R Mann
@rmann.bsky.social
public policy PhD student at Cornell (econ: labor & health), personal account, they/them
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last december i wrote that democrats needed to behave like an actual opposition www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
Opinion | Now Is Not the Time for Surrender
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
last december i wrote that democrats needed to behave like an actual opposition www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
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We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
www.axios.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
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my kingdom for anyone on the “dems should take culturally moderate positions” to explain what this actually means in practice? www.thebulwark.com/p/hard-calls...
The Hard Calls Dems Must Make to Regain Power
Democrats want to win over more moderate voters. But are they willing to adopt moderate positions?
www.thebulwark.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
my kingdom for anyone on the “dems should take culturally moderate positions” to explain what this actually means in practice? www.thebulwark.com/p/hard-calls...
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I wrote about censorship at military academies, getting one’s work banned, and that although White Fragility is not a great book, fragility is at the heart of Hegseth’s bans.
"Unable to control their hypersensitivity, these fragile white folks respond to discomfiting knowledge with an ignorant and incoherent rage, lashing out in the hopes that bluster and aggression will be mistaken for the strength they lack." www.liberalcurrents.com/white-fragil...
White Fragility Comes to the Naval Academy
Treating America’s soldiers and sailors like scared children, too delicate to read a history of lynching, shows the administration’s deep contempt for them.
www.liberalcurrents.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I wrote about censorship at military academies, getting one’s work banned, and that although White Fragility is not a great book, fragility is at the heart of Hegseth’s bans.
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This is a profound miscarriage of justice and threat to all of us.
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules
zeteo.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is a profound miscarriage of justice and threat to all of us.
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This is the thing.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is the thing.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
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refusing to tolerate a "trade deficit" with my local grocery store and deciding instead on a path of starvation to death
This is a suicide note for the American economy.
April 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
refusing to tolerate a "trade deficit" with my local grocery store and deciding instead on a path of starvation to death
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Teen Vogue: remains braver than almost any other news outlet at this time.
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Teen Vogue: remains braver than almost any other news outlet at this time.
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for *decades* marc elrich has ran on stopping development and by now the consequences should be obvious: we keep raising property taxes because the county's tax base isn't growing. marc got what he wanted, and all of montgomery county is paying for it
Breaking news from me: Montgomery County has a proposed budget -- and a proposed tax increase. But will the County Council go for it? bethesdamagazine.com/2025/03/14/e...
Elrich proposes 3.5% property tax rate increase to fund MCPS budget
The proposed property tax increase is part of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended $7.6 billion county operating budget plan for fiscal year 2026.
bethesdamagazine.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
for *decades* marc elrich has ran on stopping development and by now the consequences should be obvious: we keep raising property taxes because the county's tax base isn't growing. marc got what he wanted, and all of montgomery county is paying for it
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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it is beyond insane that this unbelievably crucial context is just not deemed worthy of mention by our political media
I am desperately waiting for a story that mentions that once upon a time Trump was impeached for threatening to withhold congressionally appropriated military aid from Ukraine unless they scratched his back.
March 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
it is beyond insane that this unbelievably crucial context is just not deemed worthy of mention by our political media
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*taps mic* hello? How do I make friends here?
November 6, 2024 at 11:28 PM
*taps mic* hello? How do I make friends here?
i graduated (again) (BA, Mathematics & BS, Statistics this time)
January 2, 2024 at 10:11 PM
i graduated (again) (BA, Mathematics & BS, Statistics this time)
back on my bs of hate watching The Guilded Age: does Julian fellows not know the actual definition of guilded?? Did he miss the part of the metaphor where the gold is covering up something bad??????? Will we never see the widespread human consequences of railroad barron Mr Russell's actions?????
November 5, 2023 at 2:05 AM
back on my bs of hate watching The Guilded Age: does Julian fellows not know the actual definition of guilded?? Did he miss the part of the metaphor where the gold is covering up something bad??????? Will we never see the widespread human consequences of railroad barron Mr Russell's actions?????
Maybe this is just another account where I show off my garden
October 28, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Maybe this is just another account where I show off my garden
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My housing-nerd reseach turned history paper has become journalism! I am v excited to share the origin stories of these two neighbors (and what that story tells us about segregation, 1930s planners' aspirations, and federal housing policy) 🏘
ggwash.org/view/89619/g...
ggwash.org/view/89619/g...
Greenbelt and Langston Terrace planners promised quality housing — and to improve residents’ mor...
The unique New Deal planned communities were designed to address DC’s acute housing shortage in the 1930s and uplift the virtue of residents, but ultimately failed to live up to their full promise.
ggwash.org
October 3, 2023 at 2:34 AM
My housing-nerd reseach turned history paper has become journalism! I am v excited to share the origin stories of these two neighbors (and what that story tells us about segregation, 1930s planners' aspirations, and federal housing policy) 🏘
ggwash.org/view/89619/g...
ggwash.org/view/89619/g...
I don't have any new content, so I really hope my 11 lovely followers like this 3 month old tweet
October 3, 2023 at 2:30 AM
I don't have any new content, so I really hope my 11 lovely followers like this 3 month old tweet