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E. Hochman

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Historian of modern Germany/Austria, politics, nationalism. Views are my own.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 2h
Interesting subplots happening right now in the (mostly on pause) fight between the Texas GOP far right v. moderate flanks: Charlie Geren, a well-respected GOP House member, is sharing anti-Paxton stuff; and State Sen. Paul Bettencourt is touting a meeting with Karl Rove, a major Paxton critic.
screenshots of Charlie Geren sharing posts about Ken Paxton's handling of various rape cases - including one from the Talarico campaign. A photo of Karl Rove and Paul Bettencourt. There is nothing like a lunch speech from the "Architect", per Bush 43, @KarlRove at @texaschemistry in Baytown! As usual you have to dish it out to keep up with him, especially whose Trumpster impression is best! Hard to compete with Karl's actual  @realDonaldTrump nickname of "Stone Cold (BLANK)", but you'll have to guess the right fill in the blank below in the comments! LOL Good update on historical politics and current politics, in this most "crazy" of election years. Karl and I agree it is the most "frothy" we've seen in our lifetimes.
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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 1h
More than a year after the Texas Legislature passed a law aimed at clarifying when doctors can legally perform abortions in emergencies, professionals who advocated for the legislation are now working to ensure women and physicians know their rights.
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These Texas doctors want to make sure people know their abortion rights during medical emergencies
Texas passed the Life of the Mother Act in 2025, aiming to clarify the narrow medical exception to the state's abortion ban. Advocates are still working to spread the word.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h
not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 11h
If I can apply for a handgun permit online, I should be able to register to vote online.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 20h
these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An investigation reveals 3 other cases in which Ken Paxton covertly interfered with criminal investigations and prosecutions to protect Republican men who were facing sexual abuse or rape charges or order to get charges dropped or downgraded. It's not just Hoffman in Waco, but a consistent pattern.
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Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
FLAG: Trump doesn't rule out using the Insurrection Act around the midterms during an interview with TIME. "I don't rule anything out or in." "I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes." time.com/article/2026...
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What Trump Has Built
An interview with the President at a pivotal moment in his second term
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shout out to the heroes in Maine who do NOT sit quietly when the man who is taking away their rights walks into a brewery. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: The family of Renée Good has sued the U.S. and officials for her death. “Renee’s death was not an accident,” lawyers for Good’s family said, adding its aim was to “silence anyone who dared to raise their voice in protest.”
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Renée Good’s family sues Trump officials, saying death was ‘not an accident’
The death of the mother of three sparked protests and scrutiny over how federal officers are using force against both immigrants and protesters.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here's NYT story w/recording of Ken Paxton describing what a dead weight Trump has been, including the convention. “So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s faded from the news but Hegseth is still working to strangle teaching and speech at the military academies. wapo.st/4hDFceJ
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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
The move marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over faculty at service academies.
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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
After being raped by a man on my hall sophomore year, I couldn’t leave my dorm room for weeks and failed several classes. I had to take out student loans so I could retake those credits. We almost never talk about the financial toll of campus sexual assault on survivors.
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fascinating transformation from denying that racial dog whistles were present to demanding that they be present
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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Everyone employed at a postsecondary institution (& esp deans of students) should read Kate Manne's powerful essay: "Cease to be a place where sexual assault is often subject to less punishment than protesting and plagiarism. ... become a place where our sons are not initiated into rape culture."
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remigration in action:
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E. Hochman @erhochman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The History Department at SMU is hiring a full professor who will also serve as department chair. Field is open. apply.interfolio.com/193610
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Exceptional solidarity from ASU hockey players who have demanded their coach be placed on leave for essentially overseeing the murder of their teammate and have disputed the university’s findings. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
Seven Arizona State men’s hockey players asked the university’s president to place the Sun Devils’ coaching staff on administrative leave pending further investigation into the workout that left sophomore transfer Matthew Mayich on life support.

In a 26-page letter sent to ASU president Michael Crow on Monday and obtained by The Athletic, the players disputed numerous findings from the university’s initial review of the Aug. 20 workout, writing that Mayich did not receive water and was provided inadequate medical care after his collapse.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m genuinely worried that he weakened her civil case with this statement out of petty fury that he’s rightfully getting heat for not pressing charges against rapists. He clearly isn’t interested in seeing her succeed and he basically called her a liar—a huge gift to the civil defense
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E. Hochman @erhochman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The History Department at SMU is hiring a full professor who will also serve as department chair. Field is open. apply.interfolio.com/193610
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just a reminder that RFK Jr. diverted $12 million from the Office of Minority Health to cover his soaring security expenses.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
so not only did greene county sheriff’s deputies assist ICE in stealing dozens of our neighbors, they flagrantly violated the constitution by racially profiling drivers AND tried to cover that up by violating state law requiring them to accurately report their traffic stop data to the state?
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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The CPH invites paper proposals for "Aid, Alliance, and Eighty Years: Reassessing the Marshall Plan." Proposals welcome on any aspect of the European Recovery Program & experience of it. 📅 Conference at SMU, April 14–15, 2027 📝 Proposal deadline: October 15, 2026 Full CFP & details: lnkd.in/eF9Sryys
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seems bad!
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Listen as David E. Barclay introduces his new book, Cold War City, out now (10 Nov UK pub). This book is a definitive #history of West Berlin that takes readers from the end of the Second World War to the withdrawal of Allied troops in 1994. Read a free preview on our website: buff.ly/5KsMaLv
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Simon is on strike ✊🏻 @simonxix.com · 28/09/2026
Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?
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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are recruiting new Associate Editors! First World War Studies, the interdisciplinary journal of the International Society for First World War Studies, published by Taylor & Francis, is seeking to expand its editorial team.
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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is Writing An Essay An Appropriate Punishment For Gang Rape? Cornell Is About To Find Out! www.wonkette.com/p/is-writing... By Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social
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Is Writing An Essay An Appropriate Punishment For Gang Rape? Cornell Is About To Find Out!
A former student has filed a lawsuit against the university for the way they handled her assault.
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E. Hochman @erhochman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#JOB - Come join the History Department at SMU! We are hiring an Associate or Full Prof in the history of the American west who will also serve as the director of the Clements Center of Southwest Studies. Share widely. apply.interfolio.com/193862
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
A Post analysis of immigration court records shows immigration judges have ordered more than 440,000 asylum seekers removed during President Trump’s first 19 months back in office — more than during the previous eight years combined.
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Asylum seekers thought they had a haven in the U.S. Then Trump returned.
More than 440,000 people have been ordered removed since the president returned to office — more than during the previous eight years combined.
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ah yes the Jan 6 Attendee to Hinojosa supporter
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think a lot of people haven’t followed the story of the airport arrests which have continued, of people with work permits whose immigration status is pending. I hope more news coverage helps spread awareness of this risk. www.inquirer.com/news/ice-arr...
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A business trip from Philly led to an ICE arrest at a California airport. Now a local man is in detention.
One advocacy group says that since July 12 more than 20 people have been arrested at Philadelphia International Airport or while seeking to fly there from other places
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh. Oh my.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 24/09/2026
Texas’ highest criminal court rejected an appeal from prosecutors seeking to reinstate the 2018 conviction of Crystal Mason, meaning the Fort Worth woman will not have to serve a five-year sentence for casting a provisional vote in 2016 while on supervised release.
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Crystal Mason prevails in fight over illegal voting conviction
The court ruling means the Texas woman will not have to serve a five-year sentence for casting a provisional vote in 2016 while on supervised release.
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E. Hochman @erhochman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Robert Fietzke @robertfietzke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Geht es eigentlich noch antisemitischer, als gemeinsam mit der rechtsextremen AfD Stolperstein-Verlegungen zu verhindern? #Heidenau
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Gemeinsam gegen Stolpersteine? Warum ein Antrag von AfD und CDU für Kritik sorgt
Keine Brandmauer: Im sächsischen Heidenau kooperieren CDU und AfD. Es geht um das Gedenken an Nazi-Opfer. Andere sind darüber entsetzt.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
all these people sound like this:
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Parker Welch @parkerwelch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gut-wrenching essay about a man that ICE disappeared in North Austin the day before they shot Wilber
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Both WaPo and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social are reporting that one of the stories the WH claims they banned Politico for was based off a background briefing (that is, they're complaining Politico reported what WH told them to). Darcy makes it clear JD was the background briefer in this case.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As I told @gregsargent.bsky.social, Congress should demand answers from those responsible for diverting taxpayer funding intended to protect people from persecution to some of the world’s worst authoritarians, for purposes which clearly violate human rights.
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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
hey just curious where did the “protect women athletes” crowd get off to
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I got the email from TPC about this today. It's a win, and I'm glad of it, but how many people are going to die from heat related causes before the end of 2029? The system is fucking barbaric.
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Winnie Frolik @winniethewitch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jesus Christ. I got nothing.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Incredible Facebook slop ad I just got
Horse pin with an illustration of a horse and the following text:
"Give a man a horse he'll eat in a day, teach a man to horse. and make him drinks water."
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