Healthy snack. Cheez-Its and Woodford Reserve. My body is a temple—of doom.

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy

Christian persecution in America is best defined by this image: No actual struggle, wearing clothes that cost more than my entire wardrobe, polished cross instead of rugged, and surrounded by crowds of fellow hypocrites cheering on bigotry who believe they're the victims.

NEW: Hours after the Pentagon announced it was renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War, veteran-themed t-shirt companies launched an all-out sprint to design the douchiest War Department tee imaginable, sources confirmed today.

Revisions for the paperback edition of #FeedingWashingtonsArmy @uncpress.bsky.social submitted & accepted. Look for it in February 2026.

this is a very sharp piece on why it makes no sense to run universities as if they are businesses. They're not businesses. www.afr.com/work-and-car...

Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.

Canadian opinion about the U.S. is at the lowest point since @pewresearch.org started asking in 2002. 34% of Canadians have a positive view of the United States, down 20 points since last year. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The Revel Gimlet. I need to work on the lime cordial.

Good stuff from @alexiscoe.bsky.social

Strongly recommend the “Two Georges” exhibition at the Library of Congress. It includes original material on loan from the Royal Archives. Here George III writing in response to the act of association from Congress, September 11, 1774: “The dye is now cast.”

President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers: “It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”

Thanks to everyone who canceled their Disney Plus subscriptions we’ve had over 50,000 people confirm they’ve canceled!

Fragility.

Woo hoo! This was a fun project with some fantastic people. Thanks @frankcogliano.bsky.social

“if he can order the Navy to operate as a presidential hit squad on the high seas, any number of grim hypotheticals could become reality sooner than Americans might expect,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:

And Nexstar has the same thing. www.nexstar.tv/stations/

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Sorry pal, not sorry. Free speech means public figures are punching bags for satirists. If you haven’t the fortitude, be you gone and never return.

Department of Interior orders NPS to remove slavery-related information across multiple sites. Items flagged for removal include the famous 1863 "Scourged Back" photograph and over 30 signs at Harpers Ferry. View this and other changes on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/09/17/o...

The Rembrandt Peale porthole portrait. Original frame by Peale, at the George Washington Presidential Library.

Prof. Mila Burns uncovers a hidden Cold War story in her new book, “Dictatorship Across Borders.” Drawing on declassified archives, she reveals Brazil’s covert role in fueling Pinochet’s violent rise in Chile www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-boo... @claclsgc.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social

By historian David Blight "So You Want a Civil War? Let’s Pause to RememberWhat One Looks Like. newrepublic.com/article/2005... via @newrepublic.com

Kristi Noem joined ICE in a Chicago raid this morning. Agents blew the doors off a U.S. citizen’s house, handcuffed him, and put him in a propaganda video even after realizing it was a mistake. This is America under Trump. No one is safe.

Almost like this isn't really about what we want at all: www.latimes.com/california/s...

"And at Arlington House in Virginia, the former home of Robert E. Lee, who led the Army of Northern Virginia on the Confederate side, Trump officials have instructed park staff to stop using a booklet that was designed to teach children about slavery." There is no Arlington House without slavery.

"Congress is inching toward a bipartisan agreement to reverse the Trump administration’s recent renaming of several Army bases across the southern United States that had long been politically controversial for honoring Confederate leaders." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

“15m downloads a month and more than half their audience is under 35.” Good read on the success of The Rest Is History pod. Strikes me that mainstream broadcasters dumbing down history to “OMG #iconic” spoon-fed shite left a huge gap that they’re filling www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

"Fixing a Broken System," worth consideration, by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...

Just watched Jaws for the second time in my life—the first time was fifty years ago. Wow, just wow.

To all of you, writers, working the weekend shift because inspiration hit you. Do as Cesare Baronio did in his lifetime around 1600: open the window from time to time, have flowers around, have books handy, do some correspondence in between (read letters, draft letters), and write ... #AcademicSky

Wonderful story. "A Thoreau Impersonator Bids a Fond Farewell to Walden Pond" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/s...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

Though not the main focus of this fantastic piece by @jamellebouie.net, it offers one of the clearest reminders of why it is so important for Republicans to control and rewrite American history to fit their ideological agenda. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

And here we go. Professors punished for teaching about gender diversity.

May Andrew Huse rest in peace. For the rest of us, maybe today is a good day to check in with a friend, maybe share a sandwich. #SuicideIntervention #CommunionOfSaints www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/d...

Yes, this is a must read. "The U.S. is drifting into an undeclared war of assassination across half a hemisphere, led by unaccountable officials who equate explosions with effectiveness." Also: "unlawful orders—foreign or domestic—must be disobeyed."

A glimpse of @kschake.bsky.social's latest. Well done!

Great account of the 1866 confrontation, @pptsapper.bsky.social. I only wish it included that when Johnson confronted Grant at the cabinet meeting, and Grant refused, Johnson appealed to the Attorney General, who judged that the President has no authority to give the military non-military orders.

The Beheading of Stonewall Jackson 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Is "enigma" an anagram for "gamine," an attractive young woman? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

History rhymes, and we can learn from the cadence.

Not too bad, Sbagliato Rosso. Recipe shared by the generous & talented bartender at Revel.

“The GOP’s China hawks were never committed to a generational contest with Beijing. They were, from the beginning, opportunists leveraging the specter of China for domestic political advantage.”