steverug.bsky.social
Professor of architectural and urban history, Opera queen, dog-lover, anti fascist. At the moment I’m too sad for words.
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On CNN? It truly is a golden age of hypocrisy.
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Miller’s use of the word isn’t accidental. They will use this to invoke the Insurrection Act when they’re ready.
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He ain’t wrong though
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And this is exactly why so many of us have closed our wallets to that joke of a party.
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If the Democratic Party wants to have a future, they need to remember that Silicon Valley and Wall Street were absolutely okay with fascism when it counted…and treat them as the enemy from now on.
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Fortunately for us, these papers and their gossip columnists masquerading as journalists have little impact on most people under 60. Unfortunately, the slack has been taken up by Joe Rogan.
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If it relies on dems getting their crap together, republicans have nothing to fear.
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There is no redeeming the political press. They are celebrity gossip columnists posing as journalists (see Tapper, Jake), and Trump suits them perfectly. All we can do is deny them clicks.
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In her defense, the Botox seeped into her brain years ago.
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I fear you’re right.
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I really question whether these people ever received any police training. It looks suspiciously like they’ve simply merged the fascist militias with ICE.
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And I am actively looking for a site for de-Magafication tribunal.
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A lingering, delicate patdown
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C’mon Shawn. You know better than this. In one way or another, everyone’s retirement savings is invested. Does half of America hide their money under the bed?
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In no way should any out-of-state student come here. Not only is this law a huge attack on academic freedom, but it’s so confusing that implementation is going to divert most of our energy from trivial stuff like teaching and scholarship.
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And he still is
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As in so much else, the elite universities are shirking their responsibilities in ways that will cost public universities that are already in budget crisis. They really are wealth management funds with a side hustle in education.
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It’s a long tradition. I think decades of referring to the president as “commander in chief” has done tremendous damage. It’s like we’ve all been primed to accept this unitary executive nonsense.
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There is one constant in academic life. Every crisis will result in the creation of a new senior administrative position.
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…And Mitch McConnell decided it would be too much trouble.
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The cowardice is beyond belief. Why are they even in those jobs if they’re afraid to do them?
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When I first read about how these vaccines work I felt more or less how I felt about the space program as a kid. They are a huge leap, and I pray this evil legacy admit doesn’t get to mess it up.
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What’s the guess as to how many justices agree with it. I feel like it’s four right now, but the immunity decision shows that Barrett and Thomas are dictator-curious?