With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize: The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.

A place of honor and goodness. A bastion of hope. A lighthouse in the long dark. A pillar of the community. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, BABY!!!

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

"Do I actually need to use AI for this thing?" The answer is almost certainly no, for any specific "thing" you might be thinking of.

Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing

A heartbreaking detail about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is that something like 20% of the crew on the Fitz was planning to retire after that journey, which was the last run of the season.

Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.

Form square to receive cavalry!

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

My daughter (7 months old) is a very messy eater. When we feed her at home, we take off her shirt to keep her clean. Being the weirdo historian, it makes me think a Victorian boxer getting ready for a fight. My wife just smiles and rolls her eyes at my weirdness!

Life today is just jumping between the worst different historical periods had to offer. From the gilded age to back to race based hiring! What's next? Phrenology?

ATTN: if you’re on the sandwich guy jury, my Signal is in my bio. I’d love to talk after the trial. I’ll keep you anonymous. Please share widely.

"This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ, the creation of the United States of America..." Ken Burns This is quite the statement from Ken Burns and several bridges too far for me.

The pope said, "Touch mass."

The Heritage Foundation recently published a "Guide to Historic Sites" in advance of the 250th. They review sites for "accuracy" and "ideological bias." There's, well, a lot to take in, but here's one thing I noticed about its discussion of slavery and the founders. /1 historicsites.heritage.org

“The [MFA] has reached a historic agreement with the known descendants of David Drake (also known as Dave the Potter) regarding two monumental stoneware vessels in the MFA’s collection that were made by the enslaved potter and poet…”

The government has been shut down for 27 days. Families are already seeing their premiums skyrocket for next year. This is a crisis and NEVER in my time in office have I seen a president who won't even TALK to the other side about a solution. This is absurd.

Reason I love studying history reason 1,849! A person who died in the cholera epidemic in northern Ohio, where I work, served in Napoleon's Army. It's just such a weird history to trace and I love it!

US Service members should not bear insignia if our historic enemies: Nazi Germany Imperial Japan Confederate States of America

Old Soviet joke: Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three? One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals

My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.

Into body modification and Nazi iconography? Say, I've got an idea

Did hoarding gold in lonely mountain work for the dwarves? No, but it could work for us.

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis > It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

UPDATE: Judge Perry issued an opinion explaining why she blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago. She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵

This is a military wife calling out Mike Johnson on C-SPAN this morning Yesterday Johnson had the temerity to announce publicly that he will NOT call the House back to pass emergency pay for our troops Can't imagine why he thought taking callers on C-SPAN would go well for him..

My confederate neighbor told me the submarine keeps drowning his sailors so I asked how many sailors he has and he said he just goes to the navy and gets new sailors afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding sailors to the ocean and then his commanding officer started crying

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors. ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart. ISILDUR: true

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

WHAT YOU FAIL TO SEE MR. POPE

i'm seeing a lot of sober writing from professional analysts suggesting the 2025 mets were a flawed team that overperformed preseason expectations. i urge mets fans to reject this. you ARE cursed by god. things will NEVER get better. the walls are closing in, you can't breathe, its getting so cold-

APRIL - 1805 NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS

Some gobsmacking data on what’s happening in Ohio schools….

When people tell you AI is "just a tool" ask them how many people have gotten divorced because of a hammer.

By the power of Grayskull i give you @actualnames.bsky.social The same name is in the center records, so it’s not a mistake on the headstone!

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

If you’re a praying person, keep up the good work and maybe all our prayers will come true!

To quote Hawkeye (from MASH), “Great. Now we’re taking lessons from the losers.”

Directly from the US Flag code off of the U.S. House of Representatives page "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." So do I go to jail if I properly dispose of a flag?

My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

If a Democrat cannot commit clearly to DC statehood, I have no use for that politician. If the people of PR want statehood, Democrats must support that as well. Expand the SCOTUS to 13 seats to match the number of circuit courts. These should be minimal standards Democratic candidates must meet.

We are still living through the consequences of the failure that was reconstruction turned out to be!

"Trump is now the most dangerous person in this country. A fascist to the core." — General Mark Milley (Trump's former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)

The White House's latest effort to bend the Smithsonian to its will is an affront to our country's cultural crown jewel, history practitioners, and the American people. We urge both our field and our audiences to reject this effort and stand up for a full and honest approach to our shared story.