Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social

Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.

https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755

Hey folks--

I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.

The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezTQrY_6XMNBWaZqLRdgpoq
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Was at an event at Yale tonight, and had to peek at my phone at one point to be sure that Artemis made it home safely.

They stole our hearts.

Plus—it’s so joyous to be proud of something.
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1/ This is in direct violation of how our government buildings and monuments were designed.

The founding folk wanted a distinctly NON-MONARCHICAL style of architecture and design, to prove to all who could see that the U.S. was a democratic republic, NOT a monarchy.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
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Right now, the conversation isn’t about nuclear programs, or free and fair elections in Iran. It's about reopening a body of water that was open before this war started. Chalk that up as a win for Tehran.
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social
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Trump, a felon already invested by the Supreme Court with broad criminal immunity, gives green light to staff for law breaking: “I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval.” Via WSJ
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov
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Trump is gutting the Forest Service after a record-breaking wildfire season in 2025.

Newsflash: we can’t prevent forest fires without the essential employees that make the research into them happen.
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Mike Satz @mikesatz.bsky.social
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Anti-science and anti-doctor state baffled by shortage of doctors. News at 11.
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Trump officially submits plans to paint the historic Eisenhower Building blinding white, snarling 'Gray is for funerals,' despite a preservation lawsuit.
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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social
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The only reason to do this would be because he knows they're all committing crimes...
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2/ “Plain” style furniture in government buildings. Unadorned classical columns. Un-frilly clothing. Portraits that were NOT bigger than life sized.

They were making a political point.

So is Mad King DJT.
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1/ This is in direct violation of how our government buildings and monuments were designed.

The founding folk wanted a distinctly NON-MONARCHICAL style of architecture and design, to prove to all who could see that the U.S. was a democratic republic, NOT a monarchy.
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Ooh.

“Slopulism” deserves to be saved.

Gonna hang on to it for future use.
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Oh my God.

This may win the prize for insane normalization.
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This is a jaw dropper read on trump/iran/melania. @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s methodical review is a must read. That last sentence is a banger:
“…it is hard to miss that hours after his wife gave an unexpected press conference about Jeffrey Epstein, Trump posted a video of a woman’s murder.”’
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Amazing that this is true.
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The sharply conservative Supreme Court, reshaped by President Trump’s three appointees, is the first since at least the 1950s to reject civil rights claims in most cases involving women and minorities, according to an analysis conducted for The Post. wapo.st/4tCkcJB
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“Iran will emerge from this the war in a significantly stronger position than it was six weeks ago.”

Potentially even as a “genuine global power”
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social
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📣 📣You can read the first chapter of my book for FREE until May 10 here: academic.oup.com/book/62224/chapter/550226534
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social
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This is quite the read. Almost everyone in Trump's inner circle, including Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, advised Trump against launching a war on Iran. He did it anyway.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.V5r9.8L-xt_s67NVp&smid=url-share
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Newsweek @newsweek.com
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Over half of Americans want Congress to impeach Trump now, according to a new poll. One in seven Republicans backs it.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social
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Where is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation’s top diplomat? Planning the assault on Cuba?
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social
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It's been nearly five hours since the president of the United States posted a graphic snuff video of a man beating a woman to death with a hammer and there's no mention of it on the New York Times, Washington Post or CNN websites.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com
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I'd really like to see leadership calling for impeachment and removal, regardless of whether they have the votes to get it done. Same way we called for marriage equality before we had the votes. A leader's job is to lead. If a genocidal threat isn't impeachable, then nothing is.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social
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ICE agents shot another driver -- on Tues.

He had just asked to call his wife.

They shot him six times. One bullet his jaw.

Now he can't speak and has been mostly unconscious.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/ice-shooting-california-victim-wounds.html
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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"Luddites" is a good term for those who oppose AI because the Luddites weren't against *all* technology, just forms of technology that they knew would pay workers less and turn out a shittier product
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com
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BREAKING: in March 2026, *every single one* of the 1,341 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans:

In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 4,496 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else.

www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Refugee%20Arrivals%20by%20State%20and%20Nationality%20as%20of%20March%2031,%202026.pdf
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Based on what he posted today, he’s also clearly desperate.

He knows he’s done.
But he’s not going to go easy…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
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How did we know it was going to play out like this?
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Bodhi Boo🕊️🩵🤘 @bodhiboo.bsky.social
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To sort of paraphrase
Dr. Joanne Freeman,
the Trump regime is dragging us down a path covered with broken glass on a daily basis, and you just don’t do this to your citizenry.

I’ve had it with this 🤡.

Remove Trump.
Vote House blue.
Fight the regime.
Prevent a recurrence.
Demand accountability.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
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TRUMP: “Do everything I ask or I’ll bomb you back into the Stone Age!”

IRAN: “How about, instead, you do everything we ask and we’ll call it a day?”

TRUMP: “Deal.”

FOX NEWS: “Awesome Trump is the world’s most masterful negotiator!”
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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The Presidential Records Act isn’t complicated. It was passed after Watergate for a reason & it’s very clear about what belongs to the public & what doesn’t.

That’s what makes the new position DOJ is taking so disturbing. I explain here: joycevance.substack.com/p/killing-history
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