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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 08/05/2025

i don’t believe in the great man of history theory, but i do kind of believe in a stupid asshole theory of history where one dumb motherfucker ruins things for everyone

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/

Tim Naftali's tweet on the termination of the HAC members without cause.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 28/04/2025

there’s so much going on here but this is kind of giving the game of racism away that he views canadas border as an “artificially drawn line” but mexicos border must be the tightest, most brutal militarized border on the planet

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 28/04/2025

State offices in Mississippi are closed today to commemorate the men who died fighting the United States government to protect the institution of human slavery. Confederate Memorial Day is a state holiday observed in several southern states. buff.ly/lNNmBE3

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Mississippi Holiday Honors Those Who Died Defending Slavery

State offices in Mississippi are closed today to commemorate the men who died fighting the United States government to protect human slavery.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

The U. S. Grant memorial at the base of Capitol Hill was dedicated #otd in 1922 - the 100th anniversary of Grant's birth. The ceremonies provided a measure of how Americans of the time remembered - and forgot - the Civil War and Reconstruction.🗃️

photograph of the dedication ceremony of the US Grant memorial at the base of capitol hill. a crowd is visible in front of the equestrian statue of grant behind which hang 2 large american flags.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2016832497/

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Not only did this president never join the Digital Age. (He doesn’t use e-mail and thinks magazine covers still matter.) He longs for the Gilded Age.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/03/2025

they want worldwide jim crow

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

If the White House is insisting that there was no classified or secret information in the Signal chat, does that mean Jeffrey Goldberg can publish it all?

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Ryan P. Semmes @semmesryan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Since we've been fighting through my wife's cancer treatment we've been looking for comfort tv. We found Superman & Lois to be fun and funny comfort. Then we got to Season 3...we can't escape cancer stories even in the superhero world.

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a man in a superman costume and a woman in a white coat are standing next to each other .

Alt: Superman and Lois Lane are standing next to each other .

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Ryan P. Semmes @semmesryan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Welp, at least I was right about McNeese beating Clemson. Geaux Cowboys!

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

The Pentagon has turned Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. William Carney, who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, into a 404-Error. 🗃️ taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...

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Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie 'Glory' erased from Pentagon website

Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him for DEI reasons.

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Ryan P. Semmes @semmesryan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I bet he shot an 18 to set the course record!

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Lynn Teague @lynnteague.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

This isn’t just anti-DEI, removing people they think were celebrated only because of their color or gender. It is saying that no matter how truly important one’s achievements, if you aren’t a white male you don’t matter. www.axios.com/local/salt-l...

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Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order

Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.

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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Imagine watching Office Space and thinking these guys are the heroes.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

A massive tornado just went over the town grid of Taylorsville, Mississippi. The meteorologist on TV became emotional when he saw the radar image, said a prayer on air for them and said he fears Smith County search and rescue will have a massive effort ahead of them.

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Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

only segregationists get mad about “hands of different skin tones” on display in a school www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/e...

When discussing the "Everyone is welcome here" sign, the district told the Statesman that it was not the message that was at issue, but rather the hands of different skin tones on the poster.

"While 'Everyone is welcome here' is a general statement of being welcoming, concerns arose around the specific visual presentation of the signs in question and whether they aligned with district policies on classroom displays," Scheppers said in an email.

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

whiners: white boys have no one to look up to from American history, because of woke Thaddeus Stevens: “Free every slave, slay every traitor, burn every rebel mansion”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/03/2025

Moulton: "Trump thinks if you try to kill cops to overthrow the government and change an election, that's not domestic terrorism, but somehow having a protest in front of a Tesla dealership is? The bottom line with Trump is freedoms and liberties belong to people who agree with him, and that's it."

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Civil War Battlefields Are Under Threat. Where is the American Battlefield Trust? 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

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Civil War Battlefields Are Under Threat. Where is the American Battlefield Trust?

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie in Charleston has lost three employees.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Destroying our most precious cultural, environmental, and historic sites does nothing to ‘make America great.’ It only serves to deepen the divide between Americans and deprive us from making meaningful connections with one another through our shared heritage. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

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Update on National Park Service Firings and What is Still to Come

It’s been roughly three weeks since the Trump administration fired roughly 1,000 National Park Service sites without warning or cause.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Trans people have long warned that most of the victims of anti-trans laws and policies would be cis women and girls who don't have the "right look."

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

"Antisemitism in the Oval Office: A confrontation seen with a historian's eye" snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...

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Antisemitism in the Oval Office

A confrontation seen with a historian's eye

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

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Ryan P. Semmes @semmesryan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I don't think a tv show has ever made me as angry as I am after watching the end of the latest episode of The Pitt!!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Another way this feels similar to COVID — the disaster is already unfolding but the people in charge seem to think it’ll only impact “blue” areas.

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 18/02/2025

True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow. The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?" When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said. Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.

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Maryland National Guard out of Frederick Douglass parade after DoD order

Strict guidance from the national defense department crushed plans for a parade held in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 207th birthday because it was being held during Black History Month.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

How did the idea of Great Reconstruction expand into foreign policy? Today, I chat with @semmesryan.bsky.social about his new book _Exporting Reconstruction: Ulysses S. Grant and a New Empire of Liberty_ Check out the podcast below open.spotify.com/episode/2Vy2... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Welp. Nothing like watching organizations that never had any real commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion use the current moment as an excuse to abandon even their mouth service to it.

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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

“Man Who Won Seven Super Bowls Obsessed Over Three He Lost” is today’s on-the-nose American metaphor.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I'm confused about how the AP put out a story titled, "Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel’s strongest supporters" with no mention of evangelical beliefs about Israel helping kick off the end times and the return of Christ. THAT'S THE MAIN THING. apnews.com/article/isra...

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Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters

One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meetings in the United States this week was with American evangelicals on Monday.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Tom Brady speaks at exactly one pace and one tone no matter the situation, the viewer is always being summoned for the final call for Delta flight 83 to Cancun

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The thing to understand about Trump is like in his first term, he doesn’t want to govern. He doesn’t want to learn. He wants to campaign and look good. Republicans know this. So there are battles going on right now to take control of the actual process of governing.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Trump's attempt to nullify the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship provision is an attempt to reverse one of the most important outcomes of the Civil War, the idea that American citizenship is not based on race www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution

Does the text mean what it plainly says?

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/01/2025

I would caution people to stop relying on the Constitution as written to have any meaning other than what the people Trump put on the Supreme Court says it means. "He can't do that" is not a useful response to the things he's going to do. The correct response is "Will the Court uphold that?"

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

My roundup of Civil War news, books, videos, and an Otis pic. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/grape-and-...

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Grape & Canister

A roundup of Civil War news, books, videos, and an Otis pic

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/01/2025

The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.

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Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says

The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I fear there is deep truth here.

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Maybell Romero @maybell.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I think it’s important to keep in mind that people like Jeff Landry and John Kennedy *actively hate* New Orleans. I think that’s why they feel fine with smirking and simpering and joking their ways through a press conference dealing with a mass casualty event.

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Ryan P. Semmes @semmesryan.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

You know Luke was a Larry Bird fan.

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