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@victorerikray

Sociologist, UIowa Associate Professor and author of On Critical Race Theory. Vice-President American Sociological Association. Former BIGS Racial Equity Fellow at Harvard Business School.

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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesβ€”including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

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getting the death cult back together

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Kristi Noem's ouster isn't enough. Democrats say they want her to pay. Even though Trump ousted Noem as homeland security secretary, Democrats say they plan to still push for investigations and possibly even impeachment.

"Democrats met news of Noem’s ouster Thursday with a cascade of calls for accountability...from a potential probe into the legality of contracts cut during her tenure to a perjury investigation after her congressional testimony to even a push for impeachment"

love it
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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i cannot get over how incredibly insane it is to think you can pull the same move you did on maduro against the entire regime of iran. in time this will be recognized as caligula-level insane. totally bonkers. hard to even fathom how someone could think this.

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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP β€” Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

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It Wasn't Fascism All Along Conservatism was a distinct ideology but it is dead and it is not coming back.

People are eating up @polphilpod.bsky.social's 9,000 word essay today lmao www.liberalcurrents.com/it-wasnt-fas...

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Cannot tell you how depressing it is to read that people are simply refusing to read nonfiction after you’ve worked really hard to write a nonfiction book you believe in, in case anyone is wondering why I’m posting so much about my book which comes out in a few weeks #BookSky

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Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?
Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis? YouTube video by FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET

Was reminded of this comedy bit today.

youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...

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Last year there were 35, which matched a record set from over a decade ago. We’re already almost a third of the way there and it’s only March.

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me: you think somewhere there's a taxidermist who uses a stuffed pig as a piggy bank?

wife: we don't actually have to talk about every thought you have

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I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

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Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

This one from @adamserwer.bsky.social?

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Where does one even begin with this.

06.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IDK who wrote this ill advised POS article but they shouldn't get paid for it because WHAT THE ABSOLUTE EFF IS THIS !!!! I mean, EVANGELICALS ARE EVERYWHERE IN TRUMP WORLD

06.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

Mind you, I don't believe a word of Platner's story. He knew what it was and he got it on purpose is my bet. But even if I somehow believed that lots of active duty white guys had no idea what imagery is racist, I know there's a fucking book or poster in their unit to tell them what not to do.

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I once treated a guy with a massive back piece that was straight out of Geiger, think overlapping skulls in a mobius strip winding around a cross. Someone asked him if he planned to add flames and he said "No, that's KKK shit" and he was a white boy from Alabama. Come on now.

06.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 645 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I served, you're absolutely full of shit. The poster or book with forbidden tattoos is older than either of us. And I was a combat medic, saw plenty of infantry with ink and none of it racist symbols. Because they wanted to stay in the military.

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New levels of bootlicking unlocked daily

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I got tenure!!! πŸ“£πŸ“£πŸ“£πŸ€­πŸ€­ If anyone is at ESS in Washington and runs into me you are fully welcome to buy me a drink this weekend πŸ˜…

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Congrats!

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A Week of Turmoil Leaves Stocks in Negative Territory for 2026

Is this bad

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Congratulations!

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CBH Talk | Chris Hayes Discusses β€œThe Siren’s Call” with Alondra Nelson | Brooklyn Public Library Journalist, author, and Emmy Award–winning MSNBC host Chris Hayes joins sociologist and Institute for Advanced Study scholar Alondra Nelson for a timely conversation about Hayes’s latest book, The Sir...

Brooklyn! Very excited for this event on Monday March 9th at the Brooklyn Public Library where I’l be discussing The Sirens Call with @alondra.bsky.social . Come thru!

www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...

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Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own The Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.

truthout.org/articles/flo...

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Tonight, two of the white nationalists I reported on in this piece showed up to attempt to intimidate me on a private night out at a small music venue.

I’ll have more to say tomorrow. I’m safe.

They also didn’t pay cover πŸ–•

05.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 3031 πŸ” 997 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 95
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12191 πŸ” 7368 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 335

On NJ Transit on the way home and the train just died.

Just another day/reminder of how β€œthe richest and most powerful nation in the world” cannot do mass transit.

We can afford a war and build concentration camps, but not mass transit.

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what i think is going on w/ graham platner fwiw: a certain cohort of D pundits & self-appointed leaders, disproportionately male and gentile, have decided that in order to appeal to low-trust men (whose votes they seem to think count more) it's necessary to allow a little antisemitism, as a treat

05.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 16

the same folks convinced that the Democratic base is responsible for Democratic losses.

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Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act The message quickly drew praise from online far-right activists.

🚨BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is publicly offering to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if Senate Republicans agree to change the filibuster rules and pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping anti-voting bill. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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