“Write on my gravestone: ‘Infidel, Traitor’—infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.” ~Wendell Phillips. Image: Public domain.

Excited to announce that Christian Imperialism is now (finally!) available on audio! Perfect listening for those late-summer road trips... I've got 10 free download codes to share (only available in the US). Free to the first 10 students who reach out! www.audible.com/pd/Christian...

Christian Imperialism

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. In 1812, eight American missionaries, under the direction of the recently formed American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, sailed from the Unite...

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New op-ed in support of He Has The People: Lincoln wasn’t seen as president material. Then Harpers Ferry happened. @academic.oup.com www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Lincoln wasn’t seen as president material. Then Harpers Ferry happened.

John Brown’s failed abolitionist raid changed the course of the 1860 election.

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I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.

Roddy McDowall chilling on the set of PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.

Revolver day

Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h ago

The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.

the ol' "this is off the record, right?" whoopsie-doodle

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 4h ago

Dying at the right-wing activists that (1) held a call with Todd Blanche in which Blanche made a lot of anti-abortion promises, (2) said "uh this is off the record" like doing so would magically ward off journalists, and then (3) UPLOADED IT TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

The decisive failure of GOP referenda in Kansas Amendment 1 and Missouri Amendment 4 yesterday is yet another reminder of something I've been saying for a while: Voters, even Republican voters, now regularly despise and repudiate GOP attempts to use them to destroy democracy.

Districted #057 🟩🟩🟨🟩⭐ 1.23 total miles off DC Native washingtonian.com/districted/

Daily DC Geography Game – Districted - Washingtonian

Think You Know DC? Prove It in our new map-based daily game. We give you five local places. You drop the pins.

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looks like my poem “The World” just baaarely snuck into the emily wilson/odyssey issue lmao

Patricia Lockwood · Poem: ‘The World’

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"These aren't the druids you're looking for"

What can a single moment reveal about the course of a nation? The “Pivotal Moments in American History” series explores how individuals and events intersect within larger historical forces. Discover the moments that changed everything: oxford.ly/4ejCome

The Louisiana Purchase was not simply a land deal between nations. In this Q and A, historian Alexander Mikaberidze explains how it emerged from global currents of empire, revolution, and ambition. Read more on the OUP Blog: oxford.ly/3TYEiRv

Toasters!

Sam Adams@samadams.bsky.social · 2d ago

I’m sure there’s a perfect legitimate and not at all illegal reason for having 300 bank accounts

I know this would be closing the barn door after he horse has been reelected president, but if Democrats win both chambers I'd really like to see a concurrent resolution deeming January 6 an insurrection under 14(3). 1/

Him doing this with that chyron is something

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

This looks awesome

Silent Movie GIFs@silentmoviegifs.bsky.social · 3d ago

In 1911, Milano Films produced one of the first movie adaptations of The Odyssey

We didn’t ask you to release a diary. We demanded you release the Epstein files. We even passed a law.

Pierre Charles L’Enfant was born in Paris OTD in 1754. After serving the American cause in the Revolutionary War, he worked as a New York architect. In 1791, President George Washington appointed L’Enfant to design the new federal city that became Washington, D.C. Image: Library of Congress.

Lots of Kim Jong Il energy here

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”

Chandra Manning and I wrote about this back in 2013. archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....

Patrick Sheridan@psheridanhistory.bsky.social · 3d ago

I'm curious about what my fellow U.S. historians think about this essay. For me, it makes a compelling argument and goes hand-in-hand with recent efforts to refer to the Union Army as the "U.S. Army." #skystorians www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Dystopian

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d ago

More news out of Ohio: Haitian immigrants in the state were given notice to appear at the DHS office outside of Cincinnati to receive ankle monitors.

Murder

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 4d ago

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

Thanks to everybody who bought an advance copy! Algo likes pre-orders, I'm told ;-)

Very much looking forward to this one.

Jonathan Earle@jonearle.bsky.social · 3d ago

Thanks to everybody who bought an advance copy! Algo likes pre-orders, I'm told ;-)

Thanks to everybody who bought an advance copy! Algo likes pre-orders, I'm told ;-)