@mpmcgeefnp.bsky.social
I’ll stop overreacting when you start reacting
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On this day in 2013, Mississippi certified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. The state had ratified the amendment in 1995 but never sent the required paperwork to the Archivist of the United States.
These are not typos. Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment in 1995 and certified it in 2013.
These are not typos. Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment in 1995 and certified it in 2013.
Take All The Time You Need Mr Wednesday GIF
ALT: Take All The Time You Need Mr Wednesday GIF
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
On this day in 2013, Mississippi certified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. The state had ratified the amendment in 1995 but never sent the required paperwork to the Archivist of the United States.
These are not typos. Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment in 1995 and certified it in 2013.
These are not typos. Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment in 1995 and certified it in 2013.
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Academics and pundits spend too much time quibbling over whether the Trump regime is “authoritarian” or “fascist.” What is not debatable: a regime that abuses, terrorizes, and neglects children — and engages in a cover-up of monstrous sex crimes against kids — is evil.
MAGA movement and its QAnon cousins made so much noise about how the hunt for pedophiles was their obsession. It turns out that those concerned about child sexual predators should have staked out Jeffrey Epstein’s island…not a D.C. pizza restaurant.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Who is Hurting Kids?
MAGA is the menace
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Academics and pundits spend too much time quibbling over whether the Trump regime is “authoritarian” or “fascist.” What is not debatable: a regime that abuses, terrorizes, and neglects children — and engages in a cover-up of monstrous sex crimes against kids — is evil.
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Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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The side effect of China preparing for war with the west is that China's investing big time on green energy.
(China has very little domestic production of oil, and its key East Coast ports are vulnerable to naval blockade by US and American allies.)
(China has very little domestic production of oil, and its key East Coast ports are vulnerable to naval blockade by US and American allies.)
China has essentially built the entire US grid in the past 4 years, much of it solar and wind
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The side effect of China preparing for war with the west is that China's investing big time on green energy.
(China has very little domestic production of oil, and its key East Coast ports are vulnerable to naval blockade by US and American allies.)
(China has very little domestic production of oil, and its key East Coast ports are vulnerable to naval blockade by US and American allies.)
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@cnn.com‘s @paulareidcnn.bsky.social scoop. Trump ordered Bondi to reopen a 2020 case Barr closed because there was NO evidence to sustained Trump’s #BigLie — they’re using this bullshit as pretext to steal private voter information data in a Democratic stronghold so they can cheat in 2026 midterm.
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
@cnn.com‘s @paulareidcnn.bsky.social scoop. Trump ordered Bondi to reopen a 2020 case Barr closed because there was NO evidence to sustained Trump’s #BigLie — they’re using this bullshit as pretext to steal private voter information data in a Democratic stronghold so they can cheat in 2026 midterm.
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When an entire organization has broken faith, you delete it.
After thorough investigations and accountability, those worthy of continued service are absorbed elsewhere or help start something new. But you cannot reform what has broken trust.
An example:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...
After thorough investigations and accountability, those worthy of continued service are absorbed elsewhere or help start something new. But you cannot reform what has broken trust.
An example:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...
Canadian Airborne Regiment - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
When an entire organization has broken faith, you delete it.
After thorough investigations and accountability, those worthy of continued service are absorbed elsewhere or help start something new. But you cannot reform what has broken trust.
An example:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...
After thorough investigations and accountability, those worthy of continued service are absorbed elsewhere or help start something new. But you cannot reform what has broken trust.
An example:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...
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There's a predictable approach to denial that we're already seeing, which I call the Four Pillars of Disordered Doubt, which allows actors to constantly question evidence that don't fit their preferred narratives.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
There's a predictable approach to denial that we're already seeing, which I call the Four Pillars of Disordered Doubt, which allows actors to constantly question evidence that don't fit their preferred narratives.
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Important reminder here that so many other people have been victims of DHS/ICE/CBP violence. So many examples.
Marimar Martinez’s attorney seeks release of body camera footage from when a CBP agent shot her.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Marimar Martinez’s attorney seeks release of body camera footage from when a CBP agent shot her.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago seeks release of body camera footage, other evidence
The attorney for a woman who was shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood last year is seeking to force the release of body camera footage of the incident...
www.cbsnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Important reminder here that so many other people have been victims of DHS/ICE/CBP violence. So many examples.
Marimar Martinez’s attorney seeks release of body camera footage from when a CBP agent shot her.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Marimar Martinez’s attorney seeks release of body camera footage from when a CBP agent shot her.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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It would be a shame if they got a lot of complaints about ICE instead of tips about immigrants.
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
It would be a shame if they got a lot of complaints about ICE instead of tips about immigrants.
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This from @andreapitzer.bsky.social is key.
“nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training.”
“nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training.”
I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This from @andreapitzer.bsky.social is key.
“nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training.”
“nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training.”
It looks like I’ll be cancelling my subscription to another paper
Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content
The Pentagon suggested it would take over editorial decision making for Stars and Stripes, which has long retained independence under a congressional mandate.
www.stripes.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It looks like I’ll be cancelling my subscription to another paper
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Which is run by Hilton.
I saw that The Graduate hotel is hosting ICE in Minneapolis. I won't be staying at that chain until they stop. @graduatehotels.bsky.social Please contact your local Graduate hotel if you agree.
January 14, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Which is run by Hilton.
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"The (Unforgettable) Meryl Streep"
...none of us had seen the text of her speech before, was that with her speech in defense of foreigners, journalists, the arts & human dignity, Meryl was going to electrify the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton, the entire country & the rest of the world...
In 2017
...none of us had seen the text of her speech before, was that with her speech in defense of foreigners, journalists, the arts & human dignity, Meryl was going to electrify the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton, the entire country & the rest of the world...
In 2017
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"The (Unforgettable) Meryl Streep"
...none of us had seen the text of her speech before, was that with her speech in defense of foreigners, journalists, the arts & human dignity, Meryl was going to electrify the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton, the entire country & the rest of the world...
In 2017
...none of us had seen the text of her speech before, was that with her speech in defense of foreigners, journalists, the arts & human dignity, Meryl was going to electrify the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton, the entire country & the rest of the world...
In 2017
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I watch the bulk of ashleythebaroness videos, despite rarely sharing them.
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I watch the bulk of ashleythebaroness videos, despite rarely sharing them.
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
Makes me wish I was a member of the American Historical Association just so I could resign in disgust
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Makes me wish I was a member of the American Historical Association just so I could resign in disgust
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Mandatory reading for everyone across the DoD (and across the country, for that matter).
Whether someone agrees or disagrees with it is beside the point.
Things are far more likely to get worse before they get better.
The fundamental question will then be whether or not we can ever recover.
Whether someone agrees or disagrees with it is beside the point.
Things are far more likely to get worse before they get better.
The fundamental question will then be whether or not we can ever recover.
In this new piece, I discuss the current state of politicization of the US military and efforts by civilian leadership to advance that project.
I argue that there is a common logic, although not master plan, underlying civilian efforts.1/
Link here (no paywall): online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...
I argue that there is a common logic, although not master plan, underlying civilian efforts.1/
Link here (no paywall): online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...
Volume 125 Issue 867 | Current History | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Mandatory reading for everyone across the DoD (and across the country, for that matter).
Whether someone agrees or disagrees with it is beside the point.
Things are far more likely to get worse before they get better.
The fundamental question will then be whether or not we can ever recover.
Whether someone agrees or disagrees with it is beside the point.
Things are far more likely to get worse before they get better.
The fundamental question will then be whether or not we can ever recover.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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There's a nonzero chance that some Lieutenant Colonel is in the White House right now trying to figure out how to sell oil from Venezuela to pay for the purchase of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
There's a nonzero chance that some Lieutenant Colonel is in the White House right now trying to figure out how to sell oil from Venezuela to pay for the purchase of Greenland.
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I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
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RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office. Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines. www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Robert F Kennedy cancels flu vaccination ad campaign and key vaccine policy meeting
The new US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to halt its publicity campaign encouraging uptake of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine...
www.bmj.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office. Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines. www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.