Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNCassandra Good @cgoodhistorian.bsky.social · 56mIt's esp important for male academics to learn more about how problematic the Title IX process is and how poorly universities treat survivors. I helped organize a conference panel on this topic in 2022. The room was full--of women. Two men came. This isn't a women's issue, it's a human issue. 1219
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 9mThere are apparently almost 3 million people in the US military. How many are absolutely mortified by this bozo? 81008
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 7mReminder: Dan Sullivan spent July 4th posing with a Confederate flag. Alaskans deserve a senator who shares their values.ms.nowGOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flagAs he stood a few feet from a Confederate flag, Sen. Dan Sullivan noted that everyone is guaranteed the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 0168
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h"Talarico is running in a state Trump carried by 14 points in 2024. Yet he’s actually leaned into the moral issues around immigration more aggressively than most other Democrats. He makes an expansive moral case that immigration is good for our country." newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 725548
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 59mThis is obviously disgusting in so many ways. Gonna highlight one: Servicemember beard exemptions are all on religious or medical grounds. They're either Sikhs (mostly South Asian) or have a skin condition related to shaving curly hair (mostly African American). "No beardos" is racist as hell. 9565114
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h"Schmitt says he stands by his claim that Smith is a 'dirtbag' and a perjurer. And with that kind of commitment to the bit, he’s definitely a shoe-in for the VP spot." — @lizdye.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coSchmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack SmithWhen gotchas go disastrously wrong. 2081803334
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6hIt’s insane that the media have no interest in what’s going on here. 34666108
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h“It’s that Trump’s agenda—the masked ICE thugs snatching grandmas and children, the killings of U.S. citizens, the overt white nationalism in official government communications—has opened the door to creating a new pro-immigrant consensus, even in a place Trump won overwhelmingly.” 18618
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 6hTrump says he is embarking on 32 days of campaign travel before November elections www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...reuters.comTrump says he is embarking on 32 days of campaign travel before November electionsUS President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans 32 days of campaign travel ahead of the November midterm elections, putting himself and his record at the center of Republicans' fight to hold... 3421420
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9hThe other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160... 131049179
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 9hMore of this please dems! 222234
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNIndivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 8hHOLY PA-01 SCOOP IN POLITICO!! Brian Fitzpatrick's awful ads seem to show a bunch of news headlines. But those deceptive quotes didn't come from actual news reports - they were written by one of his wedding guests, a felon who was once on the payroll of his own campaign, who self-published them!politico.comThe source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own weddingSelf-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads. 10314111
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNDavid R. Brockman, Ph.D. @drdrbrockman.bsky.social · 8hUpdate: The America.gov chatbot now refuses to answer "political" questions or offer "judgments about past elections" 🤔 24295112
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNMatt Dragon @mattdragon.com · 9h🧵It’s already killing people by helping to coach active shooters about how to not attract attention before their attack, or increase their lethality during it.newsletter.mattdragon.comAI won't kill us — At least not like thatGen AI companies are laying the groundwork for escaping accountability. Don't let them. 173
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNMatt Dragon @mattdragon.com · 9h🧵AI is already killing people by coaching children how to die by suicide, or how to best hide their suicidal ideations and self harm from their parents or other adults in their lives who could help them.newsletter.mattdragon.comAI won't kill us — At least not like thatGen AI companies are laying the groundwork for escaping accountability. Don't let them. 23219
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h10,000 ICE agents are swarming all over the country as we speak, using heavy weaponry to raise the salience of immigration on a daily basis 411016
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNAsher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 17hBanning the existence of Panhellenic fraternities would not solve every problem on every campus, and certainly not the existence of sexual assault, but when you've got a mosquito infestation it doesn't hurt to go right for the biggest pools of stagnant water 425155
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 18hSeeing people post about how unfair the “mob justice” against the Cornell rapists is doesn’t really move me when there is no justice for survivors. The system doesn’t work; it enacts further punishment on the victims. Society is even crueler. So spare me the “mob justice” rhetoric about the accused 203329381
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 18hIf rapists actually faced consequences for their actions we wouldn’t have nearly as many rapists. In reality many rapists actually benefit from their actions 122979371
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 17hI'm so old I remember Republicans complaining about "picking winners and losers" www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...cbsnews.comFederal government issues emergency order defying Colorado's plan to shut down coal power plantThe tug of war over energy production between several states and the federal government continued last week when the Department of Energy renewed an emergency order to keep a Colorado coal-fired power... 45513
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 17hOnce again: anyone who thinks rape victims come forward for any reason except telling the truth at great fucking cost to themselves is a brainwashed bastard 251462
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 17hYou can read the pro-segregation goals in a lot of their founding documents. Fraternities are one of the classic examples used in sociological theories cynical about institutional change. The older a fraternity, the more likely they are to still have documents that explicitly ban Black members. 1388
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNDevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 17hWe aren’t mad enough www.cbsnews.com/news/cornell...cbsnews.comDetails emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging gang rape by fraternity membersA woman, identified only as Jane Doel, alleges she was gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 and accuses Cornell University of failing to protect her. 1937477
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 20hthey DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION????? 1453311413
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 19hI wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh 501822307
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNgamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19hShut every fraternity down. 141680321
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17hI can smell this picture 1752890206
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 17h“ME TOO went too far” said the country that re-elected a rapist. 101378267
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 17hincredible work by these reporters & editors. yes, “student journalists.” seems they can teach us a lot… www.thecut.com/article/corn...thecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 237882
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNisaac @sevier.io · 17hLots of folks have plenty to say about "The Left" and what it (lol) should stop doing at a time when fascists are disappearing people in record numbers and there is no actual force stopping them or the fossil fuel industry that they are in league with. 115624
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNFLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 17hKnow their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME. 14248861718
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 17hThe more I learn about this Cornell situation, the angrier I get because it's SO normalized in academic environments. 61012211
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19hthis is the funniest imaginable explanation for the Hawks/Hawkeyes mixup and I desperately hope it's true 263648
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21074412425
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 20h10 months later, Minnesotans are still feeling the effects of Operation Metro Surge. Kids are still scared to go to school. Parents are too afraid to take their kids to the doctor. The federal government laid this on our doorstep – now, they must fix what they broke. 312735
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 23hFWIW, I think a fuckup on this scale in time to wreck them electorally was *almost* inevitable from Day 1, precisely because this is the Special Birthday Boy presidency in which there are almost no limits on Trump's madness and every proposed policy disaster has a real shot at going all the way. 311283181
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNNute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 21hYup, absolutely. I think it’s wrong to treat the Iran War as simply one bad error that happened to the Trump Admin rather than the entirely logical consequence of the way it operates. If it wasn’t Iran, it would almost certainly have been something else 51191171
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The cleansing of the blood of the nation must continue, as it says in the constitution bsky.app/profile/stev... 16620126
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr... 302855633
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026Very funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning. 2013475535
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/09/2026if the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...axios.comSen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy. 1332291326
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 12478131948
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Trump era has really fucked everyone up in profound ways. Turns out electing the physical embodiment of the most demonic things about American society to the Presidency was a mistake 111441212
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 29/09/2026“Elon Musk is the single greatest counter-argument against capitalism to ever exist. The man has grown his inheritance of apartheid wealth into a business empire sustained by a seemingly infinite supply of failed promises and absurd predictions.” www.liberalcurrents.com/tax-the-weal...liberalcurrents.comTax the Wealthy, Not WealthDon’t miss the forest for the tallest trees. 18346119
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is true: I look at Labour's neglect of higher ed in the UK - a complete own goal that made the country worse off and undermined a major export industry. 836255
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNMags Campbell @magscampbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So, a sort of secret police force? Those have historically never been problematic, eh? 0189
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My demand for Democrats over the next few years is repeal, tribunals, tearing down all the bullshit and motherfucking prison for the crooks 3752487
Reposted by Ulysses S. Longtorso, MNKatie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 17/09/2026so the official bluesky policy position is that you can't tell someone to kill themselves but you can tell a protected minority category that you hope that state kills them. Am i getting that right. 964091947