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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hegseth's Pentagon is in a bit of disarray - firings, blocked promotions, resignations, purges. I talked with Michel Martin on Amanpour & Co to discuss these things and the long-lasting damage being done. youtu.be/7j5A7YhTnb8?...

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Checks out www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This year is the Semiquincentennial but it looks to be doing its best imitation of the Sesqui from 1926

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

If you want to get a sense of a nation, watch how it celebrates its birthday. But if you want to know the character of a country, consider it over larger chunks of time. The question at the quarter-milli is one of national identity: Who does America think it is?

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We all knew the moment in partisan gerrymandering was coming. This, from last September: wapo.st/4trKI7N (🎁 link)

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

With 80% of votes counted, this redistricting referendum in Virginia is much closer than the polls suggested. I think "yes" will win, but a margin this slim means late night column tweaks lie ahead

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

My column made it to late night!! 😂

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Trump managed to stumble into gains with a changing Black electorate wapo.st/4mBGeIq

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Young people are not becoming more MAGA/conservative - they either 1) voted against the incumbent party due to the economy or 2) they voted against (or not at all) Harris/Dems agenda that some deemed too left or not left enough for their taste. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

He’s fired two other four-star service chiefs in his first 30 days, both women and historic firsts. It’s pretty clear what anti-DEI means in the Pentagon.

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Trump chuckles it up at The White House for Black History Month one day - and the next fires Chairman CQ Brown without cause and bans Black History Month at the Pentagon.

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Trump being inaugurated on MLK Day is a trip wapo.st/42jPfiI

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Five years ago, my former colleague at @brennancenter.bsky.social Liza Goitein wrote a prescient piece on how presidents use/abuse emergency powers. Worth revisiting: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A question for the Bluesky backyard gardeners/floriculturists, any idea how fuchsias do indoors? I’m trying to keep this guy thriving over the winter #Hummingbirdfuchsia

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

“If We Are Brave: Essays from Black Americana” is an essay collection that explores Blackness and democracy, religion, affirmative action, police brutality, national anniversaries, and DuBois’ twoness. www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...

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Theodore R. Johnson @drtedj.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Happy Founders’ Day to the men of Omega Psi Phi 💜⚡️

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