JD “end of times” Vance calling others crazy 🤪 Make it stop 🛑
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoJD Vance: "My advice to the Iranians is stop acting like crazy people"
Dr. Joe Krulder
@joekrulder.bsky.social
Proud dad, lucky husband, an existentialist historian of the 18th-century Atlantic, laughing as I go. Author of “The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain” (2021)
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago
Rrrrrrr, that be a fair question
Patricia Lubeck@patricialubeck.bsky.social · 4d agoHow did pirates survive illness without modern medicine? From harsh conditions to questionable remedies, life at sea could turn deadly fast. Read how pirates handled sickness, injuries, and disease aboard their... www.patlubeck.com/how-did-pira... #PirateHistory #Pirates #MaritimeHistory #History
The Great Fire of London started #OTD in 1666. It burned for five days and destroyed 13,000 houses. We bring the story of the fire to life in our dramatic podcast: tinyurl.com/33vfpwds #history #london #britishhistory
Voting is a celebration. Has been throughout our history. The extension of the franchise to poor whites, celebrated. To women, celebrated. To people of color, celebrated. If you haven’t figured out the dark arts of this administration, now’s the time to notice.
Marie 🇨🇦@pawbaby2.bsky.social · 4d agoTHIS IS NOT NORMAL. 🚨 Trump’s Homeland Security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places. Armed immigration officers near voters isn’t “security.” It’s intimidation. #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
We fought a Revolutionary War to get rid of king-like bull-pucky such as this.
Steve Benen@stevebenen.com · 5d agoAhead of the midterms, Trump isn’t even being subtle about his brazen politicization of federal disaster relief aid, explicitly tying approvals to campaign endorsements and election results. It’s one of the underappreciated scandals of his second term. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
If the USPS won’t even mail citizens a blank ballot…the citizens must call in sick by the millions to vote in person. #Vote
Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d agoThey have every intention of rigging this election and trying to steal it And these are the same people who spent a decade falsely claiming elections are rigged It's the biggest, longest con in U.S. political history, and the whole country is its victim
Even here as he details the state violence he experienced he had to contrast his treatment with a gang member who is supposed to “deserve it” into the narrative.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 5d agoNo fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you.
A reminder: high yields on bond debt means there are A) few buyers because B) buyers perceive the country issuing the bond is in trouble.
How does one… call Google to register a complaint?
The Canadian Shield Institute@canadianshieldinstitute.ca · 6d agoThe Lake Ontario situation is about much more than a label on a map. It's got serious implications for Canada's digital sovereignty, @vassb.bsky.social writes in the Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
We’re talking confederate monuments, removal, and book burning over on TT today. 🗃️ www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8cdvwet/
Let’s talk the purpose of Confederate Monuments #Confederate #Monument #History #Book burning #historian
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In a couple of weeks I will be talking about COMMON SENSE at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona University, alongside NY State Supreme Court Justice the Hon. Mark Dillon. We will discuss Paine and Constitution, and how in America (you guessed it), THE LAW IS KING!
Historical preservation has little relevance in a culture of now, now, now.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d agoBreaking news: The Supreme Court said construction can continue on the White House ballroom. The justices found that the historic preservationists who challenged the project had not suffered the direct personal harm required to bring a lawsuit.
Hiding the names of donors and special interest groups is anti-democracy. Major reform is needed. But politicians suck on the teat of greens. One can only hope to return our governments back to the people and away from the few. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election
At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.
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As a banana doesn’t resemble the bile duct of a Himalayan chicken after it has entered menopause or the remains of a cow that just spontaneously combusted, bananas nonetheless peel uniquely and we should consider the implications
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · last wk.This is a real sentence from DOJ's legal filing this weekend: "although ballot mail does not present the same operational issues as cremated remains or replica explosives, it is sensitive mail that raises unique operational considerations."
I think we’ve passed the WTF stage
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · last wk.ICE plans to spend $2 million on robot dogs for use in immigration enforcement operations. They will “help support public safety and law enforcement operations.” This follows DHS approving $16 million for electric shock gloves. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Anybody up for a trip to Amsterdam? archaeologymag.com/2026/08/17th...
17th-century ship reconstruction Batavia to be brought ashore after 30 years for preservation work | Archaeology News Online Magazine
The 56-meter Batavia will leave the water this autumn for major maintenance before moving to its new home at Museum Batavialand.
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I will point out that the United States attacked Canada three times during the war of 1812. Three times the Canadians ousted the US Army. 
Gene Bryant@genebryant.bsky.social · 2w agoCartoon by Chris Britt
Yo! Journalists… where art thou? You used to be able to do this.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · last wk.It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary.
For some reason, I have a sudden strong desire to visit #LakeOntario. I would enjoy the beauty of #LakeOntario. And appreciate the ecology of #LakeOntario. And learn about the economic importance of #LakeOntario. And after I got home, I’d be eager to talk— a lot— about #LakeOntario. You, too?
