Richard Lin
@richardlin1215.bsky.social
DSA, SEA, observer and writer, history and law, dogs and cats
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This is truly awful. I have served in the university media board for 3 years and saw how brilliant and committed the student editors of these magazines were to quality and integrity. This is such a loss for the university community at large. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This is truly awful. I have served in the university media board for 3 years and saw how brilliant and committed the student editors of these magazines were to quality and integrity. This is such a loss for the university community at large. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Things I Didn't Know
Did you?
🌲Tis the Season
Rudolph Dear Rudolph
Actually should be Rosemary
Some Reindeer do have red noses...blood vessels help regulate body temperature in cold climates
Women ...Wonderful...Warriors
Did you?
🌲Tis the Season
Rudolph Dear Rudolph
Actually should be Rosemary
Some Reindeer do have red noses...blood vessels help regulate body temperature in cold climates
Women ...Wonderful...Warriors
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Things I Didn't Know
Did you?
🌲Tis the Season
Rudolph Dear Rudolph
Actually should be Rosemary
Some Reindeer do have red noses...blood vessels help regulate body temperature in cold climates
Women ...Wonderful...Warriors
Did you?
🌲Tis the Season
Rudolph Dear Rudolph
Actually should be Rosemary
Some Reindeer do have red noses...blood vessels help regulate body temperature in cold climates
Women ...Wonderful...Warriors
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
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I want to explain to people how I became a radical leftist liberal. When I was in preschool I was taught to treat people the way I wanted to be treated.... and apparently that's been the force driving me to be a radical liberal.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I want to explain to people how I became a radical leftist liberal. When I was in preschool I was taught to treat people the way I wanted to be treated.... and apparently that's been the force driving me to be a radical liberal.
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Dogs die. But dogs live, too
Right up until they die, they live
They live brave, beautiful lives
They protect their families. And love us
And make our lives a little brighter
And they don't waste time
being afraid of tomorrow
~Dan Gemeinhart
Artist Credit: 'Best Buddies' by GallowayArts
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Right up until they die, they live
They live brave, beautiful lives
They protect their families. And love us
And make our lives a little brighter
And they don't waste time
being afraid of tomorrow
~Dan Gemeinhart
Artist Credit: 'Best Buddies' by GallowayArts
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November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Dogs die. But dogs live, too
Right up until they die, they live
They live brave, beautiful lives
They protect their families. And love us
And make our lives a little brighter
And they don't waste time
being afraid of tomorrow
~Dan Gemeinhart
Artist Credit: 'Best Buddies' by GallowayArts
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Right up until they die, they live
They live brave, beautiful lives
They protect their families. And love us
And make our lives a little brighter
And they don't waste time
being afraid of tomorrow
~Dan Gemeinhart
Artist Credit: 'Best Buddies' by GallowayArts
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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Tragically, Tom Friedman is right. This is utter appeasement to a monstrous Vladimir Putin. Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Dan Driscoll, selling out America and Ukraine to Russia. Disgusting and disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Tragically, Tom Friedman is right. This is utter appeasement to a monstrous Vladimir Putin. Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Dan Driscoll, selling out America and Ukraine to Russia. Disgusting and disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Spread this as widely as you can and urge everybody you know to do the same
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Spread this as widely as you can and urge everybody you know to do the same
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Good morning from France ☀️
“When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aurelius
“Outside the open window
The morning air is all awash with angels.” - Richard Wilbur
Be kind today.
“When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aurelius
“Outside the open window
The morning air is all awash with angels.” - Richard Wilbur
Be kind today.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Good morning from France ☀️
“When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aurelius
“Outside the open window
The morning air is all awash with angels.” - Richard Wilbur
Be kind today.
“When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aurelius
“Outside the open window
The morning air is all awash with angels.” - Richard Wilbur
Be kind today.
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Helpful tracker!
UPDATE — With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus), there are now at least 12 congressional Democrats, 15 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 8 Democratic candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Helpful tracker!
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William Golding from his 1962 essay “Fables” on the intended meaning of his “Lord Of The Flies”.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
William Golding from his 1962 essay “Fables” on the intended meaning of his “Lord Of The Flies”.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇
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Zohran wasn't the only socialist to win last night.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
Socialist Kelsea Bond Is Running for Atlanta City Council
Across the country, democratic socialists are continuing to build their presence in municipal government. Kelsea Bond is hoping to become the first socialist on Atlanta’s city council.
jacobin.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Zohran wasn't the only socialist to win last night.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
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Honestly, folks.
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Honestly, folks.
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
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Hey folks--
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
America at 250: A History - YouTube
This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught j...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey folks--
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.
The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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At church in Minneapolis this Sunday morning.
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
At church in Minneapolis this Sunday morning.
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Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland
Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland
Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rules, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland
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No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say
No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action
The Trump administration has confirmed that no high-level representatives will be sent by the US to upcoming UN climate talks in Brazil, underscoring the administration’s hostile stance towards action on the climate crisis.
The US has always sent delegations of various sizes to UN climate summits over the past three decades, even during periods under George W Bush and Donald Trump’s first term where there was scant desire to address the global heating crisis. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say
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A REMINDER
-- The Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun.
-- We've been to the moon. Six times.
-- Chemtrails aren't a thing.
-- Vaccines work.
-- Climate change is real.
-- Force = Mass x Acceleration.
BELIEVE
IN
SCIENCE
-- The Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun.
-- We've been to the moon. Six times.
-- Chemtrails aren't a thing.
-- Vaccines work.
-- Climate change is real.
-- Force = Mass x Acceleration.
BELIEVE
IN
SCIENCE
a drawing of katherine johnson with the words one of the first african american woman scientists for nasa below her
ALT: a drawing of katherine johnson with the words one of the first african american woman scientists for nasa below her
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A REMINDER
-- The Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun.
-- We've been to the moon. Six times.
-- Chemtrails aren't a thing.
-- Vaccines work.
-- Climate change is real.
-- Force = Mass x Acceleration.
BELIEVE
IN
SCIENCE
-- The Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun.
-- We've been to the moon. Six times.
-- Chemtrails aren't a thing.
-- Vaccines work.
-- Climate change is real.
-- Force = Mass x Acceleration.
BELIEVE
IN
SCIENCE