Trump complaining about a Supreme Court he stacked with lackeys

Lovely couple of hours spent at Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of George Washington’s family, on our way up to Northumberland. We can always find US history somewhere! 🇺🇸🗃️ @catbateson.bsky.social

There is still time to register for the 2026 HOTCUS Winter Symposium, “The American Nation in the Twentieth Century: The Declaration of Independence at 250," at the University of Liverpool next Friday (February 27).

This will be spun as another blow for Keir Starmer, somehow

Tony Blair in 1994:

I'm very excited that next Wednesday (25th February) I will be delivering an online talk about my book, "The Republican House Divided", through York St John University. The event is free to attend. It would be great if you could join us! Please register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-republ... 🗃️

I must have imagined all the online teaching I and my colleagues did during COVID. I must have imagined the innumerable hours I and my colleagues spent trying to give students the best experience possible despite incredible uncertainty. University academics abandoned, yet again

Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹) RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless

Just one week to go until my talk at The Reading Room, a local bookshop in Grantham, where I will be discussing my recent book "The Republican House Divided." You can still sign-up to attend (for free) here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-republ... 🇺🇸📚🗃️

Super Sunday (in the snow) 🇬🇧❄️

Me two weeks ago: I guess I’ll watch some of the Winter Olympics when it’s on Me watching the Snowboard Cross and Skelton mixed today:

Happy Valentine’s one and all

Thank you to @americanstudier.bsky.social for giving a shoutout to the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, where I discuss my research into the Republican Party and Civil War Memory. Find full details of the episode here: emergingcivilwar.com/2026/02/10/e... 🇺🇸🐘🗃️

straight out of those Civil War histories where some ill informed white Union soldier got a view of slavery up close and became hyper abolitionist in an instant

My conversation with Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War Podcast, all about the Republican Party and Civil War memory, is now available on YouTube. Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=2NZq... 🇺🇸📚🗃️

Sliding headfirst down a hill is coming home

We could be 50-0 up over Saints at half time and I still wouldn’t be confident. I’ve been stung too many times watching Warrington in this fixture…

Matt Dufty who?! 🐺

Love this: Layers of the Games at the women's snowboard halfpipe final … 📸 Héctor Vivas

I love rugby league. What an opening night, what a performance from York! 🏉

Your annual reminder that Charles Darwin shares a birthday with Abraham Lincoln and Gromit.

It was fantastic to join Chris on the Emerging Civil War Podcast to discuss my research into Civil War memory and the Republican Party, especially my recent book "The Republican House Divided." You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. Full details here: emergingcivilwar.com/2026/02/10/e... 🎧🗃️

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It was fantastic to join Chris on the Emerging Civil War Podcast to discuss my research into Civil War memory and the Republican Party, especially my recent book "The Republican House Divided." You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. Full details here: emergingcivilwar.com/2026/02/10/e... 🎧🗃️

Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

At least now the rugby league season is starting again, Liverpool and Warrington can both ruin my weekends in equal measure

For 30 minutes there that felt like proper Liverpool again. Relentless attack, chance after chance, passion across the board. But the mentality of this team is shot. Maybe that’s because of Jota. Maybe that’s because our manager is totally out of his depth. Either way, it’s deeply infuriating

The lack of bottle in this Liverpool team is unbelievable. Solid performance for the majority of the second half let down by missed chances and losses of composure

Labour would not be in government today, and in government with a massive majority, without Morgan McSweeney. Fact. Rightly or wrongly he has become the villain for many within the PLP. This feels like a last roll of the dice by Starmer to appease internal critics

As ever, @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social cuts through the nonsense with a clarity and levelheadedness that has been missing for much of the last week

Flying visit to Warrington meant a Friday night watching rugby in the rain 🏉☔️ @catbateson.bsky.social

Hours after @jmitchellnews.bsky.social's piece appeared at @mississippitoday.org the visitor brochures were returned. Good news.

This is truly incredible. Shakespeare speaking to RIGHT NOW—on the “mountainish” inhumanity of punishing and casting out strangers from your country.

“Democracy dies in darkness” never seemed more apt

In this alumni story, Holly recounts her time studying History at @lincolnbishopuni.bsky.social and how it shaped her life and career 📚🏛️ Why not join us on a single or joint honours degree, and have your own rewarding and memorable experience? 🎓🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfIu...

At our small and friendly campus in Lincoln, we offer undergraduate degrees in: History Military History Archaeology & History Education Studies & History English & History History & Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics Find out more about our degrees here: www.lincolnbishop.ac.uk/course-subje... 🎓🗃️

Liverpool won a Premier League game?! 🔴

Pretty darn cool seeing a poster for my book talk in the window of The Reading Room when I popped into town today! 📚🇺🇸 You can sign up for my 23rd February talk in Grantham here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-republ... 🗃️

Unexpected sight in Grantham town centre today: a man in a baseball hat which had Robert E. Lee and “Southern Heritage” on it 😳

Bruce Springsteen singing his new song "Streets of Minneapolis" at our very own First Avenue. A place where amazing artists like Prince got their start - this venue means so much to our state and it's incredible to see Bruce bring our community together.

Thank you so much to @mphamishfalconer.bsky.social for joining Grantham & Bourne’s CLP meeting this evening. Hamish’s comments were insightful and inspiring, as always. A real call to arms for Labour in Lincolnshire and the country 🌹

I am very excited to announce that I will be delivering an online talk about my book "The Republican House Divided" on Wednesday 25th February. This free event is being organised by @yorkstjohn.bsky.social. I hope people can attend! Please sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-republ... 📚🇺🇸🗃️

I really enjoyed taking part in this discussion last night. We covered an array of topics – ICE, elections, Greenland, and much more – and tried to make some sense of Trump 2.0. It was fantastic to see so many people on @lincolnbishopuni.bsky.social's campus and engaged in these conversations 🇺🇸🗃️

imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours” how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that

America’s bard at his best 🇺🇸🎸

Thank you to Frances Finn and BBC Radio Lincolnshire for having me on to talk about tonight's "Trump 2.0" event at @lincolnbishopuni.bsky.social, where we will be discussing the first 12 months of Donald Trump's second term as US President 🎓🇺🇸 I clearly have a face for radio! 🗃️

Any thoughts NRA folks?

Just two days to go until "Trump 2.0 – One Year In." Join academic experts from Lincoln Bishop and the University of Lincoln to review the first 12 months of Donald Trump's second presidential term 🎓🇺🇸 This event is free and open to all. Please register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trump-20-o... 🗃️

The CfP is now open for the 2026 HOTCUS Annual Conference (University of Manchester, 1-3 July 2026). Please email all submissions to [email protected] by midnight, UK time on 25 March, 2026.