Nicole Hemmer

exactly what my next book is about!

fair to say the alex jonesification of right wing media is complete

Image of Tucker Carlson’s podcast episode page for Dec. 8, titled “John Leake: The Demonic Rituals to Replicate God and Mankind's New Religion of Science.” Episode description: “Ritual piercing of the body. The shedding of blood. The promise of salvation. John Leake explains the religion of vaccines, and why its adherents are dangerous.”

tucker carlson is now mixing vaccine denialism with his new favorite topic: demons.

eager to hear how it goes!

You know, man can take unto himself a wife. A wife can take unto herself a husband. That doesn't mean that they abandon their mothers and fathers and forget them. So, you know, every now and then academics talk about assimilation and how our various ethnic groups have, with time, dropped their ethnicity and become more ``American.'' Well, I don't know about that. It seems to me that America is constantly reinventing what ``America'' means. We adopt this country's phrases and that country's art, and I think it's really closer to the truth to say that America has assimilated as much as her immigrants have. It's made for a delightful diversity, and it's made us a stronger and a more vital nation.

"It seems to me that America is constantly reinventing what ``America'' means... I think it's really closer to the truth to say that America has assimilated as much as her immigrants have. It's made for a delightful diversity, and it's made us a stronger and a more vital nation." Reagan, 1984

I haven't been able to stop thinking about @pastpunditry.bsky.social's comments last week about the further splintering and radicalization of the m@ga movement and what may be coming down the line. It's chilling but it's a clarity that I find helpful. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers. Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...

‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.

back before iPads, we had this kind of kiddie record player that you could use to play recordings of certain books. we definitely had some sesame street ones!

yes, i remembered after we finished recording and immediately texted jody to let him know! during the child abuse scandals of the 1980s the creators of sesame street realized it was sending the wrong message for adults not to believe children, so they made snuffleupagus real.

i loved that book so much growing up!! i used to read it to my nephews when they were little 😊

Trump Press Sec’s Epstein Spin Implodes as New Info Rattles Him Deeply As Karoline Leavitt struggles to explain away Trump’s growing panic over new Jeffrey Epstein revelations, a sharp observer of the right explains why MAGA is cracking up over the scandal—and what to ex...

Republicans are trying to project unity on dismissing Trump-Epstein, and some media is trying to help, but as @pastpunditry.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, some Trump voters really do care about Epstein—not a majority, but not zero either—creating real splits in the MAGA coalition.

Had a great conversation with @gregsargent.bsky.social about the latest Epstein emails and their implications for the current MAGA civil war.

Trump Press Sec’s Epstein Spin Implodes as New Info Rattles Him Deeply As Karoline Leavitt struggles to explain away Trump’s growing panic over new Jeffrey Epstein revelations, a sharp observer of the right explains why MAGA is cracking up over the scandal—and what to ex...

New Epstein emails "seem to show Trump understood who Epstein was, how he and Maxwell were acting, and the kinds of crimes they were committing. He was adjacent to, if not involved in, those crimes."

On the pod Nicole Hemmer is brilliant on bigger Epstein-MAGA story:
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Excellent commentary on power and the "right" and the Epstein files over on The Daily Blast from @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social with @gregsargent.bsky.social and @pastpunditry.bsky.social (wherever you get your podcasts).

(Even if Greg still has that terrible guitar lead-in.)

oh yes I am immediately buying this. more political economy of the religious right please!!

this looks fantastic!

NOW AVAILABLE! The recording of the first (and probably only) edition of TGS Live: The Worst Wing, featuring professional president-knowers Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social and Kevin Schultz. What a way to mark a year since The Day That Shall Not Be Named.

Cover photo for This Day episode “Dick Cheney Shoots His Friend in the Face (2006) ft. photos of Harry Whittington and Dick Cheney. Date is Feb. 20, 2024, run time of 19 minutes.

our only dick cheney episode is also the only dick cheney episode you need podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

A graphic that says This Guy Sucked LIVE: The Worst Wing, over the painting of Washington crossing the Delaware. Everyone’s faces are scribbled out.

THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: it’s the live show recording you’ve all been clamoring for! I invented a sadistic game to make Prof. Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social and Prof. Kevin Schultz discuss rubbing Vaseline on presidents. There is a winner but really we all lose in the end. 😌

Jonathan Feingold participates in Teach-In at the Smithsonian.

New #RaceClass episode is out. We chat abt last week’s amazing #Smithsonian #teach-in organized by @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @natedimeo.bsky.social @jodyavirgan.com @thisdaypod.com & #TheMemoryPalace.

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Awesome thread. Great work, everyone!

i was about to say, i know you were a bouncer but my money is on nathan

lol yes

thank you, friend!

John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.

dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.

I may be forgetting folks, but huge gratitude to all who volunteered, donated, and shared their day with us. It was a powerful, inspiring day. If you want to keep learning with us, tune into The Memory Palace with @natedimeo.bsky.social and Jody, Kellie and me at @thisdaypod.com 💜

Kellie Carter Jackson standing on a park bench, wearing a shirt that reads “Octavia Butler tried to tell us.”

A man wearing a Veterans for Peace symbol holding an upside down American flag while a speaker addresses a large crowd.

A sign that reads “teach in” taped to a post, in front of a large crowd, while Tressie McMillan Cottom speaks.

Cathy Harris speaks to a crowd about civil service reform.

@kcarterjackson.bsky.social preached the joy of resistance as only she can when teaching us about the abolitionist movement, & Cathy Harris spoke about her service to the Merit Systems Protection Board prior to her illegal firing. And so many amazing people came out to listen, learn, and organize!

Suse Anderson standing on a park bench, speaking to a crowd.

Niki Hemmer standing on a park bench talking to a crowd.

Martha Jones standing on a park bench talking to a crowd.

Emily Kwong standing on a park bench talking to a crowd.

@shineslike.bsky.social gave a rousing defense of museums, i talked about the history wars and the resistance to the desegregation of history, @marthasjones.bsky.social delivered a moving talk on museums and community, Emily Kwong spoke about family history and hard conversations

A group listening to speakers. One person is holding a sign that reads “Don’t Whitewash History.”

A large group sits in the ground and listens to Nathan Connolly speak.

A large group sits on the ground and listens to Jim Fallows speak.

Nathan Connolly standing on a park bench, speaking to a crowd, with the Washington Monument in the background.

Nathan Connolly gave a stirring reminder that no one is coming to rescue us from all this (we’re going to have to rescue ourselves) and @jfallows.bsky.social helped us understand how things got so bad—and how we might make them better

Nate DiMeo performing a reading just after sunrise in front of the Washington Monument.

Marcia Chatelain delivering a talk in front of a large group with the Washington Monument in the background.

Amanda Seales delivering a talk and performance in front of the Washington Monument.

Tressie McMillan Cottom speaking from atop a park bench to a large crowd.

we went from sun-up to sun-down, starting with @natedimeo.bsky.social’s gorgeous readings, Marcia Chatelain on Black women of the freedom struggle, a captivating talk and performance from @amandaseales.bsky.social, and a brilliant defense of our public institutions from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social