Jared Hardesty
@drhardesty.bsky.social
Professor of History at Western Washington University. Historian of colonial America, labor, and slavery.
Most recent book:
https://hackettpublishing.com/the-suriname-writings-of-john-gabriel-stedman
Most recent book:
https://hackettpublishing.com/the-suriname-writings-of-john-gabriel-stedman
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Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
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our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Truly in “throw it at the wall and see what sticks” territory here.
![By Patrick Clark and Sridhar Natarajan
02/03/2026 10:14:54 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- Builders are working on a plan for a massive program to develop "Trump Homes" that would address the US affordability crisis while allowing private capital to deploy many billions of dollars.
Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. are among the firms that have worked on the proposal, which calls for builders to sell entry-level homes into a pathway-to-ownership program funded by private investors, according to people familiar with the plan.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreif4hbjxhrgbimfgyuuh4d63ab4ewb4vis5gkuesewxs7ur6vprslu@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Truly in “throw it at the wall and see what sticks” territory here.
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“Hey babe, Hoovervilles are back”:
February 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“Hey babe, Hoovervilles are back”:
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OMG. He literally went with "they were no angels" which is the mocking phrase people use to point out how authorities try to minimize their law enforcement executions. And he's using it earnestly because he doesn't realize how it's actually used.
Trump on Alex Pretti and Renee Good: "He was not an angel and she was not an angel. You know, you look at some tapes."
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
OMG. He literally went with "they were no angels" which is the mocking phrase people use to point out how authorities try to minimize their law enforcement executions. And he's using it earnestly because he doesn't realize how it's actually used.
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i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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People are going to be really mad that the ask here isn’t abolishing any deportation ever (which would be my choice if it was just up to me) but this is a very calculated list of reasonable asks that Republicans will lose their minds over, reinforcing revulsion in the American lizard brain.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
People are going to be really mad that the ask here isn’t abolishing any deportation ever (which would be my choice if it was just up to me) but this is a very calculated list of reasonable asks that Republicans will lose their minds over, reinforcing revulsion in the American lizard brain.
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The whole list exceeds my expectations in terms of being creative about making them sound deranged for objecting to any of it.
So yeah TLDR get ready for the rest of DHS to be shut down for a while IMO.
So yeah TLDR get ready for the rest of DHS to be shut down for a while IMO.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The whole list exceeds my expectations in terms of being creative about making them sound deranged for objecting to any of it.
So yeah TLDR get ready for the rest of DHS to be shut down for a while IMO.
So yeah TLDR get ready for the rest of DHS to be shut down for a while IMO.
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A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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well here's one news story about the thing I've been obsessively tweeting about for days (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Epstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
well here's one news story about the thing I've been obsessively tweeting about for days (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
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Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
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1) welcome back, Sky
1a) fuck that sad trombone Karl guy, seriously, if you haven’t blocked him go do it now
2) fuck gambling almost entirely, we need to RETVRN to destination dens of sin
1a) fuck that sad trombone Karl guy, seriously, if you haven’t blocked him go do it now
2) fuck gambling almost entirely, we need to RETVRN to destination dens of sin
I know many Normies who have seen someone, usually a guy, blow through thousands of dollars on sports betting
Very much the origin story of a 21st-century temperance movement
Very much the origin story of a 21st-century temperance movement
The Kalshi head of comms showed up in my replies and dozens of users are now telling her to, in Bluesky parlance, unalive themself. Feels like sentiment is turning on gambling.
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
1) welcome back, Sky
1a) fuck that sad trombone Karl guy, seriously, if you haven’t blocked him go do it now
2) fuck gambling almost entirely, we need to RETVRN to destination dens of sin
1a) fuck that sad trombone Karl guy, seriously, if you haven’t blocked him go do it now
2) fuck gambling almost entirely, we need to RETVRN to destination dens of sin
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it's extremely funny (in a cosmic sense) how that guy was like "yes marchini & stancil need to fear for their lives, I am completely serious", just in general, but particularly given apparently that's not a bannable offense on bluesky dot app.
more permissive mod policy than kiwifarms on here
more permissive mod policy than kiwifarms on here
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
it's extremely funny (in a cosmic sense) how that guy was like "yes marchini & stancil need to fear for their lives, I am completely serious", just in general, but particularly given apparently that's not a bannable offense on bluesky dot app.
more permissive mod policy than kiwifarms on here
more permissive mod policy than kiwifarms on here
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This one will fix it, for sure.
*TRUMP TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT 7PM THURS
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This one will fix it, for sure.
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"By God I'll fight till hell freezes over, then I'll cut the ice and fight on."
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"By God I'll fight till hell freezes over, then I'll cut the ice and fight on."
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The people with the most power in our society appear to be nothing more than a pack of rabid chimpanzees singularly focused on destroying the works of people immeasurably better than they are.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The people with the most power in our society appear to be nothing more than a pack of rabid chimpanzees singularly focused on destroying the works of people immeasurably better than they are.
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“By positioning agents near schools and at bus stops, the lawsuit says, the Trump administration has stopped children from being able to learn and teachers from being able to do their jobs. Across the Twin Cities, school districts have reported higher rates of student absences.”
Educators Sue to Keep Immigration Agents From Schools and Bus Stops
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
“By positioning agents near schools and at bus stops, the lawsuit says, the Trump administration has stopped children from being able to learn and teachers from being able to do their jobs. Across the Twin Cities, school districts have reported higher rates of student absences.”
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
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They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.