The historian in me feels the need to note that contests between cities and their rural hinterland are not new things and they do not generally go great for the rural folks.

This is so insane because it assumes that the disjuncture is among Democrats broadly when it is actually between *people who vote Democrat* and *the people they voted into office*

My office partner told another colleague I’m “always reading” and it feels very nice to be seen

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

Very shaken by the discovery that Brett Goldstein, Phil Wang, and I are all in the same video. The live show was so incredibly fun and I am so grateful to everyone who came to watch us be silly historians together!

Important announcement: for the first time in my adult life, I have a good credit score

THURSDAY ON TGS! I’m joined by Vanessa Williamson @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social to talk about this former Confederate general, who had three big passions in life: taxes, murder, and racism. Not necessarily in that order. Let the great tax-pilling begin.

ICYMI the Telegraph's reporting on the BBC bias 'crisis' included the fantastical claim that the right-wing and unabashedly anti-woke History Reclaimed website is a legitimate arbiter either of historical fact or political balance

not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not

holodeck games without in app purchases

The black square page (marking a character's death) in "Tristram Shandy" (1759)

My favorite thing that happens when you have more than 1k followers on here is “people just basically starting their own thread pontificating under one of your posts and then acting annoyed when you intervene or interrupt their train of thought”

My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

Yeah :D

Okay so imagine there was a podcast. And every week we would —

NOW AVAILABLE! The recording of the first (and probably only) edition of TGS Live: The Worst Wing, featuring professional president-knowers Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social and Kevin Schultz. What a way to mark a year since The Day That Shall Not Be Named.

The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book

bluesky branding refresh unveiled

What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation. To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil

We’ve had a random influx of 1-star ratings on Apple Podcasts from people who think TGS is too left-wing (lol) so if you’ve never rated us, it would be cool if you did! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Yay! I just noticed that my book is available for preorder. Use the code PUP30 for 30% off. Share with your librarian! Will ship on Jan 20, 2026 just in time for uhhhhh someone's birthday? Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt | Princeton University Press press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

your occasional reminder that if a police officer wants you to stop by the station and help them complete some paperwork, call an attorney and do. not. go.

I know romanticizing work is Bad™ but you have to admit this (with Yusef Lateef playing softly in the background) is kind of a vibe.

this gives me a great idea for a podcast where we would --

Okay we're at 972 now. If we get to 1000 before the end of 2025 I'm gonna freak out

I'm calling bullshit on college students these days being lazy or disinterested. They're great, and it's a privilege to teach them. That is all.

The TGS live show really brought up some important stuff for me

NOW AVAILABLE! The recording of the first (and probably only) edition of TGS Live: The Worst Wing, featuring professional president-knowers Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social and Kevin Schultz. What a way to mark a year since The Day That Shall Not Be Named.

Oh my god it just happened again. Not even 24 hours of peace

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

Okay upon further reflection I’ve decided nobody’s allowed to have podcasts anymore. Except me and my friends

If I am ever asked about my dream in life, I now know my answer, this is it: for everyone everywhere to be so incredibly tax-pilled

Excuse me for being earnest, but I am so full of gratitude that the pod gives me an excuse to read so broadly and think so broadly and talk to people so far outside my field. It feels like such a balm to be surrounded by an ocean of knowledge when the world is horrible and scary.

An unfortunate side effect of working at Yale is that I’m always walking through the background of someone’s documentary

extremely cursed screenshot

TGS is at 960 Patreon members (some free, some paid) and I’m wondering whether it’s delusional to aim for 1000 by the end of the year? That would be kind of wild, right?

Sometimes I’ll say “America is and has always been basically fine with Nazis” and people feel very strongly about that. So here’s an excerpt from a 1976 Yale Daily News letter to the editor, defending a man outed as a former Nazi-employed propagandist

Did you know if you host a fish pie dinner party you’ll wake up in a socialist America?

Reading @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social’s new book (linked below) has me so incredibly tax-pilled. I was watching the election results with some friends last night and I kept saying “oh my god it’s all taxes. everything is taxes. how did i not notice this.” www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...

Great news, everyone: I get to be in the archives today! A blessed week for all!

I pass out early because of a week of newborn related insomnia, and I wake up to a blessed TL 🙏

It's a great time to be a Hater™️

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Andrew Cuomo somehow still running for mayor in his concession speech

The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?