Manisha Sinha

@profmsinha.bsky.social

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Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author most recently of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair at UConn

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Manisha Sinha is an Indian-born American historian, and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition (2016) and The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 (2024). .. more

Political science 49%

Sociology 20%

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Apr 11

Historian here posting for no reason at all.

U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:

"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 5h

There’s another quirky article waiting to be written!

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks will share!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 6h

This is scathing. Kash Patel and anyone else involved in this must be impeached.

Gift article:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

www.nytimes.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 7h

“These surveillance tools are an authoritarian’s dream…”

ICE’s growing surveillance state - The Boston Globe

ICE has constructed a digital dragnet that captures and retains massive amounts of data about all of us, citizens and noncitizens alike.

www.bostonglobe.com

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 14h

On the other hand the entire ceremony and its message is probably too woke for the MAGAts.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14h

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 15h

Such bloody wimps @nbcnews.com they actually edited out the commentary noting the booing of the Vances!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15h

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 17h

Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 16h

Waiting eagerly now to hear JD and Usha Vance get booed!

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 20h

Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Daniel W. Drezner, Jacob T. Levy , and 2 more Anna O. Law, Daniel W. Drezner, Jacob T. Levy, David Rosnick, Manisha Sinha

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16h

American star Alysa Liu overcame a delay en route to the Milano Skating Arena caused by Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade and finished second in the women’s short program at the Olympics team event.

“We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.

Nothing could stop the U.S. figure skating team. Not even JD Vance’s motorcade.

Alysa Liu and world champion dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have the Americans leading the team event after day one.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17h

“Trump may be racist but you’re fat” isn’t the sick burn whatever moron runs the GOP account thinks it is

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 20h

Southern Whigs like Stephens and Toombs would soon leave the party!

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Melissa Johnson , and 11 more Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Melissa Johnson, David S. Cohen, John Foot, Daniel W. Drezner, David R. Miller, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Stephen Ryan, Mark Rice, Daniel Kuehn, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 20h

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

Oh he’s like the three monkeys combined hear no evil see no evil except he speaks evil all the time!

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

So I think defaming a former President in this reprehensible manner by the current occupant of the White House deserves a response @barackobama.bsky.social please sue him for billions of dollars so that you can repurpose Trumps ill gotten wealth and he should be impeached and removed from office.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect combo here.

Post of Trump portraying the Obamas as apes

Post of Trump admin barring calling Medgar Evers' killer a "racist"

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Will Jennings, Mor Naaman , and 6 more Shannon Vallor, Will Jennings, Mor Naaman, Justin H. Kirkland, Scott A. Imberman, Alessandro Rigolon, Nicolai von Ondarza, Manisha Sinha, David Darmofal

Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 1d

Trump job approval rating by news platform

🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40

www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect combo here.

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

💯of course in the long run California entered as a free state and the fight over slavery in the Mexican territories led to Civil War and emancipation which is a good thing. But that’s another story!

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

💯

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely that it is was unjustified.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
(1/2 🧵)

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Nandita Sharma, Jonathan M. Gilligan , and 4 more Rebecca Solnit, Nandita Sharma, Jonathan M. Gilligan, James Goodwin, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Manisha Sinha, Stuart Shapiro

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.

Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE

trib.al

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

he's so close to figuring it out!

Igor Bobic
@igorbobic
Tillis warns that sending ICE to the polls in November, as Steve Bannon suggested, could have “a chilling effect” on voting:

“I think there's an estimated 60 million Hispanics legally present in this country. We have seen some apprehensions of legally present people…I think it can have a chilling effect on even US citizens going to the polls because they don't want to be detained and have to prove citizenship.”

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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 2d

Trump wants to take over voting in at least 15 places

FBI raid in Fulton County GA now fueling MAGA calls for election takeover there

That would allow them to purge voters, cut polling places, limit early voting & challenge election results. Very scary for 2026

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump’s FBI raid could lead to a takeover of elections in Georgia’s largest county

Trump wants control "over the voting in at least 15 places.” He could start in Fulton County, Georgia.

www.motherjones.com

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dapacey.bsky.social @dapacey.bsky.social · 2d

I really really want these athletes to have a great experience, be competitive and perhaps win a gold medal, but, honestly, the thought of hearing "USA!USA!USA!" during their games kinda makes me cringe. If we were any other country the IOC would ask us to march under the olympic flag.

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 2d

Yup and Lee like most southerners was an avid cheerleader!

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Alison Johnson, Manisha Sinha , and 1 more Scott L. Greer, Alison Johnson, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2d

I am speechless.

"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...