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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This #RedSox team was a lot of fun during the season but it turns out they aren’t very good

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Put Tolle back in. Probably we should try that

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This wild card series format, where only one team gets home games — it’s stupid

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Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This hearing has been six years in the making, so if you are a @bostonschools.boston.gov family or staff member who wants to share your feelings on or experiences with fundraising in our school system, please join us! You can listen in or give public comment:

Graphic poster for a Boston City Council hearing on tracking school fundraisers across the district.

PRIVATE FUNDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Boston City Council Hearing
Docket #0406
Tuesday, September 22nd at 2pm
REMOTE HEARING can be viewed at boston.gov/city-council.tv
To testify contact
meghan.kavanaghaboston.gov

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This piece, by @nhannahjones.bsky.social, is powerful and deeply challenging. I recognize the tension she writes about: between what it means to be a good person and a good parent, doing right by the world and by your child. I have also felt this tension. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’d like a word with the person who scheduled an Orange Line closure on the first week of @bostonschools.boston.gov…

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I have had a few recent interactions with our health care system. And I’m struck by how one of the first things people ask is not how they can help but how I’m going to pay. That is a tragic failure of humanity.

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Kathleen Alves @katalves18c.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dollyland employees, both part time and full time, receive 100% of tuition covered. Healthcare, medical, vision, retirement benefits, childcare. A saint that walked among us. Every other wealthy person should be ashamed of themselves if they don't live up to Dolly standards.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Hawk having dinner at Marcella Park in Roxbury @universalhub.com

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Chris Maliga @chrismaliga.com · 18/08/2026

Also, this is a great time to share this thread about all the racist stuff that each president did: bsky.app/profile/jmno...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/07/2026

So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?

Facebook post from the U.S. Department of Education, saying "Parents know best" with a picture of a cartoon White, two-parent, heteronormative family, featuring a dad in a tie and sweater vest and a mom in a dress and pearls.

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 07/07/2026

‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis. But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right. By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵 Just out in Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153...

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

And, well, that’s it (so far, at least): 250 years of US presidents, all of them—all of them—deeply implicated in the racist foundations of our country. #America250 bsky.app/profile/jmno...

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

So, in conclusion: the next time a president (or any US politician) says something racist, let’s condemn it. Because racism is wrong & repugnant. But let’s not say that racist words & actions are “not who we are.” Let’s instead reckon with the fact that they are & they have been since the beginning.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

According to @hrw.org, during the first 500 days of Trump’s second term, 52 people died in the custody of immigration officials. The mortality rate in ICE custody is the highest in over a decade, more than 2.5 times as high as his first term. www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

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Dying in Detention

The 73-page report, “Dying in Detention: Rising Deaths in an Expanding US Immigration Detention System,” documents the increasing number of deaths in ICE custody through expert statistical and medical...

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Talking to the @nytimes.com, Trump said the Civil Rights Act was “unfair in certain cases,” because “white people were very badly treated.” The head of the EEOC, the same agency run by Clarence Thomas under Reagan, called on white men to file discrimination claims. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

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Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

For 2026, the Trump administration removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from the National Park Service's list of fee-free entrance days to national parks and replaced them with Trump’s birthday. www.npr.org/2025/12/06/g...

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National parks' fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday

The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national par...

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

During a luncheon for leaders from five African countries, Trump complimented the president of Liberia on his English: “Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where? Were you educated?” English is the official language of Liberia. youtu.be/hGPGhJcqNv4

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Trump Asks Liberian Prez Where He Learned English: In a Country Where It’s the Official Language

YouTube video by The Indian Express

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

On Juneteenth 2025, the federal holiday marking the end of slavery, Trump did not issue a holiday proclamation but instead complained there were too many “non-working holidays.” Trump had honored Juneteenth three times during his first term, before it was a holiday. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...

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Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About ‘Too Many’ Holidays (Published 2025)

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today, we reach the present day: Trump 2.0, Part 2. #America250 #FourthOfJuly

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Ajarn Micha @medialib.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I read this about 50 years ago at the Berlin Library (Technical University), and I have hated Jackson from that day on.

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MA’EL ONYX @ma-elthagawd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Who does this sound like in 2026?

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Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni @heshan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This 4th, re-bumping James’ extraordinary thread.

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julibluesky @julibluesky.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#History The post 👇 is part of a long thread about America's presidents that is well worth reading. (The Epstein class has been around for a very, very long time.) #America250

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MA’EL ONYX @ma-elthagawd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This whole thread is good and shows that these “elite” white men have been using the same talking points for over 200 years.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It is, of course, also true that many people who’ve served as president have done commendable things & advanced the cause of racial and economic justice. But racism is still a part of their story, just as it is a part of all our stories. And we need to acknowledge it www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

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Everyone's A Little Bit Racist - Avenue Q - Original Broadway Cast

YouTube video by Broadway Classics

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

During another cabinet meeting in May 2026, Trump targeted Somalians with broad, generalized, and racist attacks. “They’re all crooks, the Somalians,” he said. “What they’ve done to Minnesota, the Somalians, they’re crooked as hell” truthout.org/articles/tru...

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Trump Calls Somali Americans “Crooks” in Racist Cabinet Rant

The president has a long history of spewing racist rhetoric.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In its arguments to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration cited legal arguments from Alexander Morse, a Confederate officer and lawyer who argued for segregation in the 1896 Plessy v Ferguson. archive.ph/ga4nZ

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In February 2026, Trump posted a blatantly racist video depicting former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama as apes. He blamed a staffer for the post, but also insisted he “didn’t make a mistake” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

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‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In January 2026, in response to orders from the Trump administration, officials removed explanatory panels about slavery and people enslaved by George Washington from the historic “President’s House” site in Philadelphia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipr4...

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Philadelphians react to the removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park

YouTube video by AP Archive

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

At a December 2025 cabinet meeting, Trump unleashed a tirade of bigotry aimed at Somali immigrants, calling them “garbage,” saying they “contribute nothing,” and that their “country stinks and we don’t want them in our country” www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...

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Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in the U.S., urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it

President Trump says he doesn't want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the U.S.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Trump reinstalled a restored statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and diplomat who was also a suspected leader in the Ku Klux Klan. Pike’s statue was torn down and burned by protestors on Juneteenth 2020. Trump called it a “beautiful piece of art” apnews.com/article/trum...

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A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump's efforts to reshape how history is told

The Trump administration has restored a memorial to Confederate General Albert Pike in Washington, D.C.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Trump’s VP JD Vance brushed off dozens of leaked text messages by members of Young Republicans groups that included hundreds of appalling racist, misogynistic, antisemitic, and homophobic slurs. “That’s what kids do,” said Vance. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Kirk derided the 1964 Civil Rights Act a “mistake.” He called MLK “awful,” Kentanji Brown Jackson a “diversity hire,” and George Floyd a “scumbag” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...

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Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Trump ordered a review of the Smithsonian, saying it focused too much on “how bad Slavery was,” and directed it to adjust any exhibitions he found problematic. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'

A White House official told NBC News that Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

After suspending the refugee resettlement program on the first day of his second term, Trump announced a plan to admit and resettle white South African farmers, whom he described as being victims of a “genocide.” They are not victims of a genocide. apnews.com/article/sout...

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Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans as refugees

The Trump administration is welcoming a small group of white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As part of efforts to purge the federal government of “wokeness,” Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. Hayden was the first woman, African-American, & professional librarian to hold the job. She was replaced by Todd Blanche, Trump’s former defense attorney www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...

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The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today, we reach the present day: Trump 2.0, Part 2. #America250 #FourthOfJuly

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And finally, tomorrow, for #America250 and after exploring the racist legacy of all 46 of his predecessors, the rest of Donald Trump’s racist legacy (so far). bsky.app/profile/jmno...

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, had dinner with Trump at his private club. Trump, who pardoned Tarrio from his a 22-year prison sentence after the January 6 insurrection, reportedly told Tarrio, “I Love You guys” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/u...

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Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter (Published 2025)

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In September 2025, responding to a Trump executive order, a painting of Robert E. Lee in his Confederate Army uniform was restored to the library at West Point. The painting had been removed in 2022 as part of a directive not to commemorate the Confederacy. apnews.com/article/west...

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West Point restores Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's portrait

A painting of Gen. Robert E. Lee in his Confederate uniform is back on display at West Point's library.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In June 2025, Trump restored the names of seven military bases to names honoring Confederate officers. time.com/7293047/trum...

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Trump Renames 7 Military Bases to Honor Confederate Figures

The names would be restored to Fort Hood, Fort Robert E. Lee, and five others.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Trump officials racially profiled hundreds of migrants to accuse them of gang membership and illegally deport them. One man, Jerce Reyes, entered the US legally and was targeted because of a tattoo depicting his favorite European soccer team. abcnews.com/Politics/man...

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Man deported under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney

Jerce Reyes Barrios has a hearing on April 17, his attorney said.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In a “DEI” purge, pages about Jackie Robinson & Native American veterans were removed from the DoD website. A Pentagon spokesman said, “anybody that says in the Department of Defense that diversity is our strength is, is frankly, incorrect.” www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

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Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career restored to defense department website

An article on Jackie Robinson’s military career has been restored amid a US government purge of material considered to be related to DEI

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Trump blamed a deadly mid-air crash over the Potomac, in January 2025—between a passenger aircraft and a military helicopter—on “diversity push” by the Federal Aviation Administration. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Fact-checking Trump's claims about diversity schemes and the Washington plane crash

He told a news conference that diversity hiring efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration may have led to safety issues.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, swore in an affidavit that he regularly made disparaging and racist remarks when he was drunk. After Hegseth’s confirmation, Trump said, “We have a great secretary of defense.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Pete Hegseth sister-in-law, in new signed testimony, says he raged at ex-wife

In a signed affidavit, Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law claimed his ex-wife was terrified of him and hid in a closet when he threatened her.

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Trump ordered the Interior Department to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and to revert Denali, the Native American name for the tallest mountain in North America, back to Mt. McKinley. Alaskans worked for 40 years to change the name. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...

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Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’ (Published 2025)

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James Noonan @jmnoonan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In one of the first executive orders of his second term, Trump moved to end all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government and to end affirmative action in federal contracts, ending a program first initiated by LBJ. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift

President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country.

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