Tim Hacsi
@history1960.bsky.social
Historian, prof, long-time comic geek, lucky father of two, child of 1960s. They promised us jet packs and gave us Drumpf instead.
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Police do this all the time with training. Unfortunately Breonna Taylor isn't here to talk about that. Because they murdered her.
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Police do this all the time with training. Unfortunately Breonna Taylor isn't here to talk about that. Because they murdered her.
I guess the bullet that hit Trump's ear just got Ross internally. Amazing.
1. It's been more than a day since 2 of America's most storied newsrooms, CBS and ABC, reported that killer ICE agent Jon Ross suffered "internal bleeding" based on unnamed sources
Since then
- No other news org has confirmed the story
- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
Since then
- No other news org has confirmed the story
- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I guess the bullet that hit Trump's ear just got Ross internally. Amazing.
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US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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I don't know a PARTICULAR reason.
Let me think.
Well, first, I hate bullies. So, fuck transphobes.
Second, all the trans people I've met were awesome. I'm sure some are awful, but I sure haven't met any like that yet.
Third, the whole idea of life is the pursuit of your truth and happiness.
1/
Let me think.
Well, first, I hate bullies. So, fuck transphobes.
Second, all the trans people I've met were awesome. I'm sure some are awful, but I sure haven't met any like that yet.
Third, the whole idea of life is the pursuit of your truth and happiness.
1/
Gail, I love you. You are specifically outspoken about this topic when so many others are quiet. I've wondered, is there some specific reason why this topic in particular is so important to you? Because so many cis people can't be arsed, and you're different.
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I don't know a PARTICULAR reason.
Let me think.
Well, first, I hate bullies. So, fuck transphobes.
Second, all the trans people I've met were awesome. I'm sure some are awful, but I sure haven't met any like that yet.
Third, the whole idea of life is the pursuit of your truth and happiness.
1/
Let me think.
Well, first, I hate bullies. So, fuck transphobes.
Second, all the trans people I've met were awesome. I'm sure some are awful, but I sure haven't met any like that yet.
Third, the whole idea of life is the pursuit of your truth and happiness.
1/
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More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.
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Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
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Rape is the core of the MAGA ideology, the metaphor of dominance and degradation that motivates all their actions, and their rhetoric descends very quickly from the symbolic register down into a literal one.
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Rape is the core of the MAGA ideology, the metaphor of dominance and degradation that motivates all their actions, and their rhetoric descends very quickly from the symbolic register down into a literal one.
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This is exactly right.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident
Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is exactly right.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
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Yes, the U.S. government is fascist.
January 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Yes, the U.S. government is fascist.
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I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
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Democracy died. Fascism is here. Legal residents of the United States sent to foreign prisons without due process. Students detained after voicing their opinions. Federal judges threatened with impeachment for ruling against trumps priorities.
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Democracy died. Fascism is here. Legal residents of the United States sent to foreign prisons without due process. Students detained after voicing their opinions. Federal judges threatened with impeachment for ruling against trumps priorities.
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Vance's stance is, almost literally, "Well, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that. She asked for it."
When Vance insists, contra the videos, that Good threatened the ICE agent and "had it coming", what he means is that he, like Ross, feels threatened by any woman who has the audacity to use her voice in the public sphere.
This deeply misogynist worldview is core to MAGA.
This deeply misogynist worldview is core to MAGA.
January 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Vance's stance is, almost literally, "Well, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that. She asked for it."
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It is extremely embarrassing to all Americans that the vice president’s poll numbers are as high as they are rn and yes I’m aware of how low they are
JD Vance threatens Walz: "Tim Walz is a joke. His entire administration has been a joke. The idea that he is some sort of freedom fighter, he's not. He's a guy who has enabled fraud and maybe in fact has participated in fraud. That's what this new assistant AG position is going to find out"
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
It is extremely embarrassing to all Americans that the vice president’s poll numbers are as high as they are rn and yes I’m aware of how low they are
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Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
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Trump coolly & calmly brags that they murdered innocent people. No, not drug smugglers. Ordinary people & military sleeping in their beds. Death toll up to 80.
Then he speculates they could do Cuba, Colombia, or Greenland next.
He's a sadistic, ASPD, sociopath: with dementia & 0 remorse.
Zero.
Then he speculates they could do Cuba, Colombia, or Greenland next.
He's a sadistic, ASPD, sociopath: with dementia & 0 remorse.
Zero.
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Trump coolly & calmly brags that they murdered innocent people. No, not drug smugglers. Ordinary people & military sleeping in their beds. Death toll up to 80.
Then he speculates they could do Cuba, Colombia, or Greenland next.
He's a sadistic, ASPD, sociopath: with dementia & 0 remorse.
Zero.
Then he speculates they could do Cuba, Colombia, or Greenland next.
He's a sadistic, ASPD, sociopath: with dementia & 0 remorse.
Zero.
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Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
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The criminal Trump kidnapped Maduro and his wife in a lawless invasion and proudly threatened other leaders in the region that they could face the same. We are living in a sick rogue state, people.
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The criminal Trump kidnapped Maduro and his wife in a lawless invasion and proudly threatened other leaders in the region that they could face the same. We are living in a sick rogue state, people.
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The contrast between this and DJT—on the most basic level of human empathy and democratic leadership—couldn’t be starker.
Mamdani: I promise you this. If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn alongside you, and never, not for a second, hide from you
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The contrast between this and DJT—on the most basic level of human empathy and democratic leadership—couldn’t be starker.
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Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
December 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
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5 yrs ago next Tuesday, an American president who lost an election but refused to accept the loss incited a violent attempt to overthrow the election.
Instead of being treated like a pariah, that president was actually voted back into the White House, a much bigger condemnation of us than him.
Instead of being treated like a pariah, that president was actually voted back into the White House, a much bigger condemnation of us than him.
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
5 yrs ago next Tuesday, an American president who lost an election but refused to accept the loss incited a violent attempt to overthrow the election.
Instead of being treated like a pariah, that president was actually voted back into the White House, a much bigger condemnation of us than him.
Instead of being treated like a pariah, that president was actually voted back into the White House, a much bigger condemnation of us than him.