Schoeppner

ME: why do you have your little brother in a figure-four leg lock?

9YO: the Dow is at 50,000, dad. That’s what we should be talking about out.

If ICE is gonna mimic slave catchers, then state assemblies should enact modern-day personal liberty laws

immigrants don't cause nativism, nativists do!

Early republic/antebellum migration is an emerging field in US history. Some peeps are: @kevinkenny.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @schoeppner.bsky.social @katemasur.bsky.social Samantha Seeley, Kunal Parker, @bomalley500.bsky.social @kcarps28.bsky.social

I used to show my methods class the clip of the gang sitting on the street talking about Columbus. That was back when my students knew who the Sopranos were

Historians @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social filed a critical brief on birthright citizenship in the circuit courts, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy unravels the admin's lead justification for its executive order.

www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...

Image showing a fugitive slave being captured by four men under antebellum federal law

🗃️ State & local jurisdictions cannot defy federal law but neither can the federal govt order them to enforce every aspect of that law. For some origins of this ongoing tension in immigration federalism, rooted in the history of American slavery, here is a 🧵 on Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) 🧵 1/10

It seems like we’re screaming into the void, Anna. I’m hoarse, but I’ll keep screaming, even if the Federalist-Society creeps plug their ears

Hey, let’s go to Maine in the dead of winter, a time of year that certainly won’t make us more recognizable to a populace that has the ability to spot an out-of-stater from 500 yards away.

Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

Collaborating with the Park Service – AHA When the National Park Service moved to incorporate Reconstruction into its historical interpretation, it was with the help of academic historians.

With news that NPS is implementing an EO by deleting info about slavery and climate change, I thought I'd share this article, where Greg Downs & I describe our experience w/NPS's commitment to good history. This is precisely what the admin is trying to destroy. www.historians.org/perspectives...

Citizens United, Explained The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.

Sixteen years ago today, #SCOTUS handed down its infamous Citizens United ruling that ignited a rush of money into American politics. This decision has since dangerously expanded the already outsized political power of the wealthiest donors in our elections. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Happy (Failed?) Coup Day for all those who celebrate

Folks if you want to take a break from the end of semester and holiday preparations, come join me for this free virtual program at 7 pm EST part of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's online programs via zoom. gilderlehrman.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/dec250-rise-...

All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.

i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.

This is nuts. Think that is the appropriate legal term for this 'Exclusive Citizenship Act' bill.

Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))

What does that even mean?

While I wrestle my current project under control, here’s the last one, it’s open access (that means free): chicago1919.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/fightforrigh...

As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.

Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.

Vindicated in an awful way www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/o...

Commentary: From the ballot box to the streets, Latinos are blowing the whistle on Trump's reign Election Night was a humiliating rebuke of Trumpism. And the tip of the Democratic spear? Latinos.

Must-read Column by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social

After backing Republicans in record numbers last year, Latino voters swung decisively left in recent elections, fueling Democratic victories in New Jersey, Virginia and California.
www.latimes.com/california/s...

~10% of Maine’s population relies on SNAP benefits, including over 50,000 children.

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days.

They have worked 12 days in 3 months.

Epstein Shutdown.

The Kavanaugh Stop is now happening.

Moises Caceido

ICE is a paramilitary organization.
It is NOT an immigration customs and enforcement agency.