Greg Kaster

Prof. of History, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. Tweets are my own and do not represent the views of Gustavus; retweets are not an endorsement.

[John Nichols @NicholsUprising]

… @AOC campaigning

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Let’s make one thing clear, Donald Trump intended to get rid of Roe and rip away fundamental freedoms from Americans.

And he will not stop there.

[#Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative @SlaveryarchiveX]

It’s #global #Juneteenth at the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative and we celebrate the newly published book We Refuse by our dear @kcarterjackson, go get your copy https://t.co/LrtFSGjhrJ

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas got about $160,000 in today's dollars from a rich friend and ended up having to resign because of it.

[Miami Herald @MiamiHerald]

Biden moves within striking distance of Trump in Florida, poll shows https://t.co/y22zXFYVVL

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

"I'm a reporter, but I don't have to be neutral about democracy."

Read @martyschladen's thread. Via @joehill52

[Doni Holloway @doniholloway]

Don't miss it: journalist and author @sissenberg
joins the latest #WITHpod w/@chrislhayes to discuss elections in the disinformation age.

Hear the full ep wherever you get your pods: https://t.co/Ti3d2NK4OY

[Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 @AWeissmann_]

‘Clowns and insurrectionists’: How dangerous Scott Perry and Ronny Jackson on intel committee is https://t.co/BS5Mc4IXkb via @msnbc

[Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein]

“The fact these motions are even being entertained with a hearing is itself ridiculous. That third parties are being allowed to opine at the hearing is absurd,” Bradley Moss, a national security law expert based in Washington, DC, told CNN. https://t.co/9ImYFkz7aV

[Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly]

NEW: Yesterday, Michael Fanone — the former police officer who was nearly killed by Trump rioters who actually believed the former president's lies about the 2020 election — called Donald Trump an "authoritarian" with "a violence fetish."

Hours later, his mom was swatted.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: The Biden campaign just released this powerful ad showing why Veterans stand with Biden. Retweet to ensure all Americans see.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

So Alito was flat-out lying to Congress about a highly material matter, a federal crime that DOJ should prosecute and for which a law-respecting Congress would impeach and remove him.

[Greg Kaster @glkaster]

Thaddeus Stevens would like a word:

Several Pa. House Republicans boo officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 https://t.co/WDdWu8Mv3y

[Leslie Harris @ProfLMH]

Very interesting thread about homelessness, charity, and frankly, a future that could happen to many of us—via a “person apocalypse,” as described below, or in the aftermath of a climactic disaster.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

38 Senate Republicans just voted against the Right to Contraception Act.

How did the party of "freedom" and "limited government" become the party of forced pregnancy and controlling Americans' bodies?

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Can you imagine a Republican senator saying stuff like this 20 or even 10 years ago? Crazy to behold.

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

Nearly half a century after they were first taken, a cache of photos of 1970s Black rodeo culture are finally coming to light. And they're thrilling. https://t.co/9eCMl8luUp

[Rob Townsend (also @rbtownsend.bsky.social) @rbthisted]

"This first article, on low-tech learning, explores how the basic building blocks of the humanities—reading, writing, talking, and making—contribute to the growth of young people." https://t.co/0IjK2Q7Oh6

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Contribute to fighting DUM*AS* FUC*ERRY

[Rob Townsend (also @rbtownsend.bsky.social) @rbthisted]

“Humanities is critically important to making a complete biomedical research enterprise... to help us understand the human experiences that are at the heart of health care and that really shape how we understand illness and wellness.” https://t.co/UNHtfG8JZ3