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Just as RE Lee could have stopped the war in 1862, 1863. …

And students who look like JD and Usha’s.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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The right wing crash out over asian students celebrating at a UT football game reveals that all along the true goal of reactionary colorblindness was never “meritocracy” but resegregation. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

Color-blind meritocracy was, for many years, a successful rhetorical strategy for undermining antidiscrimination law and excluding Black people from selective schools and prominent positions. That’s why so many former segregationists seemed to suddenly embrace the concept in the 1970s. For them, resegregation—not color-blindness—was always the goal. As long as the success of some immigrants could be used to paint Black students as undeserving, color-blind meritocracy was good. But now many on the right see a new problem: too many Asian Americans in elite spaces. Their success, therefore, must be portrayed as a sinister theft of real (white) Americans’ birthright.

The declining “social trust” that the administration warned against is, of course, not the fault of these students. The problem is bigots like Bo French who cannot accept into their community people who do not share their race and religion, and those who monetize or otherwise profit from that bigotry by spreading it through social media. Like the proverbial child who kills their parents and asks for mercy as an orphan, they are responsible for the problem they are decrying.

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To liberate something, turn left. To turn the screws on freedom, turn right.

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Indeed. Cheap shots at the left that amplify the right’s false narrative (e.g., federal bureaucrats run local schools) about the left is what I’m talking about. On the eve of an election where democracy is on the line, let’s not give Ned and Betty in Red states another reason to vote Republican.

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“Most” of probably all reforms of any kind don’t work. It’s the ones that do that should be considered.

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The worst Secretary of State in 200 years

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I agree. But note Tom is using straw men arguments to attack progressives—e.g., that the progressive conceit (his words) is that federal bureaucrats should run local schools. They don’t. Never have. Never will.

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Not at all. I value the opposition to the authoritarianism of Trump. My point is that center-right Never Trumpers will increasingly become vocal in criticizing the Democratic agenda. Old policy differences will surface.

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I’m been following politics a whole lot longer than you.

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It’s not either/or. It’s a conceit of conservatism that central authorities are inherently bad and local control is inherently good. It’s a balance.

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Tom’s developing Blue Wave Cold Feet. When Democratic control was theoretical, he was a hardcore Never Trumper. Now that a Blue Wave has begun to form, the old lines of partisan division surface. We’ll see that elsewhere, such as the Bulwark. Against all SCOTUS reforms, expansion of Medicare, etc.

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Microsoft needs to file lawsuits and seek deposition of JD.

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Buying early and buying often.

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What Doge bro brought that home with him last night?

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In his acclaimed book on the American revolution, Gordon Wood described how the founders too conceived of a nation led by gentlemen, men of integrity free of personal aggrandizement and partisanship. That’s didn’t work out either.

Albany isn’t that far from our local schools.

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ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood

THIS IS THE POINT: “millions of our neighbors are wondering whether they will be safe on our streets, in our schools, at their work sites.” ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...

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The man was in a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat when he was shot and wounded, the authorities said. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Trump administration was “terrorizing our city.”

Hegseth should be forced to be present and watch it and if necessary deliver the kill shot.

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I liked Olivia Coleman’s best.

Oh, okay, how would one intend that?

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Alito worried about the 8% of 2% of American population who self-describe as gay and are married.

Trump wasn’t honest about COVID. No reason to expect Russia to be about this outbreak.

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It matters a great deal to the university, but it isn’t the only thing by a long stretch.

Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Personally, if I had to choose between Democratic Socialists making up 0.06% of elected Democrats and nuclear attacks on LA and SD, I’d have to literally flip a coin.” Peggy Noonan

Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If Witkoff and Kushner cancel their next trip to Moscow, that’s the clearest signal that this is serious as shit.

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Especially when the Big Red football team is 2-0, its best starts in years.

Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A lovely story. Thank you for sharing. Reminds me of the video of the UK soccer player reunited with his grade school teacher.

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@raskin.house.gov did OMB Director Vaught commit a crime here?

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

British Jews, homosexuals, people with disabilities, Brits of Indian descent and millions of others care.

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But it’s still hunting season for immigrants, reporters, Black women and Muslims.

Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Telling that when questioned Bessent in congressional hearing could not say with specificity where the Venezuela oil money is going.

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I took Prof. Polenberg’s survey courses—a great lecturer, great classes.

Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Because victims get to choose and if you don’t trust local police to work with ICE, don’t trust them to investigate sexual assault aggressively, professionally and sensitively.

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

These fraudsters, with their low utilization, are 99% of health plans profits.

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Upstate Dem @upstatedem.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The shape of the reflecting pool from above is the letter “I” — which stands for for Iran, Inflation, and ICE. Four complete disasters.