Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 20hThe reason why SCOTUS favors the shadow docket is that they don't have to come up with twisted originalist arguments for votes. 010
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thank you for your response, I'm sorry about your trouble. 010
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I tried to access the DIB online yesterday. A screen message said it was not available in my region. US is my region. My VPN was turned off. 100
Reposted by Greg KoosNPR @npr.org · 08/10/2026Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. n.pr/4hzvA5Mn.prICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors sayThroughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. 18491241
Reposted by Greg KoosDreadwoodGirl @redwoodgirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I was wondering who the person is that Trump is sitting on but it appears to be just an everyman type figure. www.dw.com/en/naked-tru...dw.comNaked Trump statue goes on display in StrasbourgTitled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change. 23511
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026For whatever it's worth, the pope is coming out hard on the view that AI is not a substitute for human mentality. Digital overlords lobbied him to agree that AI has a soul(s). 000
Reposted by Greg KoosRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 44159223760
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I've had good luck buying vintage unstructured Pendleton jackets on e-bay. 000
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... 7908145
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. 17661310
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. 🙂 811222
Reposted by Greg KoosRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 13153691943
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... 4334122
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) 832545536
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." 681995365
Reposted by Greg Kooswylddane.bsky.social @wylddane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What could possibly go wrong. Unbelievable. 33437371776
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
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yes, chattering. I had a calico cat who loudly chattered at birds she saw through a window. 110
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It would likely take new legislation in PA for Shapiro to have the power to get involved in county, and municipal police practices. 011
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 4059812392
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 6611284
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
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My experience with leading historic walking tours is that the attendees become engaged because the physicality of historic places. 000
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. 191082193
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. 333183808
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. 32467241913
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. 023
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
Greg Koos @gjkoos.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Fascinating concept. It adds a new dimension to historic sites interpretation. 110