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Yesterday the students in one of my classes discussed this excellent 2018 article by historian Chris Bonner which opens with this incredible story of direct action from 1837 that, sadly, hits especially hard in 2026.
February 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Yesterday the students in one of my classes discussed this excellent 2018 article by historian Chris Bonner which opens with this incredible story of direct action from 1837 that, sadly, hits especially hard in 2026.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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When I tell people there is nothing like Texas politics: Here, we have the governor's top advisor attacking the frontrunner in the typically sleepy race for Texas comptroller over a "secret land deal" to purchase Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico mansion, where state officials now want to dig for bodies.
February 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
When I tell people there is nothing like Texas politics: Here, we have the governor's top advisor attacking the frontrunner in the typically sleepy race for Texas comptroller over a "secret land deal" to purchase Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico mansion, where state officials now want to dig for bodies.
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As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
High School English and the Making of American Readers
Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars
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February 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
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Undiluted sadism.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Undiluted sadism.
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USAID money that saved people’s lives now reallocated to create a paid entourage for the guy who promised to put federal employees in trauma
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
USAID money that saved people’s lives now reallocated to create a paid entourage for the guy who promised to put federal employees in trauma
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“Republicans are in a bubble and do not understand the depth of the anger out there in the world,” Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, said. “Maybe this break will allow them to go home and get yelled at.”
If Schumer,et. al., crater on this my head will explode.
If Schumer,et. al., crater on this my head will explode.
February 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“Republicans are in a bubble and do not understand the depth of the anger out there in the world,” Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, said. “Maybe this break will allow them to go home and get yelled at.”
If Schumer,et. al., crater on this my head will explode.
If Schumer,et. al., crater on this my head will explode.
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I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
President Trump pardons Hall of Famer Joe Klecko and four other former NFL players
Trump pardoned Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
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Más del 20% de la producción agrícola dañada y 14.000 hectáreas de terreno afectadas en Andalucía por las borrascas dozz.es/qrdju2
Más del 20% de la producción agrícola dañada y 14.000 hectáreas de terreno afectadas en Andalucía por las borrascas
dozz.es
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Más del 20% de la producción agrícola dañada y 14.000 hectáreas de terreno afectadas en Andalucía por las borrascas dozz.es/qrdju2
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I still think Paul is a tool, but this libertarian point is valid, and grounded in our history.
Rand Paul: "I see not even a hint here of anything aggressive on [Pretti's] part. I don't think this should take months and months. There needs to be a conclusion ... the public needs to know, if I go to a protest and shout something at people, could I be killed?"
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I still think Paul is a tool, but this libertarian point is valid, and grounded in our history.
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Yes, by all means, Democrats, whatever you do, in the middle of Trump's SOTU speech, DO NOT stand up and yell, "QUIET PIGGY," unless you want to be the frontrunner for the 2028 presidential nomination.
NEW: Jeffries clamping down on SOTU disruptions
Said at whips meeting this AM to either sit in "silent defiance" or boycott altogether, sources told @axios.com
Senior House Dem tells me the current plan for resisters is to go to an "alternative viewing site" www.axios.com/2026/02/11/t...
Said at whips meeting this AM to either sit in "silent defiance" or boycott altogether, sources told @axios.com
Senior House Dem tells me the current plan for resisters is to go to an "alternative viewing site" www.axios.com/2026/02/11/t...
House Democrats try to shut down disruptions at Trump's State of the Union
Jeffries told his members to either show "silent defiance" or boycott the speech.
www.axios.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Yes, by all means, Democrats, whatever you do, in the middle of Trump's SOTU speech, DO NOT stand up and yell, "QUIET PIGGY," unless you want to be the frontrunner for the 2028 presidential nomination.
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You can’t make this up: The guy whose firm sells those anti-drone lasers to the Pentagon is named Jonathan Moneymaker www.businessinsider.com/military-def...
Defense tech startup BlueHalo makes lasers that shoot drones out of the sky. This is how it got the Army to buy them.
BlueHalo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker sat down with BI to discuss how his defense tech is snapping up contracts.
www.businessinsider.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
You can’t make this up: The guy whose firm sells those anti-drone lasers to the Pentagon is named Jonathan Moneymaker www.businessinsider.com/military-def...
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People defending this post are taking way too much pleasure in calling a woman a “bitch” and that’s why I don’t like it.
I think this label is one of those that only we smug bitches can call ourselves.
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 AM
People defending this post are taking way too much pleasure in calling a woman a “bitch” and that’s why I don’t like it.
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She really just said why are you talking about the mass coverup of child rape when you should be talking about money
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
She really just said why are you talking about the mass coverup of child rape when you should be talking about money
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Rockwell would have painted this.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Rockwell would have painted this.
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He got out after 3 months in an ICE gulag.
My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
He got out after 3 months in an ICE gulag.
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January Jobs Report Shows Trump Is Failing On Campaign Promises to Blue Collar Workers talkingpointsmemo.com/news/january...
January Jobs Report Shows Trump Is Failing On Campaign Promises to Blue Collar Workers
After the first full year of President Donald Trump’s economic policies, which...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
January Jobs Report Shows Trump Is Failing On Campaign Promises to Blue Collar Workers talkingpointsmemo.com/news/january...
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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Ouch
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Ouch
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I’ll say it again: find yourself a Democratic primary candidate who looks at ICE and CBP the way Russell Vought looks at NIH and CDC.
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I’ll say it again: find yourself a Democratic primary candidate who looks at ICE and CBP the way Russell Vought looks at NIH and CDC.
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I’ve been assuming the jobs numbers would stay meh but not disastrous given that all of their efforts to fuck the economy still haven’t pushed us over the edge but, uh
maybe that’s changing
maybe that’s changing
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I’ve been assuming the jobs numbers would stay meh but not disastrous given that all of their efforts to fuck the economy still haven’t pushed us over the edge but, uh
maybe that’s changing
maybe that’s changing
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Just did page proofs for my story THE KUKER in @datlow.bsky.social ALL HALLOW's EVE antho & I'm so excited for you guys to read this story www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827986...
All Hallows Eve by Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Chikodili Emelumadu, Lee Murray, John Langan, Nathan Ballingrud, Garth Nix, Brian Evenson, Josh Malerman, Rich Larson, Clay McLeod Chapman,...
A chilling horror anthology of 19 original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Presented b...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Just did page proofs for my story THE KUKER in @datlow.bsky.social ALL HALLOW's EVE antho & I'm so excited for you guys to read this story www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827986...
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ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...