Dr. Marcus H. Johnson
@marcushjohnson.bsky.social
Political Scientist. Writer. Philosopher. Three pointers. Tattoos. Spicy food. AU|FSU|Oberlin College. FL|DC.
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” — George Orwell
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” — George Orwell
Hillary was the frontrunner years before, so was Biden. They had late challengers but won the nom and it wasn’t really close. Looks like it will be happening again in 2028. Newsom is probably the nominee unless something catastrophic happens
J-MART, on Newsom:
“.. Ask yourself: How many other potential candidates .. can transcend the political-pop culture divide ..?
“.. there may not be a modern political figure who was simultaneously so well-positioned to be his party’s nominee ..”
@politico.com
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“.. Ask yourself: How many other potential candidates .. can transcend the political-pop culture divide ..?
“.. there may not be a modern political figure who was simultaneously so well-positioned to be his party’s nominee ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hillary was the frontrunner years before, so was Biden. They had late challengers but won the nom and it wasn’t really close. Looks like it will be happening again in 2028. Newsom is probably the nominee unless something catastrophic happens
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The elections last week proved that Trump's success in 2024 was best explained as a *dealignment* in politics, hastened by but not only due to inflation — but not a Trump *realignment*.
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
The 2024 Trump "realignment" is over already
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The elections last week proved that Trump's success in 2024 was best explained as a *dealignment* in politics, hastened by but not only due to inflation — but not a Trump *realignment*.
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
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That is why Reconstruction is such a key historical reference. America’s first attempt at biracial democracy was quickly drowned in ostensibly “race-neutral” laws and escalating white reactionary violence. It took a century to get the country back to that level of democracy.
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
That is why Reconstruction is such a key historical reference. America’s first attempt at biracial democracy was quickly drowned in ostensibly “race-neutral” laws and escalating white reactionary violence. It took a century to get the country back to that level of democracy.
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There is absolutely nothing old or consolidated about *multiracial, pluralistic democracy* in America. It only started 60 years ago.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
From 2022:
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There is absolutely nothing old or consolidated about *multiracial, pluralistic democracy* in America. It only started 60 years ago.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
The US was not a true democracy until a few decades ago. Black people and Native Americans lived under totalitarian rule for the majority of American history. The inclusion of minority groups in US politics is one of the shocks that led to Trump.
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The US was not a true democracy until a few decades ago. Black people and Native Americans lived under totalitarian rule for the majority of American history. The inclusion of minority groups in US politics is one of the shocks that led to Trump.
They want the oil and natural resources in Venezuela. Same as with Nigeria.
I suspect what Trump is doing with Venezuela is just this www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
They want the oil and natural resources in Venezuela. Same as with Nigeria.
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(WSJ) - U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely shrunk by 50,000 roles in October, economists at Goldman Sachs said.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
(WSJ) - U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely shrunk by 50,000 roles in October, economists at Goldman Sachs said.
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www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
The president's numbers on prices are where Biden's were during peak inflation in 2022-23.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
This is about stealing oil and rare earths.
Trump says we are preparing to invade Nigeria. Apparently that’s what voters said they wanted in the exit polls. Trump: “We’re going to do things to Nigeria that Nigeria’s not gonna be happy about. Guns-a-blazin!”
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is about stealing oil and rare earths.
Trump’s threats against Nigeria are naked attempts of imperialism. Bomb the country, take the oil. Besides the obvious, they’d love to topple the new governments in the Sahel which kicked out France. Like almost everything the clown emperor does, this buffoonery will fail and they’ll turn elsewhere.
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump’s threats against Nigeria are naked attempts of imperialism. Bomb the country, take the oil. Besides the obvious, they’d love to topple the new governments in the Sahel which kicked out France. Like almost everything the clown emperor does, this buffoonery will fail and they’ll turn elsewhere.
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The new NBC national survey shows the Democratic advantage in the generic congressional trial heat growing since March from +1 to +8. The Republican advantage on the economy has essentially disappeared - dropping from 21 points in September 2023 to just 1 point now.
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The new NBC national survey shows the Democratic advantage in the generic congressional trial heat growing since March from +1 to +8. The Republican advantage on the economy has essentially disappeared - dropping from 21 points in September 2023 to just 1 point now.
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The realignment really began in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed. That was the last time Democrats won white voters.
People keep asking this. I'd say: Riots. Crime. Vietnam. Four years of the Great Society that aren't looking Great.
Which is why Nixon wins. Is there something else?
Which is why Nixon wins. Is there something else?
What happens in 1968, tom
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The realignment really began in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed. That was the last time Democrats won white voters.
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Ronald Reagan began his “states rights” presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi - the site where 3 civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK. That wasn’t an accident. He used racially coded language like “welfare queens” to trigger white resentment of government programs.
People can't seem to grasp that difference, which is in part how the left started to lose the public (who to this day don't see Reagan the same way they do). "Reagan is the same as Trump" is like a free ad for Trump.
November 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ronald Reagan began his “states rights” presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi - the site where 3 civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK. That wasn’t an accident. He used racially coded language like “welfare queens” to trigger white resentment of government programs.
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A 61-year-old Tennessee man posted a liberal meme on Facebook after Charlie Kirk's death. A conservative sheriff had him arrested. Bail was set at $2 million.
He spent nearly 40 days in jail before charges were dropped. Now he's planning to sue. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
He spent nearly 40 days in jail before charges were dropped. Now he's planning to sue. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it’s a symptom of a wider crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A 61-year-old Tennessee man posted a liberal meme on Facebook after Charlie Kirk's death. A conservative sheriff had him arrested. Bail was set at $2 million.
He spent nearly 40 days in jail before charges were dropped. Now he's planning to sue. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
He spent nearly 40 days in jail before charges were dropped. Now he's planning to sue. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Can we call them racist yet?
BREAKING: The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.
Trump administration limits number of refugees to 7,500 and they're mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can we call them racist yet?
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She could choose 1 of 2 options:
1. Leave everyone alone. Tweak at the margins. Do whatever the Ellison tells you. And just collect your paycheck, understanding that you’re unprecedentedly unqualified for the position.
2. Suffer from the delusion that you know what you’re doing.
lol ok let’s see
1. Leave everyone alone. Tweak at the margins. Do whatever the Ellison tells you. And just collect your paycheck, understanding that you’re unprecedentedly unqualified for the position.
2. Suffer from the delusion that you know what you’re doing.
lol ok let’s see
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
She could choose 1 of 2 options:
1. Leave everyone alone. Tweak at the margins. Do whatever the Ellison tells you. And just collect your paycheck, understanding that you’re unprecedentedly unqualified for the position.
2. Suffer from the delusion that you know what you’re doing.
lol ok let’s see
1. Leave everyone alone. Tweak at the margins. Do whatever the Ellison tells you. And just collect your paycheck, understanding that you’re unprecedentedly unqualified for the position.
2. Suffer from the delusion that you know what you’re doing.
lol ok let’s see
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Funny that VA Republicans weren’t worried about Republican efforts to redraw Texas and other states. The hypocrisy is truly unbelievable.
Virginia Senate Republicans are warning Democrats’ plan to possibly redraw congressional districts would undermine the Commonwealth’s traditions.
GOP sharpens criticism over Virginia Democrats' redistricting plan
Virginia Senate Republicans are warning Democrats’ plan to possibly redraw congressional districts would undermine the Commonwealth’s traditions. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Funny that VA Republicans weren’t worried about Republican efforts to redraw Texas and other states. The hypocrisy is truly unbelievable.
This is what the republican court wanted. They hate Black people and want us out of all professional life in America. Colleges will find ways around this, but it will take time. In the meantime we must fight and degrade the political capabilities of racist republicans wherever possible.
Black student enrollment at elite colleges is dropping, by nearly half at some schools, just two years after the end of race-conscious admissions. This trend threatens decades of hard-fought progress in education. We must find new ways to ensure equity and representation.
Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds
An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions.
apnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is what the republican court wanted. They hate Black people and want us out of all professional life in America. Colleges will find ways around this, but it will take time. In the meantime we must fight and degrade the political capabilities of racist republicans wherever possible.
Looks like the ceasefire is over. Was it a week? This is just another hit damaging US credibility on the world stage.
🚨 “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's military to launch ‘powerful’ airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, imperiling the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.” www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate 'powerful' strikes on Gaza
Earlier, Israeli officials said remains of a hostage returned by Hamas were body parts of another hostage who was recovered by Israeli troops almost two years ago.
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looks like the ceasefire is over. Was it a week? This is just another hit damaging US credibility on the world stage.
Easily Bessent. The current US government is duplicitous. Lies constantly. Cannot be trusted in any circumstance. Any deal is liable to be reneged on at the whims of the mad emperor. Their word is worth nothing. Their signatures are worth even less. The world knows this and trusts China far more.
October 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Easily Bessent. The current US government is duplicitous. Lies constantly. Cannot be trusted in any circumstance. Any deal is liable to be reneged on at the whims of the mad emperor. Their word is worth nothing. Their signatures are worth even less. The world knows this and trusts China far more.
The skills needed to be a celebrity influencer and the skills needed to govern effectively are wildly different.
October 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The skills needed to be a celebrity influencer and the skills needed to govern effectively are wildly different.
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“Coverage of this mass sports gambling arrest is brought to you by DraftKings“
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Coverage of this mass sports gambling arrest is brought to you by DraftKings“
Have you ever looked at the stars? And been in awe of the unfathomable size of the galaxies? Of the universe? I have the same feeling thinking about the vast sea of ignorance in our society. Sometimes it feels like we stand on a beach of knowledge staring out into an infinite ocean of ignorance
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Have you ever looked at the stars? And been in awe of the unfathomable size of the galaxies? Of the universe? I have the same feeling thinking about the vast sea of ignorance in our society. Sometimes it feels like we stand on a beach of knowledge staring out into an infinite ocean of ignorance
When the media said stop being woke this is what they meant right
Graham Platner has a Nazi tattoo
Graham Platner should immediately drop out of the Dem primary
Graham Platner should immediately drop out of the Dem primary
October 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
When the media said stop being woke this is what they meant right