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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social |
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Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
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J.M. Berger
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Mueller spent two years trying to prove collusion, and he just tweeted it out
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b-boy bouiebaisse
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a standard that says "you need to have smoking gun evidence to prove racial discrimination in voting" is a standard that would let much of the jim crow voting architecture undisturbed electionlawblog.org?p=143227
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Adam Serwer
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I hope people understand that what we are seeing is the systematic destruction of the civil war amendments by the Supreme Court, which are what made America and actual democracy and upon which all minority rights in the United States rely
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Glen Jackson
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Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) called out his Republican colleagues on the floor of the House today for offering “STUNTS INSTEAD OF SOLUTIONS, EXTREMISM OVER BIPARTISANSHIP.”
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
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Thank you for posting this, Glen. I’m terrible at remembering to tell people these things are out there, and really appreciate help. If you post, I’ll repost, ok?!? 🙂
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Glen Jackson
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Listen to 🇺🇸Historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Emergency back-up Pope
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Women would still have reproductive rights if the email lady had won.
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Dan Froomkin (Presswatchers.org)
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"There’s a lot of anger with the national media, the New York Times and the Washington Post in particular. People feel that they have allowed the Fox News kind of media to set the agenda." My interview with Chris Quinn. presswatchers.org/2024/04/an-i...
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Chuck4Democracy 🦋
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David Priess: THREAD: Speculation has started in earnest about what will happen this year to the tradition of classified intelligence briefings for the major party presidential candidates. And a lot of what’s being said is wrong, or at least incomplete. Here’s ground truth —> 1/12
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
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Thanks, Caleb.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
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Thanks, Dylan.
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Glen Jackson
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Biden responded: “You’re about to realize just how much you were right about that.” “Clearly, those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Trying to bring order to all my social media accounts. Once I get on top of it, 100%.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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And I wonder why investigative journalists aren’t digging into his very unusual finances.
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Steve Benen
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Just thinking about what would happen in a normal political party if its presidential frontrunner said — out loud, on camera — that he's hoping for an economic crash that wouldn't cause him any political inconvenience.
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Paul Waldman
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In 2011, Rick Perry opened his presidential campaign by saying that if the Federal Reserve took steps to boost the economy it would be "treasonous" because it might help Obama get reelected, and implied that in Texas they would lynch the Fed chairman for doing that kind of thing
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Skip Montanaro
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History lesson for Nikki Haley, courtesy of @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
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Dante
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social I thought this might be of interest to you.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
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Thank you, Liz! Great list!!!
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wohinjetzt
@wohinjetzt.bsky.social
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I remember when @hcrichardson.bsky.social didn’t get tenure. What a great ride she’s had since - hope she’s enjoying it. Interviewing President Biden was something, but maybe talking with Alan Alda tops that. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Cheryl Rofer
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In her column today, Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social quotes David Andelman on President Biden's foreign policy experience and commitment.
I'd like to add to that. 1/🧵
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Philip Bump
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A less-commented-upon part of DealBook yesterday: McCarthy saying his party looked like "the most restrictive country club in America."
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Bolts
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JUST IN: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed a first-in-the-nation law that automatically registers people to vote as they leave prison:
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Helen Kennedy
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Your 2023 GOP, ladies and gentlemen.
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William Adler
@williamadler78.bsky.social
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In my community last night.
Attacking Jews in America because you're upset at Israel isn't pro-Palestinian; it's just antisemitic.
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ryan cooper
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boy Russian troops have just gotten mauled in this assault on Avdiivka
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Joanne Freeman
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Please, folks. Please. It’s not “just rhetoric.” And it’s not just him.
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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast)
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Normally I would have something snarky to say, but at this point everyone needs to take Trump and his team at their word they are laying out the plans for a military dictatorship and fascist violence of the kind that no one in this country has ever experienced. This is explicitly fascism.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
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No but if you email me we could toss around some prompts.
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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him)
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Michigan and Minnesota are examples of how much great change can be accomplished when voters are given the opportunity to have vote in democratic elections for state legislature, without Republican’s minority rule imposed through gerrymandering.
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George Monbiot
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It's a truly jaw-dropping and shocking scandal, that few people have heard of: chemical wastes are now being deliberately mixed with sewage, then spread on our fields. The impacts on people and ecosystems? No one knows. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Pierre Purseigle
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HISTORY JOB ALERT 🚨🗃️
Assistant Professor in Modern History (post 1800), of Britain (including Ireland) or Europe and/or their empires.
Come work with us @WarwickHistory!
Please share and circulate.
Details below 👇 Deadline: 14 January 2024
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Susan Rinkunas has a newsletter
@susanrinkunas.com
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Nine minutes apart
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Laura Rozen
@lkrozen.bsky.social
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New: The UN said today that it had received the first fuel in Gaza in days, but said it was half the quantity that Gaza needs for essential services like water desalination and delivering humanitarian aid. diplomatic.substack.com/p/israel-agr...
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Anil Kalhan
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Demanding "no monkey pushing" and no lessons about fossil fuels that might "cast the oil-and-gas industry in a bad light," Texas education commissars move to block science textbooks from eight publishers—🎁:
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Katherine Locke
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In PA, the state Supreme Court race will be extremely influential for book bans/challenges that come up. So will many other downballot races. Please, PLEASE show up to vote.
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Taniel
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"The election is in one year." No. Elections are in 2 days. Control of the state government is at stake in 4 states! Also, a key supreme court seat. An abortion measure. Major DA & sheriff races. Mayors. Election deniers seeking elections office. M4L trying to take over school boards. A sampling:
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Brian Beutler
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Today on Off Message: Viewed one way, Republicans abandoned almost all of their ransom demands and funded the government, conceding defeat. True! Viewed another, they once again held the country at gunpoint and walked away with a concession. Also true! www.offmessage.net/p/the-era-of...
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Adam Serwer
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The “Trump supports striking workers” story is pure, uncut fake news and it’s a bad sign that the press stuck to the narrative they wanted even after it became clear it wasn’t true www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Sherman Dorn
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Puppeteer Jim Henson was born 87 years ago today. Some things I've learned in my research on educational broadcasting: ...
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Brian Beutler
@brianbeutler.bsky.social
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This 1000 times.
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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By complete coincidence, the first woman witness is the first witness to be asked on cross if they're nervous
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Helen Kennedy
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Craven McCarthy, who couldn't get the votes to support an impeachment inquiry, unilaterally opened one to appease the fringe nuts who threatened to shut down the government if he did not - and they are still going to shut down the government and maybe oust him as speaker as well. 🚗 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡
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Philip Bump
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Kevin McCarthy made six claims in support of his call for an impeachment inquiry. Most predate 2021. Several don't involve Joe Biden at all. One was flatly untrue. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Don Moynihan
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Here is an explainer on Tuberville's blockade, which really is quite extreme, since it focuses on uniformed military officers, who really are quite different from other types of political appointees.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/america-ha...
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Don Moynihan
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Tuberville: My fellow Republicans who oppose my blockade of military officers don't know the facts Also Tuberville: Oh, so this isn't some sort of overtime deal? News to me.
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