Deborah McDowell

Every—EVERY—Rump accusation is a confession: “How can our great society tolerate the continued brutalization of its citizens by crazed misfits? Criminals must be told that their Civil Liberties End When an Attack On Our Safety Begins!” (Rump‘s 1989 NYTimes ad about the innocent Central Park 5.)

Pretty clear that he is surrounded by criminals.

How many crimes must he commit before he is removed from office? What will it Take? #Trumpisms
It would take an Opposition Party something that doesn't exist in the United States. #BlueMAGADelusions

Millions carry on protests in D.C.!!

Great part is that the A students constantly fucked up regime change too.

It’s an administration of C students who can’t/won’t do the homework. And when they’ve got insider trading and “total immunity,” why should they?

I read this at first as “drive-by colonization” and thought yep

WarDash

Manifest Enshitification

Empire Prime

They’re really trying to do drive-thru colonization

Thank you!! We must keep that hope alive.

Baby giggles are so wonderful and give me hope & the will to keep on pushing and fighting for a world that will always welcome their joy. Happy you had a good weekend, Professor!

Yes!!!

Magic!!

The baby was such a balm this afternoon. She discovered the velcro on the straps of her shoes and, each time she peeled back the strap and pressed it back down, she let out a loud belly laugh from deep down in her little throat, then clapped her hands. It was sheer delight.

They’re so reckless with how they’re going into Iran it doesn’t matter to them if they kill everybody in succession to rebuild it. They’ll kill anyone around. This is US imperialism souped up on the strategies of the Israeli genocide, razing all life in sight with no regard.

1. This republic of suffering by Faust & Mrs Lincoln by Catherine Clinton
2. The full Grimké family story.
The German Texans who fled to Mexico rather than fight for slavery & were massacred by Texas condederates.
3. Chicken parm w/ garlic bread from HEB #HATM

Before Sunday ends, here’s today’s thread one more time. Please share widely to get all this great work to all the folks, thanks! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

they’re really leaning into booker t washington, up from slavery is on tx’s proposed mandatory book list, with no du bois responses on the list

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind; the answer is blowing in the wind…

Too Much Propofol Podcast Episode · The Present Illness · January 16 · 1h 12m

For anyone looking to catch up on Iran, here are a couple of episodes of our podcast, The Present Illness, from January discussing the protests and their history.

In his book,”Tattoos on the Heart,” Fr. Gregory Boyle advocates for a “compassion that can stand in awe of what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.” I thought about that a lot as I read & reread this astounding book by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social

He got his doctorate from IU in your program so hopefully they hear it more than they do the current students, faculty, and staff 😕

My parents met at IU and developed personal and professional relationships that they drew on for the rest of their careers and lives. The one gift goes to a lecture named after one of their mentors. These are the kinds of relationships universities torpedo when they only focus on kissing the ring.

We're a family of librarians so it's not like we're rolling in it but the giving we do have set up is all higher ed focused. Currently that's mostly directed at my and my mother's undergrad alma mater, with scholarships that will be fully funded provided the bottom doesn't drop out.

Last yr Orlando based Eng Profs Kevin Meehan, Amrita Ghosh, James Campbell as well as Eddy Martinez formed an American-South Asian fusion band

They just released their first album

I was privileged to write Urdu lyrics for (and sing) one song with them: Qatra Qatra

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qQ...

Billionaires start wars. Our kids bleed for them. It won’t be Trump’s children dying in the Middle East — it’ll be working-class kids sent to die for his ego. If you won’t sacrifice your child for that, call your reps NOW. Block this war. Demand a vote.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

When babies discover Velcro on their shoe straps. 🤣🤣

NYT: “.. the president capped an extraordinary day of U.S. aggression abroad by attending a glitzy fund-raising dinner at his club ..

.. a striking departure from how other presidents have handled the gravity of war.”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...