Mike O'Malley
@mikeomalley.bsky.social
US history Prof. at GMU. Author most recently of The Color of Family: History, Race, and the Politics of Ancestry See https://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/people/momalle3
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Mike O'Malley
@mikeomalley.bsky.social
· Nov 16
My most recent book centers on the fact that two ancestors--one born in Ireland--were declared "colored" by the state of VA. Had they stayed in Virginia, my father couldn't have married my mother. Record keeping reinforced and sometimes simply invented permanent racial identities.
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On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
Worth adding that Hegseth blabs about the "warrior ethos" but these murders take place from the air, with Americans in zero danger from any sort of attack. It; snot even clear the people on the boats are armed
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Worth adding that Hegseth blabs about the "warrior ethos" but these murders take place from the air, with Americans in zero danger from any sort of attack. It; snot even clear the people on the boats are armed
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So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
Melville, in an essay on Hawthorne, wrote "Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round." Change "genius" to "evil" and you have trump and his supporters. The shock of recognition runs the whole circle round
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Melville, in an essay on Hawthorne, wrote "Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round." Change "genius" to "evil" and you have trump and his supporters. The shock of recognition runs the whole circle round
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When your entire electoral strategy is “try to convert some republicans, no matter how much it enrages your base and makes them lack any enthusiasm to turn up, and then you can blame them for not voting hard enough for your crappy 10%-less-awful-than-the-GOP platform,” it makes perfect sense.
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
When your entire electoral strategy is “try to convert some republicans, no matter how much it enrages your base and makes them lack any enthusiasm to turn up, and then you can blame them for not voting hard enough for your crappy 10%-less-awful-than-the-GOP platform,” it makes perfect sense.
This is really what's wrong with Democratic "leadership." He's praising trump on the border, because he thinks it might peel of some GOP voters. We are supposed to rally for a Democratic party that's "slightly less bad."
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is really what's wrong with Democratic "leadership." He's praising trump on the border, because he thinks it might peel of some GOP voters. We are supposed to rally for a Democratic party that's "slightly less bad."
Apparently getting an MRI can prevent bad health stuff from happening. Who knew? Oh the medical breakthroughs the Trump admin has made! I'm going to insist on a weekly MRI from my Dr., to prevent stuff
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Apparently getting an MRI can prevent bad health stuff from happening. Who knew? Oh the medical breakthroughs the Trump admin has made! I'm going to insist on a weekly MRI from my Dr., to prevent stuff
This is a really interesting analysis and suggest an important way to throw off the dead hand of the Democratic party
what this makes me think is that unions should push for fusion voting wherever possible www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is a really interesting analysis and suggest an important way to throw off the dead hand of the Democratic party
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It's so incredibly on-brand that in casting about for messaging that will resonate with The People, Dem leadership throws a dart and hits a book written by a VC who's a Harvard graduate and lifelong striver.
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's so incredibly on-brand that in casting about for messaging that will resonate with The People, Dem leadership throws a dart and hits a book written by a VC who's a Harvard graduate and lifelong striver.
So it looks like Hegseth was personally directing the murder of six people suspected of smuggling drugs to somewhere. The whole apparatus: satellites, drones, missiles, millions of dollars, so Pete could satisfy his desire to be "a warrior" from 1000 miles away.
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
So it looks like Hegseth was personally directing the murder of six people suspected of smuggling drugs to somewhere. The whole apparatus: satellites, drones, missiles, millions of dollars, so Pete could satisfy his desire to be "a warrior" from 1000 miles away.
When Trump insults reporters, they should collectively walk out. It's repulsive behavior and they just stand there, but the fact is he needs them.
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
When Trump insults reporters, they should collectively walk out. It's repulsive behavior and they just stand there, but the fact is he needs them.
It's terrible that the two National Guard were shot in DC. A tragedy and a waste. If only they had not been sent to DC to stand around doing nothing as a political stunt.
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's terrible that the two National Guard were shot in DC. A tragedy and a waste. If only they had not been sent to DC to stand around doing nothing as a political stunt.
The GOP congress is clearly mad at Trump's erratic, sloppy behavior, but maybe one thing they'll notice is how "law" offers a stable alternative to the whims of lunatic rulers
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The GOP congress is clearly mad at Trump's erratic, sloppy behavior, but maybe one thing they'll notice is how "law" offers a stable alternative to the whims of lunatic rulers
Trump is praising Mamdani, while Hakeem Jeffries scurried to vote for a meaningless House resolution "condemning socialism."
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump is praising Mamdani, while Hakeem Jeffries scurried to vote for a meaningless House resolution "condemning socialism."
Awful story. Ice Agent taking pictures, in the Superior courtroom, of a high school age intern. Judge escorts her to his car to drive her home, ICE surrounds the car and threatens to break the windows if they don't exit.
www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
www.wpri.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Awful story. Ice Agent taking pictures, in the Superior courtroom, of a high school age intern. Judge escorts her to his car to drive her home, ICE surrounds the car and threatens to break the windows if they don't exit.
www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
Just want to establish that I really like Mamdani way before Trump did
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Just want to establish that I really like Mamdani way before Trump did
Larry Summers was not only a dirty old man conspiring with a sex predator to get in the pants of a younger colleague over who he had power. He's also, for 20 years, been the poster boy for neoliberal, deregulatory, monopolistic economics.
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
Former treasury secretary steps away to ‘rebuild trust’ after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes
The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.
Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Larry Summers was not only a dirty old man conspiring with a sex predator to get in the pants of a younger colleague over who he had power. He's also, for 20 years, been the poster boy for neoliberal, deregulatory, monopolistic economics.
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Deeply ashamed just because you were soliciting a convicted child predator for advice on cheating on your wife my pressuring a younger colleague into sleeping with you while sneering at her and her work?
Gosh Ross Douthat better write another piece decrying woke culture
Gosh Ross Douthat better write another piece decrying woke culture
Sex pest : i am retiring from public life
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Deeply ashamed just because you were soliciting a convicted child predator for advice on cheating on your wife my pressuring a younger colleague into sleeping with you while sneering at her and her work?
Gosh Ross Douthat better write another piece decrying woke culture
Gosh Ross Douthat better write another piece decrying woke culture
Read this article. Larry Summers should be shunned by all decent people.
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Read this article. Larry Summers should be shunned by all decent people.
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Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
Gay was hounded for alleged plagiarism by the billionaire Bill Ackman, whose wife, MIT prof Neri Oxman, massively plagiarized her dissertation. Yet another example
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Gay was hounded for alleged plagiarism by the billionaire Bill Ackman, whose wife, MIT prof Neri Oxman, massively plagiarized her dissertation. Yet another example
The creepiness of the Epstein emails! Sycopantic, fawning sloppy, entitled people. A whole world of them.
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The creepiness of the Epstein emails! Sycopantic, fawning sloppy, entitled people. A whole world of them.
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Thanks to @antifapatriot.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to @antifapatriot.bsky.social
Pretty clear Kaine voted no to protect Warner, who is up sooner for re-election. Vote Warner out
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Pretty clear Kaine voted no to protect Warner, who is up sooner for re-election. Vote Warner out