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Colin Strohn Woodard is an American journalist and writer known for his books American Nations: A History of the Eleven… more

Colin Woodard
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Just here to pile on about this 1992 photo. Whoever was involved shouldn't be, ever again.
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The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.
 
American citizens are being detained & brutalized.
 
This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.
Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
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This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.
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What is with his fixation on "windmills"?
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And the southwestern corner of PA? I mean, that's *literally* the cultural hearth of the Greater Appalachian regional culture. Its about as Midwestern as Savannah.
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I really don't see Pittsburgh or Chautauqua as "Midwestern" places in any case.
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In historical -- not cultural -- terms, MO wasn't part of the old Northwest Territory and, indeed, was a slave state that became part of the Confederacy. PA and NY weren't part of the Old Northwest Territory either, and were settled well before parts Westward and governed by Eastern capitals.
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It’s not “the fight against Hamas” that’s isolated Israel, it’s the intentional mass slaughter and starvation of tens of thousands of civilians.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20h
Israel is emerging from the Gaza war as the regional hegemon but the country’s fight against Hamas also has left it increasingly politically isolated.
After Two Years of War, Israel Is Stronger—and More Isolated—Than Ever
The war in Gaza has spurred a global backlash that threatens Israel’s long-term prospects.
on.wsj.com
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Israel is emerging from the Gaza war as the regional hegemon but the country’s fight against Hamas also has left it increasingly politically isolated.
After Two Years of War, Israel Is Stronger—and More Isolated—Than Ever
The war in Gaza has spurred a global backlash that threatens Israel’s long-term prospects.
on.wsj.com
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Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.
The picture from The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “ Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992. The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”
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New Hampshire / Massachusetts / Connecticut
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d
contracts professor / torts professor / constitutional law professor
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3. So, in historical terms, MO, and western PA and NY are probably out, though culturally they all have ties to the Appalachian, Midland, and Yankee midwest.
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contracts professor / torts professor / constitutional law professor
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2. The Midwest is ultimately a shared *historical* (rather than cultural) experience: that of free states carved out of the federal NW Territory that had arable farmland and were, in their formative period, treated as "frontier" appendages of the various regional metropoles on the East Coast.
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1. I argue that, in #AmericanNations (First Effective Settlement) terms, the "Midwest" is really the western portions of 3-4 culture regions. But if you must create one, this isn't terrible.
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In my time as an investigative journalist, there were many times where nefarious actors/orgs had hidden their past connections, personnel, positions, or history. But because @archive.org exists, I was able to uncover the facts, bearing receipts from archived versions of their own web pages.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d
1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: donate.archive.org/1T

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
Graphic with pixelated, 3D-styled webpage icons radiating outward from a bright point. Center text reads: "Fundraise with us! Celebrating 1 Trillion Webpages Archived."
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Because the code isn't "a tradition," it's the law.
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1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: donate.archive.org/1T

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
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Reposted by: Colin Woodard, Philip Nel, Aaron Sojourner , and 2 more

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Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues
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Jared Golden (D-#ME02) -- who before the election wrote he'd be fine with a Trump victory & that people who said he was a threat to democracy were liars -- has a primary challenger.
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/06/d...
​Dunlap formally announces he will challenge Golden in Democratic primary
State Auditor Matthew Dunlap, a former secretary of state and state lawmaker from Old Town, launched his campaign Monday for Maine's 2nd District seat in the U.S. House, which Jared Golden has held si...
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Dystopia, but the dumbest version.
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d
"Ms. Weiss said that her new role at CBS News would allow her to work on programs like “60 Minutes” and “CBS Sunday Morning” that are 'shaping how millions of Americans read, listen, watch, and, most importantly, understand the news.'"

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in a New Era at CBS News
www.nytimes.com
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It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.
Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app
It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.
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juliarosekraut.bsky.social
"Ms. Weiss said that her new role at CBS News would allow her to work on programs like “60 Minutes” and “CBS Sunday Morning” that are 'shaping how millions of Americans read, listen, watch, and, most importantly, understand the news.'"

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in a New Era at CBS News
www.nytimes.com
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In the @bangordailynews.bsky.social , I argue the U.S. already has a hybrid regime, one with an ethnonationalist agenda. Its weakness: neither authoritarianism nor blood and soil definitions of our national identity are the slightest bit popular.

www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/03/o...
Opinion: America is sliding toward authoritarianism. That’s not popular.
Discover how regional cultures have shattered America and the rise of an authoritarian regime. Author Colin Woodard explores the clash of ideologies.
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BREAKING: Judge Karin Immergut has scheduled a hearing for 7p PT/10p PT tonight on the new TRO request, which includes California and argues that "[t]his Court should issue a second TRO to prevent circumvention of the first TRO." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
Tweet from the VP: Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most. Yet she oozes with contempt. My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much happier person if you showed a little gratitude
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History repeats.
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Eric, pull yourself together and rewrite that ridiculous summary.
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It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy. Trump admin is planning to do it anyway.
By Alan Rappeport

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin
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