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Professor of history | Historian of violent misogyny | 🐈 Owned by cats πŸˆβ€β¬›

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It’s a favorite meme of white power christian nationalists.

13.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A cool thing is that religious death cults like American Evangelicals are so obsessed with their paranoid and unhinged fears l that when they are granted even a bit of power they move heaven and earth to manifest them in the world and create the Armageddon they have always desired.

07.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 388 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 11

I thought he was talking about his policies against climate change.

25.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MS NOW has reported that Republicans are sitting on that side to fill seats.

25.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

So has trump pardoned him yet?

28.01.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it possible they realize the gravity of the moment and are looking for a β€œface-saving” way out of the mess they created?

25.01.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Expected my new column to drop next week, but it's here today to add another layer to this thread!

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/cons...

09.01.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks

09.01.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s the name of this song
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09.01.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps someone should ask Bondi whether her understanding of the president's powers comports with SCOTUS in Fleming v. Page, 50 U.S. 603 (1850).

And yes, it's painful to quote Chief Justice Taney

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06.01.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Whatever you think of the politics of this it is not β€œhistory-heavy,” but alas history gestural. Pls do read the report (weirdly not linked in the CNN piece?) www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/y...

01.01.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Is she saying he’s a professional pedo?

13.11.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoon from the early 1830s mocking Andrew Jackson as a king.

A cartoon from the early 1830s mocking Andrew Jackson as a king.

Want to hear re: a president who wanted his opponents physically beaten & was accused of wanting to be king?

My lecture on Andrew Jackson

In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled β€œJudiciary of the US” at his feet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...

09.10.2025 00:27 πŸ‘ 224 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Want to hear about a party that isn’t too keen on democracy, deporting people who side with their opposition and stifling the opposition press to remain in power?

The Alien and Sedition Acts have a LOT to say.

09.10.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 293 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not socialism. It’s incremental totalitarianism.

25.08.2025 23:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We've got over 100 history podcasts featured here. We especially love other academic history podcasts - like our friends at amplifypodcastnetwork.ca, so let us know if you'd like to be included!

18.08.2025 03:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can turn off copilot.

15.08.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pre-existing conditions are back, baby! Yeah they are.

02.07.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s pretty obvious they don’t want to be the party for the working class.

28.06.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right after they pass the infrastructure bill!

28.06.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Prepare Sleeper Attack On Pre-Existing Conditions Protections It's the same old Obamacare sabotage, they're just not bragging about it this time.

New from me: Republicans are going after Obamacare AND ITS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS PROTECTIONS again, they just aren’t bragging about it the way they did a decade ago. 🧡 www.offmessage.net/p/republican...

25.06.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 555 πŸ” 370 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 60

Nope

23.06.2025 22:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agree, but let’s not limit it to just Cuomo and Clinton.

23.06.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Done.

18.06.2025 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Full Time Instructor, Social Sciences - History The Department of Social Sciences at Shawnee State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Instructor in American History. This is a renewable annual appointment beginning in...

My department is hiring a new Full Time Instructor (FTI) in American History and we're looking for someone with a speciality in post-Civil War America, Appalachia or Upper Ohio Valley, and experience with public history projects.
#AmericanHistory #Appalachia #PublicHistory #shawneestateuniversity

17.06.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re on FB check out a guy named Max Dashu. He’s been posting a lot about how the numbers don’t add up. Also has several posts from other sources investigating the question. I would share his substack post in FB but don’t know how to get it from there to here.

16.06.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
California police officer shot a female foreign correspondent in the leg with rubber bullet. She was doing her job and posed no threat to him.

California police officer shot a female foreign correspondent in the leg with rubber bullet. She was doing her job and posed no threat to him.

This is one of the news pieces I referred to. The officer waited until the camera was pointed on him and then he shot her in the leg. She’s a foreign correspondent. She posed no threat to him. It is shameful what he did.

11.06.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps it’s the way the media is covering it. It’s clear from the news footage I saw that the police took aim at the women both of whom had their backs to the shooters.

11.06.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, the fundamental right of Englishmen goes all the way back to Magna Carta, 1215: clause 51 β€œAs soon as peace is restored, we will remove from the kingdom all the foreign knights, bowmen, their attendants, and the mercenaries that have come to it, to its harm, with horses and arms.”

10.06.2025 06:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

English Bill of Rights, 1689: β€œBy raising and keeping a standing army within this kingdom in time of peace without consent of Parliament, and quartering soldiers contrary to law.”

10.06.2025 06:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0