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No kings! Historian. Books: Slave Country, Beyond Freedom's Reach. More: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RXHCAA4/adam-rothman

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · Jan 22

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 13h

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 6h

Hard to argue with that study though.

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 6h

(Not really)

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- Walt Whitman, "The Pitcher"

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 7h

His teammate consoling him

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 7h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 7h

His teammate consoling him

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What a terrible way to lose

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 9h

Years ago I was teaching my gun history class and at the end of the quarter one of the students said that he was in the campus TPUSA chapter and they put him up to taking the class to spy on me but he felt bad about that because he loved the class and learned a lot and had a great time

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 9h

^Stephen. Whatevs.

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 9h

Steven Miller reads this and gets mad that immigrants are taking native-born Americans' Nobel Prizes.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 9h

The US Administration has effectively terminated America’s refugee program.

National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 13h

A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 9h

📣 This Weekend: Walks That Give Back! From October 10 to 13, during Indigenous People’s Weekend take a walk through history—and give back while you do it. Join Washington Walks for a special weekend of guided tours that bring DC’s neighborhoods and stories to life. 🌆

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 10h

Age divisions are a good idea!

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 1d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 1d

“No protest in the free speech zone”

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

No protest from 6am to 9am in the Broadview free speech zone.

Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

I knew it!

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

I have a friend who owns a restaurant. He says tourism and travel to DC in recent months has devastated many restaurants in DC. So, yes, Trump is lying. Again.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "You can go and eat at the restaurants. The restaurants are booming. They were closing one after another and now they're booming, they're opening. Nobody has ever seen a transformation like they have in Washington DC. It's as hot as it can get."

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

"Beer class" sounds like it would be popular!

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

America needs "solidarity among groups who disagree ferociously on many questions, but who agree on the need to keep America democratic and rebuild institutions and social connections to make democracy more robust," explains @himself.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

Amusing is good enough!

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 1d

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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