Bruce Dorsey
@profbrucedorsey.bsky.social
Historian, writer. Professor of History, Swarthmore College. Most recent: MURDER IN A MILL TOWN (Oxford UP). Rep'd by Mullane Literary Associates.
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Bruce Dorsey
@profbrucedorsey.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Great thrill to be in conversation with Jen Manion @manionjen.bsky.social at the Charles River Museum @charlesrivermuseum.bsky.social for the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize celebration, awarded by the Massachusetts Historical Society @mhs1791.bsky.social
Immigrants approved to be naturalized lined up for their oath ceremony, only to be told that "they couldn’t proceed due to their countries of origin.”
“To have that final step canceled is unnecessarily cruel and does nothing to make this country a safer place.”
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“To have that final step canceled is unnecessarily cruel and does nothing to make this country a safer place.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Immigrants approved to be naturalized lined up for their oath ceremony, only to be told that "they couldn’t proceed due to their countries of origin.”
“To have that final step canceled is unnecessarily cruel and does nothing to make this country a safer place.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
“To have that final step canceled is unnecessarily cruel and does nothing to make this country a safer place.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
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For the record. Duh.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For the record. Duh.
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The American Economic Association has banned Larry Summers for life. This unprecedented step means that he is no longer allowed to: attend their conferences, publish with them, or referee their articles.
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Former Economist Larry Summers - The American Prospect
The American Economic Association banned him for life. Given how wrong Summers has been in every major area of policy advice, why did his public disgrace require the Epstein files rather than a reckon...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The American Economic Association has banned Larry Summers for life. This unprecedented step means that he is no longer allowed to: attend their conferences, publish with them, or referee their articles.
prospect.org/2025/12/03/f...
prospect.org/2025/12/03/f...
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I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
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I know it's pointless to point out MAGA hypocrisy, but it really is stunning how the guy who ran in the GOP primary on the highly unorthodox message of "wars of regime change like Iraq were terrible mistakes" is now pushing us headlong into a war of regime change in Venezuela.
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I know it's pointless to point out MAGA hypocrisy, but it really is stunning how the guy who ran in the GOP primary on the highly unorthodox message of "wars of regime change like Iraq were terrible mistakes" is now pushing us headlong into a war of regime change in Venezuela.
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Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
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There’s a certain cutthroat elegance in finding and posting Hegseth saying exactly the same thing he’s attacking you for.
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
There’s a certain cutthroat elegance in finding and posting Hegseth saying exactly the same thing he’s attacking you for.
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The illegal military strikes on Venezuelan boats by the U.S. military has landed Hegseth and Trump in hot water. Both men are cowardly trying to blame others for their war crimes. #Trump #Hegseth #NarcoTerrorists #Venezuela #BoatStrikes #WarCrimes #WarCrimesHegseth
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The illegal military strikes on Venezuelan boats by the U.S. military has landed Hegseth and Trump in hot water. Both men are cowardly trying to blame others for their war crimes. #Trump #Hegseth #NarcoTerrorists #Venezuela #BoatStrikes #WarCrimes #WarCrimesHegseth
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Good mail day. Emilie Connolly’s new book that I am excited to read. 🗃️
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Good mail day. Emilie Connolly’s new book that I am excited to read. 🗃️
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
Hoping you all have this happy a Thanksgiving!
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hoping you all have this happy a Thanksgiving!
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Roy Justus takes on McCarthyism and its bullying tactics, May 1954.
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Roy Justus takes on McCarthyism and its bullying tactics, May 1954.
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
It was fun strolling through our imported version of a German Christmas market in center city Philly this past Saturday night (except that the mulled wine wasn't great). Go Birds!
Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany, drawing revelers to enjoy mulled wine, grilled sausages, and festive attractions.
Germany's Christmas markets open with festive cheer and tight security
Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany, drawing revelers to enjoy mulled wine, grilled sausages, and festive attractions.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It was fun strolling through our imported version of a German Christmas market in center city Philly this past Saturday night (except that the mulled wine wasn't great). Go Birds!
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Crazy that the mayor-elect of NYC and the Pope are pretty much the two most beloved political figures right now
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Crazy that the mayor-elect of NYC and the Pope are pretty much the two most beloved political figures right now
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West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
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