Is it just me or does it also make you crazy when the media just describes Jared Kushner’s presence in all these negotiations as, like, totally normal and not, you know, utterly sinister?

What the fuck is even happening.

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

Meanwhile, in Colorado…

Normal person: How are you? Me: <wraps self in giant IKEA monkey>

MY GOD THIS IS SO CRINGE

Added in a little buckwheat flour, barley malt syrup, and anise seeds. Ruthie like 👍

It’s been a week. I need to bake.

What can I do to help Punch? My need to help him is all consuming.

On my Thomas Paine slide in class today, I wrote: "When you come at the King, you best not miss" and NOBODY GOT THE REFERENCE.

You had me at “learn what it meant to laugh at Nazis.”

If there is one thing Congress will make sure of, it's that any and all twerking must be narrowly spread.

Look what you made the tell-your-dog-I-said-hi guy do. Shame on you.

Student in class today asked me what the difference was between a British pound in money versus in weight, which meant I got to quote Nate Bargatze as George Washington: "Nobody knows..."

THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR

You guys, I think this means Bad Bunny is our president now.

In terms of time, roughly how many episodes of Heated Rivalry is the first half of a football game?

We’re living in a world when being a depraved troll is an actual political strategy to distract attention away from being a different kind of depraved troll.

If we’ve learned anything about these cretins it’s that the louder the racism up front, the bigger the corruption happening somewhere else. And this racism is deafening…

“History happened” is now a political statement?

Mountainish inhumanity.

Your mountainish inhumanity.

Did James K. Polk write this?

Early Americanist question: Which colonies did Sam Adams send his circular letter to? I realize I don't know specifically who it was addressed to. Who was included here? Who was left out?

Does anybody out there have any experience teaching students to make documentaries or other short research-based film projects? I have an assignment vision but not a lot in terms of concrete guidance. Whatcha got?

My Oura ring thinks my lectures are cardio.

I'm tired of hearing myself talk. What's your favorite strategy for teaching nonimportation that doesn't involve a lot of lecturing.

Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...

This is my new obsession. sfstandard.com/2026/01/27/c...

According to reaction papers this week, students are hungry for historical perspective on the Alien and Sedition Acts. Obvious reasons why. Any advice on recent writing to help contextualize these historically? I want to help them navigate this moment best I can.

I’m so fragile right now that that penguin video has ended me.

So, my lecture for Tuesday is about how government troops invaded an American city and shot several people, then declared that it was justified because their troops were being harassed by locals ruffians. Any advice on how to get through this lecture without completely losing my shit appreciated.

I’m sorry, what? We’ll stop murdering citizens when you give us your voter rolls??? So, ICE is now enforcing election law? When the fuck did this happen?

It’s like they read the grievances and thought, “wow,whoever this guy is, he sounds awesome.”

Is it even possible to teach the writs of assistance case without bringing up ICE?

I’m so depressed by the world that I’m googling “heated rivalry interior design” instead of working on tomorrow’s lecture.

Things are very bad.

10/10. No notes.

I've reached the point in my career where I don't use notes anymore. I just lecture off my slides. I don't know if that means I'm experienced or just lazy.

Who would have thought we’d start World War III because our president failed the marshmallow test?

Here comes my daily Trump Panic Attack. You know how he loves shit named after him.

“why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents, it's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago…” Uh, who’s gonna tell him?

I don’t think “enshittification” is a strong enough word to describe where we are anymore.

Yes, we are very here for your advice.

<wakes up, reads news> Me: Fuck. Now I’m going to have to watch Heated Rivalry for a third time.

Climbs on roof, clears throat, deep inhale, screams: THE 25TH AMENDMENT

Come to think of it, Norway didn’t give me the Peace Prize either, so I guess I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace, so will now just think about what is good and proper for me.

I seriously worry that if we keep acting like global assholes and alienate the sane world with our unhinged bellicosity that Canada might refuse to give us Season 2 of Heated Rivalry.

Is this entire administration hitting perimenopause?