I’ve had some pretty crushing days, but to be honest today took the cake. I do not understand how there’s room for an anti choice Republican but not me in our party. I need someone to explain to me what to do now.

Academic Twitter, where do sociologists/etc fall on the "bowling alone" thesis these days?

In my small hometown 24/7 diner there was a server who, whenever he would pour you a refill on your coffee, would say one word: "Gumps." It's been decades, the place is closed, but I still don't know what he meant by this.

extreme right-wing likely to win in German state elections -- unlike to be governing, but terrifying

#twitterstorians , what are some good histories of the (John) Kennedy assassination, the period in general, and Curtis LeMay?

Spectacular account of far-right global connections: globalextremism.org/reports/mappin…

Remember September 11th, when a country with a longer history of uninterrupted democracy than France suffered a violent coup at the hands of the extreme right-wing.

I post it every year, Hunter S. Thompson using an ESPN column to write this one week after 9/11

This is crazy. Biden lost non-college educated voters by 4 percent, which was a big sign of class dealignment. Now Harris is set to lose them by 17 percent. She might win in 2024 with an anti-Trump professional base but what’s going to happen in 2028 and 2032?

wow

haven't heard enough about how Twitter's AI bot is called "grok" -- a sci-fi word that means "to consume/encompass/take hold of/become in its entirety" the name *literally* references the human-made content it steals to generate what it spits out

“In my opinion, the Jewish people would have a lot to do with a loss…” One of the most powerful nationalist leaders in the world threatening to blame Jews if he loses the election. But hey- campuses! Look over there instead!

Duke in the 2000s was full of profs who’d make undergrads apply for the honor to take their seminars (then reject most). When I was a senior I went to Fredric Jameson’s office hours and asked to take his grad seminar (Theories of Temporality). He was like yea, of course, why not?

AfD gets 2nd in Brandenburg! Good they lost, bad that they're second

publishing a headline about "tradwives" without mentioning misogyny isn't just bad journalism -- it's right-wing propaganda

53% of people in Argentina are now suffering in poverty, under libertarian President Javier Milei. Annual inflation is c 240%. 136,000 jobs have been lost. Just 40% of Argentines have a positive view of Milei. This is actually existing libertarianism. ft.com/content/ccaeb4…

Join us on October 24 and 25 for a two day conference looking at crossborder linkages in illiberal movements! Draft agenda and registration here: tinyurl.com/ILLSPConf2024

Whoever wins today, we're gonna have to fight hard against the rise of fascism. In the street that's one kind of battle, but in the home it's different. That's why I wrote this book, How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism, coming out next spring. routledge.com/How-to-Talk-to…

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