@thejde.bsky.social
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U.S. Marshals who captured slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 were enforcing the law too.
Slavery was eventually abolished*.
(* historical caveats apply)
Slavery was eventually abolished*.
(* historical caveats apply)
Continue to think that saying “abolish ICE” without explaining how you’ll enforce the law is a trap, but boosting this
"YouGov has ICE at 39% favorable, 52% unfavorable...But this top line really understates the intensity of public backlash to ICE and its tactics. In February 2025, just 19% of Americans held a strongly unfavorable view of ICE. Today, 40% do."
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
U.S. Marshals who captured slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 were enforcing the law too.
Slavery was eventually abolished*.
(* historical caveats apply)
Slavery was eventually abolished*.
(* historical caveats apply)
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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When billionaires wanted tax breaks, Republicans rushed back to DC.
When working families face a health care crisis, Republicans drag their feet.
Time and time again, Republicans show us who they’re REALLY working for, and it’s certainly not the American people.
When working families face a health care crisis, Republicans drag their feet.
Time and time again, Republicans show us who they’re REALLY working for, and it’s certainly not the American people.
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When billionaires wanted tax breaks, Republicans rushed back to DC.
When working families face a health care crisis, Republicans drag their feet.
Time and time again, Republicans show us who they’re REALLY working for, and it’s certainly not the American people.
When working families face a health care crisis, Republicans drag their feet.
Time and time again, Republicans show us who they’re REALLY working for, and it’s certainly not the American people.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Loved this quirky and wide ranging chat with Trevor Noah on his pod. I will note he has much better hair than @profgalloway.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDK...
Kara Swisher: Tech, Power, and Why You Should Get the F*cking Duck
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Loved this quirky and wide ranging chat with Trevor Noah on his pod. I will note he has much better hair than @profgalloway.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDK...
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Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
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My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!
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You can abhor Charlie Kirk & his beliefs and unequivocally condemn murder. You can do both. It shouldn’t be hard. It’s what grown up, civilized, tolerant people do.
September 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
You can abhor Charlie Kirk & his beliefs and unequivocally condemn murder. You can do both. It shouldn’t be hard. It’s what grown up, civilized, tolerant people do.
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70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
August 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
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A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers
A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
n.pr
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
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Really disheartening to see African countries doing these trafficking deals with the West.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
BREAKING: Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said.
Uganda agrees deal with US to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records
Uganda says it has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Really disheartening to see African countries doing these trafficking deals with the West.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state.
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
PARIS (AP) — French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state.
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“Both sides” didn’t dismantle the Dept. of Education.
Jfc.
Jfc.
July 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Both sides” didn’t dismantle the Dept. of Education.
Jfc.
Jfc.
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Little Haiti is vibrant. And it’s facing the same cost of living crisis as neighborhoods across the city.
That's why Brooklyn Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and I are bringing the Democratic Party together around a shared vision for an affordable New York. I am grateful for her endorsement!
That's why Brooklyn Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and I are bringing the Democratic Party together around a shared vision for an affordable New York. I am grateful for her endorsement!
July 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Little Haiti is vibrant. And it’s facing the same cost of living crisis as neighborhoods across the city.
That's why Brooklyn Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and I are bringing the Democratic Party together around a shared vision for an affordable New York. I am grateful for her endorsement!
That's why Brooklyn Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and I are bringing the Democratic Party together around a shared vision for an affordable New York. I am grateful for her endorsement!
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With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
July 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
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Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
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going to college, living in an international dorm and meeting brown kids from africa, dark-skinned kids with african features from india, spanish-speaking chinese kids from argentina, and many others changed the way i understood the world in some pretty fundamental ways
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
going to college, living in an international dorm and meeting brown kids from africa, dark-skinned kids with african features from india, spanish-speaking chinese kids from argentina, and many others changed the way i understood the world in some pretty fundamental ways
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Correct.
The common tactic we can see in the last ten years is that mixed-race politicians who claim Black international/ or African heritage are "not really Black" -- so as to dissuade Black Americans from supporting them.
See Obama, Harris, Mamdani.
Clockwork. Nasty work.
The common tactic we can see in the last ten years is that mixed-race politicians who claim Black international/ or African heritage are "not really Black" -- so as to dissuade Black Americans from supporting them.
See Obama, Harris, Mamdani.
Clockwork. Nasty work.
They pulled that on Obama too, or tried too.
July 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Correct.
The common tactic we can see in the last ten years is that mixed-race politicians who claim Black international/ or African heritage are "not really Black" -- so as to dissuade Black Americans from supporting them.
See Obama, Harris, Mamdani.
Clockwork. Nasty work.
The common tactic we can see in the last ten years is that mixed-race politicians who claim Black international/ or African heritage are "not really Black" -- so as to dissuade Black Americans from supporting them.
See Obama, Harris, Mamdani.
Clockwork. Nasty work.
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Read my post again.
This is about the attempts to convince Black and White voters not to vote for politicians who claim African/ Caribbean heritage-- by claiming they are fraudulently cosplaying as Black -- as if being Black grants power and privilege.
Yes, its absurd, and that is the point.
This is about the attempts to convince Black and White voters not to vote for politicians who claim African/ Caribbean heritage-- by claiming they are fraudulently cosplaying as Black -- as if being Black grants power and privilege.
Yes, its absurd, and that is the point.
It doesn’t *to me* in this case where the question is around his usage of African-American on a form… he hasn’t claimed to be Black or African-American as an ethnicity has he?
If not, this comparison and the reaches being made don’t really make sense to me.
If not, this comparison and the reaches being made don’t really make sense to me.
I am begging people to read closely.
I said *Black international*/ "African" heritage. Meaning Caribbean or African roots.
Harris- Jamaican
Obama-Kenyan
Mamadani- Ugandan.
Does this make sense?
I said *Black international*/ "African" heritage. Meaning Caribbean or African roots.
Harris- Jamaican
Obama-Kenyan
Mamadani- Ugandan.
Does this make sense?
July 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Read my post again.
This is about the attempts to convince Black and White voters not to vote for politicians who claim African/ Caribbean heritage-- by claiming they are fraudulently cosplaying as Black -- as if being Black grants power and privilege.
Yes, its absurd, and that is the point.
This is about the attempts to convince Black and White voters not to vote for politicians who claim African/ Caribbean heritage-- by claiming they are fraudulently cosplaying as Black -- as if being Black grants power and privilege.
Yes, its absurd, and that is the point.
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As for me and my house...
Zohran Kwame Mamdani -- son of the legendary Africanist Mahmood Mamdani-- has a permanent invite to the jollof rice and suya cookout.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani -- son of the legendary Africanist Mahmood Mamdani-- has a permanent invite to the jollof rice and suya cookout.
July 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
As for me and my house...
Zohran Kwame Mamdani -- son of the legendary Africanist Mahmood Mamdani-- has a permanent invite to the jollof rice and suya cookout.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani -- son of the legendary Africanist Mahmood Mamdani-- has a permanent invite to the jollof rice and suya cookout.
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Wait until NYT finds out there are people from India who grew up in the Carribbean / South America
July 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Wait until NYT finds out there are people from India who grew up in the Carribbean / South America
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The wild Islamophobic bigotry coming from elected Democrats after Mamdani’s win —
Is why Dems can’t beat the “they’re just as racist as republicans” allegations.
Is why Dems can’t beat the “they’re just as racist as republicans” allegations.
June 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The wild Islamophobic bigotry coming from elected Democrats after Mamdani’s win —
Is why Dems can’t beat the “they’re just as racist as republicans” allegations.
Is why Dems can’t beat the “they’re just as racist as republicans” allegations.
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I gotta say the social game of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is on point
About to join @jenpsaki.msnbc.com live on @msnbc.com.
June 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I gotta say the social game of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is on point