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Bruce Dorsey

@profbrucedorsey.bsky.social
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Historian, writer. Professor of History, Swarthmore College. Most recent: MURDER IN A MILL TOWN (Oxford UP). Rep'd by Mullane Literary Associates.

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Timothy Stewart-Winter @timothysw.bsky.social · 17h
NYC! I’m launching my new book OUTED at the Bureau bookstore (inside the LGBT Center at 208 W 13th St) on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7pm, in conversation with Hugh Ryan, author of When Brooklyn Was Queer and The Women’s House of Detention. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
Flyer for a book launch for OUTED by Timothy Stewart-Winter, Friday Oct 16 at 7pm at The Bureau, 208 W 13th St, Room 210, New York City. In conversation with Hugh Ryan. RSVP at bgsqd.com/events. Shows the book cover and two photos of the speakers.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your daily reminder that testosterone supplements are, by any reasonable definition, gender-affirming care.
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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 01/10/2026
To lose visitors in the year you HOST THE WORLD CUP and celebrate a big anniversary is truly incredible.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nothing epitomizes the new extremism in Germany more than efforts to erase the memory of its history. God forbid that one would “stumble” upon a memory of lives destroyed by Nazis. “Stand for the things you know are right It's the truth that the truth makes them so uptight” bbc.com/news/article...
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German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh God, I've got to go to this "absurd and unexpectedly heartwarming museum." See you there! The 300-square-foot temporary museum in Fishtown is an absurd and heartwarming love letter to the people who make Philadelphia, Philly. share.inquirer.com/hA0vlC?utm_s...
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The micro Museum of the Philadelphian celebrates Philly’s macro personality
The 300-square-foot temporary museum in Fishtown is an absurd and heartwarming love letter to the people who make Philadelphia, Philly.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh my, makes this tennis player & fan’s heart happy! (Not only that … this must be really screwing with the Fox News “Mandami is a communist” folks. First the Opera, now Tennis .. in the same week.). Love this Mayor!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Mamdani in response to Kimmel asking him to send Trump a selfie of the two of them: "I love you, but I love housing more"
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh my, makes this tennis player & fan’s heart happy! (Not only that … this must be really screwing with the Fox News “Mandami is a communist” folks. First the Opera, now Tennis .. in the same week.). Love this Mayor!
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fellow GenXers: remember how often we were bombarded with images of late-period USSR? Old, decrepit men in charge, clinging to an ossified ideology. Political repression, nakedly false propaganda, empty shelves, food shortages, inadequate health care, deep-seated cynicism, crumbling infrastructure
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Ironic Star Wars Moment
Alt: A smirking emperor palpatine says "ironic."
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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is the best argument for the humanities I've seen in a long time.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Whereas [Trump’s] first administration took children from their parents at the border to deter illegal crossings, the second is separating families living in the United States as part of a purge.”
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh God, I've got to go to this "absurd and unexpectedly heartwarming museum." See you there! The 300-square-foot temporary museum in Fishtown is an absurd and heartwarming love letter to the people who make Philadelphia, Philly. share.inquirer.com/hA0vlC?utm_s...
share.inquirer.com
The micro Museum of the Philadelphian celebrates Philly’s macro personality
The 300-square-foot temporary museum in Fishtown is an absurd and heartwarming love letter to the people who make Philadelphia, Philly.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An epic surf day in New York City—a peak at what it means to be brave, New Yorkers … enjoy the ride! #surf www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj8H...
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MONSTER WAVES HIT NEW YORK CITY!! A Historic Day of Surfing!
YouTube video by Questmarley
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nothing epitomizes the new extremism in Germany more than efforts to erase the memory of its history. God forbid that one would “stumble” upon a memory of lives destroyed by Nazis. “Stand for the things you know are right It's the truth that the truth makes them so uptight” bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The language, about aiming to bringing Harvard “to heel”, is especially interesting as a contrast to his administration’s actions freeing up universities that were previously under federal supervision to enforce desegregation
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Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases (Gift Article)
Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great thread here on the administration's attack on higher education. 👇👇
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"My hope is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here." Jim Henson (1936-1990) was born on this date.
Jim Henson and the Muppets.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
we used to be a proper country.
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Diogenes of Santa Cruz @hoplit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox @einavrfox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There‘s much to appreciate in Mamdani, but his insistence that culture isn’t a privilege of the rich is one of his strengths.It is reminiscent of how unions and the government treated it in the 1930s -art for the masses - paintings, music, opera, theater - democracy for all.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CRUELTY, for the sake of cruelty, is the guiding principle of the Trump immigration and refugee policy.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pete Hegseth went to the A&M game and they lost to Kentucky for the first time in over 70 years. THERE IS NO BATTLE HE CANT LOSE.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wow, what a great assignment. This should be a transformational and unforgettable learning experience for your students!
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The metaphor continues … Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, the Kennedy Center, the US economy, US democracy … Put the name on it, bankrupt it, destroy it, demolish it … move on to the next www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irk6...
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WATCH: Trump Plaza In Atlantic City Is Demolished | NBC News NOW
YouTube video by NBC News
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The professors and instructors who turn classrooms back into spaces for reading and discussion, are going to leave the biggest legacies in this world. Everyone one else will disappear into LLM wallpaper proxies and derivatives. 
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Jack Ohman @jackohman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oh wait, someone has thought of this before!
18 U.S. Code § 597 Expenditures to influence voting U.S. Code

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Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote- Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Aside from the fact that it's illegal, where's the GOP rhetoric about "sucking at the teat of the nanny state"?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/09/2026
This is beautiful. We need beauty right now.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"“He floods the zone with so much of it that we’ve become numb to just how bizarre it is,” said Sarah Matthews, former deputy press secretary. "It feels like we’re genuinely watching his brain rot in real time." How many more days of this???
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Bizarre headline. Where is the evidence that Trump’s posts reflect “his version of reality”? They reflect his fascist aesthetic, his fantasies of domination, his insecurities, fear of death and cognitive decline. They would get any CEO fired, but he is a special boy. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
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60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality
With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🤣👇 (A little laughter to start the day. LOL)
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sad news! Lonnie Bunch will be sorely missed as the Smithsonian's Secretary. “Americans are an amazingly brave people, who have accomplished so much,” he said. “They’ve got to be brave enough to face their own history.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...
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Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution
In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Trek Anniversary, George, and thank you for all your efforts to make this a better world to live in.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Revisionist bullshit. www.whitehouse.gov/j6/
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January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There is simply no reason why ANYONE who isn’t a white supremacist to invoke the term “woke.” To do so now validates its racist misappropriation and keeps its misuse in circulation.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Great interview with Angela Davis on Gloria Steinem. 👇 www.wlrn.org/npr-breaking...
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I don't think I had $10 in the bank: Angela Davis remembers Gloria Steinem's allyship
Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🎯👇. Yes, AI tech bros (and their allies) are just the global equivalent of everyday mansplainers. 👇
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Gas price today. Price of gas on Election Day in 2024 was $3.10. Thank President Trump and his war in Iran.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The White House continues with its campaign to manipulate and influence young American males. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi... (cartoon from the archives)
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Oh, do we ever! 👇
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 06/09/2026
We know how to teach books in the age of AI: small classes, close reading, research-engaged learning (which is how you ’let students see you struggle’). The issue is nobody will hire and pay the requisite # of faculty to offer this.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Public toilets might sound like an odd topic, but Bryant's been talking to me about this book for years now and I swear to God it's fascinating.
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Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yes! 👇👇
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ok you do, in fact, gotta hand it to Tillis for these puns in his statement
He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.
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