David Atkinson
@drdaveatkinson.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of History; wrote "The Burden of White Supremacy" & "In Theory and in Practice"; historian of US foreign relations; Opinions my own.
Akira Iriye, one of the pioneers in the internationalization of U.S. history, passed away. RIP. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Akira Iriye, leading historian of Japan-U.S. relations, dies | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Akira Iriye, a Harvard University professor emeritus and a leading scholar on the history of international relations, died on Jan. 27. He was 91.
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This new Droptines single is a tremendous rollicking banger: youtu.be/OmKqVEYDVXc?...
The Droptines - Tombstone (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by The Droptines
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Watched the sh*t out of this back when: youtu.be/QNCM8IjtQ-o?...
Mötley Crüe - Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by MotleyCrueVEVO
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 9mo agoMTV is officially ending all of its music channels. In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
If I was working in Cold War history right now, I’d be inclined to download as much as possible from the post 1960 FRUS, The Wilson Center, the CIA Reading Room, the Presidential Libraries, the DOE OpenNet, etc.
A month ago I said download documents while you can. Get your FRUS documents now, because there is no reason to believe the Historical Office isn’t next.
Anton Barbashin@abarbashin.bsky.social · 2y agoTrump is eliminating Wilson Center, a stellar US foreign policy study establishment. Along with it goes the Kennan Institute - one of the best Russia study institutions. I was fortunate to be a Kennan Fellow in 2017. Such a loss
The draft program for #SHAFR2025 is available on the conference website! www.shafr.org/shafr2025
SHAFR 2025 Annual Meeting
Annual 2023 SHAFR meeting in Arlington, VA. Includes Official Program, event details, Call for Papers, registration links and more.
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“The push to make Canada part of the U.S. reached a fever pitch following passage of the highly protectionist McKinley Tariff in 1890.” For @time.com I discuss the last time the GOP tried to use tariffs to annex Canada. *spoiler: it didn’t go well time.com/7212675/tari...
Using Tariffs to Try to Annex Canada Backfired in the 1890s
Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.
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If I was working in Cold War history right now, I’d be inclined to download as much as possible from the post 1960 FRUS, The Wilson Center, the CIA Reading Room, the Presidential Libraries, the DOE OpenNet, etc.
Ok, maybe this AI thing is worth it after all: www.facebook.com/reel/6656770...
214K views · 18K reactions | Came across this Dylan footage in a time capsule someone buried underneath a bodega. JUST WOW 😮 🤯 #sigma #genalpha #skibbidy #rizz #dylan #bobdylan #mashup #comedy #gigach...
Came across this Dylan footage in a time capsule someone buried underneath a bodega. JUST WOW 😮 🤯 #sigma #genalpha #skibbidy #rizz #dylan #bobdylan #mashup #comedy #gigachad #brainrot...
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A very blurry Jason Isbell at the Lafayette Theater, Lafayette IN, right before he blew up (July 12, 2015)
eMohn-ster Mash@emohn.net · 2y agoSearch “concert” and post the oldest pic in your camera roll Ben Nichols of Lucero at Waterfront Park in Louisville, KY as part of Forecastle 2010. (July 9, 2010)
The way things are going, I’m thinking Chris Rufo for education secretary, or Dinesh D’Souza….
This is the kind of politics I can get behind.
Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer@tworuru.com · 2y agothis rules 🇳🇿 #nzpol