Great work by NYT showing Trump's war is the most unpopular ever. Supports my argument (see below) that in some ways the public rejection of Trump across the board is a very heartening development:
We are delighted to announce the winner of the WHN Book Prize. The judges chose Female Servants in Early Modern England by @charmianmansell.bsky.social
The highly readable & engaging book, interrogates long-standing assumptions about the domesticity & constraints of women’s lives in service.
Historian here join us today for this documentary featuring the research of my colleague @uconnhistory.bsky.social
Nina Dayton who unearthed the later life of Phillis Wheatley and John Peters. www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/search-phillis-wheatley-peters-short-historical-documentary
This is not true—driver’s licenses aren’t acceptable under the SAVE Act without additional proof of citizenship. The fact that they keep doing this sleight of hand should make clear that the SAVE Act is not something that “every American gets”
“The Times analysis found 300 billionaires and their families donated more than $3 billion—19% of all contributions—in federal elections in 2024. The billionaire families gave an average total of $10 million each in 2024, roughly equal to what 100,000 typical political donors gave, combined.“ Gift:
Trump did not announce a U.S. policy then walk it back. That is not what happened, and media presenting it that way does a disservice.
Trump said words he thought might appeal to his audience in the moment, with no connection to actual policy, then did that again with a different question/asker.
54% of male Republicans under the age of 50 believe "the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe." manhattan.institute/article/the-...
Historian here no literary scholar but here we are
Except now and in the 1850s but as a general rule yes!
Historian here Greg Sargent is right. A war of obliteration without purpose one that tanks our economy and destroys American hegemony, even our allies are not happy to put it mildly. Trump was truly sent to destroy the republic.
Representative Frost was fabulous in this interview.
R.I.P. Alex…
Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
Game. Winner.
🥅 AT&T Net Cam
And Judith Butler on who’s afraid of gender but also one on Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy so canceling each other out!
And now one on Patricia Hill Collins and intersectionality!
Wow a clue on The Souls of Black Folk on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social !
That's about the same as the Oklahoma City bombing toll, of course our government is now controlled by a bunch of racist Turner Diaries enthusiasts and insurretionists who would have probably pardoned Timothy McVeigh.
Trump: "You daughter, she has to be of age. Like above 6 years old."
Moderate Democrats with columns in newspapers are constantly saying the Democratic Party is way too liberal on "social" issues. Moderate Democratic voters in real life do not feel this way. With some polling data from @gelliottmorris.com and @dataforprogress.org. newrepublic.com/article/2074...
There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...
Seriously folks the Iranian foreign minister gave an extensive interview to PBS NewsHour but the White House refused to do so!
We are a very stupid country
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...
The data economy has made us dumber in ways that also make us vulnerable to authoritarian takover. We are have become both cynical and gullible in the sense we think we are too jaded be fooled and as a result are tricked more easily www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?
James Talarico says it’s time to start flipping tables
I’m briefly in India. This is a facile observation, but Americans have barely scratched the surface in understanding how the rest of the world is reacting to this war. It’s already an Iraq War-style disaster in the global imagination, underscored by the thuggishness and caprice of the Trump approach
New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime
"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."
Historian here Greg Sargent is right. A war of obliteration without purpose one that tanks our economy and destroys American hegemony, even our allies are not happy to put it mildly. Trump was truly sent to destroy the republic.
Hey remember when every Team Trump excuse for this proved false and then everyone moved on?
