J. Hamilton
@juliahamilton.bsky.social
Unitarian Universalist Minister in Santa Barbara. Would like to post about the struggle to be human in a beautiful and heartbreaking world. But probably mostly politics. Also sometimes food.
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I think the misogynist contempt that’s evident as a motivation in the murder of Renee Good makes her killing by a state actor more similar to so-called private violence—eg domestic violence homocides—than some arguments that rely on a firm distinction between state and private violence can sustain.
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I think the misogynist contempt that’s evident as a motivation in the murder of Renee Good makes her killing by a state actor more similar to so-called private violence—eg domestic violence homocides—than some arguments that rely on a firm distinction between state and private violence can sustain.
...they never miss even the smallest opportunity to make it about them. L'etat, c'est moi.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
...they never miss even the smallest opportunity to make it about them. L'etat, c'est moi.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Premiering a documentary about your (third) wife at the state theater you just named after yourself. Sure, that's normal in a democracy.
I remember when the Kennedy Center celebrated interesting people with talent. How far it has fallen.
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Premiering a documentary about your (third) wife at the state theater you just named after yourself. Sure, that's normal in a democracy.
same. same.
January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
same. same.
its true.
Man, history makes so much more sense now that I see what it's like living with a mad king.
"Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter!"
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
its true.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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This is excellent reporting. So good to read long form, thoughtful and thorough journalism:
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is excellent reporting. So good to read long form, thoughtful and thorough journalism:
Its fun when your niece and nephew are now adults and you can introduce them to the finer things in life, like a beautifully made negroni.
December 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Its fun when your niece and nephew are now adults and you can introduce them to the finer things in life, like a beautifully made negroni.
Narcissists are so predictable.
South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
December 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Narcissists are so predictable.
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Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
I'll take "This new movie is a classic example of fascist propaganda" for $500, Alex:
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'll take "This new movie is a classic example of fascist propaganda" for $500, Alex:
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May their memories be for a blessing
May we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, all of them
May we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, all of them
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
May their memories be for a blessing
May we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, all of them
May we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, all of them
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Trump’s America.
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
1/2
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump’s America.
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
1/2
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
1/2
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
As a kid in New Orleans, we played "It" at recess instead of "Tag". Is this a southern thing or was it specific to New Orleans? Who else played "It"?
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
As a kid in New Orleans, we played "It" at recess instead of "Tag". Is this a southern thing or was it specific to New Orleans? Who else played "It"?
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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"AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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I finally got around to reading this. You should read it too.
"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I finally got around to reading this. You should read it too.
"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
loving some Gwedolyn Brooks today:
“Wherever life can grow, it will. It will sprout out, and do the best it can.”
Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks, who left us 25 years ago today, with her wisdom on vulnerability as strength and her advice to writers www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/19/g...
Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks, who left us 25 years ago today, with her wisdom on vulnerability as strength and her advice to writers www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/19/g...
Gwendolyn Brooks on Vulnerability as Strength and Her Advice to Writers
“Wherever life can grow, it will. It will sprout out, and do the best it can.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
loving some Gwedolyn Brooks today:
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Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
Any of my New Orleans peeps have a recomendation for a where to have a fun dinner on NYE? Possibly a late seating?
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Any of my New Orleans peeps have a recomendation for a where to have a fun dinner on NYE? Possibly a late seating?
great analogy:
Giving Trump what he wants is like feeding a seagull. All you have done is teach him that he can get more.
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
great analogy: