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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 27/09/2026

Put differently: lower numbers of enrollments or majors may be a reason why humanities departments are denied resources, but I am not convinced that they would get any more resources in the way of tenure lines/investment if they increased enrollments or majors.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I miss the great American tradition of not thinking about the president constantly.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#ELB: “Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him” electionlawblog.org/?p=157593

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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

WE WILL STOP FASCISM. 🇺🇸

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Thread. Rapists running a coercive sex ring AND transmitting CSAM AND inducing other men to abuse women and girls in turn. The alleged behavior is legitimately monstrous and it’s a HUGE deal that the Trump regime is undermining law enforcement to help/free them. Epstein in real time

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 14/07/2026

An incredible euphemism here for “the government is doing illegal discrimination”

Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We can't go numb to this. We can't let this become normal.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“But the bigger problem is how much of the media of ‘the left’ is dominated by men who appear to have no understanding of sexual abuse or intimate partner violence, but do have a pretty hefty sexist streak that they either aren’t aware of or don’t care to remedy.” YES @juliedicaro.bsky.social

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We have an even bigger problem than Graham Platner

The candidate's rise and fall perfectly illustrates the sexism in lefty media

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/07/2026

Have @warren.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov or the DNC pulled their Platner endorsements yet?

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Charlotte Brooks🏳️‍🌈/夏黎 (夏洛特布魯克斯) @profbrooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Quite a week for the AI-generated fake book group and publicist emails. Six yesterday, and three this morning…!?!

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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Is there a book you've always wanted to write, but you haven't jumped in? Then this week's episode is for you. I talked with @profbrooks.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, THE MOYS OF NEW YORK AND SHANGHAI (@ucpress.bsky.social), and how she brought its characters to life. 🗃️ #skystorians

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Episode 103: Charlotte Brooks Is Always Thinking About Research

It’s not every day that I find myself so invested in the characters of a history book that I stay up way past my bed time to find out what happens next, but that’s exactly what happened when I read th...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Men's complaints today: we are horribly oppressed because a woman translated Homer. Women's complaints: see Heidi Blake's utterly horrific report on the Tate brothers' long campaign of rape, violent physical and psychological abuse, and trafficking of, apparently, hundreds of women.

In the political landscape that Tate helped create, women hold an increasingly precarious position. These days, the far-right podcaster Nick Fuentes will openly say that women should be kept in “breeding gulags,” and the ultra-popular Joe Rogan will host a just-asking-questions discussion about whether the feminist revolution was a huge mistake. Influential Christian leaders are calling to repeal women’s suffrage. A man was elected President after being held liable for sexual assault.

Even in this milieu, Tate’s violent rhetoric stands out. “I saw a woman crossing the road today but I just kept my foot down,” he posted after Trump’s reëlection. “Right of way? You no longer have rights.” His influence is being felt around the world. Last year, a seventeen-year-old boy in New Jersey allegedly drove his car into two teen-age girls, killing them both, after joking on a live stream about women getting raped by Tate. In Britain, a man who had recently watched about ten of Tate’s videos raped his ex-girlfriend and murdered her, her mother, and her sister using a crossbow. British police have warned that Tate’s teachings are radicalizing young men in a “terrifying” manner and declared that violence against women is a national emergency.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hahahaha. They tried to show Trump on the Jumbotron during the anthem si people wouldn’t boo but the boos were IMMEDIATELY AND SO LOUD, they came off the image after a second.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I love the ceremonial booing of Trump. That keeps America great.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This is what leadership looks like. Thank you, Senator @kim.senate.gov

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Charlotte Brooks🏳️‍🌈/夏黎 (夏洛特布魯克斯) @profbrooks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hey, @governor.ny.gov, it’s time to have a real conversation about creative ways to withhold our blue state taxes.

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Exciting day! We have our first MBH piece up @inquirer.com! Cory James Young writes about George Washington's deep entanglements with slavery in Pennsylvania, beyond the president's house site, centering what historians know about these individuals. Please read and share! 🎁 share.inquirer.com/1BSWa8

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George Washington’s entanglements with Pennsylvania slavery extend beyond Philadelphia

Trump's removal of panels focused on George Washington's ties to slavery in Philadelphia should prompt us to learn more about the lives of enslaved people in Washington's America.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

There are people still living who fought — and watched their compatriots be murdered — for the passage of this act and to attempt to democratize America. To see it completed felled in the span of their OWN lifetime is just absolutely devastating.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We must understand the racist political rhetoric, the erasure and attacks on Black history, the reinstalling of Confederate names and monuments, all go hand-in-hand as the Court and Congress legitimize the taking of political rights and the end of multiracial democracy itself.

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Charlotte Brooks🏳️‍🌈/夏黎 (夏洛特布魯克斯) @profbrooks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I have no idea why @repdangoldman.bsky.social responds to constituent mail this way (“an outside party organization”), but if I contact my congressperson through @indivisible.org, its not because I’m politically naive or uninformed.

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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

As part of our #OAH26 content, we're pleased to present a special excerpt from THE MOYS OF NEW YORK AND SHANGHAI with commentary from author Charlotte Brooks:

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Excerpt from Charlotte Brooks's "The Moys of New York and Shanghai"

An exclusive look at Charlotte Brooks's THE MOYS OF NEW YORK AND SHANGHAI with an intro by the author.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

On MayDay higher ed workers and students are marching under one banner. We are fast becoming one of the most organized blocs in US society. JOIN US! @aaup.org @aft.org @seiu.org @uaw.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I'm not too proud to beg, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We should make it clear that if this happens everyone involved will live under the threat of war crimes prosecutions for the rest of their lives

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I don't want to hear any more "what will the dems do about this" media takes. I want to hear the "why won't any republicans stop this?" media takes, bc just a handful of them could literally do so at any time, if they chose to.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/03/2026

Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings

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AsAmNews @asamnews.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Sandra Wong, the great granddaughter of Wong Kim Ark, is preparing to march at the #NoKings Rally in San Francisco. Today is the 128th Anniversary of the SCOTUS decision affirming birthright citizenship.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

There is absolutely no bottom. @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The better plan to lower gas prices is to END THE WAR.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 28/02/2026

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON
TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
"The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic.

"Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.'

"Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people.

"Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different.

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/02/2026

No new wars.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Fuck this and everyone who helped get things to this point. Trans rights are human rights—full stop.

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Charlotte Brooks🏳️‍🌈/夏黎 (夏洛特布魯克斯) @profbrooks.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

So in between everything else that’s going on, I just published The Moys of New York and Shanghai with @ucpress.bsky.social. It’s a biography of six Chinese American siblings that Kirkus calls “a soap opera in the best sense of the term.” Available now! #ChineseAmericanhistory #biography

Cover of the book The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family’s Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

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Charlotte Brooks🏳️‍🌈/夏黎 (夏洛特布魯克斯) @profbrooks.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Always exciting when the subways go awry and the @mta.info is this helpful 😬

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.

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