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Ted Kinnaman

@tkinnama.bsky.social
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I enjoy traveling, reading philosophy, and marking the destruction of essential democratic institutions.

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Jeremy Fassler @jfassler.bsky.social · 5h
Katie Britt watching Eric Schmitt destroy his career, brought to you by Larry David.
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 17h
September 29, 1954: “The Catch” Willie Mays makes the famous over-the-shoulder catch for the New York Giants in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series against the Indians.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 17h
I enjoy reading something that challenges an idea I hold dear. That said, I maintain that effective writing is not a means to an end called thinking, but rather one of the goals of good college teaching. 1/2 #academicsky @annieabrams #philosophy #highered www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)
If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror."
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is disturbing, to say the least. #Germany #Deutschland #Holocaust #AfD bbc.com/news/article...
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German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ll be getting mine soon. #covid #vaccine
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Snacks @snacks59.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
flip.it/0_q_Qk. Better keep this shit growing al across the nation.
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The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum
As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jenny Linsky wonders what Bluesky thinks about bringing a ball of string to a job interview. #caturday #catsofbluesky
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICE ‘Dilley 2’ facility for kids in Alexandria, Louisiana, is set to be run by “nonprofit arm” of private prison company LaSalle Corrections. Detainees have died at another LaSalle-run facility in the state. And the company is definitely not evading taxes. www.thequeenzone.com/a-private-pr...
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A private prison company will run new ICE children's facility--and IRS pros have questions
A tax-exempt nonprofit tied to a private prison company will operate a new ICE facility in Louisiana, prompting questions from a former IRS expert.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
At the #KennedyCenter.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 17/09/2026
‘People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result “rogue AI” does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story.’ www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | The Hugging Face Hack Wasn’t What It Was Cracked Up to Be
Forget the ‘hive mind’ of AI agents ‘going rogue.’ They did what humans programmed them to do.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It might seem like an obvious point, but Edsall pulls it together very well. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Untethered Himself From Reality (Gift Article)
The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good lord. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
SAN DIEGO activists at Otay Mesa Concentration Camp‼️
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A man rapped with his dog at the Apollo, the stage famous for booing acts off before their first verse, and the crowd went wild for both of them.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A 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: 🧵
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A 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
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The Onion @theonion.com · 11/09/2026
Americans Fondly Recall 9/11 As Last Time Nation Could Unite In Bloodlust theonion.com/americans-fondly-recal…
Americans Fondly Recall 9/11 As Last Time Nation Could Unite In Bloodlust
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/09/2026
Because I’m white, it was easy for me to conflate the solidarity we witnessed on the ground among New Yorkers on 9/11 for some kind of colorblind national unity in the months and years that followed. The reality is and was vastly different.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Powerful words coming from the anti-Trump protest in Dublin: “Donald Trump USA - how many kids did you kill today?” 🎥 JustDandy81
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Donny Evans @iamdonnyevans.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🔴 HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of protesters flooded central Dublin on Saturday, marching through the capital in a mass demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is satire, but for all I know everything Alexandra Petri describes here could absolutely be true. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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A Recap of a Surreal Midterm Convention
It isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Jenny Linsky was never a Trump supporter, but she gave him credit for the low price of kibble. Not anymore! AOC in 2028! #caturday #catsofbluesky
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Once you stop trying to convince yourself that all of your policy preferences are secretely really popular if explained in the right way, you will be released from samsara
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#academicsky #AAUP
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
7 faith leaders and #clergy arrested after blockading an #ICE surveillance center in Williston, #Vermont. The faith leaders encouraged other faith leaders to join them for a week of action protesting ICE starting October 4th. Find out more info by visiting shutdownicevt.org! #faithleaders
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 09/09/2026
‘Employees have produced increasing amounts of real output but in return for real wages that don’t allow them to enjoy a proportional amount as income. The end result is that an increasing share labor productivity accrues not to workers but to corporate profits.‘ www.hussmanfunds.com/comment/mc26...
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hey, I think I saw my gal Winter there. ❤️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Increase in productivity since 1979: 93% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Dark times. #fuckICE
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A night full of Haggerty, just the way we like it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEAFoJNpa2k
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The Jim Haggerty Show - Full Series Marathon
YouTube video by InfoWars
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.
The front page of The Onion's September edition from September 2001 featuring the headline "U.S. Vows to Defeat Whoever It Is We're At War With."
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Trump Pushes To Rename Sexual Attraction To Children ‘Americaphilia' — theonion.com/trump-pushes...
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Trump Pushes To Rename Sexual Attraction To Children ‘Americaphilia'
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Kitty Carlisle hasn’t found Mitch McConnell but she has determined that he is definitely not in this box. #caturday #catsofbluesky #catboxday
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/08/2026
Today, I have a special report for you all. After speaking out about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, our inboxes were flooded with messages from individuals deployed overseas in difficult conditions. Below is an anonymous Q&A with one of those individuals. (Link in reply)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
JFC, how dumb do you have to be to negotiate with Trump?! His and Jared’s commitments are worthless. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
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Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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German Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 19/08/2026
Germany reaffirms its support for the independent International Criminal Court and for international criminal law. In doing so, we also draw lessons from Germany’s history. 1/2
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"It is not up to party leaders or the Democratic National Committee to litigate whether a candidate’s views are acceptable; the voters of a state or district decide." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Can’t Fix This Mess Without a Supermajority
They must embrace the heterodoxy that governs how swing voters think.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/08/2026
No matter where you live, you can do something to help. Learn how to funnel support for immigrant justice in your community. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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THERE ARE CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE YEAR 2026."A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitation or punishment."
- WikipediaFREE THEM ALL
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent charged in nonfatal shooting.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
When did it become normalized for the President of the United States to threaten to "bomb the shit out of" our allies—our *allies*—without that immediately leading to a serious conversation about whether he's mentally fit to serve as president
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The 51st @51st.news · 14/08/2026
"The longer the occupation continues, the less and less it makes sense to me." "Just the maddening mundanity of what a waste their presence is." "All parts of day-to-day life now feature armed supervision.” Here's what our readers said they'll remember from this past year in D.C.:
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What D.C. residents will remember from a year of National Guard occupation
Ahead of the anniversary, we asked our readers to reflect.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Mr. Armond, the LA Times photographer who shot the photos for this story, sent me all the pictures he took that day. 🖤🖤
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Everyone stay away from this terrible, free, volunteer run website that documents every Flock camera across the US: deflock.org
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DeFlock
Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.
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Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We don’t have to choose between “This is a tragedy” and “He did some things wrong.” #JasonArday
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/08/2026
After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport. 3 weeks later he’s still in custody. He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now. www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
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Maryland professor Berhanu Kibret remains in ICE custody
ICE confirmed Kibret is being held at Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, more than 250 miles from the airport.
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