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Joe Feagin
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Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University; researcher on systemic racism and the white racial frame

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Joe Richard Feagin is an American sociologist and social theorist who has conducted extensive research on racial and gender issues in the United States. He is currently the Ella C. McFadden Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University. .. more

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 21h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James
Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney general
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21h
"The first mistake was for 77M voters to re-elect a man as dangerously unfit…as Trump, one who was immunized and unleashed by John Roberts’ SCOTUS. But the second and related mistake was for a GOP Senate to confirm a dangerous collection of incompetents"

www.americaamerica.news/p/only-the-b...
"Only the Best and Most Serious People"
The consequences of Trump inserting unfit sycophants in positions of power are tragic and immeasurable
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 21h
The district began its expanded JPS Supper Meal Program on Nov. 3. The program, known formally as the Child and Adult Care Feeding Program, is USDA grant-funded.
Jackson Public Schools Supper Meal Program Fights Hunger
The Jackson Public School Supper Meal Program provides access to nutritious meals beyond the regular school day.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h
And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21h
“To that end, President Xi invited me to visit Beijing in April, which I accepted, and I reciprocated where he will be my guest for a State Visit in the U.S. later in the year.”
Trump: I just had a very good telephone call with President Xi, of China. We discussed many topics including Ukraine/Russia, Fentanyl, Soybeans and other Farm Products, etc. We have done a good, and very important, deal for our Great Farmers — and it will only get better. Our relationship with China is extremely strong! This call was a follow up to our highly successful meeting in South Korea, three weeks ago. Since then, there has been significant progress on both sides in keeping our agreements current and accurate. Now we can set our sights on the big picture. To that end, President Xi invited me to visit Beijing in April, which I accepted, and I reciprocated where he will be my guest for a State Visit in the U.S. later in the year. We agreed that it is important that we communicate often, which I look forward to doing. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 17 ReTruths 54 Likes 11/24/25, 9:39 AM

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 21h
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star? We do.
Social Media's version of stochastic counterterrorism in X is Rentier Capitalism amok Translation of Mister Orange ‘accordion hands’ Krasnov killing the Department of Education (or putting it on life-...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h
Just months ago, President Trump sent a letter to the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, demanding that the authorities drop charges that Jair Bolsonaro had attempted a coup. Now, Trump has all but admitted defeat, Jack Nicas writes in a news analysis. nyti.ms/4irUaEA
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits across from President Trump, who points forward. Marco Rubio and other men in suits are also seated, with U.S. and Brazilian flags behind them. A headline reads: "News Analysis: Brazil Defied Trump and Won." Photo by Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 1d
For holiday gifts, I’ll be signing copies of my book, “Attack from Within,” at @literatibookstore.bsky.social. Order by Dec 8 for mail orders and Dec 15 for in-store pickup. Order here and add customer comment for personalized request.
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Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUPDATED EDITION: The MSNBC legal analyst explores the impact of disinformation after the 2024 presidential election—and what Americans can do before it’s too late.“A comprehensive guide to the dynamics of disinformation and a necessary call to theethical commitment to truth that all democracies require.” —Timothy Snyder, author of On TyrannyDisinformation—the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth, whether from opportunists on the far right, misinformed media influencers, or others—is fragmenting America more than ever before, pushing the nation toward extreme views, civil unrest, and violence. In this bestselling book, now with a new foreword by the author, Barbara McQuade identifies how disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society, causing havoc in our voting systems, schools, hospitals, workplaces, and the Capitol. McQuade, an MSNBC legal analyst and former federal prosecutor confronts the ways disinformation is being weaponized to polarize voters, degrade our legal structures, and leverage the political influence of manipulators and authoritarians. Now newly updated, Attack from Within shows us how to fight back against misinformed, extremist thinking and work toward preserving America’s hard-won democracy.
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 1d
He should already be in prison for the treason he committed during his first term, but now we can add human rights abuses and war crimes to the charges.
#truth #Politics #Government #Corruption #Crime #President

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
Try Joe Feagin, Free Enterprise City, on Houston
danielkayhertz.bsky.social Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 1d
Any recommendations for books about cities not in the Anglo world or Western Europe?

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AdmiralW @admiralw.bsky.social · 1d
#StarTrekDiscovery
Michael exemplifies everything it means to be a Starfleet Captain; duty bound, selfless, principled. And at the same time is a unique character unto herself. The effort by some of paint her as unworthy will never hold water. She is Starfleet.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1d
"Many residents have yelled profanities at them, and honked their horns at agents when their unmarked vehicles are spotted..."

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In North Carolina, the Border Patrol’s Presence Divides a Swing State
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
Also see my Routledge book, The White Racial Frame, esp in later editions: www.routledge.com/The-White-Ra...
The White Racial Frame: Centuries of Racial Framing and Counter-Framing
In this book Joe Feagin extends the systemic racism framework in previous Routledge books by developing an innovative concept, the white racial frame. Now four centuries-old, this white racial frame e...
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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
For more and these data see: "Algorithms of oppression: how search engines reinforce racism," by Noble, S. U. (2018). New York, New York: NYU Press. 2019;Arshin Adib-Moghaddam,
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...; and Lel Jones, www.pdcnet.org/stance/conte...
Is Artificial Intelligence Racist?
www.bloomsburycollections.com

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Old Hippie On Line Activist @teresalynnkocsis.bsky.social · 1d
As America continues its backward spiral, Finland is showing us what our tomorrows are missing out on.

The future will get here without America it seems

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
White automation of decision-making in banking, policing, employment often entrenches systemic racism by making white-biased outcomes appear objective. This process thus digitizes the "white racial frame," physically embedding it into the very infrastructure of our very 'modern' society

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
Llack of diversity of AI developers compounds racism issues. Perspectives of homogenous workforce fail to recognize or address needs /experiences of communities of color--thus, AI technologies reinforce existing white power structures. AI often acceleratates Racial Oppression.

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
When datasets are biased due to past discrimination, racist framing, poor representation of people of color—AI models trained on them perpetuate racist biases. Eg., algorithms in healthcare poorly estimate health risks of Blacks; criminal justice algorithms assign longer jail sentences to Blacks

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
As a result, AI is not a neutral tool; rather, it digitizes and accelerates longstanding patterns of racial oppression by embedding historical and institutional biases into its algorithms and outputs. AI systems frequently rely on large datasets that reflect racist historical&societal inequalities.

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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 1d
Development &deployment of artificial intelligence [AI] occurs in US structured by what I call the "white racial frame," a dominant worldview normalizing white experience & marginalizing people of color. This frame is embedded in predominantly white/male AI industry, shaping AI design/application

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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 1d
He just keeps claiming Biden's accomplishments.
Sad little, lying, ignorant man doesn't have any of his own. 💥💯💥🖕🖕🖕🖕

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 1d
Any recommendations for books about cities not in the Anglo world or Western Europe?

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1d
A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.

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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 1d
🎵 “We need to abolish DST. Keep Standard Time! It’s a practice so harmful and obsolete. Keep Standard Time! No more debating. Keep Standard Time!” 🎶

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”

Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 1d
Consolidation in right-wing media in the UK.
(UK: Murdoch + Rothermere. US: Murdoch + Ellison + Sinclair)
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com