JC_Spurlock
@historiator.bsky.social
Historian, author of Youth and Sexuality in the 20th-Century U.S. and other works on American sexuality. Teaching interests in global history, World War II, genocide. Blog : bluemonkeyreview.wordpress.com/
you can tell truly stupid people are running things because whose grand idea was it that knowledge = summary? frankenstein is the story of a dimwit who accidentally creates a sentient being then freaks out and bounces. okay. that actually tells you nothing about the book. and, that’s also the bible.
Can we somehow require them to stfu until they take a semester of literature classes? They should learn how to read
Brandon Bishop@brandontbishop.bsky.social · 2d ago"The moon is a harsh mistress and a pretty tough place to operate." oh god they're heinlein freaks we need to ban sci-fi until we figure out what's going on
Here is the NYTimes headline (left) and the story that you find if you click on updates. Everything is going great.
Sign that I passed on my way to the vigil outside ICE headquarters.
That fat, ugly, fuck wasted $15 million on a botched pool liner but he went all the way to the Supreme Court to make sure hungry kids couldn’t eat.
USAID was rather like this. “Yeah we wanted it gone but, responsibly” alas! Once the rock is rolling it’s out of your control
The Girl of Lemongrab@mc-hesher.bsky.social · 2w agoThe number of times I have heard irl "I mean, I wanted it all burned down, but not like this!" and just wondered if people even know how fire works
I feel like a lot of people are ideologically invested in a post American world that has yet to arrive Like no, sorry, this is it! This is the thing you’ve been waiting for! No returns or exchanges; feel free to leave a review though
Nice going @atrupar.com , now that guy will have the secret service investigating him.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoget a load of the kid in the suit behind Trump impersonating his accordion hands
Here’s a cancellation of teen pregnancy prevention funding meant to shift these efforts to abstinence first and only program. Historian of sexuality here to tell you that abstinence programs have consistently resulted in higher rates of pregnancy and STIs. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families (Gift Article)
The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.
nytimes.com
Genocide may become the pursuit of politics by others means. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza (Gift Article)
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
nytimes.com
America will continue punching itself in the face until morale improves.
The Drop in International Students Last Year Was Worse Than We Thought
Visa issuances nosedived 36 percent, possibly reflecting weakening global interest in studying in the United States.
chronicle.com
By relatively near, they mean a dozen light years. But, hey, if you leave now, Elon, you will be there before hell freezes over. And take your billionaire boys club with you. The billionaire express. We will wave goodbye.
David Darmofal@daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4w agoIn important news of the night, scientists have found a relatively nearby planet that has the conditions needed for life. So there's a potential escape plan :) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/s...
Tl;dr but short take, the American auto industry apparently following American steel into decline and irrelevance. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/m...
The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It? (Gift Article)
The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
nytimes.com
What this administration did to the US government, people of the US and in other places (with massive help from many supposed to be outside the administration such as SCOTUS plus lazy indifference from Congress) can make you lose your breath. It’s overwhelming to the mind what they do to people.
We have known for years that Obama can control the weather.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last mo.OK, who was it? Come clean.
we actually are the better versions of ourselves, rather than our worst. Happy 4th of July. May this next year in America's history be one where we work to defeat the fascists that have build such deep roots in America. May we dig and burn them out, root and branch, and seek a more perfect union.
Another email from the Social Security Administration praising Dear Leader.
Every day it's like "Republican-Appointed Supreme Court to Decide Whether the FDA Can Stop People From Selling Ground Glass as Flour"
