Homer Atkins
@mickormack.bsky.social
What do you expect from someone whose favorite book is Roger Owens’ “The Middle East in the World Economy, 1800-1914?”
Such a delight to have a new episode with @kschake.bsky.social to take the edge off my commute.
Sirens: A Bombshell Production@sirenspod.bsky.social · 4mo agoNEW: @kschake.bsky.social joins to chat her new book on US civ-mil relations history (you will learn so much!). Plus, what's going on with the slowdown of federal science? We learn from @jeremymberg.bsky.social @stuartbuck.bsky.social + @scientistsorg.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Finished Revolutionary Warfare by @tgpeterson.bsky.social . I I really enjoyed it. I should write a short review, but I've got a bit too much going on right now... a couple of thoughts, though. ⬇️
I ordered the book that’s been in my Amazon cart the longest. It’s been “saved for later” since 2015.
Ok, I lied @mtmcgurk.bsky.social I pre-ordered @tgpeterson.bsky.social ‘s “Revolutionary Warfare” and still haven’t read it, so I’m reading that one before I start the new one.
If I need to buy some more highlighters, I should just go ahead and get some books, too, right?
Sharing this great episode with all my BlueSky friends (and maybe some enemies who haven’t revealed themselves). Very excited to learn about @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social ‘s book, “The Price of Democracy.”
Sirens: A Bombshell Production@sirenspod.bsky.social · 9mo agoIn the newest episode, Sirens explores life's certainties: taxes, trade taxes, acquisition reform, and nuclear annihilation. Wait, WHAT? What's the end of direct file have to do with democracy, what's portfolio acquisition, and are we starting nuclear testing? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
@emsetc.bsky.social do you by any chance have the syllabus for the “Protest and Repression” course that you mentioned in the July 9 episode?
JINSA USMLP - last day, pt 4. Church of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes.
JINSA USMLP - last day. Religious tourism is not my area of expertise, so I won't say much other than that this site is operated by a kibbutz and marketed toward Christian visitors to Israel. The site of Jesus's baptism is believed to be farther south, near Jericho.
JINSA USMLP day whatever… our last night in Israel. We had a great conversation with the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Stephanie Hallett (who has been nominated to be the Ambassador to Bahrain, but not yet confirmed) followed by Shabbat dinner.
Above the road to the Jerusalem 9/11 Memorial are the remnants of the Palestinian village of Lifta, which was depopulated during the 1948 war. It is preserved very well—it’s on my list of things to examine more closely on a future visit to Israel.
I didn’t know anything about the City of David excavation before this trip. To be honest, it was pretty impressive. The underground excavation of the pilgrims’ walk from the pools up toward the Temple Mount/HAS is wild.
JINSA USMLP Day 6, pt 1. Had the opportunity to meet with Israeli Arab journalist Khaled Abu-Toameh. **of all the Israelis we met with, he was the only one who approached the conflict as one between Israel and the Palestinians with distinct grievances—
JINSA USMLP Day 5. Met with Ron Dermer at the PM’s office. No phones allowed, but some fun graffiti outside. Also, terrible traffic due to the wildfires near Jerusalem.
JINSA USMLP Day 4 pt 3 - Finishing the day with dinner in Taybe.
JINSA USMLP Day 4 - pt 2. Down to Be’er Sheva for a briefing from the IDF Southern Command, then to another camp for a briefing from the Special Operations Engineer Unit.
JINSA USMLP Day 4. First stop, IDF Spokeperson Unit to watch the 20-minute cut of the Oct 7 footage. I’ve seen the six-minute version several times, I watched the video out of solidarity with the other trip participants.
JINSA USMLP Day 3 highlights: A visit to the IDF’s Northern Command and a briefing on Israel’s wars with Lebanon while overlooking Lebanon and Syria from the Birya Fortress.
Just got back from a little more than a week in Israel. Not sure how much I’m going to say about the trip, but I’ll probably dump a bunch of pictures from the sightseeing we did between meetings.
