Julie Johnson-McGrath, PhD
@jjmcgrath.bsky.social
socialist, historian, feminist with a dark sense of humor
I hope you are right. But sadly, too many of the Irish people I spoke with in October and November were all too happy to scapegoat immigrants and refugees.
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I hope you are right. But sadly, too many of the Irish people I spoke with in October and November were all too happy to scapegoat immigrants and refugees.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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When you know the walls are closing in on you.
(Not once does he says, I didn't know Jeffrey Epstein)
When you know the walls are closing in on you.
(Not once does he says, I didn't know Jeffrey Epstein)
Scott D (@scottdegroff)
substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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When you know the walls are closing in on you.
(Not once does he says, I didn't know Jeffrey Epstein)
When you know the walls are closing in on you.
(Not once does he says, I didn't know Jeffrey Epstein)
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We are watching the concept of reality slip away before our eyes...
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We are watching the concept of reality slip away before our eyes...
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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NO surprise #MAGA βs Fans
56 RIGHT-WINGERS MADE NEWS FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
This is NOT normalβ¦
#Resist #FuckTrump
56 RIGHT-WINGERS MADE NEWS FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
This is NOT normalβ¦
#Resist #FuckTrump
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NO surprise #MAGA βs Fans
56 RIGHT-WINGERS MADE NEWS FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
This is NOT normalβ¦
#Resist #FuckTrump
56 RIGHT-WINGERS MADE NEWS FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
This is NOT normalβ¦
#Resist #FuckTrump
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Reposted by Julie Johnson-McGrath, PhD
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isnβt* a good guy with a gunβit can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isnβt* a good guy with a gunβit can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
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DHS is shockingly incompetent.
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
DHS is shockingly incompetent.
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But what he really wants to know is how to see kids when theyβre sleeping
December 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
But what he really wants to know is how to see kids when theyβre sleeping
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Looks like we've become complacent since the gun restrictions of the 1990s - time for even more stringent rules. The worst gun violence in Australia in 30 years...
Australia had the βgold standardβ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons
There are now more guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Looks like we've become complacent since the gun restrictions of the 1990s - time for even more stringent rules. The worst gun violence in Australia in 30 years...
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The best thing about American culture war exporters is their literal inability to find places outside the U.S on a map
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The best thing about American culture war exporters is their literal inability to find places outside the U.S on a map
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Hereβs an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.
Australiaβs gun lobby says itβs βwinningβ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community β almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hereβs an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.
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My plan is this β let Congress members buy their insurance in the same way they are proposing for others.
Rand Paul: "My plan is this -- let people on the Obamacare market, which is about 4% of America, a small number of people, let them buy their insurance through Costco, Sam's Club, Amazon ... "
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My plan is this β let Congress members buy their insurance in the same way they are proposing for others.
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Why would the NYT publish such hateful garbage? Why elevate this man with a history of writing anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian hate?
Again, using a tragedy to promote extremism, hate, and justify Israel's genocide.
Again, using a tragedy to promote extremism, hate, and justify Israel's genocide.
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Why would the NYT publish such hateful garbage? Why elevate this man with a history of writing anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian hate?
Again, using a tragedy to promote extremism, hate, and justify Israel's genocide.
Again, using a tragedy to promote extremism, hate, and justify Israel's genocide.
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In 2024, when #H5N1 #birdful was rampaging through dairy farms in the major producing states, Wisconsin never reported a case. The 2nd largest dairy producer seemed to have extraordinary luck.
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In 2024, when #H5N1 #birdful was rampaging through dairy farms in the major producing states, Wisconsin never reported a case. The 2nd largest dairy producer seemed to have extraordinary luck.
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
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"Heroes and Hatemongers: The Bondi Beach Terror Attack Invites Solidarity and a Rejection of Bigotry"
My essay on today's tragedy.
I hope it helps.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/heroes-and...
My essay on today's tragedy.
I hope it helps.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/heroes-and...
Heroes and Hatemongers: The Bondi Beach Terror Attack Invites Solidarity and a Rejection of Bigotry
The horrific terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia is the worst of humanity, radicalized by hate, but also reflects selfless bravery and decency that represents the majority.
thelefthook.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Heroes and Hatemongers: The Bondi Beach Terror Attack Invites Solidarity and a Rejection of Bigotry"
My essay on today's tragedy.
I hope it helps.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/heroes-and...
My essay on today's tragedy.
I hope it helps.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/heroes-and...
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Reposted by Julie Johnson-McGrath, PhD
The threadbare backbone of so many Dem leaders is letting us down.
Say Bovino is going to jail! Say he is unAmerican, a hateful scumbag, and say we will dedicate ourselves to prosecuting him. Have no fear.
Say Bovino is going to jail! Say he is unAmerican, a hateful scumbag, and say we will dedicate ourselves to prosecuting him. Have no fear.
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The threadbare backbone of so many Dem leaders is letting us down.
Say Bovino is going to jail! Say he is unAmerican, a hateful scumbag, and say we will dedicate ourselves to prosecuting him. Have no fear.
Say Bovino is going to jail! Say he is unAmerican, a hateful scumbag, and say we will dedicate ourselves to prosecuting him. Have no fear.