Mark Grueter
@markgrueter.bsky.social
History PhD, adjunct instructor. I teach courses on US and Russian history.
Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
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Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to curb the power of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
it's easy to start an investigation of walz and frey. indictments & convictions are orders of magnitude harder. but the goal is what's important and it's nothing that breaking the power of the states which is the only brake on trump's attempted tyranny
Watch What They’re Doing: Trump Threatens to Make War on the States talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/watch...
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to curb the power of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
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Many people are saying that the bust is made of papier-mâché consisting entirely of print outs of the Twitter files, as a tribute to that great free speech warrior and enemy of editorial decision making, Bari Weiss.
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Many people are saying that the bust is made of papier-mâché consisting entirely of print outs of the Twitter files, as a tribute to that great free speech warrior and enemy of editorial decision making, Bari Weiss.
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Oh no people are giving the middle finger to the murderers and kidnappers who are occupying their city with brutal force, oh no not that
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Oh no people are giving the middle finger to the murderers and kidnappers who are occupying their city with brutal force, oh no not that
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it just doesn't seem to me like you can make a lot of hay out of vulgarity when the "exculpatory" video you released of your guy murdering someone has him on tape calling her a "fucking bitch" right afterwards
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
it just doesn't seem to me like you can make a lot of hay out of vulgarity when the "exculpatory" video you released of your guy murdering someone has him on tape calling her a "fucking bitch" right afterwards
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I made this video so we can talk about what ICE is actually doing in our cities. I have the details and you need to hear them. Please share this.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I made this video so we can talk about what ICE is actually doing in our cities. I have the details and you need to hear them. Please share this.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
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This makes me think back to 2016 when Trump inspired a bunch of people I went to school with from K-12 to cut ties on Facebook with me and other classmates, choosing fealty to a rapey billionaire over childhood friendships. He's now got many Americans watching this & rooting for the stormtroopers.
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 AM
This makes me think back to 2016 when Trump inspired a bunch of people I went to school with from K-12 to cut ties on Facebook with me and other classmates, choosing fealty to a rapey billionaire over childhood friendships. He's now got many Americans watching this & rooting for the stormtroopers.
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If Trump invades Greenland, the Europeans won't fight back, Republicans will defend it, Democrats will issue statements, there will be protests, and most Americans will disapprove of it enough to earn Democrats a bit more of the vote in November. Then on to the next thing.
More than an attempted coup, where a mob tried to seize Congress on live television did? There's not going to be an implosion about anything. It's either a slow slide towards oblivion where everything gets incrementally worse as people try to live normally, or a slow grind in the opposite direction.
i feel like if the president actually went through with invading greenland, it would implode America
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
If Trump invades Greenland, the Europeans won't fight back, Republicans will defend it, Democrats will issue statements, there will be protests, and most Americans will disapprove of it enough to earn Democrats a bit more of the vote in November. Then on to the next thing.
he must think his followers are incredibly stupid, but can anyone be so dumb as to believe this??
January 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
he must think his followers are incredibly stupid, but can anyone be so dumb as to believe this??
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
I first read it as meaning: 'Iranian soccer moms are not joining the protests in Iran - why?'
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I first read it as meaning: 'Iranian soccer moms are not joining the protests in Iran - why?'
a very strange idea for a segment. 'Soccer moms' should be on American streets cheering on the uprising in...Iran??
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
a very strange idea for a segment. 'Soccer moms' should be on American streets cheering on the uprising in...Iran??
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
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ICE appears to be reveling in the hypocrisy and double standards that the Trump administration’s unqualified defense of their sickeningly violent and occasionally murderous behavior, against Renee Good and innumerable others, has given them license to indulge in.
ICE Is on a Violent, Illegal, Immoral Rampage
ICE appears to be reveling in the hypocrisy and double standards that the Trump administration’s unqualified defense of their sickeningly violent and occasionally murderous behavior, against Renee Good and innumerable others, has given them license to indulge in.
jacobin.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
ICE appears to be reveling in the hypocrisy and double standards that the Trump administration’s unqualified defense of their sickeningly violent and occasionally murderous behavior, against Renee Good and innumerable others, has given them license to indulge in.
The Ford worker is a hero
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The Ford worker is a hero
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This is the same attitude we saw with the pandemic. These people only care about money and power.
They only care about you:
1) if being seen doing so furthers their political interests
2) insofar as you can work—and not enough to support living wages.
They only care about you:
1) if being seen doing so furthers their political interests
2) insofar as you can work—and not enough to support living wages.
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
This is the same attitude we saw with the pandemic. These people only care about money and power.
They only care about you:
1) if being seen doing so furthers their political interests
2) insofar as you can work—and not enough to support living wages.
They only care about you:
1) if being seen doing so furthers their political interests
2) insofar as you can work—and not enough to support living wages.
I am calling on American workers to take control of production and overthrow their capitalist landlords
January 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I am calling on American workers to take control of production and overthrow their capitalist landlords
Good luck with that
January 13, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Good luck with that
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
I would love to see European troops defending Ukraine, but I don't see it happening without US enforcement. Instead, I think Putin is about to take control over Kyiv, and Zelensky will be deposed or killed
January 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I would love to see European troops defending Ukraine, but I don't see it happening without US enforcement. Instead, I think Putin is about to take control over Kyiv, and Zelensky will be deposed or killed
What do you want to see happen?
January 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
What do you want to see happen?
I am not suggesting Trump is Putin's marionette. But I think it's possible they agreed on spheres of influence. Putin sacrifices Venezuela and Cuba but gets Ukraine
January 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I am not suggesting Trump is Putin's marionette. But I think it's possible they agreed on spheres of influence. Putin sacrifices Venezuela and Cuba but gets Ukraine
It's obvious that the only thing preventing Putin from re-taking control over Kyiv is US intel and weapons. Undercut it, then Putin wins
January 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It's obvious that the only thing preventing Putin from re-taking control over Kyiv is US intel and weapons. Undercut it, then Putin wins
What's the difference between slow walking weapons transfers while cutting funding and ending it completely? It leads to a Russian victory either way
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
What's the difference between slow walking weapons transfers while cutting funding and ending it completely? It leads to a Russian victory either way
He hated the socialism part, but he *loved the autocratic rule and starving people to death parts
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
He hated the socialism part, but he *loved the autocratic rule and starving people to death parts