My open letter to ⁦‪LeBron James‬⁩ after he said at the weekend that he had heard “nothing but great things” about Israel.

We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow. Time to send this thing back to its grave.

This, from @jamellebouie.net is exactly right. And I think so many folks have refused to see or admit what Trump is because admitting implicates them, or their families, so denial is easier.

You can just say "yes, he is a racist" or "yes, obviously he is a racist" or "are you fucking kidding me, what kind of stupid question is that in 2026?"

Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical. This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.

Our @jerrybrewer.bsky.social with some well-directed heat at a hiring cycle that fell short in many ways, especially for Black coaches: www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

I was invited to give a talk in the community last night on Trump's second-term foreign policy. I thought I'd share my slides and bullet points here too.

Wild to for a jewish organization to be like "well if mamdani wasn't such a fucking rootless cosompolitan" bsky.app/profile/joel...

to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”

The National Basketball Players Association has released a statement on the killings in Minneapolis: “Following the news of yet another fatal shooting in Minneapolis, a city that has been on the forefront of fight against injustices, NBA players can no longer remain silent”

Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon. Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

The latest from YouGov (n ~ 3.4k). An outright majority say ICE's tactics are too forceful. ICE approval: -19 Approval of protests against ICE: +8 "Abolish ICE:" +5 today.yougov.com/topics/overv...

Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.

On the year anniversary week of Trump in office for a second time, we seem to have literal death squads patrolling the streets of Democratic-run cities. But sure it was all Trump Derangement Syndrome when some of us were warning about the impending fascism back in 2024. 🤷🏽‍♂️😡

The GOP is consistent. When they said state’s rights they meant “white supremacy“ and when they said “tyranny” they were mad about federal interference with white supremacy. ICE is white supremacist, so they support it. They aren’t hypocritical on this.

I do not understand why the Democrat establishment is not calling for national mobilization. Everything the government is doing is unpopular (poll-tested), Americans want to fight for their rights, and for their neighbors, and for NATO, all of it. Democrat leaders are failing and I don't understand

Abolish/defund ICE to fund health care might be a good electoral and policy position. But that is currently the stance of only a few elected Dems. The mainstream stance is saying ICE under Trump is bad and offering vague reform ideas while allowing bills to pass that keep ICE operating as is.

Meanwhile in Minneapolis... ...some very cold, very determined NYC rabbis experiencing Minnesota winter for the first time. Cold can't stop us from answering the call to support Minneapolitans demand ICE OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS!

News cycles move fast, but it’s sometimes worth slowing down to reckon with what this government is doing. In service of its racial project, it is willing to beat, kill, and subordinate anyone it deems a threat. This is a violent white nationalist project.

So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?

The president -Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries -Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory -Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership -Is talking about canceling elections

once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car. He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times. The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”. They hate women & it shows.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events

"Demonstrates that diversity in Congress is key to providing a voice for underrepresented groups." Black Voices in the Halls of Power by Jennifer R. Garcia, Christopher T. Stout, & Katherine Tate, Coming Soon 🗺️ 🗃️ #BookSky #LawSky https://cup.org/4mkWY6B

New piece in @goodauth.bsky.social on what Trump's actions in Venezuela might mean. goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...

The original Republican Party (though not Stephens or the other confiscationists, who were correct) was very conservative on economics. The Bryan Democrats were progressive but racist. It’s really more of a question of coalitions than ideology.

This is related to the idea that if white people don't have 100% of high-prestige jobs, awards, recognition etc it's evidence of discrimination against whiteness. It's where "great replacement" logic leads you. bsky.app/profile/donm...

As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.

So hype that the faculty and staff of the UC system keep pushing their admin to be better

WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)

Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵

Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.

“This suggests a role for white racial attitudes, and, indeed, we find that state-level white racial resentment predicts Black-white representational disparities.”

"This is an elite failure, not a popular one. The Democratic base understands what’s at stake. Grassroots activists and voters have shown they’re willing to fight. The failure lies with party leadership who mistake capitulation for pragmatism." data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-compas...

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

No one should engage in any discourse about whether women should work. Any such utterances should be laughed out of the room. That debate is over. Full stop. No further discussion is necessary. What remains are dominative fantasies & I do not consent. The end.

ADL is essentially an arm of MAGA now, providing cover for violent right-wing antisemites and smearing left-wing allies as as antisemites. It is really terrible how quickly & thoroughly Jonathan Greenblatt has managed to turn such an important organization for Jews (really all of US) against us.

“Animal welfare groups in the Tampa Bay area say that wave has had a heartbreaking ripple effect: hundreds of pets left behind when families are forced to go.” www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-a...

Kevin Roberts' defense of Nick Fuentes is a watershed moment: the right has officially declared open, unabashed Hitlerism to be an acceptable position in their coalition www.vox.com/politics/466...

Really proud of the slate of books we’re publishing in politics & sociology this year. The latest - Bob William’s “Funding White Supremacy” - is out now!

Republican elites have recently begun panicking about rising antisemitism among the conservative base. And they're right: this is a crisis. But it's one that is, in large part, of their own making www.vox.com/politics/466...

Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute

We Rate Dogs has joined the frogs.