R. Scott Hanson
@rscotthanson.bsky.social
Professor, dad, author of City of Gods: Religious Freedom, Immigration, and Pluralism in Flushing, Queens. Into history, social justice, vintage guitars, and BBQ. rscotthanson.com
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Give me your rich, your privileged,
Your tycoons yearning to expand their wealth,
The gilded elite and "very high level people,"
Send these, the oligarchs, with their $5 million to me,
I lift my lamp beside their golden card!
Your tycoons yearning to expand their wealth,
The gilded elite and "very high level people,"
Send these, the oligarchs, with their $5 million to me,
I lift my lamp beside their golden card!
‘Trump gold card’ to offer rich foreigners route to US citizenship for $5m
‘Trump gold card’ to offer rich foreigners route to US citizenship for $5m
President says new visa program would be open to Russian oligarchs, some of whom ‘are very nice people’
* US politics live – latest updates
Wealthy foreigners willing to pay about $5m, Russian oligarchs potentially among them, will soon be able to…
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Give me your rich, your privileged,
Your tycoons yearning to expand their wealth,
The gilded elite and "very high level people,"
Send these, the oligarchs, with their $5 million to me,
I lift my lamp beside their golden card!
Your tycoons yearning to expand their wealth,
The gilded elite and "very high level people,"
Send these, the oligarchs, with their $5 million to me,
I lift my lamp beside their golden card!
Great discussion with @keeanga.bsky.social and Daniel Denvir on The Dig about the election, the state of the Democratic party and the left, a peaceful transition of power from democracy to fascism?, and the struggle for a good life for all. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Democratic Dealignment w/ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Podcast Episode · The Dig · 11/09/2024 · 1h 53m
podcasts.apple.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Great discussion with @keeanga.bsky.social and Daniel Denvir on The Dig about the election, the state of the Democratic party and the left, a peaceful transition of power from democracy to fascism?, and the struggle for a good life for all. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Reposted by R. Scott Hanson
For TIME, went as deep into the muck as I could:
"We are not chatbots, optimized for achievement and sent to conquer this country and then colonize the stars through infinite data accumulation. We are human beings who care deeply about one another...Musk will not save us." time.com/7176515/tech...
"We are not chatbots, optimized for achievement and sent to conquer this country and then colonize the stars through infinite data accumulation. We are human beings who care deeply about one another...Musk will not save us." time.com/7176515/tech...
Why a Technocracy Fails Young People
For many young people, becoming a tech giant is very appealing—but it isn't a magic bullet, writes Greg M. Epstein.
time.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
For TIME, went as deep into the muck as I could:
"We are not chatbots, optimized for achievement and sent to conquer this country and then colonize the stars through infinite data accumulation. We are human beings who care deeply about one another...Musk will not save us." time.com/7176515/tech...
"We are not chatbots, optimized for achievement and sent to conquer this country and then colonize the stars through infinite data accumulation. We are human beings who care deeply about one another...Musk will not save us." time.com/7176515/tech...
Rounding out the president-elect’s new cabinet except some aren’t quite as zany or scary as those he’s really picked. @BobEckstein #newyorkercartoons
November 16, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Rounding out the president-elect’s new cabinet except some aren’t quite as zany or scary as those he’s really picked. @BobEckstein #newyorkercartoons
Trump grew up in Queens, NY but would be alarmed it is now the most ethnically diverse county in the country. City of Gods is the national story in microcosm and a reminder that religious freedom, immigration, and pluralism are what make America great.
November 15, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Trump grew up in Queens, NY but would be alarmed it is now the most ethnically diverse county in the country. City of Gods is the national story in microcosm and a reminder that religious freedom, immigration, and pluralism are what make America great.
Joining the blue tidal wave saying goodbye to X/Twitter. Hello Bluesky.
November 12, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Joining the blue tidal wave saying goodbye to X/Twitter. Hello Bluesky.