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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 1d

Nice shout out to @blockclubchi.bsky.social by @kateshaw.bsky.social.

Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Live from Chicago! Our term preview*** (with asterisks about term previews in the shadow docket era)

IL LT. Gov. @julianastratton.bsky.social joins to talk resistance to the regimes militarized presence in states & cities.

+ 2 truths & a lie - John Roberts edition! crooked.com/podcast/some...

a poster that says the life of a showgirl with a woman in the background

Alt: a poster that says the life of a showgirl with a woman in the background

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 2d

Thankful to be among the 600+

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 2d

After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,

I’m teaching about race and media anyway!

@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!

600+ signups.

We move!! ✊🏾

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 6d

One US Mission I served that Trump political appointee used the national seal and just his name and title. It was as if the seal was his personal symbol.

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Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 7d

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 7d

Glad to see others picking up on this.

bsky.app/profile/wait...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Hertling: His comments about putting hands back on recruits… We moved away from that 30 years ago because it’s ineffective…

You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 8d

So this happened.

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 9d

I really like how Elie won't let people get away with lying and has such passion. A man for the moement.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 9d

I think I did some good work here overall, but my guess is that most people are going to want to fast forward to the 34:30 mark to hear me and "David" from North Carolina.

www.c-span.org/program/wash...

Elie Mystal on Comey Indictment and Trump Justice Department

Elie Mystal talked about the Indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and actions of the Trump Justice Department.

www.c-span.org

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 9d

I think I did some good work here overall, but my guess is that most people are going to want to fast forward to the 34:30 mark to hear me and "David" from North Carolina.

www.c-span.org/program/wash...

Elie Mystal on Comey Indictment and Trump Justice Department

Elie Mystal talked about the Indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and actions of the Trump Justice Department.

www.c-span.org

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 9d

So dumbest bullshit imaginable! We have a winner.

Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you - ordered along with King of the North!

Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 9d

I am betting a few are wishing it been the Red Wedding after listening to those remarks.

Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 9d

He doesn't have a clue as to what he is talking about. And he never went through the type of training he aspires too.

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 9d

Another episode where I learn a lot and it's alaways great to have @sifill.bsky.social on. @leahlitman.bsky.social What was the name of the Sumner book?

Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Leah & Kate track the wild implications of the unitary executive theory at SCOTUS & outside of it.

Then Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social & Jamelle Bouie @jamellebouie.net join all 3 hosts to talk about Redemption & the Supreme Court - & how that surfaces today.

crooked.com/podcast/the-...

Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF

Alt: Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 10d

Nailed it.

Rebecca Fachner @rebeccafachner.bsky.social · 10d

This Hegseth thing Tuesday is either gonna be the absolute dumbest bullshit imaginable or literally the Red Wedding. There is no in between

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 10d

I’d pay for this podcast.

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Michele Casto @casto.bsky.social · 13d

Fighters need their tiny sidekicks by their side! Help save Artemis:

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13d

Artemis update:

It's been a tough time. He is still in the hospital, not eating.

A few folks have asked how they can help, so I've set up a GoFundMe to help with costs.

If you've ever loved Artemis, his gravity experiments and feel moved to help him, here's the link.

gofund.me/252b7473c

Artemis, Hooked up to IV in the hospital.

Screen shot of Artemis in the cat hospital, hooked up to an IV. :(

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 13d

And that is saying something.

Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 13d

US Judiciary circling the drain.

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 13d

It seems like they always chose the most clueless people for those focus groups.

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 14d

With the changing face of news it is hard to get a good handle on things - and paying lots of subscriptions is a PITA - but Thomas Zimmer is honestly worth it.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 15d

Things have really changed. Now I need your help.

I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:

Some major personal news:

steady.page/en/democracy...

Onward. Forward. Steady.

Things have really changed. Now I need your help.

steady.page

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 15d

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Seven Pitches @sevenpitches.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks @brucespringsteen.net for all those best days of my life.

Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 15d

Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 15d

An insightful and timely analysis of.

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

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

www.bostonreview.net

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 16d

This interview of @sifill.bsky.social by the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social team , @leahlitman.bsky.social , @kateshaw.bsky.social was fantastic and highly recommended!

Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 17d

NEW: Skye Perryman @democracyforward.org joins to chat legal news & how the unitary executive theory has enabled the last 10+ nightmarish days (censorship, pretextual prosecutions, etc.) & more.

Then Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social joins to talk ... Justice Jackson!

crooked.com/podcast/illu...

a woman says sorry i 'm late i was defending the first amendment while another woman looks on

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Sarah E. Minnis, PhD @saraheminnisphd.bsky.social · 16d

It’s happening! The result of a summer-long effort to fill their bellies and prepare for winter hibernation is fat bears! During hibernation, bears do not eat or drink and lose 1/3 of their weight. Winter survival depends on accumulating ample fat before entering the den.🐻 explore.org/fat-bear-week

Fat Bear Week 2025

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Eric Coulson @ericcoulson.bsky.social · 17d

I lived over in the Alexandria neighborhood of Del Ray until an about 2 months ago. We simply wanted let Vance know what we thought and if his kids learn is not a good person, well that’s more on him.

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