Not everyone is interested in YouTube analysis (or even history) but Chris’s latest video is worth your time. Please watch all 12 mins to the end. Matt Walsh's War on Historians & How Youtube Can Fix it youtu.be/R7OlsqBozsE?is… via @YouTube

Matt Walsh's War on Historians & How Youtube Can Fix it

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A few rags (old and new) added to the list. Always worth a repost to give everyone a boost. I hope you find some pages worth diving into.

Emily Brockway@ebrockwayink.bsky.social · 2y ago

Comment in the thread below to add a Journal, Mag, or Lit Review. go.bsky.app/5EvEJgk And if your favorite rag hasn’t migrated here yet - reach out to their Admin team & give them a nudge. Thank you all for finding value in this little happy cloud in Bluesky.

Starting a publishing company in this day may seem like a shout into a shrinking void. We, however, are refusing the digital mandate to fall deeper into algorithms and the monetization of attention, and believe more of us are out here, trying to return to books. Meet our team:

the whole "women's sports exist to protect women from men" framing is hilarious, given that a lot of these divisions were initially formed because men were deeply embarrassed any time a woman beat them at a sport olympic shooting was mixed gender right up until a woman won the gold

I’m a combat veteran and I’m not a broken hateful person. And I know a shit ton of other combat veterans who are out there just living their lives, contributing to society and also not broken hateful people. But never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

One study ranked Americans on a procrastination scale of one to five. Each increase of one point was associated with a drop of nearly $15,000 in annual earnings

How to stop procrastinating

Thwarting the thief of time

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“Patriotism is not performative. It is selfless service. … It is protecting the ideals of liberty, civic duty, fairness, and community even when the country is messy, bitterly divided, and unfinished. Especially then, and especially now. … Here’s to another 250 years. Let’s be worthy of it.”

America at 250: Worth Celebrating, Worth Defending

Some folks are taking a dim view of the 250th festivities, and I’ll admit I’ve also been a little guilty of casting an overly critical eye…

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I’ve long been drawn to Great War stories, especially those tied to family, whether AEF or CEF. While writing about a cousin killed at St. Eloi, I kept coming back to the phrase “lions led by donkeys.”

Have a whole concept around Project Mail Harry. Task for today is not to spend another minute pondering this remake of the Flat Stanley books, where a woman in a vital but beleagured govt office mails off a tiresome colleague. No violence, just ships him around the world to get him out of the way.

RIP AST2 Jaggers. 🫡💔 #USCG #RescueSwimmer #SoOthersMayLive #WeSaveLives

"You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served." ~ Nina Simone

Jeremiah Johnson. One of the few movies where Silence is an uncredited cast member. ❤️ Incidentally, another movie with Silence prominently featured is “All is Lost,” also with Robert Redford.

a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod

ALT: a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod

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☀️ Starshine@starshine.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie

Well, well. #WutheringHeights is experiencing another revival & reboot. Not sure any of the Brontë sisters would’ve known WH would essentially be the 19th century’s toxic-energy-match for the 21st century’s Fifty Shades of Grey. #LoveHurts

I grew up in New England so I’m relatively unfazed by snow and working around snowbanks left by plows. But a Redditor referred to all the road icebergs blocking #DC neighborhood streets as “snowcrete” and frankly they are 100% correct. This situation is … not great 😒

Scott Wurzel for those not on Instagram. www.scottwurzel.com/shop-art “Hands Off Our Parks”

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Hands off our parks is a collection of art that is currently available for purchase at Scott Wurzel Fine Art Photography.

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Emily Brockway@ebrockwayink.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My good friend Scott has a creative way to cover You-Know-Who’s face on your National Park Pass w/o defacing it like a Post Malone face tattoo or your desk during high school detention. Check it out, & consider supporting an independent photographer/artist. www.instagram.com/reel/DT2wNH1...

My good friend Scott has a creative way to cover You-Know-Who’s face on your National Park Pass w/o defacing it like a Post Malone face tattoo or your desk during high school detention. Check it out, & consider supporting an independent photographer/artist. www.instagram.com/reel/DT2wNH1...

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It’s not about national security. It’s about base metals, rare earth elements, and energy/industrial minerals.

Joni Askola@joniaskola.bsky.social · 8mo ago

These maps show how important Greenland is to US national security

Tomorrow on the 300th (!!!) episode of my weekly podcast "History Matters:" Five Years and Counting: What (TF) Have We Learned? A hell of a lot, actually. Join me--& the History Matters community--to see where we've been & what we know. Friday 10AM ET www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...

“Warrior Dividend” just hit my account. In a shock to no one, they didn’t tax it right. 🤦‍♀️

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times: Def Leppard Journey Dave Matthews Band John Mayer O.A.R.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times R.E.M. OutKast Radiohead Beastie Boys The Roots

Sometimes I think the Maudlin House vibe is just “books for people who’ve survived three implosions and turned it into a personality.”

Every day’s Halloween if you work in indie lit long enough…

These award-winning lit mags would be a crown jewel in any writer's bio *wink* Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/excell... #writing #writingcommunity

You'll pry these Oxford commas out of my cold, dead, third thing hands

The Steady State has asked Congress to investigate reports of an “Interagency Weaponization Working Group” — a group allegedly using the IC and law enforcement to target political opponents. If true, it marks a slide toward a domestic surveillance or retribution mechanism—an American KGB.

The Steady State@thesteadystate.org · 11mo ago

Steady State Letter to Congress -- Reports of “Interagency Weaponization Working Group” and Implications for Oversight of the Intelligence Community "...transformation of our intelligence and law-enforcement institutions into a domestic surveillance or retribution mechanism—an American KGB..."

Personal inflection takes courage. And publishing essays is just the start (and the necessary spark) to show the toxic bully pulpit that the pen WILL be mightier than the sword.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW. Powerful piece by Miles Bruner. "I know the thought of walking away from your career and your social network is terrifying...I urge you to recognize that our nation is heading down a very dark path. But it’s not too late to change direction...Take a stand." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Maybe I’m just old school, but I think leaders should aspire to personal & professional conduct that motivates more people to attend a July 4th parade w/free fireworks than a protest on a chilly Saturday in October to shame your effigy. 🤷‍♀️ #NoKings