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Director of dramaturgy & new works @ American Conservatory Theater. Co-founder thekilroys.org. Dorkily earnest about multiracial democracy, well-designed public spaces, & the civic function of art. Oakland grown.
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social your profile photo: you chose the perfect arm and head pose for that base.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social your profile photo: you chose the perfect arm and head pose for that base.
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Lincoln was not only against immigration restrictions, he asked for and Congress approved a policy of *subsidizing* immigration in the form of providing financial assistance for the costs of getting here.
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Lincoln was not only against immigration restrictions, he asked for and Congress approved a policy of *subsidizing* immigration in the form of providing financial assistance for the costs of getting here.
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Lincoln himself had a fair amount to say about immigration, and he was both unabashedly for it and scathing in his denunciations of nativists as, more or less, idiots.
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Lincoln himself had a fair amount to say about immigration, and he was both unabashedly for it and scathing in his denunciations of nativists as, more or less, idiots.
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Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
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When all of this is over we are going to have to collect all of the gold in the world and launch it until the sun
Same with the letters X, Q, and the word Trump
Same with the letters X, Q, and the word Trump
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
When all of this is over we are going to have to collect all of the gold in the world and launch it until the sun
Same with the letters X, Q, and the word Trump
Same with the letters X, Q, and the word Trump
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God. That font, in gold. It's like the cruise ship elite clubroom
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
God. That font, in gold. It's like the cruise ship elite clubroom
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My god it’s only been three years?! I’m exhausted.
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
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November 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My god it’s only been three years?! I’m exhausted.
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And just to be 100% clear it is explicitly forbidden in Article 23(d) of the 1907 Hague Convention IV, itself incorporated into domestic law via 18 USC 2441(c)(2). It is a directly enumerated war crime, and giving or acting on that order is prosecutable domestically.
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
And just to be 100% clear it is explicitly forbidden in Article 23(d) of the 1907 Hague Convention IV, itself incorporated into domestic law via 18 USC 2441(c)(2). It is a directly enumerated war crime, and giving or acting on that order is prosecutable domestically.
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Also very specifically the offense memorialized in "remember the Alamo"
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Also very specifically the offense memorialized in "remember the Alamo"
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Worse, it happened at sea. The traditional of aiding mariners in distress stretches back to at least the age of exploration.
Hell, Nazi U-boat crews provided food and water to the survivors of ships they just sank, AND THEY WERE NAZIs!
Hell, Nazi U-boat crews provided food and water to the survivors of ships they just sank, AND THEY WERE NAZIs!
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Worse, it happened at sea. The traditional of aiding mariners in distress stretches back to at least the age of exploration.
Hell, Nazi U-boat crews provided food and water to the survivors of ships they just sank, AND THEY WERE NAZIs!
Hell, Nazi U-boat crews provided food and water to the survivors of ships they just sank, AND THEY WERE NAZIs!
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"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" wasn't "havoc" in just the modern sense of chaos, it was a particular order that was understood as heinous even in Shakespeare's day, authorization after battle was over to slaughter and pillage, both debilitated enemies and noncombatants, without restraint.
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" wasn't "havoc" in just the modern sense of chaos, it was a particular order that was understood as heinous even in Shakespeare's day, authorization after battle was over to slaughter and pillage, both debilitated enemies and noncombatants, without restraint.
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Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
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I’m not saying anything particularly smart or new here: A press that runs on sensationalism is just a rolled out red carpet waiting for any fascist weirdo who prints money for “both sides” by saying and doing crazy things all day.
there's no way to explain our politics without the media being overwhelmingly complicit
Now only did White House pool reporters not stick up for their colleague who Trump repeatedly called “stupid” but you can hear them thanking Trump a few minutes later after he ended the Q&A. Sad stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’m not saying anything particularly smart or new here: A press that runs on sensationalism is just a rolled out red carpet waiting for any fascist weirdo who prints money for “both sides” by saying and doing crazy things all day.
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If they ever get around to building this thing, it should be bulldozed on Day 1 of a new administration. No messing around, no hemming and hawing about procedure or costs. Order heavy equipment in and start knocking it down immediately, as surely as an overthrown tyrant's statues would be torn down.
Even the architect Trump hired to build his massive addition to the White House objects to the president's vision. The two have argued about the size of the 90,000-sq-foot project that would dwarf the mansion. @jonathanreports.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If they ever get around to building this thing, it should be bulldozed on Day 1 of a new administration. No messing around, no hemming and hawing about procedure or costs. Order heavy equipment in and start knocking it down immediately, as surely as an overthrown tyrant's statues would be torn down.
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thing about Hamnet is it plays like an older style of Oscar-bait tearjerker, but i kinda like old Oscar-bait tearjerkers, sometimes i need someone to force a good, cathartic cry session out of me
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
thing about Hamnet is it plays like an older style of Oscar-bait tearjerker, but i kinda like old Oscar-bait tearjerkers, sometimes i need someone to force a good, cathartic cry session out of me
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Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization. By @tiziano.bsky.social , @msaveski.bsky.social , @jiachenyan.bsky.social , Jeffrey Hancock, Jeanne L. Tsai, @mbernst.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization. By @tiziano.bsky.social , @msaveski.bsky.social , @jiachenyan.bsky.social , Jeffrey Hancock, Jeanne L. Tsai, @mbernst.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
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There are currently TWENTY THREE Great Pyr mixes at the Oregon Humane Society available for adoption, rescued from a huge neglect case out in Polk County. If you’ve ever wanted a LORG fren for your family, you can’t do much better than Pyrs.
Animal Details
Details about each animal available at the Oregon Humane Society.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
There are currently TWENTY THREE Great Pyr mixes at the Oregon Humane Society available for adoption, rescued from a huge neglect case out in Polk County. If you’ve ever wanted a LORG fren for your family, you can’t do much better than Pyrs.
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Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
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fantastic photos and article by the great photojournalist @speciousk.bsky.social , who's just arrived on Bluesky! make with the following, friends! gothamist.com/news/the-hot...
The hottest clubs in NYC these days are volunteer trash pickup groups
The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
fantastic photos and article by the great photojournalist @speciousk.bsky.social , who's just arrived on Bluesky! make with the following, friends! gothamist.com/news/the-hot...
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning