The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mknne4oecc2lThe court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.29 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknne4oecc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkn2kpgank2li’m out and about on the road this week and driving a rented Kia EV6, which uses the same platform as the hyundai ioniq 5 that we drive. the big difference is that it feels much sportier and less like a family car. otherwise, very similar!29 Apr 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn2kpgank2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkn2454ngs2lthis is very funny as well as good evidence — you know, beyond what we can see with our own eyes — that there is not some epidemic of anti-white discrimination [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn2454ngs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mklb7bvavs2lhe thinks he owns the country and rules us as king [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklb7bvavs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkkxggpxcs23these focus groups are just further anecdotal evidence for my view that trump is is understood as a totem for wealth and prosperity. these people are genuinely bewildered that he isn’t, and might in fact be a human being with ulterior motives https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/28/opinion/focus-group-trump-voters-disappointed.html28 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkxggpxcs23https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkkg63mcvs2kthere is something genuinely clarifying and useful about this kind of stuff. they are totally hoods off and proud of it, which means we should not hesitate to describe them accordingly [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkg63mcvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkkcqwjlxk2kit would be very funny if, in the drive to try to give trump his ballroom, republicans end up killing their own reconciliation bill, wasting half a year on nothing https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/congress-whcd-shooting-ballroom-0089452528 Apr 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkcqwjlxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkjbqij2n22qmaybe a hot take? not only is ziggy sobotka a great character and a great performance (RIP james ransone), but looking back from the vantage point of today, "young man struggling with his masculinity and yearning to be recognized as a man commits catastrophic violence" is incredibly prescient.28 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjbqij2n22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkj5trp4s22vthis is like a caricature of the small ball, no conviction, triangulating nonsense that many people associate with democrats [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj5trp4s22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mkisugxffs2vi am really into this color for seersucker but i can’t decide if i would prefer it single or double breasted https://propercloth.com/tailored-clothing/fatigue-seersucker-stretch-waverly-suit-48763.html27 Apr 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkisugxffs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mki5sllvjk2qthe thing about the ballroom is that trump very clearly wants the white house to be a kind of living tomb where he doesn't ever leave27 Apr 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki5sllvjk2q