T. Lacy
@tnlacy.bsky.social
Loves/affinities: History, HigherEd, Writing, Humor, Great Books, Liberal Arts, Books, Bulls, Cubs, LOTR, etc. History PhD and p-t instructor (US, intellectual/cultural/edu). I do not *directly* discuss politics here (sorry!). Opinions are mine alone.
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T. Lacy
@tnlacy.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Please pardon my followers-to-following ratio. I had to give up my old account (due to harassment) in March and have been rebuilding over the past 3-4 days among historians, history educators and teachers, philosophers, and thinkers.
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Public man-made death: The dismantling of USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Public man-made death: The dismantling of USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
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PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Worship is not genuine if it is divorced from social justice. Leo writes that through the prophets, God denounces “the injustices committed against the weakest, and exhorts Israel to renew its worship from within, because one cannot pray and offer sacrifice while oppressing the weakest and poorest.”
In ‘Dilexi Te,’ Pope Leo connects liturgy with the work of justice
Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation is a timely reminder that Christ summons us to care for the poor.
uscatholic.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Worship is not genuine if it is divorced from social justice. Leo writes that through the prophets, God denounces “the injustices committed against the weakest, and exhorts Israel to renew its worship from within, because one cannot pray and offer sacrifice while oppressing the weakest and poorest.”
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We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
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Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.
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I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
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An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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The fact that Summers remained so popular after questioning the intellectual abilities of women is really a pretty harsh indictment of US society as a whole and particularly the elite circles Summers travels in, and Democrats should have kicked him to the curb for that shit.
November 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The fact that Summers remained so popular after questioning the intellectual abilities of women is really a pretty harsh indictment of US society as a whole and particularly the elite circles Summers travels in, and Democrats should have kicked him to the curb for that shit.
Impeach him now---him and his complicit VP.
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Impeach him now---him and his complicit VP.
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A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said. w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said. w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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I much prefer this map to the winner-takes-all one ( I really try my best to avoid describing places as "red" or "blue").
Much more precise and accurate this way.
Much more precise and accurate this way.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I much prefer this map to the winner-takes-all one ( I really try my best to avoid describing places as "red" or "blue").
Much more precise and accurate this way.
Much more precise and accurate this way.
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Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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Remember when this regime touted “states rights" and now they're fighting to force states to starve their own citizens.
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Remember when this regime touted “states rights" and now they're fighting to force states to starve their own citizens.
Driving up taxi prices in my city.
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport. https://bit.ly/3WDceBB
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Driving up taxi prices in my city.
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Boaty McNotBoatface
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Boaty McNotBoatface
Good article. Yes, the "crisis of masculinity" predates factory closings. That problem is definitely not merely about economics and jobs.
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | Bruce Springsteen’s Father Complicates a Powerful American Narrative
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Good article. Yes, the "crisis of masculinity" predates factory closings. That problem is definitely not merely about economics and jobs.
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
The article reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich's *Hearts of Men*.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Not a great showing last night by the Bulls on the road against a class Eastern Conference team.
Box Score & Player Grades: Cavaliers 128, Bulls 122 – November 8, 2025
www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/1...
www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/1...
www.bleachernation.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Not a great showing last night by the Bulls on the road against a class Eastern Conference team.
No, no, and no.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No, no, and no.
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Any politician who votes to give more of our tax money to the grifters who have already gotten too much deserves to be primaried into the sun
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Any politician who votes to give more of our tax money to the grifters who have already gotten too much deserves to be primaried into the sun
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The National Weather Service is forecasting 7 to 15 inches of snow for the Chicago area through Tuesday evening, but snow levels could vary by location and proximity to the lake.
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Winter storm bears down on Chicago area with "intense" snow expected Sunday
The National Weather Service is forecasting 7 to 15 inches of snow for the Chicago area through Tuesday evening, but snow levels could vary by location and proximity to the lake.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The National Weather Service is forecasting 7 to 15 inches of snow for the Chicago area through Tuesday evening, but snow levels could vary by location and proximity to the lake.
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