Shane Landrum, PhD
@cliotropic.bsky.social
Independent scholar, historian, technologist; they/them. Gardening, fluffy cats, practical animism. All opinions mine, not my employer’s.
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Signed by foreign ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, EU Commissioner
The joint letter by 28 countries, many of them traditionally staunch allies of Israel, stating that the war in Gaza must stop www.gov.uk/government/n...
Occupied Palestinian Territories: joint statement, 21 July 2025
The UK and 28 international partners gave a joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
www.gov.uk
July 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Signed by foreign ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, EU Commissioner
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The Times, Post, CNN, and Politico all ran stories this weekend or this morning about Trump getting his base back behind him on Epstein. The most prominent source cited to justify this claim _in all four publications_ was Steve Bannon. slate.com/news-and-pol...
All These Stories About Trump Making the Epstein Files a Winning Issue Have a Funny Thing in Common
Is Trump really turning the tables on this one?
slate.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Times, Post, CNN, and Politico all ran stories this weekend or this morning about Trump getting his base back behind him on Epstein. The most prominent source cited to justify this claim _in all four publications_ was Steve Bannon. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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we just republished months of our ICE coverage, free of paywalls, in professionally-translated spanish. check it out: www.404media.co/were-publish...
July 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
we just republished months of our ICE coverage, free of paywalls, in professionally-translated spanish. check it out: www.404media.co/were-publish...
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Trump's administration reportedly wants to incentivize people to have more kids, driven by an ideology associated with eugenics.
The Trump Admin Is Pushing Americans to Have More Kids. This Movement Explains Why
Elon Musk, who's fathered at least 14 children, has claimed that unless birth rates increase, "civilization will disappear."
www.teenvogue.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Trump's administration reportedly wants to incentivize people to have more kids, driven by an ideology associated with eugenics.
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#ICYMI: The EPA withdrew a legal complaint filed last year against the GEO Group, a major Trump donor that has more than $1 billion in contracts with the administration to run private prisons and ICE facilities.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
EPA Drops Legal Case Against the GEO Group, a Major Trump Donor, Over Its Misuse of Harmful Disinfectant in an ICE Facility
A complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged that on more than 1,000 occasions in 2022 and 2023, the GEO Group had its employees use the disinfectant, which causes irreversible eye damage…
www.propublica.org
July 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#ICYMI: The EPA withdrew a legal complaint filed last year against the GEO Group, a major Trump donor that has more than $1 billion in contracts with the administration to run private prisons and ICE facilities.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Congratulations to Harvard on its principled resistance to Trumpism <hand to earpiece> Hold on, I’m getting word -
Harvard Removes 800 Students From Grad Union, Claiming They Are Not Employees | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will remove more than 800 students on research-based stipends from its graduate student union, capitalizing on recent National Labor Relations Board rulings to deal a crushing blow to student ...
www.thecrimson.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Congratulations to Harvard on its principled resistance to Trumpism <hand to earpiece> Hold on, I’m getting word -
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It’s past time Democrats start calling the media out in their appearances. Talking about ICE? Ask the host if they support white supremacy—and if not then why are they talking about ICE without talking about Stephen Miller, the documented racist who’s running it for a checked out Trump?
July 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s past time Democrats start calling the media out in their appearances. Talking about ICE? Ask the host if they support white supremacy—and if not then why are they talking about ICE without talking about Stephen Miller, the documented racist who’s running it for a checked out Trump?
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important update on @propublica.org's reporting on America's largest oxygen supply company, which made billions while repeatedly defrauding Medicare 👇
NEWS: A lawyer who sued respiratory-device supplier Lincare in the wrongful death case of a 27-year-old with Down syndrome announced a “landmark” $50MM settlement. Here's ProPublica’s coverage (including Lincare's history of Medicare fraud settlements):
www.propublica.org/article/linc...
www.propublica.org/article/linc...
What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About America’s Largest Oxygen Provider
When an at-risk sleep apnea patient needed his breathing machine replaced, Lincare, a $2.4 billion behemoth with a decadeslong history of regulatory and legal problems, acted slowly. The result was di...
www.propublica.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
important update on @propublica.org's reporting on America's largest oxygen supply company, which made billions while repeatedly defrauding Medicare 👇
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July 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Last night a bunch of Republicans in the House were saying how awful this bill was.
Only took a couple hours, some merch, and a few words from Donald Trump, and they’re lining up to rip away health care from 17 MILLION people.
I’m sadly not surprised — but I am still outraged.
Only took a couple hours, some merch, and a few words from Donald Trump, and they’re lining up to rip away health care from 17 MILLION people.
I’m sadly not surprised — but I am still outraged.
July 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last night a bunch of Republicans in the House were saying how awful this bill was.
Only took a couple hours, some merch, and a few words from Donald Trump, and they’re lining up to rip away health care from 17 MILLION people.
I’m sadly not surprised — but I am still outraged.
Only took a couple hours, some merch, and a few words from Donald Trump, and they’re lining up to rip away health care from 17 MILLION people.
I’m sadly not surprised — but I am still outraged.
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"Two U.S. contractors said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices. They said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished."
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
bit.ly
July 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Two U.S. contractors said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices. They said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished."
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Republicans vote to kill
Ending Medicaid in order to build concentration camps. I feel, as always, there should be some kind of nonstop barrage of ads across America, every Democrat on every platform saying something like “Republicans want to end Medicaid in words to build concentration camps.”
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Republicans vote to kill
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It’s worth noting (again) that explaining to non-historians how studying history develops critical thinking skills is the most effective way to help people understand history’s value to society and leads them to support greater funding. aaslh.org/reframing-hi...
With the dumb take on AI from a historian doing the rounds, bumping @davehitchcock.bsky.social's more interesting take presented @qmcbs.bsky.social: hitchcockian.medium.com/this-is-the-...
Our skills as historians are all the more valuable, lets champion them rather than throw them out #SkyStorians
Our skills as historians are all the more valuable, lets champion them rather than throw them out #SkyStorians
This is the paper I gave to historians about “AI” last week.
I was at Queen Mary University in London last week at a charming conference that turned out to be mainly about modern British history. I…
hitchcockian.medium.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It’s worth noting (again) that explaining to non-historians how studying history develops critical thinking skills is the most effective way to help people understand history’s value to society and leads them to support greater funding. aaslh.org/reframing-hi...
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Surprise surprise. A week after Sarah McBride gives cover fire for throwing trans people under the bus, some Dems are privately indicating they’ll capitulate on trans youth healthcare and citing the pseudoscientific Cass Report literally drafted in consultation with hate groups.
June 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Surprise surprise. A week after Sarah McBride gives cover fire for throwing trans people under the bus, some Dems are privately indicating they’ll capitulate on trans youth healthcare and citing the pseudoscientific Cass Report literally drafted in consultation with hate groups.
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It’s so bad. Everyone I know with the luxury of citizenship is carrying their passport around. I should say, everyone who isn’t white, since the abductors are clearly and obviously targeting people by race. Many, many people are too scared to leave their homes.
June 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s so bad. Everyone I know with the luxury of citizenship is carrying their passport around. I should say, everyone who isn’t white, since the abductors are clearly and obviously targeting people by race. Many, many people are too scared to leave their homes.
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Oh man, I’ve been out of town for the last week or so, but this brought home how absolutely dystopian it is in LA right now. Roving bands of unidentifiable masked men just snatching people off the street, abetted by LAPD. It’s fucking terrifying. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
For Mayor Consideration
Podcast Episode · LA Podcast · 06/30/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Oh man, I’ve been out of town for the last week or so, but this brought home how absolutely dystopian it is in LA right now. Roving bands of unidentifiable masked men just snatching people off the street, abetted by LAPD. It’s fucking terrifying. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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Federal officers from across US government depts have joined ICE to execute raids, but we don't know who they are while they widely cover their faces + refuse to identify themselves.
"Masked agents in casual clothing using force against people in public is associated with police states."
"Masked agents in casual clothing using force against people in public is associated with police states."
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Federal officers from across US government depts have joined ICE to execute raids, but we don't know who they are while they widely cover their faces + refuse to identify themselves.
"Masked agents in casual clothing using force against people in public is associated with police states."
"Masked agents in casual clothing using force against people in public is associated with police states."
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
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The first known detention by the US Marines in their recent Los Angeles deployment is of... a US Army veteran on his way to an office at the Department of Veteran Affairs building. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The first known detention by the US Marines in their recent Los Angeles deployment is of... a US Army veteran on his way to an office at the Department of Veteran Affairs building. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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THREAD.
Every word of this is nonsensical garbage that reflects the offal excreted by the nest of snakes in Stephen Miller’s brain. But I want to focus on “America will be for Americans again,” & offer a thread on exclusion & inclusion in the history of California specifically. 🗃️
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“I am reversing the Invasion. It's called Remigration.”
June 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
THREAD.
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Let history note: what's happening on the streets of LA is an extension of DOGE. Musk's guys illegally consolidated data from across government and cut a corrupt contract with Palantir to build an immigrant-hunting computer system. Presumably in use now.
June 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Let history note: what's happening on the streets of LA is an extension of DOGE. Musk's guys illegally consolidated data from across government and cut a corrupt contract with Palantir to build an immigrant-hunting computer system. Presumably in use now.