“The selection of Mr. Khamenei makes one thing clear: Rather than compelling Iran to change course, the president’s war plan is pushing it to dig in,” Vali R. Nasr writes.
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“The selection of Mr. Khamenei makes one thing clear: Rather than compelling Iran to change course, the president’s war plan is pushing it to dig in,” Vali R. Nasr writes.
On the disappointment that comes from reading a retired Commissioner of Indian Affairs’ memoir.
michaelleroyoberg.com/native-ameri...
This interview is a must-listen for history lovers. Marc James Carpenter, author of THE WAR ON ILLAHEE, gives an in-depth look into the settler-Native wars that shaped the Pacific Northwest.
Genocide was a bipartisan project in the 19th century; supporting it in 2023-2026 is also bipartisan, it pains me to say.
MEMORANDUM OPINION February 16, 2026 “All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place.” George Orwell, 1984' As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto "Ignorance is Strength," this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not. The President's House is a component of Independence National Historical Park that commemorates the site of the first official presidential residence and the people who lived there, including people enslaved by President George Washington. On January 22, 2026, the National Park Service ("NPS") removed panels, displays, and video exhibits that referenced slavery and information about the individuals enslaved at the President's House. Plaintiff City of Philadelphia ("the City" filed this lawsuit under the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA") against the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum…
CONCLUsION For the reasons stated above, the Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be granted. The preliminary injunction will remain in place pending further litigation in this matter. There can b no prejudice to Defendants' restoration of the status quo as of January 21, 2026, which requires that Defendants reinstall all panels, displays, and video exhibits that were previously in place. Defendants shall further prevent any additions, removals, destruction, or further changes of any kind to the President's House site, except in the event that a mutual written agreement is reachec between Defendants and the City of Philadelphia. An order will be entered.
Federal court orders Trump administration to restore historical panel exhibits at President’s House in Philadelphia.
Happy Presidents Day.
For Presidents’ Day, I thought I’d put together a thread of *other* Presidents talking about George Washington and slavery. Away we go! 🧵/1
Also overlooks Rana's Constitutional Bind, more in tune with Lepore's rather bleak view but from a far more expansive angle of intellectual history and social/political context.
But even if they are right about Manhattan, almost all of the land currently within the United States was acquired by unjust treaties (later broken) backed by genocidal violence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJxr...
The authors assert that “much land was acquired by agreement” and give as an example “the island of Manhattan.” But most scholars believe the Lenape did not agree to give up their land, but only made a treaty to allow Dutch settlers to share it with them.
OK, to put it crudely, the Comanches stole land from other tribes, but that does not disprove that the U.S. was then built on land stolen from them and other Indigenous nations.
Nor are the usual red herrings about “But Native Americans did mayhem against each other!” “Look at the Comanches!” (I doubt the authors know much at all about Native American history, but, like all law professors, they have at least heard of the Comanches).
Nor are red herrings about the legal and practical impossibilities of returning all U.S. land to Indigenous nations (the bulk of the article is about these).
But Eilish’s (possible) hypocrisy and privilege is not the issue.
I know little about Eilish’s motivations or mansion (though I do like her Barbie song). The Tongva tribe has said they appreciate her sentiment, but note that “she has never reached out to them directly and said public figures should explicitly acknowledge the tribe by name.”
The authors are very unhappy about Billie Eilish's statement that "No one is illegal on stolen land."
A few thoughts about another ill-informed refutation of the undeniable fact that the U.S. is built on lands stolen from Indigenous peoples.
Just finished readings this brilliant, beautiful, and moving book by @rebeccanagle.bsky.social
Trump regime erasing more history---this time at the Little
Bighorn Natl Monument.
www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...
I realize it's hard to be completely accurate in a map like this, but the Sioux just in Minnesota? By 1776, Lakotas had been well to the west for some time. Also, Ojibwes only in Canada? And no Blackfeet?
What really happened in Eugene, Oregon: "there has been no information backing up the claims that protesters went inside, and video shows federal agents inside the building kicking out the glass."
eugeneweekly.com/2026/02/02/c...
I looked into Cities Church, which was protested for having an ICE agent as a pastor.
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
I don't believe the Trump regime's project of erasing history will succeed. Too many people know too much.
Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Large brick wall with a tiny white signat the base of the wall that says "Slavery was real"
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Recommending these very insightful observations of the past year by Aziz Rana.
www.equator.org/articles/day...
Lots of theft in US history, that's for sure.
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This FB post is public.
Saw this ad for Max Mueller's new book WAKARA'S AMERICA in the NYRB. I was lucky to read a draft. It is really really good.
The owner of X is ignorant about American history.
