The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics

This is a good summary but also *there is a transcript.* Not everyone wants or can use audio. Thank you @pbsnews.org. #AccessibilityMatters

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Gorgeous, joyous resistance and pop culture with a historical consultant. This is my love language.

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

PBS kids is sending me

Master of fashion as statement time.com/7368945/bad-...

#Romancelandia! When I get blurb requests, I now bluntly ask if any AI was used in the writing or editing of the book. I state that if the answer is yes, that’s a fast NOPE. Let’s also include cover art, foreign translations, & audiobook editions in our no-AI lists because No AI means NO AI.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Led by Mikaela Shiffrin, Ilia Malinin and Jordan Stolz, Team USA is heading to the Milan Cortina Games with a shot at an unprecedented medal haul.

On cooperation and competition.

While politicians struggle to communicate anything real, Olympic athlete Mikaela Shiffrin delivered one of the best public statements I’ve seen in a while— a heartfelt, thoughtful and brief comment on living your values and what it means to represent America now. www.instagram.com/reel/DUeEnUr...

“To prove discrimination, blacks were repeatedly dispatched as testers to Trump apartment buildings to inquire about vacancies, and white testers were sent soon after. Repeatedly, the black person was told nothing was available, while the white tester was shown apartments for immediate rental.” Gift

I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors. Great work everyone.

No punches pulled.

If you haven’t read @joyannreid.bsky.social’s “Medgar & Myrlie” about Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers, you should. It’s phenomenal—and I especially appreciated the audio book, as it’s read by Joy Reid herself: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Today, construction on the nation’s largest infrastructure project came to a halt - with hundreds laid off - because Donald Trump is out of control. The good news: political pressure still works, and we can use our voices to make sure he doesn’t have the last word.

Wonder how POTUS is marking Black History Month.

WATCH— @gallego.senate.gov : “Let’s say Trump wins that lawsuit… where would that $10 BILLION come from?” BESSENT: “Treasury.” SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.” BESSENT: “Yes.”

Temperature drop leaves Florida iguanas 'cold-stunned' Yikes. ' share.google/uRCOIqbc8Jkg...

Bezos & Billionaires Murder The Free Press Bezos can spend $50 million on his wedding, but can't find money to support journalists at the Washington Post. The broligarchy continues its assault on democracy. With @briankarem.bsky.social @kimkelly.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This piece captures the glitz, glam, and the surprising, sheer chaotic joy of the Grammys this year. "Can you believe it? The Grammys got it right." -- "How Bad Bunny Saved the Grammys" By Brady Brickner-Wood in the New Yorker www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Crushing on Trevor Noah tonight. Great job of hosting with humor, heart and passion for the art being honored. #Grammys

David French: This is not a drill www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...

Ozzy tribute was excellent. I’m old but that was legit.

variety.com/2026/music/n... Kendrick Lamar Makes Grammys History as Most-Awarded Rapper, Breaking Jay-Z’s Record

“I want to say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn’t be here. I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.” #GRAMMYs 🏆 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Ammon Bundy is scared www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."

Bad Bunny raises the stakes not just with the Super Bowl but also the Grammys. Interesting discussion via The Daily. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The most important part of the Rehmet campaign (in my humble opinion as a local political scientist whose opinion nobody asked for) is that Rehmet ran as a union man. Rehmet is a union president, and this was an unapologetically pro labor campaign.

Stunning outcome in Texas last night that's got Republicans in a panic: In a special election for a solidly red Texas state senate district, Democrat Taylor Rehmet beat the Republican by 15 points. Trump won the district by 17 points

Revisited The Handmaid’s Tale Season 1 today. This is the art and craft of adaptation at its finest. Highly recommend even if I’m finding it harder to watch in 2026, for reasons… forbidden “improper gender ideology” and all. Elizabeth Moss is the truth. www.hulu.com/series/565d8...

This is significant. Levin runs TMZ which is super popular celeb gossip/news for normal (not political junkie) types. And TMZ is under Fox News Corp.

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

They said "free speech" and "academic freedom" but never believed in either and now in texas you need a permission slip to mention race in class and they're fine with it. Might not have worked if people with large platforms weren't furious about marginal increases of black people in their offices

Five college classes — English: Images of Masculinity in Contemporary American Fiction — English: The Empire Writes Back (post colonial history and lit) — Intro to African American literature — Caribbean Societies — History of Communism I’ve thought about these classes over the years

Vanity Fair is blunt: “Melania Trump movie, is a purportedly serious film that plays like a mockumentary. If you were making a movie that parodied the current first lady of the United States, I’m not sure what you’d do differently.” Bottom line: Melania Bombs. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸 🎥: Jon Bream

True story! The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hosting a (nearly) year long series of events about History & Journalism -- there's never been a better year to think about this. Beginning w 4 online events in February, interviews with 3 amazing journalists, and then a panel with 3 amazing historians.

Messy Alberta separatists talked to the Trump administration about the province possibly leaving Canada bbc.com/news/article...

Does anyone have a good article for teaching undergrads to interpret qualitative data? developing codes, coding interview data, etc?

This is kind of blowing my mind?

The Pew poll, conducted Jan. 20-26, found majorities of all religious groups except white evangelicals disapprove of Trump. White evangelicals give him a net 69% approval, which is about the same as in 2019.

Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And: "Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans." www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

New York’s newest influencer — “Heated Rivalry” got a major Mamdani bump after the mayor recommended snowed-in New Yorkers download the hockey romance books with their library cards—a 529% spike in “Heated Rivalry” downloads according to a NYPL spokeswoman. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/26/a...

Worth watching.