Michael Feola
@feolski.bsky.social
Dad. Political Theorist. Writes on white nationalism, the far right, critical theory. Author: The Rage of Replacement (2024, UMN Press). Words at The Washington Post, Slate, The Guardian.
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Michael Feola
@feolski.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Publication day at @uminnpress.bsky.social ! The Rage of Replacement is about the dangerous politics that swirl around the "great replacement" narrative -- and the broader far right politics of fear over population change. Summary in thread. Feel free to spread the word!🧵
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And this is Hegseth’s response. The war crimes will continue. A regime of sociopathy.
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And this is Hegseth’s response. The war crimes will continue. A regime of sociopathy.
And this is Hegseth’s response. The war crimes will continue. A regime of sociopathy.
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And this is Hegseth’s response. The war crimes will continue. A regime of sociopathy.
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Every time new revelations come out re. Hegseth ordering lethal force against civilians in international waters, I think of this. "We... don't fight with stupid rules of engagement."
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Every time new revelations come out re. Hegseth ordering lethal force against civilians in international waters, I think of this. "We... don't fight with stupid rules of engagement."
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
Every time new revelations come out re. Hegseth ordering lethal force against civilians in international waters, I think of this. "We... don't fight with stupid rules of engagement."
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Every time new revelations come out re. Hegseth ordering lethal force against civilians in international waters, I think of this. "We... don't fight with stupid rules of engagement."
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
The most swaggering, stupid, public commitment to war crimes you could possibly imagine.
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Oh hey look. A bunch of people citing Nazi/fash/white supremacist inspiration in the "talent pool" set up by the Heritage Foundation to funnel "good fits" into the Trump Admin. Weird how this keeps happening.
Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants
Applicants reportedly cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration roles
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Oh hey look. A bunch of people citing Nazi/fash/white supremacist inspiration in the "talent pool" set up by the Heritage Foundation to funnel "good fits" into the Trump Admin. Weird how this keeps happening.
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I regret to inform you that DHS is whitenationalist posting again. "Remigration" -- ethnonationalist code for "purifying" the nation by expelling ethnic and cultural "undesirables". Chapter/verse fash stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I regret to inform you that DHS is whitenationalist posting again. "Remigration" -- ethnonationalist code for "purifying" the nation by expelling ethnic and cultural "undesirables". Chapter/verse fash stuff.
Oh hey look. A bunch of people citing Nazi/fash/white supremacist inspiration in the "talent pool" set up by the Heritage Foundation to funnel "good fits" into the Trump Admin. Weird how this keeps happening.
Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants
Applicants reportedly cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration roles
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Oh hey look. A bunch of people citing Nazi/fash/white supremacist inspiration in the "talent pool" set up by the Heritage Foundation to funnel "good fits" into the Trump Admin. Weird how this keeps happening.
I regret to inform you that DHS is whitenationalist posting again. "Remigration" -- ethnonationalist code for "purifying" the nation by expelling ethnic and cultural "undesirables". Chapter/verse fash stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I regret to inform you that DHS is whitenationalist posting again. "Remigration" -- ethnonationalist code for "purifying" the nation by expelling ethnic and cultural "undesirables". Chapter/verse fash stuff.
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The response to one shooting. “Permanently pause” migration. “Denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility” and remove those deemed not a “net positive”. Or “not compatible with Western Civ”. A regime where every event is a Reichstag Fire, an opportunity to demand new, expansive powers.
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The response to one shooting. “Permanently pause” migration. “Denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility” and remove those deemed not a “net positive”. Or “not compatible with Western Civ”. A regime where every event is a Reichstag Fire, an opportunity to demand new, expansive powers.
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
The response to one shooting. “Permanently pause” migration. “Denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility” and remove those deemed not a “net positive”. Or “not compatible with Western Civ”. A regime where every event is a Reichstag Fire, an opportunity to demand new, expansive powers.
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The response to one shooting. “Permanently pause” migration. “Denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility” and remove those deemed not a “net positive”. Or “not compatible with Western Civ”. A regime where every event is a Reichstag Fire, an opportunity to demand new, expansive powers.
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The thing about this and the "Piggy" incident is how much it fires up MAGA nation. X has been braying for hours with approval. To them, the essence of the strong man is to tear down others, to humiliate and belittle. Even when awash in corruption, this is the love: he lets them feel strong again.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The thing about this and the "Piggy" incident is how much it fires up MAGA nation. X has been braying for hours with approval. To them, the essence of the strong man is to tear down others, to humiliate and belittle. Even when awash in corruption, this is the love: he lets them feel strong again.
The thing about this and the "Piggy" incident is how much it fires up MAGA nation. X has been braying for hours with approval. To them, the essence of the strong man is to tear down others, to humiliate and belittle. Even when awash in corruption, this is the love: he lets them feel strong again.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The thing about this and the "Piggy" incident is how much it fires up MAGA nation. X has been braying for hours with approval. To them, the essence of the strong man is to tear down others, to humiliate and belittle. Even when awash in corruption, this is the love: he lets them feel strong again.
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Now do essays for college courses.
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Now do essays for college courses.
Now do essays for college courses.
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Now do essays for college courses.
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I wrote something! My latest book is on the far right politics of fear surrounding immigration, birthrates, and population change. The so-called "replacement" narrative that has mobilized extremist acts of mass violence, the rehabilitation of white nationalism, and the current deportation frenzy.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I wrote something! My latest book is on the far right politics of fear surrounding immigration, birthrates, and population change. The so-called "replacement" narrative that has mobilized extremist acts of mass violence, the rehabilitation of white nationalism, and the current deportation frenzy.
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What DHS is posting for the holiday -- where the idealized "future of plenty" is a sea of happy, smiling white faces, clustered around a white table. This is the "homeland" they crave. The nostalgia for Norman Rockwell's America that never really was. White nationalist fever dreams.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What DHS is posting for the holiday -- where the idealized "future of plenty" is a sea of happy, smiling white faces, clustered around a white table. This is the "homeland" they crave. The nostalgia for Norman Rockwell's America that never really was. White nationalist fever dreams.
What DHS is posting for the holiday -- where the idealized "future of plenty" is a sea of happy, smiling white faces, clustered around a white table. This is the "homeland" they crave. The nostalgia for Norman Rockwell's America that never really was. White nationalist fever dreams.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What DHS is posting for the holiday -- where the idealized "future of plenty" is a sea of happy, smiling white faces, clustered around a white table. This is the "homeland" they crave. The nostalgia for Norman Rockwell's America that never really was. White nationalist fever dreams.
I wrote something! My latest book is on the far right politics of fear surrounding immigration, birthrates, and population change. The so-called "replacement" narrative that has mobilized extremist acts of mass violence, the rehabilitation of white nationalism, and the current deportation frenzy.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I wrote something! My latest book is on the far right politics of fear surrounding immigration, birthrates, and population change. The so-called "replacement" narrative that has mobilized extremist acts of mass violence, the rehabilitation of white nationalism, and the current deportation frenzy.
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Andrew Bailey, in line to replace Patel, is a white nationalist firebrand whose name you might recognize as in '23 as Missouri AG, he tried to unilaterally ban trans health care for adults & children, sought kids' private medical records, and tried to get local police to physically enforce his law.
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated.”
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Andrew Bailey, in line to replace Patel, is a white nationalist firebrand whose name you might recognize as in '23 as Missouri AG, he tried to unilaterally ban trans health care for adults & children, sought kids' private medical records, and tried to get local police to physically enforce his law.
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Tomorrow’s WaPo opinion piece: “Thankful for Acres of Burning Styrofoam”
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tomorrow’s WaPo opinion piece: “Thankful for Acres of Burning Styrofoam”
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“life expectancy in Gaza in 2024 fell to nearly half the level expected without the war. An update of their analysis, produced after the publication of the study, revealed that the current violent death toll likely exceeds 100,000.”
Gaza: Study Reveals Unprecedented Losses of Life and Life Expectancy
Researchers analyze the human toll of the ongoing conflict using a statistical model that takes data uncertainties into account
www.mpg.de
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“life expectancy in Gaza in 2024 fell to nearly half the level expected without the war. An update of their analysis, produced after the publication of the study, revealed that the current violent death toll likely exceeds 100,000.”
Tomorrow’s WaPo opinion piece: “Thankful for Acres of Burning Styrofoam”
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tomorrow’s WaPo opinion piece: “Thankful for Acres of Burning Styrofoam”
“life expectancy in Gaza in 2024 fell to nearly half the level expected without the war. An update of their analysis, produced after the publication of the study, revealed that the current violent death toll likely exceeds 100,000.”
Gaza: Study Reveals Unprecedented Losses of Life and Life Expectancy
Researchers analyze the human toll of the ongoing conflict using a statistical model that takes data uncertainties into account
www.mpg.de
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“life expectancy in Gaza in 2024 fell to nearly half the level expected without the war. An update of their analysis, produced after the publication of the study, revealed that the current violent death toll likely exceeds 100,000.”
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.