Elizabeth EH Corbus

“what we’re witnessing is…on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, & Chinese labor camps…The admin is actively aspiring to a system of that magnitude to reshape society to its racial, political & cultural prefs for generations”

Congratulations!!

JD Vance ruins everything

Sounds fascinating. Wish I could go. Congrats .

GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.

🚨BREAKING: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

My daughter, a huge fan, introduced me to Bad Bunny a few years ago. He and his music have transformed the way I conceive of being an American. The more I listen the more I learn.

Wonderful show! Thank you.

I hate everyone and everything.

I will now definitely be teaching this college "ranking" in epistemology class. Diversity and meritocracy my ass.

“Dolly Parton's Imagination Library … was created over 30 years ago in honor of her father, who could not read or write. The program is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five”

I really appreciate that. I live in San Francisco and would otherwise not have access to this reading. Thank you. (And also it is a comfort to know that we can have these far flung communities in the face of this crazy (waves hand) assault on culture and creativity. Yay Bluesky)

Thanks for this!

Drawing of the great writer sitting in an overcoat

Remembering Hugo von Hofmannsthal on his birthday 🎂
Drawing by Bertha Czegka

"Where is your self to be found? Always in the deepest enchantment you have met with."

Love this. Studied him in college in a fabulous class on German and Austrian modernism.

Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.

How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?

Love this. Thanks.

Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.

Thank you! Just donated. I really appreciate you doing this.

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.

But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

reminder that a small handful of Republicans in the House and Senate could end this madness today

and we’ve got the same feds now conducting the criminal investigation into whether they committed a premeditated targeted extrajudicial killing — a criminal investigation indeed

"We took an oath to the Constitution and it's just be shredded right now."

Home News and analysis you won’t find in Maine’s traditional press

In case you didn’t know, this is the Leonard Leo funded newspaper in Maine.

Want to know what Leo is thinking or upset about, read this paper regularly.

www.themainewire.com

"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with Ph.D.s who departed STEM or health roles 1 January–30 November."

It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.

Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.

People of Maine, how can the rest of the country help you stand up the way MN successfully did?

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

Some help from @emorwee.bsky.social to keep us going. (Thank you for sharing, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.

Spite, community, and great writing to get us through. Thank you.

Thank you.