Reposted by Matthew JagelJim Laurie @jimlaurie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Time for a reminder of a fascinating story. Available thru Amazon books. #booksky Soc Sinan was an amazing survivor. I was privileged to know her. From French style gentility to the horrors of the killing fields. Read her story in THE LAST HELICOPTER: TWO LIVES IN INDOCHINA. #Cambodia in the 70's 0101
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Pathetic, yet unsurprising. But perhaps reminding the public that it is possible to react to overtly illegal acts committed by a president and his administration is a good thing. 000
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Ms. Collins, a moderate, is not close to Mr. Trump and has often sought to distance herself from some of his policies." Never fails. They always sneak this crap in. 000
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Amazing opportunity! Thanks to outsourcing thinking to AI, they want little ol' me to write for them (i wrote a review for American Historical Review of the book in question...NOT THE BOOK ITSELF). 000
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Friday night jam is the new Claypool Lennon Delirium. Concept album about the trappings of AI and the internet. Odd (not surprising) mash of prog, Floyd, psychedelia. Good message for our times. 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelJustin Gage @justingage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The History Department at the University of Arkansas (my department) is hiring an Assistant Professor in U.S. Latino/a/e History! The U of A is setting enrollment & graduation rate records each year. Please help spread the word 🗃️: uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UAF_Ex... 45939
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Someone hook a guy up with Soundgarden's halftime performance. Thx 110
Reposted by Matthew JagelDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm a white-knuckle hater of the "both parties are the same/uniparty" blackpill, which really crumbles if you compare GOP state trifectas and Dem trifectas for 10 seconds. 17758194
Reposted by Matthew JagelWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This “game” on the White House website, a version of Snake where you play as a white man in a suit and you run around picking up identifiably black, Asian, and Latino men and putting them in orange jumpsuits, might be the most openly white supremacist thing I’ve ever seen the US government produce 12934981233
Reposted by Matthew JagelIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Absolute giant of the feminist movement www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 08722
Reposted by Matthew JagelPearl Jam @pearljam.com · 27/08/202630 years of No Code today and the 144 polaroids lining its art. 812226
Reposted by Matthew JagelSarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 25/08/2026First, I genuinely don't understand how prediction markets are legal in the first place - folks betting on fucking wildfires and kidnapped world leaders and shit. And pro sports teams partnering with them? With the amount of things you can bet on (green dildos anyone)? Just unthinkable. 1820222
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026New @qotsa-official.bsky.social on the way.static.klipy.comSouth Park Character Says 'Nice.'Alt: South Park Character Says 'Nice.' 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“It’s an unmitigated disaster, to be thrown atop the towering, rapidly accumulating heap of all of President Trump’s other disasters and atrocities. But Trump’s “war” on Canada is more than just a policy blunder and economic dick-stepping. It genuinely is a scandal, and… 527386
Reposted by Matthew JagelGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Wondering why data centers are as unpopular as nuclear waste? It's not the data centers. The problem is both more obvious and more fundamental: The daily lived experience of the AI boom sucks. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ai-is-maki...doomsdayscenario.coAI is making everything worseThe political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life. 39794271
Reposted by Matthew JagelConnor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026conference proposal // conference paper 1325117
Reposted by Matthew JagelEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I sat down for an interview with Ava last year, during the first few days of the LA occupation. Honored to participate, and looking forward to the premiere. variety.com/2026/film/bo...variety.comAva DuVernay’s ’14th’ Documentary to World Premiere at New York Film FestivalAva DuVernay's documentary "14th" will host its world premiere at the New York Film Festival. 2296
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Saturday night jam is Zappa Halloween 78. Past peak Zappa (and the keyboards...no). But the band is crazy good per usual. Vinnie Colaiuta crushes on drums. You get a good sense of what a crazy fun show this was. 020
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Excited to report that I have been selected as an Education Ambassador with the @cfr.org International relations is a big part of what I teach, and I am looking forward to the opportunity! www.cfr.org/education/in...cfr.org2026-2027 CFR Education Ambassadors | CFR Education BlogMeet the new cohort of educators joining the CFR Education Ambassador program to champion global affairs literacy. 010
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Getting into the home stretch of finalizing grades for my three summer courses, which will leave me with about 5 days to get everything prepped for four fall classes, which begin next week! What summer break? 010
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Just introduced the boy to Dark Side. Very proud moment. 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelThe French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · 01/08/2026New episode! Was the Maginot Line a colossal failure or an unappreciated work of genius? Dr. Kevin Passmore breaks down its history and its role in France's strange defeat. www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/the-maginot-...thefrenchhistorypodcast.comThe Maginot Line Reevaluated with Dr. Kevin PassmoreWas the Maginot Line a colossal failure or an unappreciated work of genius? Dr. Kevin Passmore breaks down its history and its role in France's strange defeat. 3132
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Saturday night jam is @neilyoungarchives.bsky.social As Time explodes. The voice is vulnerable like never before but the jamming is top notch. Cool setlist with rare plus obligatory. Hurricane! 100
Reposted by Matthew JagelBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Wrote about this. www.offmessage.net/p/andrew-tat...offmessage.netThe Tate Brothers' Should Be The Trumps' Second Epstein ScandalThe truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it. 311208342
Reposted by Matthew JagelCaryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 29/07/2026on Glen Hansard & that time he covered "Beneath the Southern Cross" jukeboxgraduate.com/glen-hansard...jukeboxgraduate.comGlen Hansard, 1970-2026...who walked through the callow mist. 2217
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Oh man. What a shock. Was fortunate enough to see him a few times. Always a great performance. 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/07/2026So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change? 1102795527
Reposted by Matthew JagelBrad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This is so wildly, instantly impeachable and illegal that I am astonished that they admitted this in court documents. It’s like admitting to murder or armed robbery. Any Democratic president who tried this would be instantly put on trial, and Democrats would join. 163
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Saturday night jam is @mymorningjacket.bsky.social Peacelands. Basically Jim demo stuff but timely and solid as always 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelBBC Sport {bot} @bbcsport.xmirror.bot · 17/07/2026Bryson DeChambeau was given a two-shot penalty at the Open for "inadvertently improving his lie", having been accused of trampling on long grass close to his ball on the fifth hole. 232
Reposted by Matthew JagelNapalm in the Morning @napalmpodcast.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Don't forget @matthewjagel.bsky.social has a fantastic book Khmer Nationalist! US Foreign Policy, CIA, Cambodia! www.amazon.com/Khmer-Nation... Eric Jones dives into Dutch East Indies and colonialism! www.amazon.com/Wives-Slaves...amazon.comAmazon.com 002
Reposted by Matthew JagelTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026In collaboration with the Munk School, I am sharing a ten-lecture course I taught at @utoronto.ca this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” Watch the first lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/new-lectur... 361552607
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Scheffler press conferences at The Open Last year: "What does it all mean?" This year: "We're all gonna die." 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026A White House report has defended the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, pushing back against its characterization by a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that the law was racially motivated. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...forbes.comWhite House Defends 1882 Immigration Law Excluding Chinese ImmigrantsThe Trump administration is defending the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act against the charge that the law had a racist intent. 691014457
Reposted by Matthew JagelChristina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having. 7086042967
Reposted by Matthew JagelDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read: 11034690213669
Reposted by Matthew Jagelkarl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 11/07/2026When someone tells you it has always been this bad, the correct response is to point out that the Voting Rights Act passed with 98 votes in the Senate in 2006 and its main sponsor was a Republican who worked with the ACLU to build a comprehensive record in defense of its most “controversial” parts 171453352
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just shot 88 on a pretty tough course and I'm beat and fairly impressed with my mediocrity. 010
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026youtu.be/xLy2SaSQAtA?...youtu.beINSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON). (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono BandYouTube video by johnlennon 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelGeorge Gantsoudes @pedsortho.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I haven’t seen so many ineffective crosses in Mexico since Hernán Cortés couldn’t convert the Aztecs in 1519 44546702
Reposted by Matthew JagelNapalm in the Morning @napalmpodcast.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Drs Jones & @matthewjagel.bsky.social discuss magic bullets, bad lawyering, and conspiracies as they dive deep into pt 4 of Oliver Stone's JFK. Special guest @evanbernick.bsky.social fights the law. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the 14th Amendment #history soundcloud.com/user-6075520...soundcloud.comNapalm in the Morning Presents: JFK, Part 4Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss magic bullets, bad lawyering, and conspiracies as they dive deep into Oliver Stone's JFK. Special guest Evan Bernick fights the law. Come for the historical analysis, stay 032
Reposted by Matthew JagelNapalm in the Morning @napalmpodcast.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Episode 4 of our dive into Oliver Stone's JFK drops tomorrow! Help us celebrate the founding of the nation by examining judicial and cinematic malpractice. A special guest helps us get into all the nitty-gritty lawyering stuff! #history #vietnam #jfk #conspiracy #14th soundcloud.com/user-6075520...soundcloud.comNapalm in the Morning - Vietnam War through Film2 Historians DIVE DEEP on films about the war(s) in Vietnam. Laughs and historical analysis await! https://bsky.app/profile/napalmpodcast.bsky.social 001
Matthew Jagel @matthewjagel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Looks like @musicologyduck.bsky.social is experiencing REAL ILLINOIS FUN 000
Reposted by Matthew JagelStephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The Supreme Court is an illegitimate institution built on minority rule. 5 of the 6 Republican justices were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote for their first term and confirmed by senates that Republicans controlled despite Democrats winning more votes and representing more people 8284108
Reposted by Matthew JagelRachel Hope Cleves @rachelcleves.bsky.social · 30/06/2026An open letter, to readers, about Charity and Sylvia. I am very pained to feel the need to write this. #queerhistory #pride 1112269718
Reposted by Matthew JagelNational Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 29/06/2026MKUltra: Declassification Task Force Should Focus on Real Secrets, Not Conspiracy Theories nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...nsarchive.gwu.eduMKUltra: Declassification Task Force Should Focus on Real Secrets, Not Conspiracy TheoriesWashington, D.C., June 29, 2026 - On Tuesday, June 30, the congressional Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets chaired by Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna will hold a special heari... 0156