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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 04/09/2026

In this house, we say Waterman butterfly or bust!

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 29/08/2026

Maybe the screenwriters took a few liberties...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 13/08/2026

So today is a meteor shower, an eclipse, and the 350th anniversary of Metacomet's death? Cotton Mather would see signs and portents in the skies.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 12/08/2026

Do you still have a pair of eclipse glasses hanging around? A partial eclipse just started that will peak in Boston at 1:55pm. www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/u...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 11/08/2026

To quote Britney, I did it again. Took just over a minute off of the two mile PR I set a month ago.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 11/08/2026

"Old soldiers never die; they just run away inside a catering cart."

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 22/07/2026

There's a boat ramp right under the GW that gives better access to Fort Lee. I wonder if there were more ramps on the Manhattan side in the '60s? Dyckman seems like a hike from the Polo Grounds.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 16/07/2026

Up close and personal with USS Constitution last night.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 16/07/2026

Dramatic skies over Boston as the smoke cleared this evening

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 15/07/2026

With a weak and yellow sun barely visible in our smoky skies, it's a perfect day to listen to this classic podcast about eclipses and smoke events in Boston history. www.hubhistory.com/episodes/ecl...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 09/07/2026

I set a new PR for two miles in the pool this morning, a distance I have only tackled a handful of times in the past because it takes so darn long.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 05/07/2026

@universalhub.com Inside the Storrow Drive tunnel immediately before an impromptu chorus of patriotic anthems broke out.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 04/07/2026

"I went with the multitude into King's Street to hear the proclamation for independence read and proclaimed. When Col. Crafts read from the balcony of the State House the Proclamation, great attention was given to every word. Thus ends royal authority in this State, and the people shall say Amen."

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 03/07/2026

Y'know, I consider myself a reasonably smart guy, a student of history, but after watching this... I mean, what even WERE the 1970s??

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 30/06/2026

In this article (which I'm not linking to because it's garbage), $4000 concert tickets are a scandal. Book royalties to the tune of $1.2 million for Jackson and $1.5 million between two GOP justices are treated as normal. The name Clarence Thomas does not appear in this story.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 24/06/2026

Such cool research about the "street lunch men" who hawked fried chicken, fish, hot dogs, and more lunch options to busy Bostonians at the turn of the last century. passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2026/06/frie...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 23/06/2026

Another favorite was this proclamation drafted by John Adams in Jan 1776. With an extralegal government operating outside royal authority, it argues from first principles of natural law that the Provincial government is the legitimate defender of the inherent (inalienable??) rights of the people.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 23/06/2026

I went to the opening of "Declaring the Revolution" at the @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social tonight, which has many amazing documents on display. My favorite is a map by Bernard Romans with the most detailed sketch of the British fortifications on Boston Neck! www.jfklibrary.org/visit-museum...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 17/06/2026

Crescent moon, Jupiter, and Venus over Boston this evening.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 07/06/2026

@universalhub.com any idea why MSP is circling low and slow over Readville?

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 06/06/2026

My grandpop recovering from wounds received on Utah Beach, June 6, 1944.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 06/06/2026

The one good thing about all this is the Streisand effect. When I was in Philly a few weeks ago, way more people were reading the hand drawn protest signs at the President's House site than ever engaged with the now-removed official signage.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 05/06/2026

Anybody with a Washington Post subscription feel like sharing this?

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 19/05/2026

What even is a 92 degree drizzle?

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 12/05/2026

Maybe travelers would be more likely to declare their currency at the border if CBP hadn't spent the past 16 months proving itself beyond a shadow of doubt to be a bunch of lawless criminal thugs who are more likely to rob you than give you a declaration form. www.thetravel.com/philadelphia...

U.S. Customs And Border Protection Issues Travel Warning After Confiscating $44,000 From Passenger At Philadelphia International Airport

After U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than $44,000 in unreported currency at Philadelphia International Airport, the agency warned travelers of severe consequences if they fail to declare amounts exceeding $10,000, as required by federal law.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 29/04/2026

What if I told you that ALL the original US numbered highways are turning 100 this year, not just one them that was de-listed over 40 years ago anyway?

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 29/04/2026

I don't often swim more than 50 laps in a day, occasionally all together, mostly broken up into smaller sets. But I got to the pool a little early this morning and felt good, so I jumped in and swam 60 laps at a decent (for me) pace!

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 21/04/2026

Dear @bostonglobe.com, this cover sucks and you should be ashamed. Even the anti-woman Herald got a photo of Lokedi above the fold, not to mention the at least two American women who beat the previous American course record.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 21/04/2026

Do we all remember Des Linden's iconic Boston Marathon win in the arctic conditions of 2018? Well, today she finished 30th just one week after coming in third in a 168 mile ultramarathon across the Sahara. Holy cow. www.runnersworld.com/news/a710744...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 20/04/2026

On Streetview, it still lives!

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 20/04/2026

I hate that Bluesky makes me use their limited gif library.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 20/04/2026

Today we celebrate Patriots Day, remembering the battles at Lexington and Concord, the Boston Marathon, and the earliest acceptable date for Bostonians to put their snow shovels away for the season.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 16/04/2026

I just ordered a 13 year old Chromecast on eBay to replace this broken one because I don't know any other way to see my photos on my TV in 2026. Why is technology moving backwards?

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 13/04/2026

I feel like I'm nineteen again. Thanks Blood for Blood, I love you Boston.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 06/04/2026

We can agree with MTG's words and also be certain that she's working a dastardly angle of some sort.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 26/03/2026

Just tried to stream 30 Rock for the umpteenth time and realized that there are at least nine episodes missing from the first season on Peacock.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 10/03/2026

I just LOVE how all the Reagan-era cultural references I grew up with are suddenly relevant again!

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 10/03/2026

Today I learned that there's a tiny public park in the Bronx called Boston Garden. www.nycgovparks.org/parks/boston...

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 05/03/2026

That night, an attempted British attack was thwarted by a sudden, violent storm, allowing the Americans to finish their trenches and harden their defenses. Within two weeks, the redcoats were forced to evacuate Boston, boarding dozens of ships, sailing over the horizon, and leaving Boston free.

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 05/03/2026

According to Abigail Adams, British commander General Wiliam Howe exclaimed upon seeing the new earthworks, “My God these fellows have done more work in one night than I could make my Army do in three months”

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