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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Your now-regular reminder that adding a few seats to SCOTUS is the <baseline moderate> position now. Other, more serious positions also remain available: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The White Sox have my young adult son sending me Pope memes and texting his Grammy through the games. 💙

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A helpful reminder as I try to maintain the stamina to persist in teaching the humanities in the face of - all the stuff that is intended to convince me not to.

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If Clyburn is saying this before the midterms I think the Dems are just straightforwardly going to have the votes in the House for it if they have anything resembling a real majority

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I tell my students we are doubling down on close reading in my because they are getting less of that with the advent of AI. They nod seriously. They know.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/08/2026

anyway, i'd say that the most *useful* coursework i did in college was all in the religious studies department

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A. M. Vincent @vincent.northsky.social · 17/08/2026

No one, ever, in all of history, has believed everything written in a religious text or performed all of the actions dictated therein, not because people are imperfect but because that is simply not how religion works, anywhere, ever, for anyone.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/08/2026

New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:

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Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia

A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu...

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Regardless of who you're supporting: if you want to pass a state law that allows municipalities to start processing absentee ballots early, commit to doing everything you can to ensure a Democratic trifecta this November

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

READ THE WHOLE FUCKING ARTICLE AGAIN Build cognitive endurance again Sacrifice ease to not support environmental racism again Rely on your own skills and limits again.

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

AIPAC also opposed the guy who beat you. Again, thanks for proving us all right about you.

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Steph Brown @stephjayb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Just spent some time with the #AP English Lit exam and teaching materials and we have not talked enough about how AP pedagogy is probably contributing to the decline in humanities majors/enrollments. Because if this was what I expected college English to be? I would never have majored in English.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

👇🎯 The central pillar of our national security strategy & the prerequisite for rebuilding NATO/transatlantic relations with our former closest allies is defeating the lawless authoritarians, punishing them for their crimes, & reforming our domestic institutions so they never gain power again.

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Kate Jewell @katejewell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Here’s the thing: I could probably come up with lots of creative, AI-proof online approaches. But finding the time to reflect an innovate comes at a premium. I often revamp my courses, but this is an order of magnitude much higher in redesign. AI is not a pedagogical crisis, it’s a labor crisis.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I actually kind of believe the likes Platner & Brett Kavanaugh when they say they have no memory of committing sexual violence. Not just because these guys were so drunk at the time, but also because committing sexual violence is so banal to them that it’s not distinct enough to be remembered.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If roughing up a girlfriend and locking her in a room was a virile, authentic a rejection of “smoothgroined” “HR lady” politics, but a rape is too far, then what’s at stake is not a principled rejection of violence against women but a cynical assessment of how much violence a man can get away with.

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Yes, and props and thanks to her for it, but - this one was checkers, not chess.

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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Sorry to lib out but I guess my thought on the Fourth is that if it wasn’t possible for this country to really be an egalitarian multiracial democracy someday, the most disgusting people alive wouldn’t be trying so hard to foreclose that possibility

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Somebody enroll this man in a Theology 101 class so we can fail him.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I cannot fucking believe that birthright was 5-4! On whether the Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship!

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 14/06/2026

We’re the only Mississippi newsroom that regularly fact-checks voting precinct locations. Since 2020, we’ve found hundreds of errors that could send voters to the wrong polling place. Our reporting helped make the lists cleaner. But there’s more work to do. Support: buff.ly/nb6fQ5A

Red Trusted Elections 2026 graphic from Mississippi Free Press. The graphic asks, “How can Mississippians trust our elections?” and answers, “Correct poll locations.” Mississippi Free Press branding appears at the bottom alongside links to election coverage and donations. The background features a stylized American flag in shades of red.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

i hope media executives are taking note of the tens of thousands of people who for several hours on a friday night have stayed glued to livestreams of scaffolding being built just so they could witness his name getting knocked off a building

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Also on the ballot in the Maine Democratic primary race is @davidcostello.bsky.social and there is a write-in candidate: @andrealaflamme.bsky.social The early, high-profile Platner endorsements took a lot of oxygen away from those candidates.

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Anyway this is your usual reminder to spend at least as much time promoting content you find insightful/informative as you do dunking on content you find bad. To do otherwise creates perverse incentives.

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Andy Radde-Gallwitz @argphd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I’ve been saying the right will give up on the “Great Books” once they read them, but I would not have believed they’d be banned 😂

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Emily Morrison @ejmorrison.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Didn't expect to get emotional watching a neighbor mow his lawn, but just a few months ago I watched with my heart in my throat as ICE surround his house. They only backed off because our neighborhood showed up in full force. Now there he is, out in the sun, completely in the open, unafraid 🥹

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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 11/05/2026

the answer to why republicans seem to be able to blow past procedural hurdles is because SCOTUS and other courts are partisan republican bodies thanks for coming to my ted talk

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

One reason Republicans are banning books and classes on race is because reading even one book about Jim Crow or Reconstruction makes it clear that they are hoping to reinstate segregation.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

New York Times: If you're gonna crib our headline, you could at least credit Nick Judin and the Mississippi Free Press for first reporting it 2 days earlier. I'm glad this story is getting national attention. But Nick puts a lot of himself in these stories, and deserves credit (just as we'd do).

Mississippi Free Press screenshot shows a picture of two teen boys with their arms around one another in front of a cake and a sign that says "2026." The headline below the photo says: Max and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took the Brothers Instead.
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New York Times screenshot shows a picture of two teen boys with their arms around one another in front of a cake and a sign that says "2026." The headline above the photo says: They Left for the School Bus. ICE
Picked Them Up Instead.

Subtext says: A school transfer disrupted two brothers' visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 27/04/2026

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.

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"It's Time": Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts

Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Today, I urge everyone to find and financially support an independent news outlet — one that will not be attending a spectacle dinner tonight to schmooze with the Trump administration while they berate the press.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 22/04/2026

Backstory for tonight's victory in Virginia. 🔺🐘❤️

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

If you are as infuriated as you read this as I am, know that Congress not only has the power to fix the abuse of the Shadow Docket but also that the legislation is already drafted. We just need to get it to the floor. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I was like "Hey, the NY Times has finally grasped the concept of irony!" Then I noticed the Editorial Board's piece titled "Here's How to Defeat Trumpism"... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

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Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Yes. And universities, hire religion scholars. (…and to those doing so, reverse your foolish plans to close Religious Studies departments).

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 12/04/2026

The folks who spent the week on this website saying Orban was conspiring with Russia to create a false flag attack to freeze elections are the very same folks constantly predicting doom here in the US too so🖕🖕🖕🖕

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights is reporting an uptick in ICE activity across the Chicago area over the last week, incl. reported abductions at Cook County courthouses and immigration check ins. Chicago neighborhoods of reported activity include Rogers Park, Austin and Pilsen.

An ICIRR alert warning people to stay vigilant amid an uptick of ICE activity in Chicagoland communities. Full release: https://www.instagram.com/icirr_il/p/DW7bZOblH_Y/?img_index=2

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Molly Wood @mollywood.co · 07/04/2026

By the way, I just want to remind you that until we are shown otherwise, this is effectively the Republican agenda.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 30/03/2026

Remember, the GOP is the unpredictable, violent father. You're not allowed to question him, unless you want a beating. So everyone -- EVERYONE -- displaces their angst or anxiety or fear or resentment onto mom, ie, the Dems. Why isn't she fixing everything?!

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Unequivocally true. Schumer keep Democrats in check, they didn't blink and now Republicans are either A) going to have the pass some ICE reforms. Or B) go through the taffy puller that is reconciliation.

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Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar @sandrasulldun.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Seriously - the number of people on here describing Biss as a "moderate" or even "center-right" - my eyes are very tired from rolling.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal." She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%! Context:

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The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts

North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

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