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Political and historical sociologist writing about culture, democracy, and comparative politics (Ph.D., University of Chicago). Publishes "Grounded," a free weekly 'zine on Substack. https://maryjaneosa.substack.com/ #exPostNews (Still sad about this.)
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Shit job of the week: Senate Parliamentarian

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How will America be in two years? Poor, sick, and alone.

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Remember joy? Laughter? When we celebrated love, artistry, and sharing? We used to be able to have nice things.

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How to destroy the United States of America in 3 simple steps: 1. Elect Trump President. 2. Complain about the old guy for 4 years. 3. Elect Trump President. Mission Accomplished!

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Sid Blumenthal, at his Blumenthaliest —

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Whatever happened to JD Vance? (Answer: nothing. This is what he always was.) www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/05/what...

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Let’s start now!

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Ain't that America? #popemania

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Rapacious, delusional crackpots are running the show. OMFG Today’s Heather is terrifying: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-7-2025

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These excuses are the same: Trump voter: This is not what I voted for. Parent who left his handgun in the kids’ bedroom: I didn’t know it was loaded.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

LGM — the essential daily read. Thanks, Scott!

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Overheard in my local coffee shop; “I don’t think JD Vance actually killed Pope Francis. I think, that after meeting Vance, the Pope just lost his will to live.”

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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

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Instead of watching Lawrence O’Donnell last night, I watched a Netflix series about assassins. Slept better than I have all week.

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If it's *illegal* -- it's not a "deportation." Deportation is the (potential) outcome of multi-stage, adversarial legal process. How about "lawless removal"? Kidnapping? Disappearing? #allinwithchrishayes

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I put a hold on Ed Martin’s nomination. He’s denied elections. Fired quality public servants. Attempted to chill free speech. Turns out he’s also carrying water for the Kremlin. So wholly unfit to be a U.S. Attorney.

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Lists are a feature that allow users to create groups of accounts, for example, for curation. However, we’ve also seen lists be used for harassment.

submitted 52 days ago • 201 comments

Tomorrow April 17 is a National Day of Action for Higher Ed. We are going to the CT state legislature to discuss how federal policies are impacting our work. What are you doing? #AAUP #NationalDayOfAction #AcademicSky www.dayofactionforhighered.org

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Here's a creepy thought: We're all living in Elon Musk's sandbox now. Think about it. Even more creepy, is this: www.wsj.com/politics/elo...

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Under the watchful eye of “the Picasso,” Chicago Showed Up #handsoff

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Chicago. Hands Off!

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“Donald Trump is president. There are no adults in the room to constrain him. We therefore live in uncertain times that will remain uncertain for an extended period of time. “ Hence, my current practice of awakening at 3 a.m. and staring at the ceiling for hours

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I wrote this 3 days after Trump’s inauguration. I wasn’t the only one who saw this coming. The MAGA program is— and has always been—nihilistic destruction. We are living through a logical chain of consequences

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Chicago's weatherman emeritus, Tom Skilling, returns to warn the public about Musk-Trump cuts at NOAA. If an aging weather guru can stand up and tell the truth about Trump, why can't Big Law, Big Media, and Big Electeds do the same? blockclubchicago.org/2025/04/03/t...

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The real tech bro motto: MOVE FAST AND STEAL THINGS

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