Nancy MacLean
@nancymaclean.bsky.social
Cassandra. Author Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America & Behind the Mask of Chivalry: The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan (new ed. just out). Professor of History and Public Policy @ Duke. Views my own.
I highly recommend this bone-chilling, comprehensive and urgent @aapf.org report on the Trump regime's deadly anti-Black ideas and policies. The MSM @nytimes.com and @wapopitchbot.bsky.social have failed us profoundly in not recognizing anti-Blackness as a driving force of MAGA.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I highly recommend this bone-chilling, comprehensive and urgent @aapf.org report on the Trump regime's deadly anti-Black ideas and policies. The MSM @nytimes.com and @wapopitchbot.bsky.social have failed us profoundly in not recognizing anti-Blackness as a driving force of MAGA.
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Thank you, @aapf.org for an excellent forum with heavyweights Kimberle Crenshaw, Carol Anderson, and Nancy MacLean.
The second installment in our series “Why Authoritarian Fear Democracy” was a huge success!
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Thank you, @aapf.org for an excellent forum with heavyweights Kimberle Crenshaw, Carol Anderson, and Nancy MacLean.
ICE plans to invade churches over the holidays--please spread the word so clergy and parishioners can prepare for this hideous armed invasion of places of worship.
thisweekinworcester.com
thisweekinworcester.com
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
ICE plans to invade churches over the holidays--please spread the word so clergy and parishioners can prepare for this hideous armed invasion of places of worship.
thisweekinworcester.com
thisweekinworcester.com
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Front page of NYTimes. Trump holding hands with MBS, Saudi leader who ordered the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His best friends: Putin and MBS. Murderers. Butchers.Tyrants. How low can he go?
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Front page of NYTimes. Trump holding hands with MBS, Saudi leader who ordered the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His best friends: Putin and MBS. Murderers. Butchers.Tyrants. How low can he go?
Whoa, this amazing appointment shows that Mamdani means to walk his talk. So impressed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mamdani’s appointment of Lina Khan a warning to private equity, experts say
Ex-FTC chair was among first to go after practice of folding local firms into larger ones leading to higher prices
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Whoa, this amazing appointment shows that Mamdani means to walk his talk. So impressed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This regime is spending half a BILLION dollars to occupy blue cities and terrorize and kidnap brown people??? While it cuts off food assistance and health care??
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This regime is spending half a BILLION dollars to occupy blue cities and terrorize and kidnap brown people??? While it cuts off food assistance and health care??
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
A headline that totally captures this perverse moment – – and regime.
ps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/shutdown-trump-rich-poor.html
ps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/shutdown-trump-rich-poor.html
Lines at the Food Pantry, Billionaires at the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A headline that totally captures this perverse moment – – and regime.
ps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/shutdown-trump-rich-poor.html
ps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/shutdown-trump-rich-poor.html
This object capitulation by Schumer and Jefferies was appalling – – and so unnecessary and humiliating because they were winning the battle for public opinion and have the cards to win and save healthcare. I agree: primary any Dem who supports the failed leadership. Do you?
www.indivisible2026.org
www.indivisible2026.org
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This object capitulation by Schumer and Jefferies was appalling – – and so unnecessary and humiliating because they were winning the battle for public opinion and have the cards to win and save healthcare. I agree: primary any Dem who supports the failed leadership. Do you?
www.indivisible2026.org
www.indivisible2026.org
Beautiful essay about how so many in #Chicago are standing up to #fascism. Makes me homesick for my old neighborhood, Rogers Park, which on the frontlines.
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Beautiful essay about how so many in #Chicago are standing up to #fascism. Makes me homesick for my old neighborhood, Rogers Park, which on the frontlines.
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
Call the White House and your members of Congress with this brilliant idea to protect the people's travel? Shut down the 12% of air travel that takes place in private jets--not the rest of our flights! Let them fly commercial so we can all reach our destinations!
ips-dc.org/report-high-....
"Private planes make up a significantly higher proportion of flights than 12% in some regions, particularly in the US. In the U.S., private jets (a subcategory of private planes) make up approximately one out of every six flights (about 16.7%) managed by the FAA." -AI
"Private planes make up a significantly higher proportion of flights than 12% in some regions, particularly in the US. In the U.S., private jets (a subcategory of private planes) make up approximately one out of every six flights (about 16.7%) managed by the FAA." -AI
High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet - Institute for Policy Studies
In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.
ips-dc.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Call the White House and your members of Congress with this brilliant idea to protect the people's travel? Shut down the 12% of air travel that takes place in private jets--not the rest of our flights! Let them fly commercial so we can all reach our destinations!
Hugely important legal victory from military family activists defending the voting rights of all of us
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
Active-Duty Military Families Win Historic Legal Challenge to Block Executive Order Undermining Voting Rights | Secure Families Initiative
Washington, DC - On October 31st, the Secure Families Initiative, an organization that represents active-duty military families, won a legal challenge invalidating parts of the March 25th Executive Or...
securefamiliesinitiative.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hugely important legal victory from military family activists defending the voting rights of all of us
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
I never knew before last night's exhilarating musical and cinematic event at Duke U that Morgan Freeman was raised in Mississippi. If you ever get a chance to see this extraordinary tribute to the Delta blues and the people who created it, treat yourself!
www.symphonicblues.com
www.symphonicblues.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I never knew before last night's exhilarating musical and cinematic event at Duke U that Morgan Freeman was raised in Mississippi. If you ever get a chance to see this extraordinary tribute to the Delta blues and the people who created it, treat yourself!
www.symphonicblues.com
www.symphonicblues.com
MAGA’s nefarious new math summed up
$100M for Trump’s golf trips.
$172M for private jets.
$230M to settle with Trump.
$250M for his ballroom.
$40B to Argentina.
$117B in tax breaks for the top 1%.
$170B for ICE.
But no money for food stamps.
Billionaires are robbing all of us.
$172M for private jets.
$230M to settle with Trump.
$250M for his ballroom.
$40B to Argentina.
$117B in tax breaks for the top 1%.
$170B for ICE.
But no money for food stamps.
Billionaires are robbing all of us.
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
MAGA’s nefarious new math summed up
Happening across America. Why do so many fail to see the parallel?
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Happening across America. Why do so many fail to see the parallel?
Rural communities getting hard hit on multiple fronts by the Trump regime— while it subsidizes their Argentinian competitors to show up a fellow authoritarian ruler.
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
Trump's Argentine Beef Plan Creates Rift with American Cattle Ranchers
We’re seeing the very early stages of a political shift in rural America. People who never questioned Trump are starting to wonder if he’s really on their side.
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Rural communities getting hard hit on multiple fronts by the Trump regime— while it subsidizes their Argentinian competitors to show up a fellow authoritarian ruler.
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
Great to see a GOP operative turning on his now fascist party. More of this 🙏🏼
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
GOP Fundraiser Trashes Trump’s ‘Authoritarian’ Regime in Scathing Resignation
Miles Bruner spent more than a decade advising and fundraising for Republicans.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Great to see a GOP operative turning on his now fascist party. More of this 🙏🏼
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
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While 1.4 million federal workers go unpaid, the tear gas, the bombs, and the cranes at the White House keep getting funded.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
The White House Demolition: Tearing Down Democracy at Home, and Bombing It Abroad
While thousands of Americans go unpaid, the tear gas, the bombs, and the cranes keep getting funded.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
While 1.4 million federal workers go unpaid, the tear gas, the bombs, and the cranes at the White House keep getting funded.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
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Trump is screwing his voters so badly:
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly That It Shocked This MAGA Farmer
As Trump’s bizarre idea to control soaring prices backfires with farmers, a Democratic organizer in rural areas explains how badly Trump is hammering his own supporters—and why it gives Democrats an o...
newrepublic.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Trump is screwing his voters so badly:
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
Powerful indictment of how MAGA authoritarians are trying to further rig the 2026 elections to shield themselves from the wrath of voters. In a 50-50 state, they’re stealing 11 of 14 seats!
Democracy Under Assault in North Carolina
YouTube video by Michael Garrett
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Powerful indictment of how MAGA authoritarians are trying to further rig the 2026 elections to shield themselves from the wrath of voters. In a 50-50 state, they’re stealing 11 of 14 seats!
I read @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social's new book #BurnedByBillionaires. It's an incisive must-read account of how we are all being hurt by those with excessive wealth, also providing hard-won wisdom about what can be done to unrig the system before they wreck our world www.burnedbybillionaires.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I read @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social's new book #BurnedByBillionaires. It's an incisive must-read account of how we are all being hurt by those with excessive wealth, also providing hard-won wisdom about what can be done to unrig the system before they wreck our world www.burnedbybillionaires.com
It's the 99.9 percent of us or the billionaires seeking to swallow the world in their insatiable hunger to profit no matter how deadly the impact. This is BONE-CHILLING.
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
Opinion | We’re All Going to Die — Soonish!
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It's the 99.9 percent of us or the billionaires seeking to swallow the world in their insatiable hunger to profit no matter how deadly the impact. This is BONE-CHILLING.
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
Why aren't more Democratic "leaders" following @govpritzker.illinois.gov who understands that this is a fight-or-die moment for democracy?!
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Why aren't more Democratic "leaders" following @govpritzker.illinois.gov who understands that this is a fight-or-die moment for democracy?!
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Thanks for posting this prequel to the current attack on higher Ed @gerts-michael.bsky.social.
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
Once again posting this excerpt from Democracy in Chains by @nancymaclean.bsky.social
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From Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacLean.
October 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Thanks for posting this prequel to the current attack on higher Ed @gerts-michael.bsky.social.
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
What freedom could be more basic than the freedom to read books of one's choice?
Information is power. Banning books threatens free ideas and stifles our democracy.
At Democracy Forward, we’ve taken book bans to court – and won. This #BannedBooksWeek, we pledge to continue the fight against censorship. Because #CensorshipIsSo1984.
At Democracy Forward, we’ve taken book bans to court – and won. This #BannedBooksWeek, we pledge to continue the fight against censorship. Because #CensorshipIsSo1984.
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What freedom could be more basic than the freedom to read books of one's choice?