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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In fact, corporations have stagnated wages under his watch. And his regime has cut university research funding, leading to layoffs of U.S. researchers and declines in U.S. grad students.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The US is investigating 9 universities over “visa fraud.” On Thursday, JD Vance said J-1 visas for international college students “undercut the wages of American grad students and American researchers.” He also said companies use H-1B visas to “replace” Americans with “foreign indentured servants.”

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In Athens, Greece with the ancient Parthenon behind him, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke yesterday of civilization at “an inflection point.” He evoked the zero-sum binary of Western supremacy or subjection, of White supremacy or subjection.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hundreds of thousands of students have taken to France’s streets. Students are demanding more school funding and decrying teacher shortages and neglected buildings. But check out what Trump and Alex Jones are saying, hoping to generate new outrages against Muslims, Black people, and immigrants.

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derrickhemphill.bsky.social @derrickhemphill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A word from Ibram X. Kendi! “Privilege is a relational concept. An administration . . . can increase socioeconomic racial disparities between White and Black people while both White and Black people find life becoming more unaffordable.”

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The Global Rise of Electoral Dictatorships. Is the U.S. Next? Midterms Could Decide.

When Americans first elected Donald Trump president in 2016, there were nearly 4 billion people living in nations where they could vote in fair and competitive elections. Last year, when Trump took o...

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Nicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 04/10/2026

Highly recommend “Chain of Ideas” by @ibramxk.bsky.social. From the epilogue:

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Either humanity will see themselves as one i ences or humanity will one day be done. I am ho will choose to be one-one chain of humanity.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In 2016, an estimated 1.94 billion people lived in electoral dictatorships. In 2025, 3.77 billion did. The most sophisticated system of political domination is this electoral dictatorship wrapped in a veneer of freedom. theemancipator.org/2026/10/06/i...

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The Global Rise of Electoral Dictatorships. Is the U.S. Next? Midterms Could Decide.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Elections are held in what I call electoral dictatorships. To maintain power, electoral dictators hold unfair elections and suppress opponents. If the GOP retains control of Congress, then an electoral dictatorship is likely in the US. My latest @TheEmancipator.org theemancipator.org/2026/10/06/i...

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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 02/10/2026

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will bring his latest book, “Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age,” to MinnPost Festival. Kendi will talk about where the “great replacement theory” goes next and what it takes to defend democracy against it. Tickets >> www.eventbrite.com/e/minnpost-f...

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Before thousands in Florida’s Polk County, JD Vance said Florida’s Black candidate for Senate Angie Nixon doesn’t “belong in America.” “Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here,” Nixon responded. “This is my home."

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Zemmour called Black and Brown immigration “an invasion that is turning into colonization.” And, he said, “You cannot be French with a Muslim first name.” Muslims have lived in France for over 1,300 years.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Despite battling an embezzlement conviction, Marine Le Pen is favored in France’s presidential election in April, and her National Rally won its most senate seats ever Sunday. But last week, Le Pen’s ideological rival, Eric Zemmour, announced his bid to “save France from the great replacement.”

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On Sept. 23, the government of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni is banning Muslim burqas and niqabs in schools. The law puts a 30% cap per classroom on immigrant students. Meloni claimed Italian students “have become a minority.” Immigrants make up 11.6% of Italy's student population.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re investing in AI tools that appear to be taking lives and jobs, invading cultures and neighborhoods, then why not invest in a conspiracy theory that immigrants, Black people, and Muslims are doing that taking and invading? My latest @TheEmancipator.org. theemancipator.org/2026/09/21/i...

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“The Swedish people have voted for a new direction for our country, voted for cohesion and against division.” —Magdalena Andersson

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey Cleveland! Make last minute plans with a friend and join me TONIGHT at the Cleveland Public Library. Talking about my new book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age. Register here: cpl.libcal.com/event/17353995

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Sigh @essemeffarr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I heard Ibram X Kendi talk about this book on CBC and added it to my library holds. Finally reading it now. It's eye-opening and terrifying to face how insidious great replacement theory is. You think you know but it takes you deeper down the rabbit hole. It's an important read. I recommend it.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Heading back out for the Chain of Ideas tour this week. The events today at the Lawrence Public Library and tomorrow at Boston’s Just Book-ish are sold out. But there are still tickets for Cleveland Public Library on Wed. and Baldwin & Co. in New Orleans on Thurs! 🎟️ www.ibramxkendi.com/events

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Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune @ruthzee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Join me on Tuesday, Sept. 15, for a conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi about his new book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age. We’ll dig into the rise of authoritarian politics and the ideas shaping our world. 4–6 PM at Just Book-ish! RSVP: www.justbook-ish.com

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AfD is a neo-Nazi party. Let’s be more precise.

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Isn't it time yet? @ramsbergable.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Totalitarian's Egregiously Eviscerating Orchestration Continuum (TEEOC)

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🥕🥕🥕 @3carrots.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

They want to repeat a past where rich white men had control over every single thing. FTHAT #RiseUpForDiversity

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murph @murphadaisy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

eerily timely to finish reading @ibramxk.bsky.social's Chain of Ideas and immediately watch AfD rake in a truly unsettling share of the votes in a state election yesterday incredible book btw. 11/10, essential reading for anyone trying to navigate any kind of politics these days

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

But the regime says its plan will prevent “discrimination.” It’s like the regime banning mass population screenings for cancer when we reach a certain age, and then claiming the ban will prevent cancer deaths. theemancipator.org/2026/09/10/i...

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The Regime’s Plan to Make America 1963 Again: Quietly Ban Data

Weeks ago, I turned 44. My birthday arrived during one of the weightiest public comment periods in U.S. racial and gender history. Between July 24 and August 24, the public submitted 2,856 comments ...

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Racism and sexism are old societal cancers. Without the ability to mass-screen the workforce each year for racial and gender inequities, those malignancies are likely to swell and spread unrecognized, undiagnosed, untreated, as they did in 1963. Which is the plan. theemancipator.org/2026/09/10/i...

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The Regime’s Plan to Make America 1963 Again: Quietly Ban Data

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trump’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) plans to no longer require employers to preserve and submit demographic workforce data. A 60-year-old requirement, born of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to be cast away. My latest @TheEmancipator.org theemancipator.org/2026/09/10/i...

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

They don’t like me because my work reveals how racist they are.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick had a press event with book banner Bonnie Wallace. They listed 2,198 “filthy, dirty, pornographic” books. One book is my picture book, Goodnight Racism. They may not want kids learning about the importance of clean water for all or ending injustice and hate. But we do. ✌🏾

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

More than 250 years ago, Joseph Michel Antoine Servan, a French philosopher, called on the French monarchy to develop a more ironclad system of political control. This quote inspired the title of my new book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

When I went on tour earlier this year, there were so many places I wanted to go that I wasn’t able to. I’m ready to hit the road once more to discuss the scourge of great replacement theory within American politics and beyond ahead of the midterm elections. Join us! www.ibramxkendi.com/events

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Christopher Martell @chrismartell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Want to know how we got here? I highly recommend @ibramxk.bsky.social's new book "Chain of Ideas." It is a very deep dive into white supremacy (including the great replacement theory, anti-DEI, etc.), authoritarianism, and right wing movements both in the U.S. and globally.

Book cover for "Chain of Ideas" by Ibram X. Kendi.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Almost every week, we see a liberal writer condemn “wokeism” or the “woke. . .” They are attacking a caricature, a perversion, a distortion of a historically Black concept that MAGA propagandists first distorted. These people are not serious thinkers.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you are looking for a book with a meta-theory of American politics, I highly recommend "The Sum of Us" by Heather McGhee. Published in 2021, still relevant now.

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The Lawrence Times @lawrencekstimes.com · 26/08/2026

Award-winning author, historian and antiracist scholar Ibram X. Kendi will soon return to Lawrence to discuss ideas from his latest book on the rise of conspiracy theories, authoritarianism and the erosion of democracy in the United States. lawrenceks.news/3UzHW4H

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Howard University Institute for Advanced Study @huadvstudy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Howard University Institute for Advanced Study is thrilled to announce that we’re now accepting applications for our inaugural cohort of Howard Fellows for the 2027–2028 academic year.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The @huadvstudy.bsky.social is now accepting applications for our inaugural cohort of Howard Fellows for the 2027–2028 academic year.⁠ The deadline is Oct. 22, 2026.⁠ ⁠ Learn more and apply here: advancedstudy.howard.edu/fellowship-program

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Bennett Tomlin @bft.wtf · 23/08/2026

Only White scholars apparently could be "sufficiently restrained" to write on race: only racist studies reflected scholarly truth." From: Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

Other reviews of the book, which was first released in 1883, were also favorable. But one critique from the Magazine of American History-saying that Williams was "not sufficiently restrained"-signified the conundrum that many Black revisionist scholars would face in future decades. When Black revisionists chose not to revise, then they seemingly allowed racist studies excluding or denigrating Blacks to stand for truth. When they did revise racist scholarship, they apparently lacked objectivity. Only White scholars apparently could be "sufficiently restrained" to write on race: only racist studies reflected scholarly truth."

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CPN @oksettledown.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just a little older than my eldest which makes my skin crawl. These kids can't do this bs on their own, that had help from adults, both inspirational and material.

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

13 and 14 year old white boy terrorists is a foreseeable consequence of creating systems on which white kids are "too young" to learn about racism.

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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 24/08/2026

their parents taught them to hate, our government told them it’s ok

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Florida officers found two middle school students, 14 and 13, had guns, bombs, Nazi symbols, and a screed on demographic replacement that incited many mass shooters from El Paso to Buffalo. These shooters are getting younger. My latest @theemancipator.org. theemancipator.org/2026/08/24/i...

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The Averted Anti-Muslim Terror Attack Everyone Should Be Talking About

He wore tactical gear and a helmet-mounted camera on March 15, 2019. As he livestreamed himself on Facebook, Brenton Harrison Tarrant, a thirty-year-old White Australian, entered Al Noor Mosque in Chr...

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thank you, Carol, for reading and recommending! 🙏🏾❤️

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Carol Leigh @carolleigh.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I recently read Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's "Chain of Ideas" and highly recommend it. I think it's a must-read for Canadians right now, as it includes a chapter on our own wanna be authoritarian, Pierre Poilievre (Link 7: Fight for freedom as patriots, like the nation's founders).

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ᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026

16 months ago: Never forget how it started.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026

Rolling out “academic freedom” as a rallying cry now, after the CRT panic led to a bunch of Black scholars and theory to be literally banned from classrooms, shit is too rich lol

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

These academics probably only believe in the freedom of racist speech.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’ll be @peoplesbooktakoma.com in Takoma Park, Maryland for storytime tomorrow (8/23) at 9:30 am! I'll be reading my new board book, THE POWER OF OUR! Bring your little ones. Bring the whole family! RSVP: withfriends.co/event/289975...

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8/23 - Storytime: Ibram X. Kendi for The Power of Our by People's Book

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