University of Hertfordshire closes a swathe of Humanities courses, accelerating the sweeping tide against Human-centred disciples in the UK. Because understanding humans is so yesterday today. With such happy consequences, as we see when we look around us.

A century ago during the 1920s, America experienced what the historian Merle Curti aptly called a "cult of prosperity," an era that -- just like our own -- conflated "rich and powerful" with "brilliant and wise" I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, but I bet it worked out great for everyone back then.

We need to put our arms around Rep. Justin Jones as he seeks to fight the TN legislature’s new gerrymandering plan. @brotherjones.bsky.social

Once again proving that your budget reflects your values, Senate GOP files a reconciliation bill to give over $70 BILLION to ICE and CBP, and another BILLION to Trump ballroom, but NOTHING for healthcare, housing, child care, or anything else that would lower costs for American families.

CNN reported Tuesday morning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has opened investigations into employees who attended Alex Pretti memorials and spoke to the press.

Oh, the people who blow up ships are the bad guys? Huh.

Good morning Everyone Today is PRIMARY DAY IN OHIO AND INDIANA Ohio Vote Sherrod Brown VOTE BLUE DOWN BALLOT Indiana VOTE DEMOCRATS Don't let Trump steal your voting maps ..He tried once and failed Don't let him try again See below for information Democrats when we VOTE WE WIN

Breaking News: James Murdoch’s company is said to be in talks to acquire most of Vox Media, including New York magazine.

Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?

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There’s so much going on right now that the ever-growing attempt to erase trans people is slipping by some folks.

Particularly given that he brags about being REPEATEDLY ASKED TO TAKE A COGNITION TEST

I defy anyone to explain this on neutral legal principles.

In tonight's episode of "A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can't Sleep...." Did I manage to link together Kent State, the Boston Massacre, the Battle of Lexington, and Star Wars? And bring it all home with a tribute to joint resistance? Yes. Yes, I did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcyB...

All of these (what I call) "Good Night with Joanne Freeman" videos are really great, but this one is especially good. Never forget .. WE THE PEOPLE have the power to drive change -- our history proves this. Let's do it again... www.youtube.com/live/d6gKiO-...

I’ve been shouting from the rafters for months now that we’re in historical echo patterns for a future new deal 2.0 and new progressive era. Tonight Dr @jbf1755.bsky.social discusses that. www.youtube.com/live/d6gKiO-...

Pope Leo’s message to Trump ain’t subtle. He just appointed a former undocumented immigrant as the new Bishop of W Virginia. Same day, he named a Howard University chaplain as auxiliary bishop, who’s been clear: Trump’s attacks on DEI are a dangerous “regression” in the fight for racial equality.

Their only real “stance” is playing victim. It justifies the hate.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social Trump’s approval rating among young Americans has plunged as more & more young people see that Trump has utterly failed to deliver on his promises, like ending inflation & not getting the U.S. into needless wars. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Well worth reading, folks. www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Not even just a lie. A stupid lie.

thank you sam alito for ending the unconstitutional racial discrimination against white conservatives and allowing them to obliterate federal representation for as many black people as they can manage, as the reconstruction congress intended

WELL worth reading, folks.

This.

Welp. We knew it was coming.

Hey! Two book banners ousted!

Name your top 15 shows ever, gut instincts only M*A*S*H Breaking Bad The Sopranos Deadwood The Pitt 30 Rock Ted Lasso The Mary Tyler Moore Show Bob Newhart Six Feet Under ER Severance Star Trek Seinfeld The Twilight Zone

A new Nazi database prompts Germans to confront their families’ dark pasts The search engine containing 12 million party membership cards shatters the illusion that few ancestors were active supporters of Hitler.

School boards in Texas that have been at the center of book ban and trans rights debates held elections today. And in early results out of local elections, I'm seeing at least 5 conservative school board members who are trailing. Let's see where these end up!

It’s patently obvious that by obliterating the Voting Rights Act the Supreme Court unduly restricted the electoral power of Black citizens But since SCOTUS allowed partisan gerrymandering, that also means millions of Americans-in each party-will be disenfranchised Just an unmitigated disaster

Trump is putting his name on currency, building a triumphal arch, and demanding taxpayers fund a $400 million ballroom. Only 28% of Americans support it. His cost of living approval just hit net -40. He is not on the ballot in November. Every Republican who is will answer for it.

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Wait, I thought if 60 Minutes edited an interview with a politician in the slightest, that was grounds for a lawsuit?

Cartoon by Christopher Weyant @christopherweyant1.bsky.social

You know… The Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial normally reflects reality. The world around it. DJT is painting it blue—erasing reality. As he does with everything else.

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

Excerpt from “What the Heck Just Happened” with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social

 Full carousel on Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DX2GywWltX...

Democrats need to accept that they're entering a new era of procedural Total War. This includes a big escalation in redistricting, but it's not limited to that. If Republicans don't like it, tough shit: They made this world, and they are the ones inflicting it on us. newrepublic.com/article/2098...

This ruling amounts to a nationwide abortion ban. Mifepristone is safe, full stop. This isn’t about science and protecting women, it’s a calculated plot by Republicans obsessed with controlling the private health care decisions of women in America.

Historian here exactly. The Dems need to learn from the no quarters given political tactics and campaigns of the Republicans in the 1850s and 1860s when they managed to upend half a century slaveholder dominance of the federal government.

The race is on to restore southern apartheid. Alabama and Tennessee join Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Well worth reading. On how Congress reined in SCOTUS in the past. [gift article] www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

The Fifth Circuit just told millions of women that three judges know better than the FDA, their doctors, and 25 years of evidence. They don't. This restriction on medication abortion is a nationwide abortion restriction, full stop. I have no intention of letting this stand.

BREAKING: We're suing Louisiana officials for suspending the state's primary election after voting has already begun. On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that eviscerated protections for voters of color, elected officials jumped at the chance to disenfranchise people — we won't allow it.

Watching reruns of ER, and had forgotten that Mark Greene’s father on the show was John Cullom—who I’d known previously through his musical theater work. They even gave him a chance to sing one of his show tunes on ER. This made me ridiculously happy. A kind of inside joke.

Posting this because it looks great. Bicentennial schlock was a BIG thing. And my former student Michael Hattem is an absolute expert on the memory of the Revolution.