There's still time left to take 25% off Revolutionary War titles! Use code J26-RW at checkout to activate your discount! Sale ends June 12th, 2026. 💻️: https://tinyurl.com/yrrafcvk #revolutionarywar #revwarbooks #militaryhistorybooks

Last week, Paul Toboni told me he hasn't spent enough time considering what Nats fans have gone through in recent years (you know, with all the losing). But for anyone invested in his plan working, I'd say that's a good thing. My first for @notus.com: www.notus.org/metro/paul-t...

I had the opportunity yesterday to tour the Bridal House, a log cabin built in 1819. The cabin was built as a wedding gift by the 2nd generation of European settlers who settled in Tennessee on an American Revolution War veteran's patent. The chinking used rocks - a practice I wasn't aware of.

The Louisiana Native Guards is a much discussed unit of the ACW - formed as a home guard unit of free people of color while New Orleans was part of the Confederacy and then served during Union occupation. I'm hoping to learn about the interesting story of this unit. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

How much do you punt on the present for the future? What changes could thread that needle? This is what the Nats — ahead of schedule, but just swept by the Marlins — must weigh: www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

chatting @fangraphs.com at 12 pm ET!

Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 6/2/26 blogs.fangraphs.com/jay-jaffe-fa...

And welcome to Historians At The Movies! Tonight we are talking Sikh history with KESARI, available on Netflix and Prime at 8pm eastern tonight. #HATM 1/

I enjoyed this C-SPAN interview with Robert Caro - one of my favorite history authors. #Histbookchat youtu.be/g_20qBHnWrg?...

My mother-in-law remarried a US Army Ranger veteran who worked with the ARVN Rangers in Vietnam. I came across this book, and I'm looking forward to learning more about ARVN Rangers and their US advisors. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

Hey, D.C.: You've got a winning baseball team. natsjournal.com/p/instant-an...

Questions Grow Over Mystery Of Missing Legislative Branch

So this is actually happening. @rgpoulussen.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social @cedricmas.bsky.social @ww2tv.bsky.social @ima-naval-history.bsky.social @airminded.org @smoorebofb1940.bsky.social @airpowerhistory.bsky.social @rafhistory.bsky.social @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social @karljames1945.bsky.social

I am looking to learn more about the military history of the Indian subcontinent in the post-WW2/SWW era, so this book jumped out. Just getting started on it. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

I'm glad I'm reading Wallace Terry's Bloods - his oral history of African-American Vietnam Vets. Terry has a nice arc for each story - pre-war, Vietnam experience, post-war. Each story offers insight - one that stands out for me is the story of William Norman. #Histbookchat

Sometimes, a scandal is so big you have to pick off one piece of it. So in the case of Trump's insane stock trading, pick this: He did 6 trades of Intel stock. That company now counts the US government as a $9 billion stakeholder, thanks to Trump's intervention. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I'm working my way through this book. Maurice Rose's WW2/SWW career is a great topic, but I'm not connecting with the author's style so far. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

Publication day.

#OTD 5 MAY 1945 Dutch Liberation Day German Forces in Holland & NW Germany surrender to Canadians PICS 1-German Gen Reichelt surrenders to 1st Corps Cdr LtGen Foulkes in Wageningen,Neth 2-Gen.Benrend arrives at Oldenburg,meets Lt.Walker,1st Can Army,following surrender at Bad Zwischenahn 3/4-Troops

We’re excited to welcome Sandra Korn to UNC Press! 🎉 Joining the team on May 26, she will acquire in environmental history, history of science & medicine, urban history, and labor history. Read more about Sandra and the series she will oversee in this blogpost 👇 uncpressblog.com/2026/05/05/u...

The MRI on Luis García Jr.’s right hand/wrist revealed a minor sprain. Other Nats injury updates: * Clayton Beeter is throwing off a mound * Cole Henry threw a 30-pitch bullpen * Josiah Gray has resumed throwing

This is an interesting read. I don't have any insights I want to share on the contemporary U.S. side of it, but for those interested I'll add some thoughts on the historical side. The author relies heavily on H.P. Willmott's _Empires in the Balance_. I think that's a reasonable choice for the job.

Adding some baseball history for #PhotoFriday - Junior Gilliam was a part of the great Dodgers teams of the 50s - teammates with Jackie Robinson and part of the 1955 World Series Championship team. He also is from Nashville - the street outside the AAA stadium is named for him. #Histbookchat

My work sometimes takes me to Dover, Tennessee, and the route sometimes takes me by this impressive structure. This is Bear Springs Furnace, which was used in the production of iron, a major industry in this region in the 19th century.

Not exactly an immigrant, as he died in India, but you won’t find a cat with better whiskers or a more eccentric resume than Percy Wyndham, born in England to a cavalry officer who was once ADC to the Duke of Wellington, and began his military career as a teenaged volunteer in the 1848 Revolution.

John Hennessey's book Return to Manassas was my introduction to this interesting individual... Percy Wyndham #Histbookchat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_W...

We’ve been doing Historians At The Movies for 8 years & somehow never did Ghostbusters (1984). That changes this week. #HATM 1980s NYC, the supernatural, and what the trailer tells us about the era. Plus: a look at where Reckoning is headed next. Jump in 👇 jasonherbert.substack.com/p/ghostbuste...

Our purchases (one for me, one for my son) on Independant bookstore day.

Dire Straits music had been stuck in my head lately, so working in some music history for #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

Eli Stowers is a name to watch, who sounds like he’s climbing up draft boards to the point it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s the second TE off the board tomorrow night. The latest, inside my NFL Draft notebook: mattlombardonfl.substack.com/p/cowboys-bl...

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Sonny Styles is a LB prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.99 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 4 out of 3480 LB from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informat...

Jacob Rodriguez is a LB prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.61 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 137 out of 3480 LB from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informat...

And with Andrew Alvarez officially recalled from AAA, they've once again set up a scenario where they will use a left-handed opener and long reliever around Miles Mikolas. Alvarez threw 84 pitches for Rochester 5 days ago, so he's on turn. Nats have 5 lefties in bullpen.

After listening to the @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social interview on the @civicspod.bsky.social podcast, this book sounded so interesting that I needed to buy it and start reading it. A number of interesting themes. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

The Grumman F7F Tigercat (1943) resulted from a U.S. Navy requirement for a twin-engined multi-role fighter to operate from the large Midway-Class carriers then under development. Fast and heavily armed, the F7F arrived too late to see combat in World War Two, but did serve in Korea. 📷 Italeri 🧵1/7

If there's one thing worse than embarrassing yourself in the face of the enemy it's embarrassing yourself in the face of your allies, and on the 10th April 1918 the Italian and French navies engaged in a synchronised display of competence the like of which we might hope never to see again.

One of the gaps in my knowledge of the American Civil War is the Battle of Second Manassas. From what I've heard, this book is the standard for a history of that battle - just getting started on it. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

my ranking of the top 50 prospects for this year’s MLB draft is now up for subscribers to @theathletic.com, with some competition for the top spot: www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...

NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal. Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.

The Nationals have the highest ERA in MLB. With that, I tried to answer the following: Why are other teams teeing off? Why did the organization construct the pitching staff this way? And how are they handling it psychologically? www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...

So other, much more consequential things are happening today, but for what it's worth, this is my first time coming across this in a book.

Eli Raridon is a TE prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.45 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 81 out of 1456 TE from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informat...

Opening day NatCast ⚾ Nationals vs. Dodgers: 1:05 p.m., Nationals Park The morning fog & mist should be gone with skies brightening and sunshine emerging. First pitch: Partly cloudy. Near 70. 9th inning: Mostly sunny. Near 80. Chance of rain: 10% Chance of delay: 0% Chance of postponement: 0%

This book has been on my shelf for a while. With @rboomhower.bsky.social coming out with a new biography of Wallace Terry, I decided it was time to read Bloods. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

With Pam Bondi’s ouster, Todd Blanche is now the interim AG. Here’s our story on him from December: Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets

Blueskis, it’s publication day for THE WESTERNERS! I don’t have a photo or a fun video because I am a Very Bad Author and forgot to pack a copy for this trip to Montana. So if you have a copy of the book, please post a photo of it (with kiddos or pets, preferably) below! More to follow …. 📚🤓🤠

@alanallport.bsky.social @smoorebofb1940.bsky.social @airminded.org @navalairhistory.com @airpowerhistory.bsky.social presenting virtually on 23 April. facebook.com/events/s/the...

Tommy Thompson found the 1857 "Ship of Gold" wreck of SS Central America in 1988. Then spent 10 years in prison for not disclosing the location of 500 gold coins from the wreck. #shipwreck ##maritimehistory www.deeperblue.com/shipwreck-hu...

New book post from the lovely team at @headofzeus.bsky.social as the finished copies of Adrian Goldsworthy's Athena and Sparta start to escape ahead of release in a month. @boneyabroad.com is reading this and thoroughly enjoying it. Can't wait to welcome Adrian on the show! #booksky #HistBookChat