It would seem that while Jesus may be a good driver, he is a shit pilot

All right, I wrote about it:

Seeing a lot of mentions of Horst Wessel today, but folks are sleeping on Ernst vom Rath as the analogy of the hour.

@thesiecle.com what would you recommend for a decent Napoleon bio?

“I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure" - Various Attributions Just a general reminder for people that you don't need to say nice things about shitty people just because they died. In fact, shutting the fuck up is an option too!

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/w... "Finland’s Air Force Will Stop Using the Swastika on Flags" youtu.be/ADgS_vMGgzY?...

AskHistorians is 14 today! It's reassuring to know that our collective angst and anxiety has a biological basis. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

MRO's journey continues...

We've got a great AMA today with Dr. Hugo Shakeshaft talking about 'Beauty and the Gods: A History from Homer to Plato' Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

between sukhoi's experience at watkins glen and this anecdote from FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (the book) that i am always thinking about, i guess i'm just tickled by soviets ending up at deeply american sporting events

Happening now on r/AskHistorians: AMA! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

This Friday! Whiskerology author Sarah Gold McBride will be on the r/AskHistorians subreddit from 9 a.m. to midday EST, answering your burning questions about HAIR and its history in America. Join us: reddit.com/r/Askhistorians About Whiskerology: tinyurl.com/ye42upd9

Oh no. The Nazis are depressed.

If you have a new book, project or any other work you'd like to share on any aspect of history - drop us a line!

Some of the latest #BreakingHistoricalQuestions on AskHistorians are a deeply unsettling commentary on this political moment related to "Alligator Alcatraz." These aren't subtle and they're not wrong www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.

This was a lot of fun--what great questions! I think I just finished answering the last ones. 😊 Highly recommend both bc a wide range of folks ask sincere questions and because Dan and the mods keep it serious and productive. Thanks @dhowlett1692.bsky.social and @askhistorians.bsky.social!

Many history questions are inspired by current events. Recent spats between world leaders inspired @georgy-k-zhukov.bsky.social to write about Russian general Georgy Zhukov, and his relationships with Soviet leadership.

tRuMp tHe dOvE!

No court can erase the history of trans people existing. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

AskHistorians has joined with thirty other research- and academia-focused subreddits to issue this statement condemning recent and ongoing efforts to undermine scholarly research and intellectual freedom in the United States. Please share widely! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988

Seeing a lot of comparisons of the Trump "Peace" Plan for Ukraine which use Munich '38. Britain wasn't demanding their slice of the Czsk pie though... Molotov-Ribbentrop is thus a more apt analogy. I would also accept the Percentages Agreement.

News that wiki editors are facing threats from Musk and the Heritage Foundation because of “bias” should be raising alarm bells for platforms that rely on user moderation (basically all of them, but Reddit esp. since its mods have come under fire recently).

Patrick Mahomes is absolutely eating shit all night. This is amazingly cathartic after watching KC win so many improbable games all season.

I feel kinda dirty enjoying the Eagles' success... But this game is also absolutely hilarious and I'm completely here it.

www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s... fuuuuucking hell. I must have just missed it happening. I was driving over the Potomac just before that.

Ya' really should...

The internet is awash with people asking about the #history of the Nazi salute. Don't listen to just any random person selling crypto, join @georgy-k-zhukov.bsky.social for an in depth look at the origin of this image, & the ideological battle to make it personal.

Richmond isn't that far from DC, but driving down 95 nevertheless makes you appreciate why it was so tough for the US Army to take the city in the Civil War... The traffic really sucks...

A Doink for the win! Go Commies!

In the opposite direction, for things I read instead of things I wrote, I knocked out 152 books last year. I also switched from Goodreads, to TheStoryGraph, which is a nifty site that gives me cool graphs of things! So I get to see, for instance, how my reading pace changed through the year!

With 2024 in the rear view mirror, its time for a few recaps. First up, going through what I wrote this past year on @askhistorians.bsky.social. It wasn't my most productive year, but I think I wrote some good stuff! So, in no particular order although perhaps with a few favorites near the front...

Most interesting highlight from a small exhibit of Ukrainian art we saw this week in Santa Fe. Really striking stuff.

As the lone mod who seems to have been part of the Beta, I've been doing some test searches and LET ME TELL YOU, however bad you think it is, it's worse. Most wtf was when I asked it about abortion policy and it was citing comments from r/StardewValley (that have nothing to do with the topic obv)

The Chiefs could literally be celebrating their SB win at the end of the season, and I feel like we'd still be like "Are the Chiefs actually good or not this year?" I am absolutely baffled how they just keep winning.

The Lions DESPERATELY wanted to be their true selves on Thanksgiving, but Chicago seemed pretty determined to prevent it from happening against all odds. Despite the win that somehow still felt like peak Lions football.

Hmmmm

Newest review I've done of WWII 3d print designs is m_bergman. Very utilitarian models which lack the level of detail other designers often provide, but with a massive selection, and of course the price-point of 'free'. www.reddit.com/r/PrintedWWI...

Now that I have a bajllion new followers... Hello! I'm GK Zhukov, @askhistorians.bsky.social moderator. I am also the AMA coordinator for the subreddit as well. If you are interested in joining us to talk about your current project or new book, reach me at [email protected] !

Because everyone in the AH slack is being cruelly bullied into making these, I'll put it here too...

The most important one yet, of course.

Simply platforming right-wing activists via interviews can increase public support for right-wing views and perceptions of the popularity of such views. Really cool use of audio as a stimulus by @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/so...

The most important summary for 2023.

Death, taxes, and the Detroit Lions embarrassing themselves on Thanksgiving.

Welp. Here I am now.