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Also, am I wrong here? Writing about true-believer party members seems more taboo than writing sympathetically about "witch-hunted" non-Communists, no? 🗃️ imgflip.com/i/as1838

I really don't know what we do about living in a digital age where "the left" as it is understood and monetized online has basically zero connection-- ideological or otherwise-- to the actual movement in this country. It's a bunch of reactionaries who rode the Bernie train to niche fame.

THIS. I do not know a SINGLE woman in my professional field who has not been sexually assaulted or harassed by colleagues. I am an old. I know a lot of women colleagues. #MeToo

If the past decade should have taught us anything, it's that there are no gates. Only gatekeepers. None of our checks or balances happen automatically. They all depend on specific actions by specific people.

Incredible.

I think there's a very close connection between populism -- left or right -- and conspiracy theories. Populism postulates an evil elite and a good "the people". Elites pretty much have to be secretly conspiring against the people in that belief system.

what a surprise. again, he reacted like this when the Nazi tattoo was revealed! he wasn't contrite, there was no actual acceptance or suggestion of change, it was pure entitlement and anger. All of this should have been obvious.

Well, I’ve finally been cured of imposter syndrome. A student walked up to me on the stairs and said, “you look like someone who would have an extra highlighter.” F. That obvious?

I’ve been hinting about my current project for a while, and am so excited to (finally) announce it! I’m writing FALSE IDOLS: HOW GREAT MAN HISTORY LEFT OUR PAST IN RUINS with @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social. Truly a dream come true, and I can’t wait for you all to read it.

TALKING ABOUT values and LIVING those values are two separate things in fact a good number of the people I know who are best at living those values aren't particularly great at talking about them

"I'm not a rapist! And also, I'm going to make you do this my way."

“She should have come forward sooner.” You should have dropped the abusive mercenary Nazi sooner so she didn’t have to go through the hell of coming forward publicly about his assault on her.

Sanders has a terrible blind spot on race and gender. His (correct) focus on economics and class blind him and he thinks fixing bigotry is a matter of fixing economics. It’s a very dumb pov and one he holds on to (and the real reason he doesn’t win Dem primaries)

Class-only analysis is absolutely brainless AND super easy for being co-opted. It’s why American Slavery, American Freedom is one of my favorite books ever. Edmund Morgan just sits and yells, “Anti-Black racism and capitalist class warfare are welded together in the American experiment!!!”

Class-only analysis is absolutely brainless AND super easy for being co-opted. It’s why American Slavery, American Freedom is one of my favorite books ever. Edmund Morgan just sits and yells, “Anti-Black racism and capitalist class warfare are welded together in the American experiment!!!”