Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Can AI be used to hack voting machines? Do you think that’s a tactic Republicans might try? 000
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He does not mean actual checks. He means he has concepts of dividend checks. 010
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s not an actual check he’s proposing. It’s a concept of a check for all adult citizens. 001
Reposted by Mary Blockjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026worth tying this into the political economy of the slave south as well. from roughly the 1820s onwards, slavery became enormously lucrative in ways that had never been seen before. slave traders became millionaires. large planters had tremendous purchasing power. just huge amounts of wealth. 8157261153
Reposted by Mary BlockJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden 12153421152
Reposted by Mary BlockWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 06/07/2026#OtD 6 Jul 1973 Rev Ray Broshears, a gay Pentecostal Evangelist, formed the Lavender Panthers, a group of armed street vigilantes who patrolled San Francisco to defend the LGBT+ community amidst increasing homophobic violence. Learn more in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-... 017656
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 07/07/2026He’s very good about choosing his battles but he has not definitively said whether he’ll follow the vacancy law. www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconn...businessinsider.comKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won't say if he'd follow the state's new Senate vacancy law and appoint another Republican if McConnell steps downMitch McConnell's health scare is making people wonder what Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will do if the longtime senator vacates his seat. 110
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 06/07/2026He would have to be replaced with a Republican for the remainder of his term. www.npr.org/2023/07/31/1...npr.orgKentucky law dictates a Republican would replace McConnell if he vacates Senate seatSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent health episodes have sparked concerns about his possible successor. NPR's A Martinez talks to Austin Horn, a reporter at the Lexington Herald-Leader. 110
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Congress passed the permanent reapportionment act in 1929 history.house.gov/Historical-H... It’s been stuck at that number since then.history.house.govThe Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 | US House of Representatives: History, Art & ArchivesOn this date, the House passed the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, fixing the number of Representatives at 435. The U.S. Constitution called for at least one Representative per state and that no ... 000
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Who’s stepping up to offer a constitutional amendment to end the Electoral College? Seems like the perfect time for it. 000
Reposted by Mary BlockErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I borrowed from Jeremy Milloy, Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Violence at Work in the North American Auto Industry, 1960-1980 to write this post. 252
Reposted by Mary BlockHolly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 30/04/2026“History helps us understand the world we live in. The skills learnt through the study of the past such as finding and assessing evidence, weighing different positions and analyses, and constructing an argument based on the use of accurate and searchable evidence, are vital” 078
Reposted by Mary BlockWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 12/04/2026#OtD 12 Apr 1943 young Walter Mayer was jailed by a Nazi court in Düsseldorf for looting and being a member of the anti-fascist Edelweiss Pirates. He later escaped a concentration camp. This is our podcast about the group, including Walter: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/72-e... 07722
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 04/04/2026And end all women’s sports. I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to re-segregate all schools and ban females from higher education. 020
Reposted by Mary BlockJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/03/2026There are only a few hours left to listen to my latest podcast, before the next one drops tomorrow. It revisits the strange case of the Springfield Three—a mother, her teenage daughter, and her daughter's friend—who vanished from a home one night. It’s been a baffling mystery for over three decades!podcasts.apple.comVanished from Delmar Street: The Springfield ThreePodcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · March 24 · 16m 1509
Reposted by Mary BlockKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Obv the late 17th c English context is key here and is references in this full essay by Franklin signed Silence Dogood — here: founders.archives.gov/documents/Fr...founders.archives.govFounders Online: Silence Dogood, No. 8, 9 July 1722Silence Dogood, No. 8, 9 July 1722 022
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026It’s a favorite meme of white power christian nationalists. 000
Reposted by Mary BlockJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 07/03/2026A 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. 11382109
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I thought he was talking about his policies against climate change. 000
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 25/02/2026MS NOW has reported that Republicans are sitting on that side to fill seats. 0519
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Is it possible they realize the gravity of the moment and are looking for a “face-saving” way out of the mess they created? 010
Reposted by Mary BlockBen Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Expected 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...saturdayeveningpost.comConsidering History: Common Sense, Loyalists, and the Fight for American Ideals | The Saturday Evening PostThomas Paine’s pamphlet can offer a perspective on the overlooked Revolutionary community known as the Loyalists, who demonstrated that the Revolution was fought not by or for a particular culture or ... 142
Reposted by Mary BlockJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Perhaps 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 1/ 29216
Reposted by Mary BlockKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Whatever you think of the politics of this it is not “history-heavy,” but alas history gestural. Pls do read the report (weirdly not linked in the CNN piece?) www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/y...supremecourt.gov 47523
Reposted by Mary BlockJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Want 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 “Judiciary of the US” at his feet www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7... 822468
Reposted by Mary BlockJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Want 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. 329279
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 26/08/2025It’s not socialism. It’s incremental totalitarianism. 010
Reposted by Mary BlockDig: A History Podcast @dig-history.bsky.social · 18/08/2025We'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!amplifypodcastnetwork.caAmplify Podcast NetworkVisit the post for more. 095
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Pre-existing conditions are back, baby! Yeah they are. 020
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 28/06/2025It’s pretty obvious they don’t want to be the party for the working class. 000
Reposted by Mary BlockBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 25/06/2025New 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...offmessage.netRepublicans Prepare Sleeper Attack On Pre-Existing Conditions ProtectionsIt's the same old Obamacare sabotage, they're just not bragging about it this time. 32551366
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Agree, but let’s not limit it to just Cuomo and Clinton. 010
Reposted by Mary BlockAndrew Feight, Ph.D. @andrewfeight.bsky.social · 17/06/2025My 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 #shawneestateuniversityschooljobs.comFull Time Instructor, Social Sciences - HistoryThe 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... 142
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 16/06/2025If 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. 051
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 11/06/2025This 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. 000
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Perhaps 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. 000
Mary Block @mentalblock.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Actually, the fundamental right of Englishmen goes all the way back to Magna Carta, 1215: clause 51 “As 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.” 000
