Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 7hEvery chance the Trumpzis get, they demonstrate the GOP’s commitment to white supremacy. The picture is from this year’s Columbus Day Proclamation. (Trump does not do Indigenous Peoples’ Day proclamations). They’re just a bunch of nasty racists and white trash with money. 2113
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 7hThis piece, which I wrote several years ago, lays out the arguments for celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day. Enjoy. michaelleroyoberg.com/discovery-an...michaelleroyoberg.comYou Have No Excuse for Ignoring Indigenous People’s DayIf we replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, are we guilty of engaging in partisan “revisionist” history? Are we doing something that is unsavory, disrespectful, or mean? Am… 12113
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026If a black man stepped on a white woman’s toe, Hegseth would call loudly for a lynching. 040
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For those of you in Livingston County events.geneseo.edu/event/book-t...events.geneseo.eduThe Central Fire of the Iroquois: Book Talk w/ Dr. Michael Oberg 130
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026One thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is that white people ought to have the right and power to dictate how Indigenous nations develop their economies. www.btpm.org/local/2026-1...btpm.orgMayor Ryan announces lawsuit aiming to halt Seneca Nation development along Buffalo RiverThe mayor announced Wednesday morning the filing of a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court to halt what he calls "a proposed 28-bay truck stop and fuel depot" in Buffalo's Old First Ward. 120
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Biden Admin’s efforts to investigate American Indian boarding schools barely scratched the surface. The Racists now in charge scrapped these efforts entirely and proscribed teaching this subject. White people voted for this racism three times. wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/10/04/a...wausaupilotandreview.comAt least a dozen graves of Milwaukee Indian boarding school students uncovered - Wausau Pilot & ReviewFor generations, much of this history was nearly lost. Researchers have now identified 14 girls who died while attending a federally funded Indian boarding school in Milwaukee in the late 1800s — many... 043
Reposted by Michael ObergJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026On my hands and knees begging people who never had to wonder if they would go to college to stop writing about it. 28213
Reposted by Michael ObergJason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Next but certainly not least is @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social phenomenal 500 year history of the Onondaga people. Here's a link for that: amzn.to/4xRU5jCamzn.toThe Central Fire of the Iroquois: A Five-Hundred-Year History of the Onondaga Nation (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity): Oberg, Michael Leroy: 9780300284843: Amazon.com: Bo...The Central Fire of the Iroquois: A Five-Hundred-Year History of the Onondaga Nation (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity) [Oberg, Michael Leroy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shippin... 1197
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The measure of the justice of a given society is how well it treats its weakest and most vulnerable citizens. Nothing radical in this idea—goes back to the OT at a minimum. These soulless ghouls are evil and deserve no forgiveness. They prey upon the weak. They should be treated like war criminals. 072
Reposted by Michael ObergThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tomorrow's front page 📰 New satellite pictures lay bare Israel's destruction of Gaza 10388267
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 24/09/202627 years ago I worked as a historian in a land claim suit to recover Indigenous lands illegally claimed by the state of NY. We lost, despite historical evidence that clearly supported our side. Going to court is like playing tennis against an opponent who can raise or lower the net at will. 142
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Revolutionary war fans: I showed my students the tar and feather scene from HBO’s John Adams. Lots of questions about what happened after the tarring and feathering. Did victims Die? How did one get the tar and feathers off?static.klipy.comJoey Pesci's Home Alone Snow Trap PrankALT: Joey Pesci's Home Alone Snow Trap Prank 160
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Coming up in a couple of weeks. friendsofphilipsemanorhall.org/event/parall...friendsofphilipsemanorhall.orgParallel Lines: The Western Iroquois and the American Revolution - Friends of Philipse Manor HallIndigenous people who fought against American colonists in the Revolutionary War were not Loyalists. Instead, they fought for the protection […] 031
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hi Friends When I’m not being a history professor I am the VP of the Rochester Historical Society. We would love to have you as a member. www.rochesterhistory.org/become-a-mem...rochesterhistory.orgBecome a Member — Historical Society of Rochester, New York 041
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I wish I had a 7-year old nephew because he would draw a kick-ass depiction of this with his Crayolas 062
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“Tilly, You’re watching television. Suddenly you realize there’s a wasp crawling on your arm. What do you do?” www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...forbes.comControversial AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Abruptly Switches Languages In InterviewTilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned. 360
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026With the book coming out at the end of the month, I have a lot of speaking gigs lined up. Please feel free to stop by. I expect more events to be added to this calendar. 1112
Reposted by Michael ObergThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NOT TO BE CONTROVERSIAL, but are we boycotting the Patriots and all shows at Gillette Stadium as hard as we are boycotting Ed Sheeran??? Because Robert Kraft deserves the heat about 100x as much, even if Ed is being a little dick bitch for letting him dictate things. 35769671432
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026On this day in 1911, NY papers reported on brine killing trout in Onondaga Creek. The creek’s water used to run cold and clear; now it looks like chocolate milk, the victim Of corporate plundering. 010
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Just sent an email with the salutation, “Thanks, Hoe.” I’m hoping that Joe won’t mind.static.klipy.comToddler Plays with HoseALT: Toddler Plays with Hose 240
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Abilene is closing. What a huge loss for Rochester’s music scene. 020
Reposted by Michael ObergChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/09/2026When you want to boycott Ed Sheeran and Pink but you already don't listen to shitty music 244129812234
Reposted by Michael ObergAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/09/2026A lot of people really have no idea what's coming with the energy crisis in the coming months. A lot of the crisis from the start of the war were postponed but those tricks can no longer work. We're about to see the worst energy crisis in 50 years. 36839277
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’ve always thought Ed Sheeran’s Music was empty and inconsequential but I did not imagine that he was a greedy coward. 050
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Looking forward to figuring out how to use this video when I teach Puritanism and tell the students about that kid Plymouth executed for screwing a turkey, (and half the farm animals wandering around that weird little colony). 030
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Flying sharks with lasers, in the President’s hyperbolic telling, are a graver threat to the country…” See what I did? You don’t need to repeat every inane thing that comes out of Trump’s puffy pie hole. C’mon, media. What communists? Where? Don’t act as if he is making sense. Don’t sanewash 47 021
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The secret police taking another person off the streets into custody. 020
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Lawyer and historian friends: I’ve had two FOIA requests rejected on the grounds that my request would violate the subject’s right to privacy. Both individuals I requested info on (both of whom I suspect have FBI files) are deceased. Under federal law, do the dead have a right to privacy? 100
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Drove to Onondaga Nation today. Delivered some copies of the book to some of the people whose assistance was essential. A rewarding experience. 0111
Reposted by Michael ObergJordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 09/09/2026Any answer other than “who gives a shit, republicans are using a dozen kids playing JV volleyball as a distraction from looting the county and covering for elite pedophiles” is cowardly horseshit 7448751044
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What he might have said: “You want to protect women and girls? I do. That’s why I support banning discrimination in pay, supporting family leave, cutting day care costs, defending women’s bodily autonomy, and bringing those who have enabled Epstein’s crimes to justice. Will you join me?” 050
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I think I have a title for the next book. The rest is still gonna take some work, but it needs to be in the stores by 2029static.klipy.comQuestion Mark in BookALT: Question Mark in Book 010
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This Saturday at Doty Hall on the SUNY Geneseo campus. Free and open to the public. 0104
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It’s important to remember that while Deputy Dipshit is talking out of his ass and renaming lakes his creepy patrons are hanging out with Russell Vought, implementing Project 2025, and Republicans are loving every second of it. 182
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Two screenshots, Apple on the right And Google, on my phone as I sit a couple of miles south of Lake Ontario. 152
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Author’s copies arrived today. Available wherever you get your books. 0488
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Officer, may I suggest the electric zapper gloves? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...nytimes.comMilo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICEMr. Yiannopoulos, a prominent early supporter of President Trump, was detained at the New Orleans airport. The Trump administration publicized his arrest and shared a mug shot. 020
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I am going laptop and phone free in class next semester. Two days in and I am finished. www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...chronicle.comU. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core CoursesThe new restrictions apply to students and faculty members. 091
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I stopped being a member of the AHA in the mid 90s, when it became abundantly clear that it could not care less about faculty and small, public teaching colleges. Not surprised. 041
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026For those of you in Central New York. C’mon out. It’ll be good to see you. 010
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026He’s such a dick. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump says U.S. could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade warThe president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.” 020
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026He’s also got that totally tricked out Airline catering truck. 020
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Courtney Love could make a sandwich or turn on a light switch and there will be a dude ready to criticize how she did it. 051
Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The proper thing to say would be “what the fuck is wrong with you? Are you stupid or are you lying? Or are you too stupid to know the difference? Have you ever read a history book is your stupid life?” 190