Joe Ava 🗃️🍕
@joeava.bsky.social
Bearded dad and AP Euro / World History teacher. MA student - Transatlanticism, Political Ecology, Empire. New Jersey gavone. COYG.
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As was clear during Trump 1, roughly 37% of Americans are committed to white supremacy &/or Christian nationalism, no matter the cost. Very much reminds me of the Reconstruction South, which doubled down on the plantation regime that had destroyed the country in the aftermath of emancipation.
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As was clear during Trump 1, roughly 37% of Americans are committed to white supremacy &/or Christian nationalism, no matter the cost. Very much reminds me of the Reconstruction South, which doubled down on the plantation regime that had destroyed the country in the aftermath of emancipation.
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I'm a single-issue-voter and my single issue is that every Trump official, everyone who has been even remotely involved in this illegal cartel of blood-thirsty thugs needs to be in prison for life.
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm a single-issue-voter and my single issue is that every Trump official, everyone who has been even remotely involved in this illegal cartel of blood-thirsty thugs needs to be in prison for life.
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I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
Jesus FUCKING Christ.
Freudian slip from Tom Cotton: "I think President Bush has every power under the Constitution to strike boats in international waters"
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Jesus FUCKING Christ.
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There are many lessons to be drawn from the Obama era, one that’s talked about less but is absolutely critical is this: you do not discard or dismantle the machine you built to get you over the electoral finish line. You turbocharge it once you’ve won and you keep it humming. Seems like he learned.
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
There are many lessons to be drawn from the Obama era, one that’s talked about less but is absolutely critical is this: you do not discard or dismantle the machine you built to get you over the electoral finish line. You turbocharge it once you’ve won and you keep it humming. Seems like he learned.
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looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
Been noticing the MAGA flag and sign houses on my commute have taken them down lately. Didn’t bother last Christmas season so wondering what gives.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Been noticing the MAGA flag and sign houses on my commute have taken them down lately. Didn’t bother last Christmas season so wondering what gives.
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Reminds me of Brezhnev's final year or so, when he attended the funeral of a general he'd known as a political officer in the Great Patriotic War. He broke down completely by the open casket, sobbing, and the TV news showed it all. Wouldn't have happened if Andropov or somebody hadn't authorized it.
god, this is going to be my favorite photo of him unless we get one during an auspicious event. also, the NYT doesn't run this photo for this story unless they smell blood
looking great, mister president, sir, no president in history has looked better at 175 years old while putting a fake medal on themselves
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reminds me of Brezhnev's final year or so, when he attended the funeral of a general he'd known as a political officer in the Great Patriotic War. He broke down completely by the open casket, sobbing, and the TV news showed it all. Wouldn't have happened if Andropov or somebody hadn't authorized it.
“I want to really save lives. I don’t need prizes.”
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“I want to really save lives. I don’t need prizes.”
At a conference where Foner is speaking. Breaks out a pocket Constitution to read from it “if it’s still in effect.” He’s just like me fr.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
At a conference where Foner is speaking. Breaks out a pocket Constitution to read from it “if it’s still in effect.” He’s just like me fr.
How about you financialize your head out of your ass?
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How about you financialize your head out of your ass?
For the umpteenth time I cannot express enough what an irredeemable piece of shit this guy is.
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
For the umpteenth time I cannot express enough what an irredeemable piece of shit this guy is.
This is a very strange time to be alive.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is a very strange time to be alive.
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"Surely a quick, violent, successful war of aggression is just what the ruler needs to shore up his legitimacy," said just about every failed monarch in history shortly before invading Serbia.
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Surely a quick, violent, successful war of aggression is just what the ruler needs to shore up his legitimacy," said just about every failed monarch in history shortly before invading Serbia.
Welp!
Rahmanulla Lakanwal is the National Guard shooting suspect.
Interesting that there were 36 searches for his exact name.
4 hours before the shooting.
I bet Stephen Miller knows why.
Interesting that there were 36 searches for his exact name.
4 hours before the shooting.
I bet Stephen Miller knows why.
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Welp!
Yes to this thread.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yes to this thread.
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Y Control
Such Great Heights
B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad) - non release year division. For, uh, obvious reasons.
Y Control
Such Great Heights
B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad) - non release year division. For, uh, obvious reasons.
What’s the most 2003 song you can think of?
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Y Control
Such Great Heights
B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad) - non release year division. For, uh, obvious reasons.
Y Control
Such Great Heights
B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad) - non release year division. For, uh, obvious reasons.
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It is my sincere belief that this is a more profound work of art than every Godard movie I've seen
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It is my sincere belief that this is a more profound work of art than every Godard movie I've seen
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Chihiro from SPIRITED AWAY is the most millennial-coded character in fiction:
- forced to beg in order to get worst job in the entire universe
- incompetent at work due to being coddled by pig boomer parents
- immediately starts dating her manager
- quits after two days to move back home
- forced to beg in order to get worst job in the entire universe
- incompetent at work due to being coddled by pig boomer parents
- immediately starts dating her manager
- quits after two days to move back home
January 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Chihiro from SPIRITED AWAY is the most millennial-coded character in fiction:
- forced to beg in order to get worst job in the entire universe
- incompetent at work due to being coddled by pig boomer parents
- immediately starts dating her manager
- quits after two days to move back home
- forced to beg in order to get worst job in the entire universe
- incompetent at work due to being coddled by pig boomer parents
- immediately starts dating her manager
- quits after two days to move back home
Look, I don’t know what this says about me but HUNTR/X might be my favorite current pop music.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Look, I don’t know what this says about me but HUNTR/X might be my favorite current pop music.
Man my current research paper is being justified in real time.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Man my current research paper is being justified in real time.
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The media are always a lagging indicator, piling on after events threaten to overtake them. This was true in the McCarthy era, in the Vietnam era, in the Watergate era, the Iraq War era. By the time the media say something is bad and failing, the public has already turned decisively against it.
"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The media are always a lagging indicator, piling on after events threaten to overtake them. This was true in the McCarthy era, in the Vietnam era, in the Watergate era, the Iraq War era. By the time the media say something is bad and failing, the public has already turned decisively against it.
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to