Sunday Sunbaked Tuna Loaf 🍞🌞 #catsofbluesky
January 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM