Derek Miller
@visualizingbroadway.com
Theater historian. Little League coach. Cruciverbalist.
Bravo to these protestors.
New York Cancer Foundation inexplicably “honored” Lee freaking Zeldin so kudos to this brave soul who disrupted their black-tie nonsense
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Bravo to these protestors.
Behind every one of these insane pardons is a bribe.
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Behind every one of these insane pardons is a bribe.
Is this MAGA-speak for "We're going to shoot down a commercial flight"?
Markwayne Mullin: "President Trump has tried to do this through closing down international water. They continue to ship drugs. Now they're starting to fly them into the US through tail numbers that are being disguised as commercial flights or private flights."
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Is this MAGA-speak for "We're going to shoot down a commercial flight"?
Your reminder that Stoppard did a pseudonymous rewrite of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This is a great breakdown of his skill:
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November 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Your reminder that Stoppard did a pseudonymous rewrite of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This is a great breakdown of his skill:
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I’m pretty sure that this agreement prevents “a campus dedicated to free inquiry and open debate.”
On international students:
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I’m pretty sure that this agreement prevents “a campus dedicated to free inquiry and open debate.”
Shame, shame, shame.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Shame, shame, shame.
The clear evidence that these are murders is coming to light, but, frankly, there was never any doubt. Our leadership class that gave the regime the benefit of the doubt here had better seriously rethink their approach.
Murders. All murders.
Murders. All murders.
Gift link. Folks in the DOD and military are actively trying to underbus Hegseth.
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.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The clear evidence that these are murders is coming to light, but, frankly, there was never any doubt. Our leadership class that gave the regime the benefit of the doubt here had better seriously rethink their approach.
Murders. All murders.
Murders. All murders.
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
These are, and always have been, just straight up murders. Everyone must be held accountable.
No legal blah blah. No "but National Security!" No "just following orders."
These are murders.
No legal blah blah. No "but National Security!" No "just following orders."
These are murders.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
These are, and always have been, just straight up murders. Everyone must be held accountable.
No legal blah blah. No "but National Security!" No "just following orders."
These are murders.
No legal blah blah. No "but National Security!" No "just following orders."
These are murders.
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
This. What the fuck are we doing talking about war with Venezuela? Literally: WHY?
Everything this regime does is insane and bad, but the Venezuela war talk is particularly outrageous and absurd.
Everything this regime does is insane and bad, but the Venezuela war talk is particularly outrageous and absurd.
I do wonder if this is it. WTF is Donald Trump doing w Venezuela? Like we've had US presidents do crazy things. I mean we invaded Iraq and toppled its government more or less for no reason. But as someone who covered that story very closely they DID have reasons. They were bad ...
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This. What the fuck are we doing talking about war with Venezuela? Literally: WHY?
Everything this regime does is insane and bad, but the Venezuela war talk is particularly outrageous and absurd.
Everything this regime does is insane and bad, but the Venezuela war talk is particularly outrageous and absurd.
Please read this outstanding short speech by @ryanenos.bsky.social about American civil society and the fight against authoritarianism.
Paradoxes in the Defense of Democracy
Remarks on “The State of Democracy in Trump’s America: Year One”
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Please read this outstanding short speech by @ryanenos.bsky.social about American civil society and the fight against authoritarianism.
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in which the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management discovers how anachronistic & damaging “the poverty line” metric is in the USA— www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
in which the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management discovers how anachronistic & damaging “the poverty line” metric is in the USA— www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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Vahid Abedini has now been released.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Vahid Abedini has now been released.
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
Foreign news organizations censoring themselves so as not to draw the mad king's ire. Good job, free speech warriors!
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Foreign news organizations censoring themselves so as not to draw the mad king's ire. Good job, free speech warriors!
@ryanenos.bsky.social explains why so many people refuse to believe our democracy has been upended by a fascist coup. Yes, the authoritarians have not consolidated their power—indeed, I think democracy is winning! But we cannot stop fighting for one second. And we must hold everyone accountable.
During our State of Democracy event last month, Harvard professor @ryanenos.bsky.social spoke about how our democracy is being eroded, in many cases without the public recognizing that it is happening.
If you missed our event you can find a full recap at bit.ly/3LDSE5M.
If you missed our event you can find a full recap at bit.ly/3LDSE5M.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
@ryanenos.bsky.social explains why so many people refuse to believe our democracy has been upended by a fascist coup. Yes, the authoritarians have not consolidated their power—indeed, I think democracy is winning! But we cannot stop fighting for one second. And we must hold everyone accountable.
Outrageous.
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Outrageous.
I mean, sure, you can write 1000 words about why probably no one will get in trouble for these murders. But I say again: these are MURDERS!!!
If you have to ask, "Should we be killing these people?" you already answered your question.
If you have to ask, "Should we be killing these people?" you already answered your question.
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I mean, sure, you can write 1000 words about why probably no one will get in trouble for these murders. But I say again: these are MURDERS!!!
If you have to ask, "Should we be killing these people?" you already answered your question.
If you have to ask, "Should we be killing these people?" you already answered your question.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love.
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love.
It's manifestly ILLEGAL. Not "questionable." It's murder.
Does no one in our leadership class recognize murder when they see it???
Does no one in our leadership class recognize murder when they see it???
Mark Kelly: "They're tying themselves in knots trying to explain why what they're doing with regard to these drug boats is legal. It's questionable at best. One of our biggest allies, the UK, recently stopped sharing intelligence with us in the Caribbean because they question whether this is legal."
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's manifestly ILLEGAL. Not "questionable." It's murder.
Does no one in our leadership class recognize murder when they see it???
Does no one in our leadership class recognize murder when they see it???
I'm trying to learn about and brainstorm major democratic reforms like this. I think our democratic future is going to look very, very different from our current system.
Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I'm trying to learn about and brainstorm major democratic reforms like this. I think our democratic future is going to look very, very different from our current system.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.