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I think we need to be able to balance the reactions "this is another expression of 250 years of American imperialism" and "what do you MEAN we kidnapped the president of Venezuela and renditioned him to the US and are now claiming to run the country"
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I think we need to be able to balance the reactions "this is another expression of 250 years of American imperialism" and "what do you MEAN we kidnapped the president of Venezuela and renditioned him to the US and are now claiming to run the country"
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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violent imperialist regime change in the name of resources is our favorite song. our recurring bit. we're usually a little slicker about it is all
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
violent imperialist regime change in the name of resources is our favorite song. our recurring bit. we're usually a little slicker about it is all
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okay i am sorry to be that bitch but the one word you can't use to describe this is "unprecedented."
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
okay i am sorry to be that bitch but the one word you can't use to describe this is "unprecedented."
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I’m not naive about this, my formative political memories are (1) the Supreme Court handing its preferred presidential candidate an election and (2) that president doing illegal wars. But I find it pretty grim that the main lesson of American civics education is basically a joke.
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I’m not naive about this, my formative political memories are (1) the Supreme Court handing its preferred presidential candidate an election and (2) that president doing illegal wars. But I find it pretty grim that the main lesson of American civics education is basically a joke.
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I’ve been thinking lately about how all children learn how good and wise America’s constitutional structure is: three branches of government, checks and balances, etc. And then in the real world, they just roll over to whatever Trump does. The idea feels almost quaint at this point.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I’ve been thinking lately about how all children learn how good and wise America’s constitutional structure is: three branches of government, checks and balances, etc. And then in the real world, they just roll over to whatever Trump does. The idea feels almost quaint at this point.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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Trump equating invading Venezuela with sending federal troops into US cities is a terrifying warning of how he hopes to use war powers.
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Trump equating invading Venezuela with sending federal troops into US cities is a terrifying warning of how he hopes to use war powers.
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
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And the complicity of 53 GOP Senators, 200+ US Reps, 6 members of Roberts/Taney Court
Plus Musk/Bezos/Zuckerberg/Thiel/Ellison tech allies. The law firms, universities, corporations, etc that cowered. And ICE thugs.
There are more of us than of them. But for now they have the controls.
And the complicity of 53 GOP Senators, 200+ US Reps, 6 members of Roberts/Taney Court
Plus Musk/Bezos/Zuckerberg/Thiel/Ellison tech allies. The law firms, universities, corporations, etc that cowered. And ICE thugs.
There are more of us than of them. But for now they have the controls.
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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And the complicity of 53 GOP Senators, 200+ US Reps, 6 members of Roberts/Taney Court
Plus Musk/Bezos/Zuckerberg/Thiel/Ellison tech allies. The law firms, universities, corporations, etc that cowered. And ICE thugs.
There are more of us than of them. But for now they have the controls.
And the complicity of 53 GOP Senators, 200+ US Reps, 6 members of Roberts/Taney Court
Plus Musk/Bezos/Zuckerberg/Thiel/Ellison tech allies. The law firms, universities, corporations, etc that cowered. And ICE thugs.
There are more of us than of them. But for now they have the controls.
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1/2 Remember that the great disruptions of past 11 1/2 months are from the WHIM OF ONE MAN:
—Upheaval of world economy via tariffs
—Effective dissolution of longest-standing Western alliances (NATO, North Amer partners, cultural-scientific-educ-aid institutions, US "soft power" overall.)
—Now this.
—Upheaval of world economy via tariffs
—Effective dissolution of longest-standing Western alliances (NATO, North Amer partners, cultural-scientific-educ-aid institutions, US "soft power" overall.)
—Now this.
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
1/2 Remember that the great disruptions of past 11 1/2 months are from the WHIM OF ONE MAN:
—Upheaval of world economy via tariffs
—Effective dissolution of longest-standing Western alliances (NATO, North Amer partners, cultural-scientific-educ-aid institutions, US "soft power" overall.)
—Now this.
—Upheaval of world economy via tariffs
—Effective dissolution of longest-standing Western alliances (NATO, North Amer partners, cultural-scientific-educ-aid institutions, US "soft power" overall.)
—Now this.
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I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.
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Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
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They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
My 2025 - Got on the right medications. Started doing Pilates regularly. Was at the Vatican for the smoke. In general, held on to a job, watched a ton of movies, got back into reading the classics and in general learnt a little more about myself.
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My 2025 - Got on the right medications. Started doing Pilates regularly. Was at the Vatican for the smoke. In general, held on to a job, watched a ton of movies, got back into reading the classics and in general learnt a little more about myself.
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Next test for America: pick up & distribute Crave’s upcoming lesbian softball mockumentary sitcom co-exec produced by Elliot Page & Stevie from Schitt’s Creek with Nadine Bhabha - Kip’s friend Elena from Heated Rivalry - both as a guest star & one of the writers.
www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...
www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...
Beer, Lesbians and Baseball! Casting Announced for New Crave Original Comedy Series, SLO PITCH - Bell Media
TORONTO (October 2, 2025) – Crave announced today casting details for its new original series SLO PITCH, produced by Shaftesbury in association with Boss & Co, and Elliot Page’s PAGEBOY Productions. T...
www.bellmedia.ca
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Next test for America: pick up & distribute Crave’s upcoming lesbian softball mockumentary sitcom co-exec produced by Elliot Page & Stevie from Schitt’s Creek with Nadine Bhabha - Kip’s friend Elena from Heated Rivalry - both as a guest star & one of the writers.
www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...
www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...
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This is an interesting piece, and I feel complicatedly about it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is an interesting piece, and I feel complicatedly about it.
I have 7 days of vacation left and I am so anxious about going back to work next week that I am thinking of working these 7 days to catch up. I may need to quit this job.
December 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I have 7 days of vacation left and I am so anxious about going back to work next week that I am thinking of working these 7 days to catch up. I may need to quit this job.
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Many people—particularly in creative and fan spaces!—could use to read Colton Underwood’s short essay about the lived complexities of queer masculinity, the closet, and the negotiations people make to survive… even and especially for those who are already hyper-visible.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Quiet Negotiations
I watched Heated Rivalry like a lot of people and what stayed with me wasn’t the plot, the sport, or even the love story.
substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Many people—particularly in creative and fan spaces!—could use to read Colton Underwood’s short essay about the lived complexities of queer masculinity, the closet, and the negotiations people make to survive… even and especially for those who are already hyper-visible.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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I went to the cottage and came back convinced that we need shows like Heated Rivalry more than ever. "Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is to have a good time on purpose."
newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/a-tr...
Thanks @carlylane.bsky.social & @readingtheend.bsky.social for their posts.
newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/a-tr...
Thanks @carlylane.bsky.social & @readingtheend.bsky.social for their posts.
a trip to the boy aquarium
I was going to take a week off but then Heated Rivalry finished and my brain was too full of thoughts. If you’re an extremely online person (and it’s hard to...
newsletter.sachajudd.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I went to the cottage and came back convinced that we need shows like Heated Rivalry more than ever. "Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is to have a good time on purpose."
newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/a-tr...
Thanks @carlylane.bsky.social & @readingtheend.bsky.social for their posts.
newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/a-tr...
Thanks @carlylane.bsky.social & @readingtheend.bsky.social for their posts.
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Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
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I love this thread!
I do think this is true. I'm often guilty myself of underplaying what the work I do looks like or how much time and effort it takes. Research isn't 'just reading' or a question of sucking up summaries others have created. It's knowledge creation.
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I love this thread!
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I do think this is true. I'm often guilty myself of underplaying what the work I do looks like or how much time and effort it takes. Research isn't 'just reading' or a question of sucking up summaries others have created. It's knowledge creation.
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.
December 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I do think this is true. I'm often guilty myself of underplaying what the work I do looks like or how much time and effort it takes. Research isn't 'just reading' or a question of sucking up summaries others have created. It's knowledge creation.
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
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This is right. Trump wants to destroy the Kennedy Center precisely because it's a great center for the performing arts. And he's succeeding. People are boycotting. Halls are half full. The National Symphony, a very fine orchestra, is in financial trouble. Hundreds of other jobs are threatened, too
It's not about the memorial building. It's about erasing the predominantly liberal message of the renowned cultural center. The center offers theater, dance, classical, jazz, pop, folk music & a National Symphony Orchestra. These were part of Kennedy's cultural legacy, something Trump cannot buy.
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This is right. Trump wants to destroy the Kennedy Center precisely because it's a great center for the performing arts. And he's succeeding. People are boycotting. Halls are half full. The National Symphony, a very fine orchestra, is in financial trouble. Hundreds of other jobs are threatened, too
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I wrote about the conservative quest to restore the "true" Constitution, the Antebellum Constitution, shorn of the egalitarian nonsense in the Reconstruction Amendments, a document that replaces equality with a society of dominators and the dominated. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I wrote about the conservative quest to restore the "true" Constitution, the Antebellum Constitution, shorn of the egalitarian nonsense in the Reconstruction Amendments, a document that replaces equality with a society of dominators and the dominated. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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"What this means in practice is that if you are not white, you cannot go certain places without the risk of being kidnapped by federal agents. That is not 'common sense'; it is the nullification of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal rights under the law."
I wrote about the conservative quest to restore the "true" Constitution, the Antebellum Constitution, shorn of the egalitarian nonsense in the Reconstruction Amendments, a document that replaces equality with a society of dominators and the dominated. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"What this means in practice is that if you are not white, you cannot go certain places without the risk of being kidnapped by federal agents. That is not 'common sense'; it is the nullification of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal rights under the law."