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Joe Feagin

@profjoefeagin.bsky.social

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Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University; researcher on systemic racism and the white racial frame

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Joe Richard Feagin is an American sociologist and social theorist who has conducted extensive research on racial and gender issues in the United States. He is currently the Ella C. McFadden Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University. .. more

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Sociology 37%

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 49m

more like nazi Germany?

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2h

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 59m

No one should have to make the decision between a paycheck and taking their child to the doctor.

With paid family leave, Minnesotans won’t have to.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 59m

@zezvaz.bsky.social

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 1h

@laloalcaraz.bsky.social

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1h

white idiocracy?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 2h

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Think you can't make a difference?

Well, consider the 3.5% rule

"if 3.5% of a population protests against a regime, the regime will fail"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very

From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 3h

New York Times on huge societal costs of fewer immigrants thanks to racist Trumpism on NONWHITE immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration

www.nytimes.com

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 3h

A "year into ..Trump’s immigration crackdown, construction firms in Louisiana are scrambling to find carpenters. Hospitals in West Virginia have lost out on doctors/nurses ..planning to come from overseas...soccer league .. cannot field enough teams because immigrant children..stopped showing up."

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration

www.nytimes.com

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Susanne Allen @evensong.bsky.social · 4h

They literally passed voter id in Alabama and then closed DMVs where you could get ID in heavily democratic areas.

www.allgov.com/news/top-sto...

Alabama, a Voter ID State, Closes Driver License Offices in Heavily Democratic Counties

Alabama enacted a voter identification law in 2011 and allowed it to take effect after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Now it is closing eight of 10 driver license bureaus in coun...

www.allgov.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 4h

www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

Amazingly long list......lying is just like regular breathing for him

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics

It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

www.cnn.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10h

2025 comes to an end.

It’s been a strong year for deployment and innovation, but a worrying one for energy politics.

Moves like the US pause on offshore wind show how quickly progress can be undermined by polarised debate.

Here’s hoping 2026 brings calmer, more evidence-based energy policymaking.

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 16h

www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics

It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

www.cnn.com

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 16h

Not to mention teaching of the next generation of Americans of all racial backgrounds?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

SWISHER: “Trump’s cuts to universities are setting 🇺🇸 research and important innovation back a generation.”

@karaswisher.bsky.social to @timmiller.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com : youtu.be/wrYJBHTmQcU?...

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Briana @neverstopthefight.bsky.social · 18h

Never in all my Gen X life have I witnessed such behavior from an American president. For me there was always a certain protocol of behavior from Presidents tRump is a constant source of embarrassment.

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Jim Alwine @jimalwine.bsky.social · 19h

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21h

The DOJ has filed 25 anti-voting lawsuits this election cycle — over half of the 43 total. This willingness to challenge state voter rolls, pursue 2024 election files and more shows its commitment to weakening voting protections and becoming “Trump’s DOJ.”

Trump’s DOJ Filed Half the Anti-Voting Lawsuits This Election Cycle

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 1d

“It found that 22% of families with children said they had to reduce portion sizes for their kids' meals. Additionally, 14% were forced to "deprive children of some meals,"

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New study reveals alarming trend unfolding at American grocery stores — here's what 80% of families are noticing — The Cool Down

More than 1,700 families earning less than $100,000 were surveyed. Dec 27, 2025 You may be noticing alarming price rises in your local grocery store, and a study has revealed that many Americans are e...

apple.news

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d

Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”

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TSCUniversity 🎓💟 @tscuniversity13.bsky.social · 1d

Taylor Swift donated $2 million to #MusiCares which provides crisis relief, preventive care, recovery resources, and need-based financial assistance for people across all music professions. | December 23 2025

Taylor Swift Makes Another 'Generous' Holiday Donation, This Time to MusiCares: 'It Takes a Village'

Taylor Swift donated millions to various charities ahead of the holidays, including MusiCares, Feeding America and the American Heart Association.

people.com

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

www.ms.now/morning-joe/...

What the fall of the Heritage Foundation says about the future of conservatism in the U.S.

Charlie Sykes questions the future of the conservative movement after an exodus of staffers from the once-influential Heritage Foundation.

www.ms.now

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

www.britannica.com/topic/Kwanzaa

African America kwanzaa today until the new year......

Kwanzaa | History, Traditions, Dates, Symbols, & Facts | Britannica

Kwanzaa is an annual holiday affirming African family and social values, celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1. Both the name and the celebration were devised in 1966...

www.britannica.com

Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger

www.nytimes.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

My family and I, and the entire Japanese American community on the West Coast, were denied due process during our internment in WWII. It is a cherished, critical right for all people within the U.S.’s borders.

Screenshot of a tweet by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick criticizing a government official’s claim that due process should be ignored in immigration enforcement. The tweet argues that due process applies to everyone and is enshrined twice in the U.S. Constitution. Below it is a quoted tweet referencing a statement attributed to Stephen Miller about deportations, alongside a video still of a man speaking at a podium outdoors.

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