Trump likened Obamas to apes

Reposted by Anne Norton, Jelena Subotić, Simon Lester , and 8 more Anne Norton, Jelena Subotić, Simon Lester, John Mecklin, Matthew P. McAllister, Gerald Friedman, Stacy D. VanDeveer, David Darmofal, Olivier Mannoni, James Goodwin, Timothy D. McBride

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anne Norton	33%	14	12.3%
🎓 Jelena Subotić	26%	23	12.5%
🎓 Simon Lester	21%	16	8.4%
🎓 John Mecklin	28%	8	7.9%
🎓 Matthew P. McAllister	17%	19	7.4%
🎓 Gerald Friedman	19%	13	6.9%
🎓 Stacy D. VanDeveer	10%	31	5.6%
🎓 David Darmofal	15%	11	5.0%
🎓 Olivier Mannoni	18%	5	4.0%
🎓 James Goodwin	7%	26	3.6%
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%
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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	8%	111	8.4%

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by Joe R. Feagin

61%

Scholar power: 61.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Joe R. Feagin	26%	62	61.4%

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Joe Feagin

@profjoefeagin.bsky.social

most extreme and overt presidential racism in a century now...not remotely a democracy now at federal level: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Way past time for his impeachment for open racist views

Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas

After first dismissing uproar over depiction of Obamas as apes, White House then said it was erroneously posted by staffer

www.theguardian.com

February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer

5%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Stacy D. VanDeveer	10%	31	5.6%

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Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Two days after Trump posts a racist video, he now attacks Bad Bunny: "Nobody understands a word this guy is saying."

He adds: "There is nothing inspirational about this mess."

FYI: The billboard behind Bad Bunny read: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl

February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM

by Anders Aslund

56%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Anders Aslund	32%	34	56.0%

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Reposted by Juan Cole, Ben H. Ansell

27%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Juan Cole	34%	24	16.7%
🎓 Ben H. Ansell	23%	22	10.8%
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The Onion

@theonion.com

Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist

theonion.com

February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

8%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Michael E. Mann	8%	111	8.4%

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Reposted by Damien Géradin

5%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Damien Géradin	9%	32	5.1%

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42.0 h

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Reposted by Trudy Harpham

3%

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🎓 Trudy Harpham	5%	40	3.2%

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by George Yancey

42%

Scholar power: 42.6%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 George Yancey	29%	24	42.6%

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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

18%

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🎓 Brendan Nyhan	26%	51	18.6%

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by Brendan Nyhan

55%

Scholar power: 55.7%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Brendan Nyhan	26%	51	55.7%

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Brendan Nyhan

@brendannyhan.bsky.social

"the most flagrant display of presidential racism since Woodrow Wilson screened D.W. Griffith’s 'The Birth of a Nation' in the White House in 1915"

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...

Let’s walk back to where we started. What motivates Trump? The answer is simple: racism. You might also say ego and raw self-interest, but the two are connected. Racism, among other things, is a kind of chauvinism, a belief in one’s inherent superiority, based on nothing other than a meaningless accident of birth. It’s an ideology that papers over feelings of inadequacy, that tells you that — no matter what you have or have not accomplished in your life — you’re still better than someone, some group.

Let’s suppose you’re the spoiled son of a self-made man. Let’s suppose that, despite your flash and bravado, you’ve failed at virtually everything you’ve tried. You’re the laughingstock of polite society, a punchline for the privileged. You think you’re superior enough to be the president of the United States — the highest honor in your country — but the actual president is a man of humble origins, a minority of the kind your family didn’t even rent to when you were in the landlord business. And he is claiming power that rightfully belongs to you. He’s even mocking you, ridiculing you for all the world to see.

For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career — from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship — cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism.

February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM

by Victor Asal

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Victor Asal	30%	34	52.5%

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Victor Asal

@victorasal.bsky.social

Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics

www.nytimes.com

February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, Alan Richardson

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🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	29%	17	12.0%
🎓 Alan Richardson	3%	21	1.4%
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Sherrilyn Ifill

@sifill.bsky.social

The reason I’m not writing about Trump’s racist post is because I see no value in repeating what I’ve been saying for nearly two decades about the man. Here’s a piece I wrote for CNN in 2011.

www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION...

It's not about his birth, it's about his race

I will not click on the link to view the long form of President Obama's birth certificate. I will not participate in this final humiliation -- in the president's reluctant acquiescence in this ongoing...

www.cnn.com

February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM

Reposted by Marcus Noland

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🎓 Marcus Noland	14%	34	8.2%

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by Victor Asal

52%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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Victor Asal

@victorasal.bsky.social

Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes

“No, I didn’t make a mistake,” the president said.

www.washingtonpost.com

February 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Reposted by Dean Baker

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Reposted by Wilfried Rickels

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by Victor Asal

52%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Victor Asal	30%	34	52.5%

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64.0%

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0.043

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Reposted by John Horgan, Timothy D. McBride

11%

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Political science 37%, Communication & Media Studies 32%, Sociology 21%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 John Horgan	19%	34	11.1%
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%
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49.0%

39.7 h

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0.038

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

MSNBC: Do you believe Donald Trump is a racist?

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise

February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM

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