It was a long day. This gave me life!

If Penn follows this ruling they're guilty of whatever happens next, just as much as Trump. This is the kind of ruling you ignore and let the chips fall where they may. "Don't give lists of Jewish people to fascists" is a useful red line even if only to see who crosses it (or demands it be crossed).

Yes, in Thunder. Trans lives matter— and the safety and freedom of all of us depends on theirs. You should know this in your bones.

Every justice who votes against birthright citizenship can and should be impeached on that basis.

Slotkin’s theory is built on a premise she doesn’t state: that the right-wing propaganda blanketing red-state America reflects what those voters actually believe, and Democrats need to meet them there. It doesn’t, and they don’t.

On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”

Job alert! Assistant (advanced) or Associate Professor Dept of English Howard University in Washington, DC www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...

brb writing a new book chapter

seriously

really can't be said enough that this case was decided by the same court that decided plessy v. ferguson. if they could have found a plausible rationale to limit birthright citizenship they would have done it. but there is none! the text is as clear as constitutional language can be.

Cheers from Worcester No Kings!

This is disgusting. My daughter went to school with numerous undocumented kids- and they make us better. They deserve an education and schools should not be punished for doing their job to educate their community.

trans rights are human rights. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social do better and fix this.

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Late to the party, but really enjoyed F1 during a multiply delayed transatlantic flight. Thanks, @annakornbluh.bsky.social for the recommendation. Such a pleasurable, engaging film!

Bari Weiss is doing *precisely* what she was hired to do: systematically destroy a once-reliable source of news in order to deliberately erode the ability of the public to make informed decisions this is her mission; this makes her paymasters happy; she will be richly rewarded

When WeWork lost 1.9 billion in 2018, I said “Give the humanities a chance to lose two billion dollars. See what we could do.” 200 billion? Just imagine.

Hello Folks. Some Truth here. bsky.app/profile/off-...

Brilliantly put.

A 50-year-old woman “had never been on an airplane until authorities flew her to North Dakota last year to face charges” based solely on AI facial recognition.

“AI is a threat not just to jobs, but to the entire existence of organized labor in America.” Hugely important from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social

Stuck for hours on the tarmac, trying to get outta Jersey in the rain. Now stuck at the gate as they scramble to bring many planes back to the terminal. It’s going to be a long night…

There are more instances of United States Citizens being detained by ICE than there are of illegal immigrants voting in elections.

WAR. CRIMES.

I will periodically remind people that what Trump labeled the “worst-case scenario” in his careless and ill-considered war was not anywhere near the worst case.

Literally bragging (dishonestly) about gas prices under $2 in the SOTU two weeks ago.

Expect more and more deadly terrorism directed against Americans. There was nothing good about this decision to attack a terroristic state without provocation or even a clear goal.

re the racism etc. of the right: “tiptoeing around it protects them and not the targets of the hatred and discrimination. I get so tired of the idea that progressives have gone too far in asserting that every human being deserves human rights when people are being shot in the streets of Minneapolis”

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

Rachel Maddow called Bill a genius of exposition. Which rings true to me. Who else finds such clear, concise, vivid ways to sum up where we are and where we could and should be?

“The water would be supplied by Carvins Cove Reservoir, the primary drinking water source for Botetourt County and much of the Roanoke Valley” 👍

for what it cost for our allies to shoot down three of our own planes by accident in a murderous illegal war we could have funded the NEH at 150% of its historic peak funding for a year

Why are Democrats afraid to talk about climate, when so many people already connect the dots between fossil fuel polluting emissions and their family’s financial costs? Home insurance is a HUGE cost for so many families, and getting worse fast!!

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin

Excellent advice on shifting the terms of debate.

At least 5 members of the U.S. men's team didn't show up for the White House visit. No reason given officially, but 4 of the 5 are from Minnesota.

re: hockey, Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers ever to live, gave up three years in the prime of his life — years in which his fighting would have been at peak; actual money incalculable — rather than fight in an unjust war, so noping out on grandpa’s burger bash should be an easy choice

@timothysnyder.bsky.social on the SOTU snyder.substack.com/p/fascist-fa...

Maybe this could have been one of the “take-aways.” bsky.app/profile/neil...

NYC public libraries are some of the last places in the city where you can use the bathroom without purchasing anything. Again, we need city government to stop underfunding the libraries. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

@prisonculture.bsky.social justice wanted to make sure you knew about this — lots of library folks, including Carla Hayden: globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/event/networ...

4-6 inches fell after this pic. Serious snow!

Perhaps the Constitution can help them out. “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives” “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations . . .” Just a thought!

Re: AI. I am not afraid of technology. I hate FRAUD and CHEATING and BRAIN ROT.

Amateur snow index: 2+ feet and still falling!

“The power of Mayor Mamdani’s candidacy + early tenure have been rooted in this communal rhetoric of a city that works for everyone. If NY is to be a model for the nation of how a progressive city can work, we can’t neglect public libraries…”

For friends anticipating the snowstorm: some sweet-voiced undergrads singing a Fountains of Wayne classic during lockdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQT8... [Also: shout out to my Williams College peeps!]

A powerful article - and exhortation to look squarely at the horrors.

We are nowhere near the disastrous circumstances of Berliners in 1945, 1939, 1935 or even 1934. But as humans, we are prey to similar kinds of self-deception. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/o...