Jan McVicker
@jmcvicker.bsky.social
Professor, SUNY (English, INDS) focusing on lit/theory/culture/media. Virginia Woolf studies/modernism. Opinions my own.
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
Statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
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Statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
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In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
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November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
Statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
In Northern Scotland, the Neolithic Age Never Ended
Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.
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Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.
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In Northern Scotland, the Neolithic Age Never Ended
Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In Northern Scotland, the Neolithic Age Never Ended
Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
for shame...
Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.
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Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
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November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
for shame...
Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
meanwhile, fishermen are being blown out of the water
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence
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Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence
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Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ye...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
meanwhile, fishermen are being blown out of the water
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence
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Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence
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Long-overlooked marvel of ancient Indigenous engineering gets validation in Ohio
It is a place some archaeologists say is on par with Stonehenge
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It is a place some archaeologists say is on par with Stonehenge
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Long-overlooked marvel of ancient Indigenous engineering gets validation in Ohio
On Native American Heritage Day, we examine a long-overlooked marvel of ancient engineering that had been tucked away beneath a golf course in Ohio. It is a place some archaeologists say is on par wit...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Long-overlooked marvel of ancient Indigenous engineering gets validation in Ohio
It is a place some archaeologists say is on par with Stonehenge
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It is a place some archaeologists say is on par with Stonehenge
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Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance
The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress.
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The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance
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November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance
The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
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Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood."
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November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
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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.
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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”:
Rebecca Solnit - An Insult Is a Confession: Notes on Journalism in the Time of Trump
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An Insult Is a Confession: Notes on Journalism in the Time of Trump
There's been a lot of fuss about Trump recently calling female journalists "stupid" and "piggy" though there's nothing really new about his misogyny toward that sub-population (I am so old I remember ...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rebecca Solnit - An Insult Is a Confession: Notes on Journalism in the Time of Trump
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/an-insult-is...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/an-insult-is...
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling
In interviews, former state and federal judges warn that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened as the rule of law begins to falter
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In interviews, former state and federal judges warn that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened as the rule of law begins to falter
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Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling
In interviews, former state and federal judges describe the consequences when the rule of law begins to falter, warning that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling
In interviews, former state and federal judges warn that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened as the rule of law begins to falter
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In interviews, former state and federal judges warn that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened as the rule of law begins to falter
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.
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As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
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Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
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Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Marquetta Shields-Peltier was just a toddler when her father, Leonard Peltier, was jailed in 1976.
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Leonard Peltier’s Daughter Marquetta: My Father Is a Warrior & My Hero
Marquetta Shields-Peltier was just a toddler when her father, Leonard Peltier, was jailed in 1976. During our recent trip to Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota, we spoke to Marquetta about th...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Marquetta Shields-Peltier was just a toddler when her father, Leonard Peltier, was jailed in 1976.
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The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
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“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
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The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
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November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
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November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
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November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma
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Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma
In Boston, music therapy is being used to enrich the well-being of people hoping to overcome trauma. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our look at the intersection of art and health,...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma
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The lesser-known history of lacrosse, a uniquely American sport.... part of a rich Haudenosaunee heritage
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The lesser-known history of lacrosse, a uniquely American sport
Lacrosse is a uniquely American sport. We spoke with sports reporter Scott Price about his book, "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse," for our series, Race Matters.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The lesser-known history of lacrosse, a uniquely American sport.... part of a rich Haudenosaunee heritage
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This week, the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under his care, and also secretly recording them.
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Army OB-GYN accused of secretly recording women under his care
This week, the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under h...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This week, the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under his care, and also secretly recording them.
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A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans
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Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another U.S. House seat
The map targets the state’s only swing seat, held by Democratic Rep. Don Davis, who represents over 20 northeastern counties.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans
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Rising prices and government cutbacks leave food banks struggling nationwide
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Rising prices and government cutbacks leave food banks struggling nationwide
As the holiday season begins, food banks across the nation are still struggling to keep up with the need. That's partly fueled by the disruption in SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, but th...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Rising prices and government cutbacks leave food banks struggling nationwide
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How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors
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How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors
This year’s senior class is the first to have spent nearly its entire college career in the age of generative AI, a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, like text and images. A...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
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Gift link:
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
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Gift link:
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Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
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Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants
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November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
so many everyday acts of courage by everyday people
Dan Froomkin - Thankful for the humanitarian response to the administration’s atrocities www.headsupnews.org/p/thankful-f...
Dan Froomkin - Thankful for the humanitarian response to the administration’s atrocities www.headsupnews.org/p/thankful-f...
Thankful for the humanitarian response to the administration’s atrocities
Trump’s anti-immigrant offensive is bringing out the best as well as the worst in people
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November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
so many everyday acts of courage by everyday people
Dan Froomkin - Thankful for the humanitarian response to the administration’s atrocities www.headsupnews.org/p/thankful-f...
Dan Froomkin - Thankful for the humanitarian response to the administration’s atrocities www.headsupnews.org/p/thankful-f...