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Presidencies Podcast @presidencies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For today's #SaturdayShoutOut, I'd like to highlight the work of Bruce Carlson who is celebrating his 20 year anniversary hosting @myhist.bsky.social. He covers a number of topics (including lots of presidential history) in his podcast - check it out! myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com

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Presidencies Podcast @presidencies.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I had to take a moment to congratulate a friend and fellow podcaster, Bruce Carlson of @myhist.bsky.social, on reaching the 20 year mark of his podcast. If you're not listening already, be sure to check it out! #history #POTUS podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

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20 YEARS OF MY HISTORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR POLITICS

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Listeners! You may have noticed I've been talking to some listeners on the show as part of the 20th year anniversary of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics. DM or respond here if you are a listener to the podcast and would like to tell a story about history or politics, or ask a question.

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Cardgames.io @cardgames-io.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I have such a way with words sometimes.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Votes During Wartime: 1942 Midterms www.patreon.com/posts/votes-...

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Question I posed earlier to Jerry (@presidencies.bsky.social) that I’d like to pass along to Alycia (@civicspod.bsky.social), Bruce (@myhist.bsky.social), and Kenny (@kennyryanaustin.bsky.social). Were Eisenhower and Ford the last upstanding Republican presidents?

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Crazy decision but nonetheless a blow to Trump and his ill-considered notion that he can set tariffs target/duration/% by whim from the Oval. An opinion w/ 6 justices supporting decision [statue does not authorize Trump's tariffs], but only 3 supporting the reason why.

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Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026)

Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump

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Marvin. (Paranoid Android) @ukcsi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This image just gets bigger and bigger...

An image of a load of Tory MPs and Councillors all in a line with an angry man shouting "I'm never voting for Tories again!"
Above the same image of the reprobates all wearing Reform rosettes after defecting to the party and an image of a happy smiling man gleefully shouting "Yay! Reform!"

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

"History doesn't say goodbye, it just says see you later" -Galeno

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It's enough in my opinion to oppose procedure and use counterfactuals - "If he sent troops to defend Ukraine or Taiwan" Just sucking up and in effect saying "Can we get into the war room with you guys" will not work. Individual Congressional districts, adjust to local conditions.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Got a little problem with your war room there.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Not to mention - am I crazy? Prices went waaaaay up, this is just slowing the rate (and it's biased dowward on top of that). They've already made the increases. We need them to lower. We need tariff reform, which would be deflationary.

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Julia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

No because quoting from BLS "November 2025 indexes were calculated by comparing November 2025 prices with October 2025 prices" so if you assume the price level was unchanged in Oct and then build the new level off that you have a downward bias www.bls.gov/cpi/addition...

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2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Consumer Price Index

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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Hmm...Mike Duncan (History of Rome, Revolutions); Bruce Carlson (My History Can Beat Up Your Politics) ; Brooke Gladstone (On The Media) ; Joanne Freeman (Various) all spring right to mind. If you've never read it, the old Atlantic article Host by David Foster Wallace captures talk radio magic well.

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

This year’s rankings continue the dominance of Matt & David (@1988toppspodcast.bsky.social) & Jerry (@presidencies.bsky.social), making room too for Bruce (@myhist.bsky.social). Podcast vets Josh & Chuck, meantime, @syskpodcast.bsky.social, nab #1, their massive archive so mood-diverse. Titans all!

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

...And then having scored 7 points and dominated clock, the abandoned that strategy for lousy throws on 3rd and 2.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Also just generally, gerrymandering does involve risk, it is ultimately giving Ds to R districts to split the Ds up. But R gerrymanders over the year are getting close to some diminishing returns, I think. Might be OK in a normal midterm. In a wave, those Rs the computer gave you vote D.

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sincerely-l-cohen.bsky.social @sincerely-l-cohen.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Responding here because I don't see a post for 90s Ephemera: I hope you can tell I mean it as a compliment, that your music this episode puts me in mind of Joe Frank And the Chirac nuclear episode may be timely, due to Trump's recent announcement about resuming testing!

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The unexpected Howard Stern anecdote that begins Bruce’s latest @myhist.bsky.social, man, is that worth the price of admission. I feel like I’d heard about it one time, if that, but regardless—Bruce knits together his insight and vintage clips into an exceptional slice of podcasting. Props, brother

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

New episodes of Jerry & Alex (@presidencies.bsky.social) talking *vice* presidencies, & Bruce, @myhist.bsky.social, musing on the connection between Thomas Jefferson & John Adams, one of whom—you get one guess–was actually not a slaveholder, a rarity amongst the early presidents. Good listens ahead!

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Well done 5 years ago and this ep Not complete, but good in its chosen scope. Interview with Michael Brown aka Brownie classic. 5 years ago, Brown gave his best "mea sorta culpa" to Vann and New Orleans. And despite some holdback, Brown is listen-worthy.

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theodora30.bsky.social @theodora30.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

People wrongly think this kind of cruelty in America is new. I was listening to “My History Can Beat up Your Politics” podcast’s Kent State episode. It reminded me of all those Americans who said those dead students deserved what they got. The mother of one witness told her she should have been shot

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Too soon. Mangold is what got this team (and a good defense) into two AFC Championships. Mark had a good arm at times but needed the center to call, and the blocking thing too.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

This was a fun one!

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

We had Dr. Todd Arrington on in 2020 to talk about a piece of this election. Highly recommend. One exciting thing about 1880 is the parties were laser close. Anybody's election. Well, I suppose they would say whisker close back then.

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Presidencies Podcast @presidencies.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I haven't had a chance to read it all the way through yet, but consulting with it for research has been insightful, and I look forward to having an opportunity to read it cover to cover one of these days.

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Look, y’all, it’s my man Chester A. Arthur’s birthday. To Jerry (@presidencies.bsky.social), Kenny (@kennyryanaustin.bsky.social), & Bruce (@myhist.bsky.social), a trio of exceptional podcasters who nurtured my fascination with Chet. History buff buddy: “What is it with you and Chester A. Arthur?”

Chester A. Arthur, sporting the slightest of wry grins

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Digging into the archives, I found this, and boy, I’ll tell you, it’s gonna pop off here in a bit. @myhist.bsky.social’s Bruce knows how to lay down history and perspective, with a straightforward tone and comforting manner that suit my nighttime podcast-playing routines.

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PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND AIDES "Separated By a Swinging Door"

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The ACES School @acesschool.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Was Nixon the best president American Indian tribes have ever had? He ended the termination era, recognized tribes as governments, and was the first president to return land. Adam Crepelle discusses Becoming Nations Again with Bruce Carson @myhist.bsky.social

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

As a NY Jets fan, I find I'm doing quite a bit of salving.

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Presidencies Podcast @presidencies.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Looking forward to getting caught up with this one. I've got it downloaded to listen to on my commute!

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I forgot @myhist.bsky.social (My History Can Beat Up Your Politics) bringing more Chester Arthur fire.

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Writers’ Loom @writersloom.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Overlooked in last night’s podcast roundup was an addition to the open feed of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics (@myhist.bsky.social), that being an introductory look at my man Chet Arthur, one of America’s most quietly fascinating 19th-century political figures. Can’t wait for more, Bruce!

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Alex Ross @alexrossreports.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Only those who were politically engaged in 1988 or are students of that year's presidential campaign (I am thinking you @myhist.bsky.social and maybe @daveweigel.bsky.social ) would likely get this. Yes that is an actual street in Ruidoso, NM.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Always been the way with the Grey Lady. Sure, we are liberal, and the right is doing bad stu--- [phone rings] "oh wait White House calling, I'll get back to you!"

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Alex Ross @alexrossreports.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This episode of the @myhist.bsky.social podcast about the unsucessful push by U.S. President George W. Bush to overhaul Social Security youtu.be/_o-D48N_vSw?...

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I'M GOING TO SPEND IT - G.W. BUSH'S SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The test I think is if it goes on. If elon keeps launchin 2.0 and 3.0 of "the fight" then it's going to feel poll-tested and Bannonized.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Doesn't even need to be that "5D." Could be as simple as old wrestling WWF tricks - when friends fight, ratings are high. And there's no room for Democrats.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

No, Elon... actually we WONT IMPEACH. I've no interest in impeachment because you are having a bad day. That will happen sometime. Don't make a mockery of it.

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'M GOING TO SPEND IT - G.W. BUSH'S SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN Of course political capital was what George W. Bush was talking about, and spend it he did pushing a social security plan that failed by all accounts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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Jack Churchill's Arrow @churchillsarrow.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

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