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Historian, writer. Professor of History, Swarthmore College. Most recent: MURDER IN A MILL TOWN (Oxford UP). Rep'd by Mullane Literary Associates.

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13.07.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees:

βœ”οΈ due process for all
βœ”οΈ birthright citizenship
βœ”οΈ equal protection under the law

Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.

09.07.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5640    πŸ” 2193    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 68
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Opinion | This Is the Real Impact of the Supreme Court’s Planned Parenthood Decision

SCOTUS's recent Planned Parenthood decision "reveals something about the current majority’s pursuit of a long-term goal: ridding American law of the notion that if a right is violated, there must be a remedy." Thanks, Linda Greenhouse. Well said!

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...

02.07.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imagine being so fragile that inclusion feels like a threat, but authoritarianismβ€”just another Sunday.

29.06.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4958    πŸ” 1643    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 40

Wow, more than twice as many 18-24 voters as the reliable 70-74 voters (retired with plenty of free time to vote). Young voters can see how all of the rest of us (their elders) have really screwed things up. What does this portend for the general election? Or elections outside NYC?

29.06.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And Then They Came for the Intellectuals, II Jim Ryan and UVA become latest casualties in war on Higher Education

β€œWhat’s at stake is far more than one presidency or one institution: it’s the role of our public universities as bastions of intellectual freedom, diversity of thought, and innovation in a democratic society.”

29.06.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual

PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening β€œclear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government

28.06.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 25985    πŸ” 6444    πŸ’¬ 675    πŸ“Œ 645
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Yes, I agree β€” it would be terrible. Please do NOT share this information!!!

26.06.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 25619    πŸ” 14708    πŸ’¬ 703    πŸ“Œ 710
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

25.06.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 44507    πŸ” 17917    πŸ’¬ 2364    πŸ“Œ 1681
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The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.

The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.

The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

22.06.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 31588    πŸ” 9964    πŸ’¬ 900    πŸ“Œ 441

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

22.06.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 62866    πŸ” 14104    πŸ’¬ 815    πŸ“Œ 573

"We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into."

-- Donald Trump inaugural address, Jan. 20, 2025

The biggest lie ever from the biggest liar in American history

22.06.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10

That's right--Congress Do Your Job!

22.06.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"And when the radical priest comes to get me released, we was all on the cover of Newsweek..."

21.06.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Dodgers Pledge Aid to L.A. Families Affected by Trump Crackdown

Proud of the many Angelenos, including Buried Under the Blue, for standing up and speaking out, proud of Neeza's bold choice, proud of my native city.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

21.06.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.

20.06.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 35679    πŸ” 7647    πŸ’¬ 1034    πŸ“Œ 354

Never forget: They took away 104 days of his freedom, prevented him from being at the birth of his child, for no other reason than they didn't like what he had to say.

Happy that Mahmoud is out. May justice prevail.

21.06.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

An apt metaphor for Elon’s time as a β€œgovernment employee”

19.06.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œa joyfully defiant dance party of pissed off people” !! -No Kings Day

16.06.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No better way to build morale in the military than forcing troops to march down largely empty streets in a thunderstorm to celebrate a draft dodger’s birthday

14.06.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5900    πŸ” 1233    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 28

Upon reflection, I’m glad I live in a nation where the military isn’t great at marching for rulers. Let’s try to keep it that way

15.06.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 767    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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"A tyrant is unfit to be a ruler of the free people" - The Declaration of Independence

14.06.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 939    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6
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More than 1M descend on Boston Common for Pride, No Kings rallies The Boston Pride Parade and No Kings march converged Saturday in downtown Boston.

1m people allegedly in boston today. the scale of this is just crazy. i think record-breaking www.wcvb.com/article/more...

14.06.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18994    πŸ” 4269    πŸ’¬ 255    πŸ“Œ 286

Yes! Go Philly! (Wait, that's me. You can tell, right? πŸ˜‰)

15.06.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure that more people showed up to my last birthday than they did to this presidential military parade, and I didn't even promise them tanks

14.06.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 787    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 1

Love this -- fired-up seniors! πŸ‘‡

15.06.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Protesters march through Philly for β€˜No Kings' rally against President Trump
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia Protesters march through Philly for β€˜No Kings' rally against President Trump

Proud of the Love City today! No Kings!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfOi...

15.06.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few more signs from No Kings Day in Philly today. (Easily 100,000 people marching on the Parkway today)

14.06.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only on Philly!!! No Kings Day

14.06.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First of many great signs at today’s No Kings rally in Philly

14.06.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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