Saethelred the UnreadyMove fast, break things, hurt people, be reviled, die alone
Pamela K Gilbert
@PamelaKGilbert
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Scholar of 19th C British literature and curious reader of news about the world. Author, most recently, of _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_ (Cornell, 2019).
Judd LegumTo recap: Supreme Court justices nominated by a president who lost the popular vote and confirmed by Senators representing far less than half the country have eliminated abortion rights, green-lighted anti-LGBTQ discrimination, and ended affirmative action.
In one year.
Matthew L. ReznicekThe College Board pre-emptively caving to DeSantis is a clear violation of one of Timothy Snyder's rules for resisting an autocracy
Brendan NyhanIn America. In 2023. What a moral panic looks like. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/31/florida-hide-books-stop-woke-manatee-county-duval-county-desantis/
manu chander (he/him)since more and more people are joining just wanted to re-announce that tricia matthew and i are editing a book series on race in nineteenth-century literature and culture -- details in the flyer below and more info at https://www.bigger6.com/oup. send us proposals and/or share with others!
Benjamin WittesIn response to a reader question on a different platform, I wrote this thread on application of the Genocide Convention to the Ukraine conflict:
The TLDR? It's genocide, and it's not a close question: https://thecooltable.wtf/@benjaminwittes/109558844023375605
The TLDR? It's genocide, and it's not a close question: https://thecooltable.wtf/@benjaminwittes/109558844023375605
Benjamin Wittes (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image In response to a post in which I said that russia is committing genocide in Ukraine, @[email protected] asks me the following question. I would be pleased to oblige her with an explanation.
Dr. Ben MitchellI know why you might do this to Hegel and have it make conceptual sense in terms of his philosophy, but it is also just very funny.
Joy-Ann ReidMark down this date: two years to the day after Trump tweeted to his fandom to come to DC on January 6th, promising it would be “wild…”
Laurie_SnyderCRIMINAL REFERRAL OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:
I. Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
"...corruptly...obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so..." [18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) ]
View video segment starting at approx. 1:00:30:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524851-1/jan-6-committee-makes-criminal-referrals-fmr-president-trump-john-eastman&live&vod
#BREAKING #NEWS #January6thHearings #DonaldTrump #Congress #DOJ #HATH