Rick Herrera
@herreramilhist.bsky.social
Sr. Historian, George Washington Leadership Institute, GW Presidential Library | Prof., ret., US Army War College | Military historian | 18c & 19c America | Author | Angeleno in PA | My views mine alone | https://www.amazon.com/author/raherrera
The United States can neither dominate nor transform its rivals. It needs a strategy of competitive co-existence. America’s grand strategy for a multipolar world | Thomas Graham engelsbergideas.com/essays/ameri...
America’s grand strategy for a multipolar world
The United States can neither dominate nor transform its rivals. It needs a strategy of competitive co-existence.
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I created a election night data hub with a lot of cool features for following along on election day. You can zoom in to various state and local elections by county with live returns. It includes my forecast model. electionnighthub.com
Election Night 2026: live results and forecast
Every Senate, House and governor race, the ballot measures and the state legislatures: the forecast, and the results as they come in.
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“An archive was not intended simply to capture the past, it was there to seed future reckonings.” Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall, 275.
Better late than never (meaning my getting around to reading this). @smh-historians.bsky.social direct.mit.edu/daed/issue/1...
Volume 154 Issue 4 | Daedalus | MIT Press
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Civ-Mil scholars & those interested in civ-mil relations, read this By @carriealee.bsky.social & #LorenVoss www.gmfus.org/news/survey-...
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In our era of frauds & scams, they effing ADVERTISE it as a cheat. Yet university administrators play dumb because there is AI money to be had to declare themselves “successful!” Has nothing to do with the “student success” mantra.
By Lynn Hunt. @smh-historians.bsky.social ageofrevolutions.com/2026/10/26/n...
Napoleon: A Crowned Washington?
By Lynn Hunt This post is a part of the 2026 Selected Papers of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, which were edited and compiled by members of the CRE’s board alongside editors at Age of Rev…
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Question for the history & geography hive mind: I'm editing a collection of letters from a soldier who served in the Mexican War. In several of them he refers to Richmond Hill, Kentucky. Where the hell is Richmond Hill, Kentucky?
The Ukrainians literally just used tanks in their most recent counteroffensive lol
Defense News@defensenews-poster.bsky.social · 2w agoUS military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says - https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2026/10/23/us-military-needs-urgent-revolutionary-institutional-change-to-prepare-for-modern-war-petraeus-says/
Nothing against the Rays, but go Brewers. Time to win one for Harry Doyle.
Major League: Bob Uecker's One Goddamn Hit?
ALT: Major League: Bob Uecker's One Goddamn Hit?
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9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy national guard without state approval
9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy national guard without state approval
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that President Trump's deployment of California National Guard troops last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. The ruling also blocks a way for the president to federalize state troops over California’s wishes again in the future.
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🔒Join us for #InsidetheVault Nov. 5 at 7pm! Dr. Ricardo Herrera will discuss letters from officers such as Alexander Hamilton that offer a rare look at espionage during the American Revolution. This is a free program for history enthusiasts of all ages! Register: gilderlehrman.org/insidethevault
Civilians applying for jobs in the Pentagon are also being vetted this way, but worse: asked if Trump won the 2020 election.
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2w agoliterally illegal
Keep your eyes peeled! This is going to be fun. www.smu.edu/dedman/resea...
A250 Summer Teacher Seminar
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Master and Commander for the umpteenth time? I don’t mind if I do! Hurray for Lucky Jack!
Master And Commander Far Side Of The World
ALT: Master And Commander Far Side Of The World
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The unknown painter behind Manhattan’s Gilded Age interiors | Jane Coombs engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...
The unknown painter behind Manhattan’s Gilded Age interiors
Though his name is all but forgotten, James Wall Finn’s paintings adorn some of Manhattan’s most beautiful rooms. Such obscurity suits a man who sought recognition only from peers and patrons.
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Hampton Newsome@hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 3w agoVictory at Appomattox is now available for pre-order! Thanks to everyone who has helped get this to the finish line. My publisher - @univpressofkansas.bsky.social - is offering a 30% discount on preorders for a limited time (link in the comments). Thanks and feel free to share.
We are a republic. Let’s keep it. It belongs to us, “We the People.”
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 3w agoThere are over 3,000 No Kings events across the US today! Tag us in your footage and RSVP now to learn what’s next for No Kings: bit.ly/whatsnext1021. #NoKings ❌👑
The corruption of the career military is one of the most damaging and potentially dangerous legacies of the Trump/Hegseth era.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w agoYikes. In a desperate-sounding video, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper insists the Strait of Hormuz is “controlled by the United States… not Iran” and “open for business,” despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Oh hey, the AHA was in court today, trying to ensure these ding-dongs follow the law.
The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · 3w agoThe Trump administration told an appellate court that a president could do whatever he wants with records that include the nation’s most guarded secrets — and potentially even sell them on eBay. https://www.washingtonsun.com/legal/trump-records-ebay-doj
