Husband. Father. Sociologist. Author. Co-editor of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. Newest book: The Souls of Jewish Folk
https://ugapress.org/book/9780820365077/the-souls-of-jewish-folk/
Currently writing a book about White people ..
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Husband. Father. Sociologist. Author. Co-editor of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. Newest book: The Souls of Jewish Folk
https://ugapress.org/book/9780820365077/the-souls-of-jewish-folk/
Currently writing a book about White people
In a nutshell, it’s complicated.
I hope you’ll read and share widely.
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Roughly 1 in every 13 dollars spent in 2024 elections was donated by a handful of the country’s richest people.
More than 80 percent of federal campaign spending by the 100 wealthiest Americans went to Republicans.
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“It does not appear that such memos were furnished.
“Some personnel are worried they might need attorneys” under a new administration
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The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
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Really interesting to learn about their worries (mostly housing and parking!)
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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“If you’re a billionaire, you want to stay a billionaire,” John Catsimatidis told @bethreinhard.bsky.social. “I worry about America and the way of life we have.”
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Parents are losing their jobs, children are suffering inconsistent care, child care workers are being laid off and providers are going without pay or shuttering their facilities, according to…
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There’s no guarantee full payments will arrive by Thanksgiving or even before December.
Any “good apple” still left would have sense enough to resign at this point.
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![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
We have a “Walk of Champions” and no championships!
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If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
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Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
The 50-page report makes use of both survey and interview data to examine whether, how often, and why people move.
Stay tuned!
Cowards all the way down.
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