To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.

Trump is going after the NYT bc he HIMSELF made it clear the Flying Bribery Palace was not secure for him, and by doing so, he has made it clear to the entire world that the NYT was right. Trump MUST abandon the Flying Bribery Palace. emptywheel.net/2026/07/11/t...

Saved to be my new, all-purpose reaction post.

If you know the history of the red scare and how the elite used it to undo everything that FDR and the progressive movement of the early 20th century managed to accomplish, you know that Trump has a VERY close connection to one of the KEY players. The man was his mentor. Historical context matters.

My book is about an anti-fascist who goes undercover into this group, fucks up their shit, and identifies abt 80 members. Check it out www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...

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A bare majority of SCOTUS votes to affirm the plain language of the US Constitution and we all say “oh thank god." Heck of a system we’ve got here.

See, people always want to make this just about "sports," but the real upshot here is that, 6-3, trans women can't make a claim under the Equal Protection Clause. And if they can't do that, it's hard to see how they have constitutional rights.

These days a mere click gets you hundreds of folks opining on the latest film, and that’s not a bad thing. But when I was a kid there was one person on each TV channel who talked about movies and pop culture for a brief segment. Gene Shalit was the goofiest of that ilk. God bless him. Rest In Peace.

"People are graded on, and taught to value, persuasiveness, not the ability to *be* persuaded" — a 🧵 IOW, the systems that raise us do not value *ideas* (let alone the measure of an idea, which is truth). To debate is not to negotiate, to argue is not (necessarily) to analyze ...

it straight up makes no sense that Dems stole 2020 when Trump was president then failed to steal it in 24 when Biden was president. the election theft shit is just something they say to whip themselves into a violence-justifying frenzy

I’m a little behind on my podcasts, even my favorite ones, but guys … @ardenthistorian.bsky.social and @adriandaub.bsky.social talking about Silicon Valley weirdness was so good. I could listen to them for hours. (I also recommend Adrian’s book.) www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/the...

"Trump Lawyers Say He Has Authority to Tear Down Statue of Liberty" is a headline that should be appearing a lot more prominently.

"paxton wants to go to dc and help trump build his pedo-fund while they examine the underwear of texas kids. i think thats sick, weird stuff and im fighting for texas families against corrupt weirdos like them"

I would totally move to Bluesky for this. Oh, wait ...

If the Democrats have any sense, they’ll make 500 ad spots out of this. Oh well...

I’m sure Trump has a better understanding of what Robert Jeffress thinks the Bible teaches than the Pope does.

Oh man, how’d I miss this? “We Just Disagree” is such an amazing song, played on repeat on my iPod (and since). Rest in peace, indeed, to a great talent.

Historian here posting for no reason whatsoever the state flag and motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

After the sloppy and inept execution of Trump’s failure in Iran last week, I hope the precise and letter-perfect execution by NASA this week reminds the world that the United States is still capable of high levels of competence, in spite of its ridiculously incompetent and stupid president.

Houston sends her love.

I suppose technically any medieval-history reference is a “deep cut”?

Speaking, as I was earlier today, of @kkdumez.bsky.social and @bradleyonishi.bsky.social (as well as @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social , @wthrockmorton.bsky.social , @adriandaub.bsky.social and probably lots of others I’m shamefully forgetting)…

this is all to say: impeach the guy so often that those ostensibly on his side are so tired of defending his posterior that they're forced to reconsider whether or not it's worth it waste their time, resources and loyalty to the point of exhaustion, then ask them out for brunch

"we don't have the votes to-" the thing about not having the votes is that what you propose doesn't matter. this is an opportunity to show off that you stand for the Good Thing without having to commit to it. promise the blue sky option and watch your opponents vote it down, in public, on record

Preordered! Ooh, and it’s currently scheduled to come out the same day as @bradleyonishi.bsky.social ’s “American Caesar,” which I’ve also preordered. That will be a super Tuesday, to coin a phrase.

Today's anti-trans Supreme Court ruling is an example of what we call gender fascism. Nothing is more dangerous to young people than forcing them into roles that don't fit their needs. Legislation and state violence wouldn't be necessary to impose these norms if the norms were really “natural.”

Came here to say this, and it was said better than I was going to say it almost three weeks ago.

Happy birthday to my favorite actor, the great Orla Brady, surely one of few actors to be in Star Trek, Dr. Who, and Marvel (forthcoming) properties, as well as as an ex-angel, a genius architect, and the premier of Greece. She’s not on bsky, but a very happy birthday #OrlaBrady, wherever you are!

the crusades were unsuccessful but this is & always was a Christian nation even if it isn’t a Christian state (yet) have some sources

I may never forget @socialistdogmom.bsky.social describing on “Weird Little Guys” the Klan assault on a Black club in Myrtle Beach in 1950 where a Klansman got shot, was taken to the hospital, and was found to still be wearing his cop uniform under his Klan robes.

She called the bill “Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act.” Sanctioning this queen would be anti-Irish discrimination.

A new edition of On Liberty, a canonical work of political philosophy, “is the first to officially name Harriet Taylor Mill as a co-author alongside John Stuart Mill”. [dailynous.com]

North Carolina to Seattle DC to Seattle Connecticut to Houston Iowa to Sacramento (and back) Sacramento to Seattle (multiple times) Albuquerque to Billings, MT As a kid, I did LA to DC, but that was with a few days stop in the middle to see family.

We are sad to report that Senior Editor Brian Doherty, author of "Radicals for Capitalism" and 5 other books, has died. He had an inspiring commitment to covering the ways free people live their lives, and he will be missed. A full obit will appear soon at reason.com.

The level of projection it takes for American conservatives to say Islam is all about "symbolism" and displays of dominance is off the charts.

Going to cross-stitch "May I suggest books?" onto a pillow.

There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

I’m glad someone’s having a good year.

The Continental Army invaded Quebec in June 1775, more than nine months prior to the landing in the Bahamas.

Some (very) good news on a day that more than needs it: this gem just in the door and safely home among friends. Congratulations, @sonjatiernan.bsky.social ! #EvaGoreBooth #IrishStudies

On the one hand, the presidency is a fundamentally broken institution. On the other hand, Congress is a fundamentally broken institution. On the third hand, the Supreme Court is a fundamentally broken institution.

sorry jd, but i've only seen one vp in my lifetime go diggin in them crates and pull out some mingus

I guess “deplorable” was already taken.

A 21-year-old Moroccan woman was beaten by her family when they found out she was a lesbian. She sought asylum in the US & Trump tried to deport her to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal. Sometimes we get distracted by how incompetent our country has gotten, we forget how evil it has gotten.

I just wrote a book about antifa! Its real! It’s not org w/ leadership tho - it’s a non-hierarchical, decentralized, underground network of leftists dedicated to destroying far right “by any means necessary” and the story of antifa in America is extraordinary www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...

President’s Day is a good reminder that the best thing we could do with the office is abolish it.

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