Fresno St history prof. Co-author of Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy. Next book on NOLA school desegregation fight.
Need something to read at the beach this summer?
Grab a copy of @BlainRoberts1’s and my book, DENMARK VESEY’S GARDEN, which @JanetMaslin of the @nytimes calls one of this summer’s must-reads.
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To our friends in Dem campaigns/orgs, etc... our team has built a digital audience of 3.4 million Puerto Ricans registered to vote in the continental US, including 300,000 in PA alone. DM me if you need access.
Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2024: $273,000,000,000
Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2024: $207,100,000,000
Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2024: $200,000,000,000
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25
Three words: tax the rich.
There is no strict Constitutional prohibition against groping teenage girls, so it’s hard to see what Democrats think is so damning about this video.
by Jonathan Turley
My friend Mariel Garza just resigned as editorials editor of @latimes after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president. https://t.co/etvsPubDMV
Whether it’s Donald Trump pretending to work at a McDonald’s or Kamala Harris vowing to raise the minimum wage, both candidates are doing things for working Americans.
If you're a swing state leftist voting for Jill Stein, you're actively undermining every cause you believe in. Yes, if Trump wins Harris will bear a lot of responsibility, but it's a 2-way street: you will also bear responsibility for helping doom our chance at a livable future.
“There are two major candidates in the race; one tried to overthrow the government, the other didn't. Pretty easy to me.”
—@JeffreyGoldberg to @oliverdarcy
Indeed.
Sometimes it’s fun to go back and look at what the current Trump apologists said about Trump in the aftermath of January 6th. Like this gem from @ScottJenningsKY. Good reminder of why no one should take them seriously today.
NEW
Bruce Springsteen formally endorses Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in a new video where he calls Donald Trump “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.”
“Hi, I'm Bruce Springsteen. Friends, fans, and the press have asked me who I'm supporting in this most important of elections.
And with full knowledge that my opinions are no more or less important than those of any of my fellow citizens, here's my answer: I'm supporting Kamala Harris for President and Tim Waltz for Vice President and opposing Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Here's why.
We are shortly coming upon one of the most consequential elections in our nation's history. Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, spiritually, and emotionally divided as it does then at this moment.
It doesn't have to be this way.
The common values, the shared stories that make us a great and united nation are waiting to be rediscovered and retold once again.
Now that will take time, hard work, intelligence, faith and women and men with the national good, guiding their hearts.
America's the most powerful nation on earth. Not just because of her overwhelming military strength or economic power, but because of what she stands for, what she means, what she believes in: freedom, social justice, equal opportunity, the right to be and love who you want.
These are the things that make America great.
Donald Trump is the most dangerous candidate for President in my lifetime. His disdain for the sanctity of our constitution, the sanctity of democracy, the sanctity of the rule of law, and the sanctity of the peaceful transfer of power should disqualify him from the office of President ever again.
He doesn't understand the meaning of this country, its history or what it means to be deeply American.
On the other hand, Kamala Harris and Tim Waltz are committed to a vision of this country that respects and includes everyone regardless of class, religion, race, your political point of view or sexual identity, and they want to grow our economy in a way that benefits all, not just the few like me on top. That's the vision of America I’ve been consistently writing about for 55 years now.
Everybody sees things different, and I respect your choice as a fellow citizen, but like you, I've only got one vote, and it's one of the most precious possessions that I have.
That's why come November 5th, I'll be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”