Jonathan van Harmelen

The Infamy of the “Kavanaugh Stop” The court’s majority typically doesn’t disclose their reasoning on shadow docket cases. Here’s one instance where a justice may regret speaking their mind.

I wrote about the "Kavanaugh stop"

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This is absolutely horrifying to see, and will haunt us.

when it comes to finding the dumbest fucks in the world and broadcasting the dumbest shit they believe, cable news is undefeated

Fascist Secret Police Cars The next president should spend his first weekend feeding ICE into the wood chipper.

paywalled but I'm "so say we all" to the subhed

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My latest for the good folks at @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1990...

Late post, but thrilled to receive this honor from the Pacific Historical Review and have a chance to talk more about my research on Japanese American history. Special thanks to Katherine Ott at NMAH, Greg Robinson, and Brian Niiya of @denshoproject.bsky.social for being great inspirations to me.

Epidemics, Quarantine, and Japanese American Incarceration: A Q&A with Jonathan van Harmelen Inspired by the COVID pandemic and his ongoing research on Japanese American history, historian Jonathan van Harmelen investigates the medical history of the Japanese American incarceration during Wor...

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic drawing to a close, there is still need for new scholarship on racism and the history of medicine. We talk with historian Jonathan van Harmelen about his @pcb-aha.bsky.social award-winning "Pacific Historical Review" article. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/e...

Yes, Dems Should Push to Repeal Trump’s Big Bad Law—but Not Stop There James Carville had a decent idea, for once. But it’s easily improved upon.

I wrote about "we demand a repeal"

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really circling the drain

My full statement following the ICE Raid in Carpinteria. ⬇️

Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles “Show of Presence” Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure

I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"

Delighted to have written about the great Seattle-born writer Monica Sone. Thanks to @historylink.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute this article.

My latest for @discovernikkei.bsky.social about graphic artist and clothing designer Mary Masako Oshiro.

What the Democrats Must Learn From the People of Los Angeles Conflict with Trump’s lawlessness is inevitable—and the fight cannot be ducked.

I wrote about Los Angeles

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Beautiful day here in #sacramento for the #nokingsrally today.

My latest for @newrepublic.com.

Sadly learned that Marcel Ophuls passed away on Saturday. Last December I wrote this piece for @cineastemagazine.bsky.social that investigated Ophuls’s connection to Los Angeles. Ophuls, who spent his young adult years in LA during the 1940s, was influenced by prejudice he witnessed in the city.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Headline: ICE came for their neighbor so these Tennesseans formed a human chain to protect him

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

I can't seem to get any journalist interested in this significant fact, but, again:

THE LAST TIME THE GOVERNMENT USED THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT (IN 1941/1942) THEY GAVE EACH ARRESTED PERSON A HEARING.

To, y'know, avoid exactly this kind of f*ck-up.

#LawSky
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A horrible failure of justice and a shameful act on the part of the judges who approved of this ruling. I doubt they realize what they have just done by legitimizing the use
of the Alien Enemies Act.

On this week’s episode of “How Low Can the Bar of Morality Go”

My latest from @discovernikkei.bsky.social on activist Caleb Foote! Foote joined the Fellowship of Reconciliation with Bayard Rustin and Howard Thurman to advocate for civil rights during WWII. He spent several years in federal prison as a draft resister, and later taught at Berkeley Law School.

Second that! Proud to write for @discovernikkei.bsky.social for 6 years and work with an institution that stands up to fascism.

US bans personnel in China from romantic, sexual relations with Chinese citizens The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citize...

what if we kissed at the U.S. Embassy and five consulates in China

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Incredible news on TDOV.

The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.

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NEW: Internal staff email from Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch addressing Trump’s executive order.

“As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges and trumphs.”

A digital illustration of a little curly haired dog floating in water completely relaxed. The reference photo is in the top left corner.

happy friday