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History PhD in the intersection of Education (NYC & Texas), anti-racism, & Holocaust Memory. I also have opinions based on my evangelical upbringing and my anabaptist views. Protect immigrants, Protect LGBTQ+, Protect PoC, Protect everyone! Views my own
Oh. This is interesting! I have not considered this tendency before but it’s definitely something I see. I just tried to tag Andrew Feffer. Would have sworn he was on Bluesky
Alyssa S.@drsepinwall.bsky.social · 3mo agoAlso, am I wrong here? Writing about true-believer party members seems more taboo than writing sympathetically about "witch-hunted" non-Communists, no? 🗃️ imgflip.com/i/as1838
The Platner story shows how political consultants should not parachute into a state and pick a candidate. There were a bunch of solid Democratic candidates in the state. Maybe the elites don’t know better than the people who actually live in the state?
Men. We cannot let other men who do this remain relevant or in our midst.
Dr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks@wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 4w agoTHIS. I do not know a SINGLE woman in my professional field who has not been sexually assaulted or harassed by colleagues. I am an old. I know a lot of women colleagues. #MeToo
THIS. I do not know a SINGLE woman in my professional field who has not been sexually assaulted or harassed by colleagues. I am an old. I know a lot of women colleagues. #MeToo
And this is why it’s important to “gatekeep” political power from rapists. Some think Swalwell/Platner are anomalies in the Dem Party because they see some aspect of its positions that precludes rapists from gaining power. Not true. They are evidence of what happens when you aren’t vigilant.
A.J. Bauer@ajbauer.bsky.social · 4w agoIncredible.
Exactly this. I don’t demand perfection. I DO demand you take responsibility. I do demand not creating conspiracy theories. Why is this hard?!?
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 4w agowhat a surprise. again, he reacted like this when the Nazi tattoo was revealed! he wasn't contrite, there was no actual acceptance or suggestion of change, it was pure entitlement and anger. All of this should have been obvious.
Well, I’ve finally been cured of imposter syndrome. A student walked up to me on the stairs and said, “you look like someone who would have an extra highlighter.” F. That obvious?
This is exciting! It’s a very useful topic in which, I assume, Dr. Aubin can tear down the sacred cows. I’d be willing to bet it’ll also help introduce historiography to her broader history audience in important ways.
Claire E. Aubin@ceaubin.com · 4w agoI’ve been hinting about my current project for a while, and am so excited to (finally) announce it! I’m writing FALSE IDOLS: HOW GREAT MAN HISTORY LEFT OUR PAST IN RUINS with @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social. Truly a dream come true, and I can’t wait for you all to read it.
Today as students tried to define “History,” they ended up having to define “events” as well. This led to them discussing categorization. Ultimately they then considered how the questions we ask determine the categories and data connected. Man I love my job.
Misogyny & rape are not issues of the left & right. They’re rampant across the political spectrum. They’re issues of our shared patriarchal culture.
Hear me out. Reverse Missouri compromise Maine back to Massachusetts and then bring DC in as 50th.
Well, well, well. Not so easy to find a guy with a nazi tattoo who doesn't suck shit, is it?
HR Lady would have fired Trump in 2016. So those politics seem way better than those who would have excused his Access Hollywood tape as locker room talk.
Antisemitism is a real and growing issue in American politics and culture, but the fact that American Jewish organizations like the ADL and AJC went harder on Mamdani than on Platner is part of why we are making no headway in fighting it.
Politico@politico.com · 4w agoBREAKING: Mamdani, one of the most prominent voices on the American left, has called on Platner to end his Maine Senate campaign.
If your job is to be a professional talker and you complain about being cancelled for talking you are just saying you want tenure.
LOUDER You don’t have a right to be a senator. You don’t have a right to a social media following. You don’t have a right to a podcast audience. You don’t have a right to have people choose to have you on a show. If you lose these things bc of your behavior, your rights haven’t been violated.
Zahava Stadler@zahavastadler.bsky.social · 4w agoDUE PROCESS IS FOR THE DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS, NOT FOR THE AWARDING OF MASSIVE POWERS. Nobody has a constitutional right to be a US Senator. You can just decide that you've heard enough, and that the Nazi-curious misogynist with a record of rape and abuse doesn't need to get the keys to the country.
I agree here, except I don’t give him the benefit of the doubt. I used to think he focused on class to the exclusion of race due to being old school Marxist. Now I think he intentionally marginalizes people. The pattern is pretty clear. It’s bigotry.
Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 4w agoSanders has a terrible blind spot on race and gender. His (correct) focus on economics and class blind him and he thinks fixing bigotry is a matter of fixing economics. It’s a very dumb pov and one he holds on to (and the real reason he doesn’t win Dem primaries)
there are plenty of people taking potshots at this and i don’t really blame them, but we would be in a significantly better place, politically, if our pundits engaged in this kind of public accounting more often
Michelle Goldberg@michellegoldberg.bsky.social · last mo.www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/o...
Yes. This is a subtweet of Bernie and his bros.
HR Lady Politics enjoyer (He/Him)@ryanabt.bsky.social · 4w agoClass-only analysis is absolutely brainless AND super easy for being co-opted. It’s why American Slavery, American Freedom is one of my favorite books ever. Edmund Morgan just sits and yells, “Anti-Black racism and capitalist class warfare are welded together in the American experiment!!!”
