That whole thing seemed pretty overblown even at the time, but holy fuck has her absolute free fall descent into WTFery over the past few years... Absolutely wild.

Mike Johnson when speaking on a commandment to care for strangers: “This only applies to a single scenario.” MJ when he sees a story about a city getting destroyed for not caring for strangers: “That’s about homosexuality. And it applies to all times. And it’s the worst thing you can ever do.”

Everyone: "Shedeur Sanders in the Pro Bowl? What a fucking joke" Hall of Fame: "Hold my beer"

www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/p... For qualified passers... Sanders is 40 of 41 for QBR at 18.9. 41 of 42 for Passer Rating at 68.1. 42 of 42 for completion %. 41 of 42 for Int %. Pro Bowl always been kind of a joke, but is he legit the worst Pro Bowl selection ever!?

On to the Super Bowl!

Having done an AH answers summary, now for a 2025 reading summary! I got through 117 books, my lowest since 2021. ⅓ fiction, and ⅔ non-fiction, with of course a very strong presence of history in that. Quite a few really good reads in the bunch, and in no particular order, the top-ratings I gave:

One of the ugliest games I've watched in some time but whatever. LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO! Pats to the AFCCG!

The AskHistorians Best of 2025 Awards have been announced! Whether it's the Beast's books, Bond's booze or Blackfoot butts, come celebrate and enjoy some outstanding public history work! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

First paint job I finished up for the new year. The hatch-pattern was used on some Soviet tanks for a 'third' shade to augment the two-tone green and white, and while it was *really* frustrating to freehand on there, I'm quite happy with the result. Tank is a 3d print using a Wargame3D design.

2025 is wrapped up, so as always, I'm revisiting what I wrote on @askhistorians.bsky.social last year: One of the more timely questions, and one of my favorite answers, was whether people thought Hitler was 'stupid', to which I took a generous interpretation: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Summation of my thoughts on the current discourse in wargaming

Looks like we have a last minute contender for "stupidest take of the year" making it in right under the wire. Good luck in the finals!

As I start to see everyone discuss their Spotify wrapped, I once again have a complaint...

Many, many sources seem to cite 1,158 US halftracks sent to the USSR via Lend-Lease. But US government records point to it being 824. I think that 30 years ago Zaloga made a mistake, and everyone keeps citing him and that is the most common one on the internet! A investigation: redd.it/1ow9opy

When people tell you that founders as enslavers was something we should see "in the context of their time." Great piece fr @katytelling.bsky.social abt a wealthy 18hc Virginian (and there were others) who thought Washington and co. risked their honor and more. ageofrevolutions.com/2025/10/13/a...

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

I'm getting some really mixed signals here. Pick a lane!

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!