Oh…what’s the deal with those files about the private island and whatnot? Forgot about those

“The Department of Homeland Security was formed after 9/11 amid international terrorism threats. Now, its most visible targets are domestic.”

“The influencer, Jake Lang, who was among the pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, was eventually chased into the lobby of a hotel by a throng of counterprotesters who threw water balloons at him when outside temperatures hovered around 10 degrees… “They blasted music from the Disney musical “Frozen.” “

My kingdom for a snap election

If we make it through this, so many people are going to jail

Scott Simon reading one of Renée Good’s poems on weekend edition this morning: www.kuow.org/stories/opin...

Guys, Margaret Atwood finally called

Real weird how “America first” suddenly feels just like every other Republican administration from the last 40 years

We need more history majors

A disgrace: North Carolina is dead last in public school funding effort and second to last in public school funding level. Yet, the General Assembly is the only legislature in the country that hasn't passed a budget — and they're driving us off a fiscal cliff. www.13newsnow.com/article/news...

Top Book Nook 2025 shows-chosen by listeners: 1. Stephen Cannell (2003) 2, Laura Lippman 3. Andrew Welsh-Huggins 4. Indu Sunderasan (2003) 5. Jeremy Jones 6. Megan Abbott 7. Beth Macy 8. Normandy Farms (2002) 9. L. Annette Binder 10. Phil King @thejeremybjones.bsky.social @bethmacy.bsky.social

carve the turkey, turn the ballgame on

If we all just agree to buy some Trump steaks would he stop with all this? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

Ugh, today is gonna feel so long

The lack of empirical evidence in the “anti-conservative bias in higher education” panic is really striking. We’ve had more than a decade of elite consternation about this so-called crisis based on a handful of anecdotes.

If you teach in the UNC system, consider signing this petition ASAP. UNC system leaders are expected to announce in coming days plans to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming that our syllabi are public records and not our intellectual property. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...

Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted

Winning the fight against woke

“I tried to provide lots of on-ramps to consider, if only for a moment, the ways that that history still reverberates all around us.”

Some people say Pete Hegseth is woefully unqualified and unprepared for his job, but I say it’s not even been a year and he’s already doing war crimes

NEW EPISODE DAY! Here's Ep. 368A: Jeremy B. Jones discusses his fascinating memoir and family history, CIPHER: DECODING MY ANCESTOR’S SCANDALOUS SECRET DIARIES. @thejeremybjones.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2025/09/18/t...

"I write, unfortunately, by feel. I can often sense there’s some connection or disruption between ideas or events or questions and so I write towards them. It’s incredibly inefficient." Jeremy B. Jones shared a playlist for his memoir Cipher at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/09/16/j...

“The desire of my soul is that my son should be a man and not a child all his life.” From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.

Jeremy B. Jones and Denton Loving discuss Jones’s new memoir “Cipher,” the process of journaling, what it’s like to be haunted, and whether the past offers any hope for our current times.

trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!” also trump:

Happy recommendation letter writing season to those who celebrate

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“My dear son, learn eloquence; not barely what you say, but the proper manner of speaking. My son, learn music but don’t be a pedant in it.” From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.

are you there ja it’s me ras trent

I don’t want to be so cynical that I assume this can’t be sincere, but…the cynical part of me wonders if there isn’t some post-Trump calculation happening among some politicians that might involve some moderation and character cleanup

Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently. This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.

You know it’s bad when you read the sub hed and you’re like, “Ok that’s enough.”

Taking part my usual pastime of clicking over to Fox News to see what they are covering after breaking Trump related news:

I don’t understand why what’s happening in Chicago isn’t constant national news. Yesterday they dragged a preschool teacher – here legally – from her classroom in front of her students. They threw tear gas into a playground.

Orangina is going to do something outlandish tomorrow to get back in the spotlight

The man is literally tearing down the White House and GOPers are…fine?

Remember Elon with the chainsaw? That was, like, 15 years ago?

ICE has bought access to an “all-in-one” surveillance tool that gives it updated location data from hundreds of millions of phones, putting us all at risk of being tracked. The government can’t be allowed to surveil us simply for having a cell phone.

We (Western Carolina University) are hiring for an assistant professor in American politics (w/ focus on & willingness to teach the Presidency, & Congress). Review of applications begins Oct. 15. jobs.wcu.edu/postings/31915 Good colleagues, good students, good views. Reach out w/ ?s. #polisky

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

Let’s hang out?

Trump’s inability to pronounce “acetaminophen” raises new questions about Joe Biden’s mental state.

"Salacious coded diaries." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @thejeremybjones.bsky.social & @blairpub.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

A gorgeous and fascinating book! Thank you @thejeremybjones.bsky.social.

@thejeremybjones.bsky.social has written an extraordinary book. Do not miss this! www.wyso.org/podcast/book...

@thejeremybjones.bsky.social highlights titles about complicated families by Rick Bragg, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Crystal Wilkinson and others.

Is today the South's biggest pub day?! LULLABY FOR THE GRIEVING joins new works by my good pals John T. Edge and @thejeremybjones.bsky.social. Go get them wherever books are sold!

my book’s out today or whatever

Head over to Reckon to read this fantastic interview by Jessica Cory of Jeremy B. Jones.