We've seen this movie before:
IMDb: Wag the Dog (1997)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...
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We've seen this movie before:
IMDb: Wag the Dog (1997)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...
Image showing a fugitive slave being captured by four men under antebellum federal law
🗃️ State & local jurisdictions cannot defy federal law but neither can the federal govt order them to enforce every aspect of that law. For some origins of this ongoing tension in immigration federalism, rooted in the history of American slavery, here is a 🧵 on Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) 🧵 1/10
"Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future."
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
It's the economic crisis that the techbros could cause that concerns me.
COW TOOLS
@cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I have gotten up to more mischief. This lifted my spirits.
youtu.be/JX-WL_zPnL4
Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota:
youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU
His ego bruised easily.
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨HELP NEEDED PRIOR TO TUESDAY 1/13/2026! PLS READ ENTIRE THREAD! 🧵
We need to let the NC Board of Elections know that we object to their decision to eliminate Barber Park, Washington Terrace Park, NC A&T University, & UNCG as early voting locations for the upcoming primary election.
RIP Dan Howe, a great historian of the antebellum United States
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
What is DoD Pete Hegseth doing? He censured Mark Kelly and moved to cut his retired rank and pay after Kelly reminded troops they don’t have to follow illegal orders.
That’s not discipline. That’s retaliation.
#ProudBlue
www.google.com/amp/s/thehil...
What have #skystorians been reading in 2025? Look back at some of our most popular pieces this year.
Topping the list is Julia Haagar's primer on grad school reading and note-taking. clioandthecontemporary.com/2019/09/23/h...
A few days ago, I wrote up some thoughts on generative AI and the work of historians: “At best, we’re talking about software that’s very good at making sentences seem sentence-shaped.”
Two weeks after a Dem governor's win, the North Carolina legislature’s GOP supermajority fast-tracked a bill that would transform the balance of power in the state.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 23, 2025
A collaboration with @lizadonnelly.bsky.social tonight...
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
the Trump admin has a sneaky plan to cut veterans' healthcare and disability benefits. great reporting from Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early: prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
Here's my promised thread of threads on every episode of "Death by Lightning." Again, it's totally legit to diverge from history to craft this satisfying (and manageable) show. I'm simply providing the real historical context, as best I can. Plus a final thought at the end.
bsky.app/profile/tj-s...
The Trump retribution and retaliation campaign is in full swing. Members of Congress will not be silenced by Trump and his incompetent Defense Secretary who should have resigned after Signalgate.
🎥In honor of the 82nd anniversary of Casablanca's US release, some of the great (and real-life) things about the classic film🧵
Went through this a few days ago returning from SHA conference. Spent an unplanned night in Atlanta after my connecting flight was canceled.
McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
