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David Hochfelder

@dphochfelder.bsky.social

Telegraph in America, 1832-1920 (JHUP 2013). Now working on a book (with Ann Pfau and Stacy Sewell) on urban renewal on the Upper West Side. For a history and records inventory of urban renewal around NYS: https://nyheritage.org/exhibits/urban-renewal

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Main corollary to Murphy's Law: Everything is easier to get into than out of.

01.03.2026 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FUCK ICE chant after the moment of silence for Renee Good and Alex Perretti. #mnufc

01.03.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 871    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 14

So-there's going to be a "a report, in writing, setting forth the circumstances necessitating the introduction of US Armed Forces, the constitutional & legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities" w/n 48 hours. Right? RIGHT?

01.03.2026 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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American taxpayers are paying this ICE-hole to walk up and down a residential street in Santa Ana, CA, spraying pepper spray for no reason whatsoever.

#ProudBlue #FuckICE #SantaAna

01.03.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 579    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 15

If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.

01.03.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6213    πŸ” 2070    πŸ’¬ 142    πŸ“Œ 172
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Damn

01.03.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1674    πŸ” 520    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 19

a "preemptive strike" on elementary school girls. dear god

28.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 235    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 12

ICE was very active in Minneapolis today, they kidnapped multiple people. ICE didn't leave, the media has moved on but we are still under federal occupation.

28.02.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2145    πŸ” 1114    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 32

I have never seen a "faculty lounge." I doubt they actually exist

27.02.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ya think?

27.02.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like a lot is about to go wrong.

27.02.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been β€œterrorizing” refugees β€” violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home β€” by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

27.02.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5656    πŸ” 1846    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 48

I think @normative.bsky.social made this point yesterday, but once you get beyond the outrage of the brutality of the original β€œarrest” here, you also have to confront the fact that a D.A. CHOSE TO PROSECUTE THIS and a judge SENTENCED HIM TO A YEAR IN JAIL. Total system fail. WTF

27.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1909    πŸ” 674    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 18

"The president had DOJ illegally cover up documents about allegations he sexually assaulted a child after Congress specifically passed a law requiring they be disclosed" is, in and of itself, enough to merit rapid removal from office regardless of how true or credible the underlying allegation is.

25.02.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1382    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

25.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11836    πŸ” 5325    πŸ’¬ 386    πŸ“Œ 294

I would find such a speech apeeling.

25.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This should infuriate everyone.

25.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We had a cat with an "importuning purr" when he wanted to be fed.

25.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I await the day when their ultimate vision is laid bare: billionaires sitting around in a ruined world, Agentic AIs doing everything for them, while the rest of humanity is detained and turned into batteries to run the Agentic AIs, Matrix-style.

25.02.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 296    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 3
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"SLOPPINESS": The Trump administration claimed that a man detained by ICE had a criminal convictions for marijuana possession in 2009.

The judge pointed out that the man was 4 years old at the time.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

25.02.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5645    πŸ” 2033    πŸ’¬ 113    πŸ“Œ 108

But it's got electrolytes, what plants crave.

25.02.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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History of Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, & Security – AHA The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence. The briefing will take place on Friday, February 27, at 9:00 a...

CBI Research Fellow Cornell's Rebecca Slayton, Past CBI Tomash Fellows @babintsevak.bsky.social & Aaron Mendon-Plasek, & Vanderbilt's Sarah Igo are giving an @historians.org Congressional Briefing on AI, security & privacy. F. 27th 9am E.

#histtech #ai #history

www.historians.org/event/histor...

24.02.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller β€” security flaw reveals floor plans and live video fee... Did he just unintentionally raise his own robot army?

Control one Internet connected thermostat – harass one household
Control many thermostats – attack the electric grid
Control one robot vacuum – harass one cat
Control many robot vacuums – harass all the cats

24.02.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 11
23.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 762    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

You: that’s ridiculous, Chicago isn’t the best city in the world

Me:

23.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

this just in from new york city: we’re hearing that mayor mamdani just signed an executive order making it illegal to NOT stand at your window and fold your arms and say β€œwow, it’s really coming down out there”

22.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3180    πŸ” 433    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 28

This explains stamp collections

23.02.2026 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any relationship between puns and whales is just a fluke.

23.02.2026 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would like to help this investigation by searching at Wrigley on opening day.

23.02.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's no money in deporting people

22.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0