Doc_Paradox
@docparadoxphd.bsky.social
I am a Historian and Lecturer in Ethnic Studies and Sociology. My research focuses on the history of disabled veterans, citizen subject formation, and statecraft. I am also just a little silly goose, goosing around.
Substack: @docparadoxphd
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Abolish the Republican Party.
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Abolish the Republican Party.
I'm super jealous of Texas. They have a more powerful weather forecasting system than the National Weather Service. Its called the Ted Cruz Weather Detection System (TCWDS). When Ted flees the state, you know things are about to get bad. If Ted's on a plane, Texas is about to feel pain.
#tedcruz
#tedcruz
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I'm super jealous of Texas. They have a more powerful weather forecasting system than the National Weather Service. Its called the Ted Cruz Weather Detection System (TCWDS). When Ted flees the state, you know things are about to get bad. If Ted's on a plane, Texas is about to feel pain.
#tedcruz
#tedcruz
The republican party also engages in identity politics. White identity politics is still identity politics. When you critique the "left" for using identity politics but not the right, you are merely indicating which identity politics you prefer.
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The republican party also engages in identity politics. White identity politics is still identity politics. When you critique the "left" for using identity politics but not the right, you are merely indicating which identity politics you prefer.
"Democrats are losing because of their racial politics. We need to solve this problem by expanding our coalition to include racists, boom problem solved. We keep losing to republicans so let's just become them. Boom, problem solved"
Just gonna keep running these forever huh
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
"Democrats are losing because of their racial politics. We need to solve this problem by expanding our coalition to include racists, boom problem solved. We keep losing to republicans so let's just become them. Boom, problem solved"
When MLK moved away from speaking in general abstractions about racial togetherness & toward a materialist critique of the U.S. Imperial Racial Capitalism, the state decided to assassinate him. King understood that racism, imperialism, and capitalism were inextricably linked.
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
When MLK moved away from speaking in general abstractions about racial togetherness & toward a materialist critique of the U.S. Imperial Racial Capitalism, the state decided to assassinate him. King understood that racism, imperialism, and capitalism were inextricably linked.
You met me at a very 2016 time in my life
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 AM
You met me at a very 2016 time in my life
Fascism is a scavenger ideology; it has no set principles because the driving motivation is power concentration in the state. The charismatic ruler personifies the state. Therefore, whatever is best for the ruler is best for the state.
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Fascism is a scavenger ideology; it has no set principles because the driving motivation is power concentration in the state. The charismatic ruler personifies the state. Therefore, whatever is best for the ruler is best for the state.
Hard to believe that this regime started with sending people to concentration camps in El Salvador, and it somehow only got worse from there. I cannot even imagine what this country will be like in 3 years. It's fascinating and terrifying how quickly a regime can destroy one's sense of reality.
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Hard to believe that this regime started with sending people to concentration camps in El Salvador, and it somehow only got worse from there. I cannot even imagine what this country will be like in 3 years. It's fascinating and terrifying how quickly a regime can destroy one's sense of reality.
The problem is capitalism; its always been capitalism. Enslavement, Nativism, Segregation, Mass Incarceration: all predictable outcomes of capitalist logic. The rise of the Third Reich after the Great Depression isnt coincidental. The rise of the Tea Party after the housing market crash isnt either
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The problem is capitalism; its always been capitalism. Enslavement, Nativism, Segregation, Mass Incarceration: all predictable outcomes of capitalist logic. The rise of the Third Reich after the Great Depression isnt coincidental. The rise of the Tea Party after the housing market crash isnt either
I wish I could have been in the White House over the last few weeks just so I could count how many times the term "Martial Law" has been thrown around. We are so close I can feel it. Stephen Miller is frothing at the mouth. Steve Bannon is forcing his liver to regenerate.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I wish I could have been in the White House over the last few weeks just so I could count how many times the term "Martial Law" has been thrown around. We are so close I can feel it. Stephen Miller is frothing at the mouth. Steve Bannon is forcing his liver to regenerate.
Stop quitting, start figuring out how to resist within your position, force them to fire you. Quitting in protest has not been the clarion call we assumed it would be. Quitting only gives the administration an easier path to replacing resistance with ideologues.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Stop quitting, start figuring out how to resist within your position, force them to fire you. Quitting in protest has not been the clarion call we assumed it would be. Quitting only gives the administration an easier path to replacing resistance with ideologues.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Never forget: the same party that told you there's not enough money for universal healthcare, college, & housing immediately began funneling billions of dollars into a state police force to terrorize citizens into complacency with this kleptocracy. The money was always there. The priorities weren't.
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Never forget: the same party that told you there's not enough money for universal healthcare, college, & housing immediately began funneling billions of dollars into a state police force to terrorize citizens into complacency with this kleptocracy. The money was always there. The priorities weren't.
U.S. Interest in Greenland has nothing to do with protection. Greenland is protected by NATO; we are a part of NATO. A U.S.-controlled Greenland now would undermine protection, given the U.S.'s weak position in NATO. This is about undermining the post-WWII global order to placate authoritarians.
January 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
U.S. Interest in Greenland has nothing to do with protection. Greenland is protected by NATO; we are a part of NATO. A U.S.-controlled Greenland now would undermine protection, given the U.S.'s weak position in NATO. This is about undermining the post-WWII global order to placate authoritarians.
Is feeling joy too time consuming? Well, you are in luck. We've developed AI that can feel joy for you, while you cascade into an empty meaningless void of existence for all eternity. Starting at 19.99/Month.
Patent documents filed by Sony show plans to offer an in-game "AI Ghost" that can demonstrate how to progress further, or alternatively have your control fully taken over by the AI in order to make progress for you. https://t.co/YvTfMa67A1
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Is feeling joy too time consuming? Well, you are in luck. We've developed AI that can feel joy for you, while you cascade into an empty meaningless void of existence for all eternity. Starting at 19.99/Month.
JD Vance stood before the nation and blatantly lied. We know he lied because we have clear video footage of the events. This is textbook fascist propaganda. Any narrative that challenges state authority is deemed "fake news." Trust your eyes, your ears, and your intuition. 2+2 does not equal 5
January 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
JD Vance stood before the nation and blatantly lied. We know he lied because we have clear video footage of the events. This is textbook fascist propaganda. Any narrative that challenges state authority is deemed "fake news." Trust your eyes, your ears, and your intuition. 2+2 does not equal 5
When you side with authoritarians, you are gambling with your life. You are betting you will always be aligned with the ruler; Authoritarians have no "sides," only mirrors; To become a mirror, one must sand down one's uniqueness until nothing remains but a reflection of someone else. A Life Lost
January 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM
When you side with authoritarians, you are gambling with your life. You are betting you will always be aligned with the ruler; Authoritarians have no "sides," only mirrors; To become a mirror, one must sand down one's uniqueness until nothing remains but a reflection of someone else. A Life Lost
It's only a regime change if it comes from the regime region of Iraq. Otherwise, it's just sparkling oil heist. #Venezuela
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 AM
It's only a regime change if it comes from the regime region of Iraq. Otherwise, it's just sparkling oil heist. #Venezuela
It's only led-based serial killing if it comes from the led-based region of the Puget Sound, otherwise its just microplastic-based mass shootings.
What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the 1960s and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of serial killing? And why were so many of these brutes from the area around Seattle’s Puget Sound? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/GM5SKR
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
It's only led-based serial killing if it comes from the led-based region of the Puget Sound, otherwise its just microplastic-based mass shootings.
"we did insider trading folks, they're calling it insider trading. So beautiful. Some say it's a crime, the radical left says it's a crime, folks. I don't say it's a crime. Crime is relative. Crime is beautiful. If she weren't my life's work, perhaps I'd be dating crime"
President Trump tipped off oil executives roughly a month before the U.S. abducted Nicolás Maduro, according to The Wall Street Journal. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trump admitted that he had spoken to oil executives "before and after" the attack on Venezuela, while neglecting to inform Congress.
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"we did insider trading folks, they're calling it insider trading. So beautiful. Some say it's a crime, the radical left says it's a crime, folks. I don't say it's a crime. Crime is relative. Crime is beautiful. If she weren't my life's work, perhaps I'd be dating crime"
James Baldwin's work reads like a lifelong confession. He was telling us that he, too, was born into this technicolored night terror called "the world that the West had won." And for that reason alone, he could not be our savior, but he could stand beside us and bear witness to the absurdity.
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
James Baldwin's work reads like a lifelong confession. He was telling us that he, too, was born into this technicolored night terror called "the world that the West had won." And for that reason alone, he could not be our savior, but he could stand beside us and bear witness to the absurdity.
Morally, there is but a short distance between this nation's unwillingness to hold Jefferson Davis to account after the Civil War and the country's continued refusal to hold Trump accountable after #January6th. The weight of the past bears heavily on a mind fearfully glancing toward a free future.
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Morally, there is but a short distance between this nation's unwillingness to hold Jefferson Davis to account after the Civil War and the country's continued refusal to hold Trump accountable after #January6th. The weight of the past bears heavily on a mind fearfully glancing toward a free future.
To understand the mindset of someone like #StephenMiller or #ElonMusk, you must understand Fredrick Jackson Turner and his frontier thesis. They all view expansion and conquest as the lifeblood of national character. If the U.S is not expanding to Mars or conquering Greenland, it is dying.
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
To understand the mindset of someone like #StephenMiller or #ElonMusk, you must understand Fredrick Jackson Turner and his frontier thesis. They all view expansion and conquest as the lifeblood of national character. If the U.S is not expanding to Mars or conquering Greenland, it is dying.
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Regime change in Venezuela, writes M. Gessen, “is a victory for Putin, because it is a blow — quite likely fatal — to the new world order of law, justice and human rights that was heralded in the wake of World War II.”
Opinion | Maduro’s Ouster Plays Right Into Putin’s Hands
Allies? Who needs allies?
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Regime change in Venezuela, writes M. Gessen, “is a victory for Putin, because it is a blow — quite likely fatal — to the new world order of law, justice and human rights that was heralded in the wake of World War II.”
*Marco Rubio sits in front of his computer, he's sweating, trembling, nauseous. He has his big boy suit on. He pulls up his CV and begins to add his new job title on top of the Rest*
-President of Venezuela, 2025-Present
#U.S.Politics #TrumpAdministration
-President of Venezuela, 2025-Present
#U.S.Politics #TrumpAdministration
January 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
*Marco Rubio sits in front of his computer, he's sweating, trembling, nauseous. He has his big boy suit on. He pulls up his CV and begins to add his new job title on top of the Rest*
-President of Venezuela, 2025-Present
#U.S.Politics #TrumpAdministration
-President of Venezuela, 2025-Present
#U.S.Politics #TrumpAdministration
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The Iraq, er, Venezuela war distraction, misled by President Bush, sorry, Trump, wrapped up in a nice nutshell by @thedailyshow.com.
Seems Grok failed to switch out names on their recycled notes.
Hi 👋🏽 Tom Cotton. Precious.
MAGA word of the day: "hemisphere"
(Word only, not definition)
Seems Grok failed to switch out names on their recycled notes.
Hi 👋🏽 Tom Cotton. Precious.
MAGA word of the day: "hemisphere"
(Word only, not definition)
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The Iraq, er, Venezuela war distraction, misled by President Bush, sorry, Trump, wrapped up in a nice nutshell by @thedailyshow.com.
Seems Grok failed to switch out names on their recycled notes.
Hi 👋🏽 Tom Cotton. Precious.
MAGA word of the day: "hemisphere"
(Word only, not definition)
Seems Grok failed to switch out names on their recycled notes.
Hi 👋🏽 Tom Cotton. Precious.
MAGA word of the day: "hemisphere"
(Word only, not definition)