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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Wondering who in the media gave Kentucky a first place vote the #SEC preseason poll. (They are picked to finish 14th.)

Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Watching a multi-episode series on Thomas Jefferson on the History Channel. Not one mention of the Haitian slave revolt in the discussion about the acquisition of Louisiana 🗃️

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official…It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country." -Teddy Roosevelt

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

To all the people bitching that they couldn’t understand a word of what Bad Bunny was singing please tell me all the words to It’s the End of the World as We Know It #SuperbowlLX

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Interesting developments in NJ 11 special election primary. NJ is a closed primary state. When all mail ins and provisionals are counted, it looks like 65,000 democrats will have voted. By comparison, 2024’s democratic primary turned out about 52,000.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This is the first paragraph of a book written for young people that gives an overview of the #CivilWar. In a section titled “Why Did We Fight the Civil War?” to not include the word slavery is completely absurd and a disservice to any young person who wants to learn more about US history.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

In case anyone wanted to know how today’s cabinet meeting went: Noem thanked Trump for keeping us safe from hurricanes and saving hundreds of millions of lives by blowing up cocaine ships in the Caribbean, RFK said the Trump administration saved women’s rights. And of course Trump fell asleep

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

@awfulannouncing.bsky.social be sure to check out completely tone deaf Boomer & Gio joking about adopting foster home teens. Gio says Al should adopt one to walk his dog. Boomer says there’s a 10% of getting a “good” teen from a foster home

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in the day Mikie Sherrill resigns from Congress after winning her governor’s race. On the plus side, it should prevent Trump from interfering in the race. He needs Sherrill to win and resign to block the release of the Epstein files

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

@gauthamrao.bsky.social Just got an email to my school account from Gilder regarding your Law, Constitutions, and Governance class. Sounds incredible

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Forgot how much I missed #southpark. Trump isn’t gonna be happy

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

GPS says just under four hours. Off to Providence! #shear2025

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Hanging in the waiting room of the doctor’s office 🗃️

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Just saw a car with a Tulsi 2020 sticker on it. Doesn’t get much worse than that. Although it could be worth a lot of money as there can’t be more than 10 of those on the whole planet

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Anyone happen to have a copy of Herbert Ershkowitz’s, The Origin of the Whig and Democratic Party, New Jersey Politics, 1820-1837? Libraries near me have it but as a non-circulating reference book. 🗃️ #blustorians

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

5,000 pages of newspaper mentioning Samuel Southard between 1810 and the end of 1842 (the year he died) done. On to the 1,950 Southard mentions in John Quincy Adams’ diary #amresearching #amwriting 🗃️ #writing #booksky

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Bellwether gubernatorial election in NJ coming up in November. Voted in primary day today. One of a strong stable of established democrats will likely face normal republican turned Trump shill, Jack Ciattarelli who lost to current governor, Phil Murphy in a closer than expected race in 2021.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Heading to #SHEAR 2nd Book Workshop in July at Brown University. Any good hotel recommendations? 🗃️

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Calvin Schermerhorn @calscherm.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made comes out in one week! It’s a story of several families over 400 years and how times changed but the theft continued. Please preorder now: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

🗃️ has anyone who has done any research on the early/mid 19th century United States come across any letters, diary entries, etc. pertaining to Samuel Southard? Either written by him, to him, or in reference to him?

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Egg prices will be at a record-high for a while - CNN

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Wish you could see my surprised face. Part of me is glad to see this. This is what you voted for because god forbid you live in a country run by a female.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I had multiple 7th graders tell me today they’d be ok with the president having control over what social media apps are allowed in the U.S. One said “the president gets millions of votes so he can do what he wants.” They’re still learning democracy but their instinct is to be led by a strongman

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

So #TikTok is now dark. Tomorrow, Trump will grant a 90 day extension to the sale deadline and magically on day 89, a deal will happen. And Trump will be the savior of TikTok and hero to young people even though he tried to ban it through executive order in his first term. Trump wins again

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Anyone out there have a Rutgers login who’d be willing to help me get some letters off the RU library database? Much of their digital collection is open access but a few pieces require a login. Any help is greatly appreciated. #amwriting

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The joys of teaching middle school

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

@joeposnanski.bsky.social loving your “Why We Love Baseball” book. You mention the climatic scene in Major League. Did you ever wonder why Hayes doesn’t take off on the pitch that brushes back Taylor? He takes off first move on the next pitch. Always bugged me haha

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

MAGA loser Boomer Esiason is on the radio this morning blaming the state of California for insurance companies denying home insurance to fire victims. No mention of climate change. Not surprising for Mr. #MAGA

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 02/01/2025

NEW: "One failed ballot certainly wouldn’t mean Speaker Mike Johnson is done. But the walls around him are tight, and the ceiling is low." www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...

thebulwark.com

Mike Johnson, Welcome to the Thunderdome.

The Speaker is on thin ice. And it’s not even day one.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Listened to Blink’s Dude Ranch album for the first time in years and I can’t find a bad song.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The 119th Congress begins tomorrow with the speakership seemingly up in the air. Feels like a good time to post this article I wrote for @myhnn.bsky.social on the chaotic start to the 26th Congress www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/184715

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"You Don't Have the Votes": The House Speaker Fight Echoes 1839

With multiple votes, partisan hostility, and charges of an electoral "steal" in the air, the House Speaker battle of 1839 offers a compelling comparison to today.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

How does @espn.com miss that play?!?! Stop showing the crowd

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I feel like there has been a 14 point first quarter lead in each of the playoff games

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Looking forward to starting this today

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Many uneducated people of the early republic shunned the guidance of the highly educated in favor of finding “truth” through their own senses, leaving them susceptible to what Gordon Wood described as, “hoaxers, confidence men, and tricksters.” 250 years later, not much has changed.

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Mike Trapani @trap1305.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Hoping to rediscover the engaging historical, political, sports, pop culture, etc. conversations I used to have on Twitter. I look forward to what this platform has to offer!

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