Reposted by Greg KoosGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Most Americans are pro-immigrant,” Talarico says. “Throughout US history, immigrants have always made us richer and stronger.” Trump's barbarities have opened the way to a new consensus. Talarico is giving voice to it in moral language that Dems can learn from. 5/5 newrepublic.com/article/2160... 7884141
Reposted by Greg KoosJess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This courage— from the woman who witnessed and filmed Alex Pretti’s murder—is like nothing I’ve ever seen OMG 😭 Thank you to Senator Blumenthal and Rep. Garcia for giving Stella an opportunity to finally tell her story. 17652305
Reposted by Greg KoosUniversity of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026September is #IndianaArchaeologyMonth! Check out an article from Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 48.3 about a model for buried site potential developed following geoarchaeological investigations conducted along the White River valley in Indiana scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/mcja/art... 021
Reposted by Greg KoosRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Kennedy Center board has come up with a new proposed compromise for the facade. 🙂 811322
Reposted by Greg KoosRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 13253651941
Reposted by Greg KoosMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Of course they all fucking knew! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comUnsealed Files Show Open AI/Microsoft Knew Copying Was Illegal and Could Hurt AuthorsNewly unsealed comments made in briefs filed by Open AI and Microsoft reveal that executives knew they were illegally training their products on copyrighted books and that AI generated books would lik... 4335122
Reposted by Greg KoosNathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New book from @illinoispress.bsky.social: The Operatic Kaleidoscope: Voice, Race, and the Ragtime Popular Stage by Kristen M. Turner www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0... 153
Reposted by Greg KoosNathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New book from @illinoispress.bsky.social: Deserted: Life Without Local News in Rural America by Nick Mathews www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... 052
Reposted by Greg KoosUniversity of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In honor of #InternationalDayofPeace, check out an article from Vol. 21, Iss. 1 of The Pluralist about what is needed to effectively and actively pursue positive peace. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pluralis... 021
Reposted by Greg KoosAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20/09/2026Happy Sunday! Ready for some good news? Today I wrote about our country’s success in preventing the spread of rabies. And when we’ve really committed to it, we haven’t just contained this stuff. We’ve erased it. There’s a few lessons we can take from this and apply to our politics. (Link below) 832544535
Reposted by Greg KoosJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 20/09/20261) Every damn things he's built without Congressional authorization gets demolished on the first day. 2) Christ, he's like a 7-year old. "Oh yeah? Well MY arch is going to be a FORTRESS with GUNS and DRONES and LASERS, you'll be able to CONTROL THE WHOLE CITY from there." 681997365
Reposted by Greg Kooswylddane.bsky.social @wylddane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What could possibly go wrong. Unbelievable. 33537371776
Reposted by Greg KoosThe Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 18/09/2026Trump is trapped in a war that has already been lost: a reality he will never allow himself to admit.thenation.comThe Peril of Trump’s Final Act: Would He Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Iran?Trump is trapped in a war that has already been lost, a reality that he will never allow himself to admit. 62411
Reposted by Greg KoosHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059762388
Reposted by Greg KoosThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A Far-Right International Is Assaulting Democracy MAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵steady.pageA Far-Right International Is Assaulting DemocracyMAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism 7611285
Reposted by Greg KoosImmigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026**Write for the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) Blog** Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity. For more information: iehs.org/submit-a-blo...iehs.orgSubmit a blog postVisit the post for more. 169
Reposted by Greg KoosGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12/09/2026The Illinois Grocery Initiative is a first-of-its-kind investment in our communities. We’re creating business, revitalizing local economies, and putting Illinoisans first.blockclubchicago.orgNew State 'Grocery Rescue Program' Will Fund Reopening Of Grocery Stores To Combat Food DesertsThe program is part of the Illinois Grocery Initiative that is also seeking to support new pharmacies. Both programs come after the closure of Save A Lot and Walgreens stores on the South and West sid... 13531135
Reposted by Greg KoosIrish Association of Professional Historians #IAPH #Skystorians @iaphistorians.bsky.social · 09/09/202626 SEP 2026 at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin, D01 WK44 1/2 day workshop for professional historians to learn how to engage audiences with their research via walking tours, & about walking tours as public history research practice. Speakers from #DublinCityCouncil Historians & Uncomfortable Oxford 121
Reposted by Greg Koosjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2026really good interview with charlie cook about the midterms newrepublic.com/article/2151...newrepublic.comTrump Tailspins as Leaks about GOP Midterm Panic Take Humiliating TurnAs Republicans reveal fresh angst over the elections, a veteran political handicapper explains why he’s surprised at how bad a situation Trump’s cratering numbers have created for them. 191083194
Reposted by Greg KoosBen Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026One week from today! A reading marathon for the ages Arrive early. Last year was PACKED. We start right at 6:15pm. 1169
Reposted by Greg KoosQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I wrote this in Jan 2025; I think it holds up www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-... 343849
Reposted by Greg KoosHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/09/2026I'm deadly serious about this: every Republican should be shown this photo on TV and asked if they repudiate/reject/renounce Musk. And if not, why not. 333187807
Reposted by Greg KoosRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Every Republican in Congress owns what Trump has done, is doing and is going to do. The vast majority of it would not have been possible without their collective acquiescence and enabling. He’s emboldened by the fact that Congress refuses to function as a separate branch of govt. 32467261913
Reposted by Greg KoosThe Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 04/09/2026From the “Declaration of Independence to the War on History” to analysis about the White House’s January 6 website, ICE in Minneapolis, threats to public statistics, and more, the HARPPing on History Substack tracks the latest developments and puts them in context. harpp.substack.com 051
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you use National Archive sources in the Pacifica west or the Midwest, please send a letter opposing clusure of repositories in Illinois and California. 021
Reposted by Greg KoosUniversity of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026September is #IllinoisArchaeologyAwarenessMonth! Check out an article from Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 50.2 about indigenous rock art paintings in Southern Illinois. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/mcja/art... 012
Reposted by Greg KoosMidwestern History Association @midwesternhistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026CFP available for #MHA2027 Check out the post below for all the details on how to apply and join us in Indianapolis. 022
Reposted by Greg KoosKat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"The new order also appears largely unconstitutional and is more a howl of frustration than a serious effort... But it signals that MAGA’s assault on the Fourteenth Amendment is far from over. And the right already has a proven model for how to overturn a Supreme Court ruling...Roe v. Wade." 0107
Reposted by Greg KoosNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Powerful and important letter about artificial so-called intelligence from Sheila Hayman from Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge, in the FT today 14487264
Reposted by Greg KoosDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today’s @doonesbury.bsky.social takes on the Reflecting Pool 16720
Reposted by Greg KoosUniversity of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Emily C. Cobb examines the intersection of the #Tradwife and #Homestead movements on social media within an Appalachian context in Journal of Appalachian Studies 32.1, a special issue on feminism in Appalachia. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jas/arti... 011
Reposted by Greg KoosNational Council on Public History @ncph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We’re accepting 2027 award nominations! Despite persistent challenges in our field, good public history work continues. Let’s recognize the professionals and students taking up the work! When we meet in St. Louis, April 21-24, 2027 we’ll honor award winners. Apply or nominate: ncph.org/about/awards/ 055
Reposted by Greg KoosJohn Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a machine to ethnically cleanse the country - and anyone who pretends otherwise is kidding themselves 3325311151
Reposted by Greg KoosLos Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Laurie L. Levenson on Melissa Murray’s new Constitution guide: "This is a book for all of us at a time when it's more important than ever that we know, and defend, our rights." lareviewofbooks.org/article/constit… 0308
Reposted by Greg KoosACLU @aclu.org · 25/08/2026Alongside @nativerights.bsky.social and @aclu-mt.bsky.social, we successfully fought to make real the Montana constitution’s promise of an inclusive education. Our settlement establishes accountability measures to ensure this critical material is taught and that Tribal Nations help shape it. 116815
Reposted by Greg KoosKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Federal immigration authorities took the father of a U.S. Navy sailor into custody just as his son was set to return from deployment on the USS Lincoln. Joshua Aviles says his father has a driver's license, social security card, and was in the process of getting a green card when he was arrested.apnews.comHe was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested himThe father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln has been arrested by immigration authorities. 20831941528
Reposted by Greg KoosACLU @aclu.org · 25/08/2026President Trump's attempts to restrict mail-in voting are still blocked, thanks to our win earlier this month — and we'll fight to keep it that way. We'll always work to protect your right to vote.npr.orgSupreme Court pauses lower court ruling on Trump's mail voting order as hurdles loomThe Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide. 18748197
Reposted by Greg Koos✨𝕊𝕒𝕓𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒 - Teh-REDACT-all✨📎 @samiamnurnot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026🚨Just a gentle reminder- Chapter 13 of Project 2025 spells out how they will create food insecurity by cutting safety nets and slashing regulations and restrictions on food production and safety inspections. Just in case anyone finds it interesting. 18941092196
Reposted by Greg KoosElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026years ago me and Ms. Moreno talked about how this came together and it was the greatest www.newyorker.com/culture/cult... 112464632
Reposted by Greg KoosChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 22/08/2026💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador. 55932712125
Reposted by Greg KoosMichael Kagan @michaelgkagan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.notus.org/immigration/...notus.orgJudge to Baby: File an Asylum ApplicationThe 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation. 11920
Reposted by Greg KoosAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026"Federal thugs murdering two & shooting a third in under 3 weeks caused a reckoning within the regime, but it was precisely the opposite of what it should've been. Just 4 days after Pretti’s murder, HSI kicked off 'Operation Puppet Master,' the blindingly stupid name for their surveillance machine."publicnotice.coDHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knewIt's the stuff of East Germany. 361833666
Reposted by Greg KoosDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"...professors at my mini-viva questioning my use of the term 'Asian American canon', insisting that 'canon' was the remit of white authors (and reciting names to me as I fought back tears)..." www.vogue.co.uk/article/camb...vogue.co.ukI Aspired To Get My PhD At Cambridge – I Left Because Of The Racism“I could write a second memoir solely on the racism I experienced at Cambridge University as a Master’s and PhD student,” writes Jill Damatac, a Filipino-American author who was a student at Cambridge... 7722272
Reposted by Greg KoosUniversity of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Journal of Film & Video 77.1 article FREE TO ACCESS July 1 to Sept 30, 2026: “The Hippie, the Cowboy, and the City: Aesthetic and Political Layers in Tarantino’s Once upon a Time . . . in Hollywood” by Celestino Deleyto & David Roche scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfv/arti... 031
Reposted by Greg KoosRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities. 430108555458
Reposted by Greg KoosACLU @aclu.org · 18/08/2026Texas politicians are blatantly violating the First Amendment by forcing the Ten Commandments on public school students. We're asking the Supreme Court to put a stop to it. apnews.comSupreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schoolsCivil rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring the state’s public schools to display the Ten Commandments. 1035994