Donna of Queens
@thedonster.bsky.social
Pathologically optimistic. Tendency to fall down rabbit holes. Loves travel, tarot, and tidying.
NYC but perpetually plotting escape.
NYC but perpetually plotting escape.
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Dear foreign nationals in war-torn countries, terrorism hot-spots, and amidst our enemies:
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
So now they’re going to be doing individualized re-review of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees’ cases on TOP of the re-review of 200,000+ refugees who entered under Biden?
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Dear foreign nationals in war-torn countries, terrorism hot-spots, and amidst our enemies:
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
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Thursday's Weather Rating: 4/10
I am thankful for all of you, no matter what the weather is doing. It's cold and windy today, with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 35mph. Grab a coat and enjoy the day! 🦃🙌
I am thankful for all of you, no matter what the weather is doing. It's cold and windy today, with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 35mph. Grab a coat and enjoy the day! 🦃🙌
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thursday's Weather Rating: 4/10
I am thankful for all of you, no matter what the weather is doing. It's cold and windy today, with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 35mph. Grab a coat and enjoy the day! 🦃🙌
I am thankful for all of you, no matter what the weather is doing. It's cold and windy today, with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 35mph. Grab a coat and enjoy the day! 🦃🙌
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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“No Thanks for Colonialism. No Forgiveness for Genocide” banner hoisted beside the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC happening now.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“No Thanks for Colonialism. No Forgiveness for Genocide” banner hoisted beside the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC happening now.
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Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
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My wife went through this process. It’s horrific that it’s being turned into a game of Russian roulette by ICE.
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My wife went through this process. It’s horrific that it’s being turned into a game of Russian roulette by ICE.
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“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits...
www.mountvernon.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
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Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., remain in critical condition after being shot while on patrol just blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon. n.pr/4pFSqdj
Here's what we know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.
Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., remain in critical condition after being shot while on patrol just blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon.
n.pr
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., remain in critical condition after being shot while on patrol just blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon. n.pr/4pFSqdj
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It may be premature to treat this as traditional terrorism.
It sounds like this guy was one of the people everyone involved in Afghanistan said should be protected, bc going back would be a death sentence.
Also note his aptitudes would come from Special Forces/CIA.
It sounds like this guy was one of the people everyone involved in Afghanistan said should be protected, bc going back would be a death sentence.
Also note his aptitudes would come from Special Forces/CIA.
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It may be premature to treat this as traditional terrorism.
It sounds like this guy was one of the people everyone involved in Afghanistan said should be protected, bc going back would be a death sentence.
Also note his aptitudes would come from Special Forces/CIA.
It sounds like this guy was one of the people everyone involved in Afghanistan said should be protected, bc going back would be a death sentence.
Also note his aptitudes would come from Special Forces/CIA.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, identified as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, US attorney says.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, identified as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, US attorney says.
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Trump told the Georgia Secretary of State to "find" him enough votes to win a state that he lost -- to steal an election.
This prosecutor appointed himself to the case and is now dropping it.
That's not justice. Not even close.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
This prosecutor appointed himself to the case and is now dropping it.
That's not justice. Not even close.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies | CNN Politics
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the cha...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trump told the Georgia Secretary of State to "find" him enough votes to win a state that he lost -- to steal an election.
This prosecutor appointed himself to the case and is now dropping it.
That's not justice. Not even close.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
This prosecutor appointed himself to the case and is now dropping it.
That's not justice. Not even close.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
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We all heard the phone call and know Trump tried to get the votes.
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Georgia prosecutor kills the historic racketeering case against Trump and allies | CNN Politics
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the cha...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We all heard the phone call and know Trump tried to get the votes.
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Witkoff is yet ANOTHER Russian agent in the Trump administration.
Witkoff Bows to the Kremlin: “I Have Deep Respect for President Putin”
www.onestnetwork.com/post/witkoff...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/witkoff...
Witkoff Bows to the Kremlin: “I Have Deep Respect for President Putin”
A leaked transcript reveals Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff advising Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov on how to manipulate Donald Trump, praising Vladimir Putin, and proposing territorial concessions for U...
www.onestnetwork.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Witkoff is yet ANOTHER Russian agent in the Trump administration.
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The realities of Trump aging in office:
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The realities of Trump aging in office:
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
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wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
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NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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They have a dragon!!!
New Carousel on 33rd St & 6th Ave in New York City thru January 6th, one block South of Macys.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
They have a dragon!!!
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The Chrysler Building as the night begins in New York City, November 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Chrysler Building as the night begins in New York City, November 2025.
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I look forward to this list every year. If you’re a non-tenure-track historian who has published work this year, this is a great opportunity to promote it.
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I look forward to this list every year. If you’re a non-tenure-track historian who has published work this year, this is a great opportunity to promote it.