Anybody good at colorizing wanna take a crack at this? I especially want the flags in color (the small one next to France is Poland). This is from Vladivostok in 1918

The genocide in Sudan has reached a rate unseen since Rwanda, yet the UAE (a US ally) supplies arms to the perpetrators. Unfortunately, Trump seems to endorse genocide and will do nothing about it nor even admit that the atrocity is taking place. Our leaders are cowards

It's time to clean my redbait comments section. Join me in an hour for a purge party on twitch.tv/cynicalhisto... while we'll laugh at the miscreants and banish them into oblivion. After that's complete, I'll play the final DLC of AC Odyssey

Remember remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason and plot I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot

Dick Cheney died. He was the most consequential vice president. As such, there's a ton of misconceptions about him. The Vice movie illustrates that with a ton of conspiracism. Seems appropriate to rewatch my review of that: youtu.be/K71JiqGcrSg

Strange seeing the same people who denounce Wikipedia believe generative-AI that's half plagiarized from that encyclopedia and half from dubious sources. Almost like complaints about Wikipedia were ultimately about how reality didn't conform to their ignorance

Maybe if Woodrow Wilson didn't have his first stroke and shave this glory off, he would've been a better president. Maintaining some whiskers helps maintain some proper pragmatism

Takes a big bong rip: Dude, what if we never stopped worshipping multiple gods and instead simply converted them to social constructs? Like we still have traditions for everything. Thinking nationality confers character is just another state deity, maaaan

During WWI & II, many American colleges and universities switched to being officer training. ROTC originates with these mobilization in 1916 and remains popular today. To claim higher-ed "indoctrinates unamerican ideas" ironically advocates for worsening the US military

Debating when next to release an episode, given the most recent was 2.5 hours long. Currently have 4 ready and will have more by the end of the month. Might wait until Thanksgiving, because I've got this lecture that's perfect for it

Was going through some Russian WWI footage and kept seeing this one tall guy amongst the generals and got curious who he was. Funny that all I had to do was google "wwi russian general very tall"

While the fact of Israel's genocide of Palestinians is undeniable to anyone other than outright bigots today; the UN officially it as such (they're the ultimate arbiter) took many months. When does questioning that label become bigotry? War is a messy endeavor and rarely becomes genocide

On Cook's expedition that made first contact with Hawaii in 1778, seven of the crew were American colonists. Imagine the shock of learning about the revolution after going through that. Fast forward 1.6 centuries and Hawaii joined that union. Wonder if the descendents know 🤔

I remember when VA healthcare was terrible, but they've become incredibly good with PACT Act funding. Too bad the GOP wants to privatize it and make veterans worse off than even a decade ago. Privatized healthcare is a racket and no American should be subjected to it

I've seen a few places claiming that the reason why Las Vegas has seen a recent decline in visitors is because of it becoming too expensive. This reveals a serious lack of historical knowledge about the industry. I responded with this comment to one of them

That escalated quickly

Samuel Butler, 1863

If someone talks about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," you can rest assured that they are in fact deranged. Every accusation is a confession with fascists

Red Scares and anti-communist demagogues have driven our political history into some dark places for well over a century. We're headed for even worse if we fail learn how redbaiting works through a larger context. Here's my longest ever episode explaining that history: youtu.be/5fYbXCAQORE

Many misinterpret the concept of a paradigm shift as completely replacing a previous scientific regime rather than transforming it, thereby proving science is incorrect or too subjective. I label these "Copernican coprolites." They are old excrement from paradigmatic ideas

If you cannot wait for my redbaiting episode to release tomorrow, join me in an hour on twitch.tv/cynicalhisto... . I'll finish a spooky game for the spooky season and then begin the final DLC for AC Odyssey

A corollary to Lewis's law: Any sufficiently public discussion of anti-racism or anti-fascism will inevitably bring racist or fascist commenters who justify anti-racism or anti-fascism. My most recent episode has proved that dozens of times with the most vile comments imaginable

Set aside 2.5hrs tomorrow, because I'm releasing my longest scripted episode yet. Somehow added a whopping 18 minutes from the preview version (that's basically another episode by itself) and it also has no restrictions!

For all MAGA's espousing "Christian values," they sure despise the Beatitudes. ❌ feed the poor, heal the sick, show mercy, make peace ✅ wage aggressive war, persecute dissidents, kidnap people. But sure 🙄 it's Democrats who are unchristian b/c they negotiate health subsidies

TikTok sucks. I genuinely do not understand why anyone would choose that platform over YouTube Shorts

Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in economic activity. It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.

Old book smell is best smell

There's a new copyright problem with each attempt. It takes an hour to render and another hour to upload each time 🫩

Gaze in sheer horror upon this monstrous 2.5 hour documentary about American redbaiting w/ 150+ footnotes. Rendering it will not be easy. Hope y'all appreciate how much work I dedicate to my channel. This episode (hopefully) releases Thursday

This went under the radar, but 3/4 of recent PhD and student scientists are considering fleeing this country. Nature-journal conducted this poll in March, but I'd guess their dismay has only worsened since. I've begun applying for foreign jobs too and already have an interview

What is this horse dooky!? How does pablum like this keep getting high recommendations while every HistoryTuber is facing massive downturns in viewership? This is how I know TeamYouTube lies that algorithm=audience. The algorithm is borked

At some point I should cover this, because Oklahoma is somehow the worst state for education, not Texas or Florida

Wikipedia has the word "was" to describe the East Wing. It's official (and also the demolition is completely illegal, but we're so far beyond being a country where the rule-of-law applies to Trump and his cult)

Columbine High School, site of the 1999 massacre of 16 students, is named for the town which is named for the nearby coal mine, which had a 1927 massacre of 6 Wobblies. Violence runs deep in the Southwest

No way this senatorial candidate didn't know he had a nazi totenkopf tattoo. Even if it was a 2007 mistake, he's had decades to fix it and regularly sees it in the mirror. He's a Democrat, so eject him. MAGA has worse culprits in power. Don't give them an inch by allowing this

I don't remember ordering a loaf delivery

Trying to record, but there's a crazy man outside yelling, "I'm gonna get you fucking n!@@3&" at the top of his lungs (hard R from a Hispanic dude). He appears to be chasing a roadrunner, but they aren't nocturnal. Just another Tuesday night in Albuquerque

For a historian of American violence to talk about his topic's relevance to present circumstances and still be labeled "advertiser friendly"; he must donate the proceeds to charity. I guess that works, but sad I cannot profit from my specialization after 12yrs on the platform and 16yrs of study

Bias is when historians don't propagate your superstition. Rarely do complaints include what specific biases I supposedly have, but when they do, it always reveals that the complainer is in fact the one pushing a lie

45 minutes to get through my BA capstone essay, and that's fully edited down. The original recordings were nearly 4 hours

My form of analysis has finally made it onto the Daily Show

For a year, Bonar Law controlled Britain. Afterward, rules became flaccid

The Women's March just after Trump's first inauguration was about 5 million strong, then the largest single protest in US history. This recent No Kings March was likely 7mil, shattering the period record and registering our discontent. I'm proud to have attended at both

Democrats are seriously debating abandoning civil rights (idiots label "wokeness") for popularity. Even the most cursory look at any political movement that did so only kept moving rightward 👀. Dems are barely liberal, almost conservative. Don't fall further

I you that many of my episodes have become "learn → test → forget" for me. I research so many episodes that I instantly relinquish the topic upon publication, to the point that folks regularly have to remind me of episodes/topics I've forgotten. Crazy

The next generation is gonna be nothing but betas

Got out of the Western History Conference #WHA2025 just to find #NoKings protest marching by. Was happy to join for the little bit I could. It was humongous. Patriotic Americans despise fascists like Trump and his MAGA cult

Surprisingly, my new episode remains monetized, despite being about the worst white supremacists of the 1980s. If you haven't seen it, check it out: youtu.be/qYZ5o1GsvdI