Worst TACO Tuesday ever. Welcome to our new forever war, folks.

Sunday Turndown Service: In my American Studies class this week, we listened to this gem from Marvin Gaye and coupled it with another track from the same album, "Inner City Blues," which is one of my all-time favorites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC...

Saturday Groove: Another song from class, we listened to this song while covering President Nixon’s resignation in the wake of Watergate. Students were surprised to find out it was written and performed by the same guy who did the Toy Story soundtrack. Seems apropos for now. youtu.be/kKOEaQ9xKbQ?...

Friday Turn-Up: Often misunderstood to be an anthem conveying blind patriotism, but that wasn't what Springsteen intended. youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ?...

Sunday Turndown Service: We've been catching up on episodes of the Philly-based Abbott Elementary, and of course Mr. Johnson's dance included Philly's own Boyz II Men and "On Bended Knee." www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSUS...

Whether you want him to do the things he says or not, it’s clear (in case it wasn’t abundantly so before) this man’s word means absolutely nothing (this time, thank God for that), and that’s no way to lead. God help us.

Scenes from last week’s Opening Day in #Miami! Hot start for the Fish so far!

Your Sunday Turndown Service www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6za...

When I teach the History of Cuba upper-level seminar at my university, I always frame it as the battle for Cuba Libre, which is to say, a Cuba that works for Cubans. This has proven elusive for all or most of the island's post-1492 history. The Revolution and US seem bent at further preventing this.

Your Saturday Groove www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SHH...

Your Friday(ish) Turn Up youtu.be/JM3fodiK9rY?...

Your Sunday Turndown Service youtu.be/WIZx30d17nI?...

Your Saturday Groove youtu.be/syIUmrSJWAU?...

Your Friday Turn Up youtu.be/W2msh0jut2Y?...

Your Sunday Turndown Service youtu.be/IP4V3TTC3fw?...

Your Saturday Groove youtu.be/57Ykv1D0qEE?...

Your Friday Turn Up youtu.be/0CFuCYNx-1g?...

I was today years old when I learned “guanabana” in English is “soursop.” 🤷‍♂️

FYI…FIU is looking for a Caribbeanist careers.historians.org/jobs/2208769...

Your Sunday Turndown Service youtu.be/UmFFTkjs-O0?...

Eighteenth-century #map of the #Florida Keys as part of the Spanish Empire. #history #historians #archivo

Your Saturday Groove www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTzE...

Your Friday Turn Up ( a day late). This gem is from former Miami-based band Pencilgrass. I saw them at Tobacco Road in 2006. They played the outside stage and simply lit the place up. Every soul there hit the dance floor under the banyan tree and cafe lights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=un2S...

Your Sunday Turndown Service… youtu.be/xQwtjkMnaNo?...

Your Saturday Groove… youtu.be/qXnT3LFTc-s?...

Back with another Turn-Up Friday jam… youtu.be/j3mQABFv60o?...

U.S. Historians of Bluesky, any recommendations for a student interested in the economic reforms of the Progressive Era?

Sunday Turndown Service youtu.be/sA4_97zXBYk?...

Some grabs of correspondence between the Archbishop of #Havana and the Maronite Patriarch in Beirut (1899) over the disputed commission of a Maronite missionary priest sent to #Cuba to minister Cuba's growing #Maronite community. The archbishop wasn't keen, passive aggressive shade thrown both ways.

Saturday Groove youtu.be/C3lWwBslWqg?...

Friday Turn Up (a day late) youtu.be/5BzkbSq7pww?...

Sunday Turndown Service: “A Veces” by Al2 El Aldeano youtu.be/LQYOZFO5aB4?...

Saturday Groove. “Usted Abusó” by Celia Cruz and Willie Colón youtu.be/iB4j-sh1Nno?...

Sunday Turndown Service: The New Basement Tapes was a “supergroup” that performed renditions of “lost” Bob Dylan songs. Enjoy. youtu.be/6_dRNAPxohM?...

Saturday Groove: Betty Wright released “Clean Up Woman” in 1972. Produced at Criteria Studios in Miami, this is a good example of the “Miami Sound” that emerged at Criteria in the 1970s. youtu.be/XFQXMc60kc0?...

Wait…what happened to ending wars and regime change being bad? 2016 Donald would like a word…

Friday Tune In and Turn Up: I’ve played around with an idea to post music to this page on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Fridays are for party songs to celebrate a new weekend. This week, I give you a Miami party classic. Enjoy. youtu.be/i6Ocf_FdA4w?.... #Miami #Bass #ItWasTheNineties

Former home of Almacenes El Líbano, a department store run by Jorge Dergan and his sons, Elias, Manolo, and Camilo. Esquina Monte y San Nicholás, La Habana. Active in the Sociedad Lebanese de La Habana, Jorge founded the Comté Pro Defensa de la Independnecia del Líbano.

One of the most impressive images to emerge from the '59 Revolution.

Felipe Elias Thuma fought in Cuba's war for independence and stood out as just one of the many Cubans of Lebanese and Syrian descent who contributed to the cause of Cuba Libre. #Cuba #CubaLibre #Mambi

New book, edited by Ahmed Correa Alvarez and @jtermer.bsky.social, about Triscornia Migratory Camp. Triscornia opened in 1900, during US occupation in Cuba, modeled on Ellis Island, and became a jail during the Revolution. Chs. by @ruthbehar.bsky.social and others I wrote the conclusion.