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Professor of U.S. History. Slavery & Abolition. Legal History. Civil War & Reconstruction. Author. Teacher.
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Thinking a lot about how to teach the role of violence in US history in better, more pointed, ways.

Them: “LA is a full on insurrection” Us at the protest:

CATO Institute Director of Immigration Studies

bro.

What a shot.

As a Los Angeles native, I’m so disgusted and horrified by what’s happening. But this kid, giving those demons the west coast business, makes me proud. Rep, little dude.

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha (breath) hahahahahahaha

Reuters rn:

Historian’s Counterpoint: they were so terrified of the mob electing someone this stupid that they put checks on the executive and filtered the will of the people in a variety of ways (e.g., electoral college, indirect election of senators)

Y'all. I just love my students so much. Any hope I have is because of them.

I cannot identify a single positive result of AI entering my classroom. Definitely not OK.

It's KITTEN SEASON! That means it's also the perfect time to start volunteering at your local shelter.

There's too little Gravy on here. BEHOLD this doofus of the highest order.

Oof. This got me right in the American Colonization Society part of my historian brain.

I always find that when everything else is horrible, the undergraduates will give you hope. And make you laugh. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

As a Civil War Era historian, I always remember the emancipatory origins of Memorial Day. The nation is farther away from the promise of a more perfect union than at any other point in my lifetime, and in some states, it's illegal to even teach this. www.nyhistory.org/video/the-fi...

Want to feel better about the world for a little bit? Volunteer at your local animal shelter.

"Those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out."

"All persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural born citizens. Birth and allegiance go together. Such is the rule of the common law, and it is the common law of this country, as well as of England." US v. Rhodes (1866)

Separate from the policies, why are we not talking about the number of federal employees willing to kidnap people and leave their children in cars? We should be concerned that there are so many Americans willing to be henchmen.

One (Civil War Era historian) might call this a states' rights issue.

Guess who is never voting for this dude again?? Everyone I know.

Legit! #writers #booksky #writingcommunity

This is terrifying. And also the reason I'm only giving in-class assignments for the foreseeable future.

As a historian of the Civil War Era, I could really do a lot with this month. Heritage of slavery, white supremacy, treason, racial violence... This list writes itself! Mississippi Governor Declares April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: [email protected] and [email protected] youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4

BREAKING: Harvard AAUP & the nat'l AAUP have jointly filed a lawsuit & TRO to block the Trump admin from demanding that Harvard restrict speech & undermine academic freedom or else lose $8.7 billion in federal funds. This action challenges the Trump admin's misuse of funds for coercion. Stay tuned.

Happy Appomattox Day to all who celebrate and I expect each and every one of you to celebrate.

I hope student health centers put this on blast.

PUT THIS ON BLAST: Trump’s tariffs just pushed the risk of a U.S. and global recession this year up to 60%—up from 40%, according to J.P. Morgan. THATS NOT ALL: The White House made up the numbers—Trump Math 🤡

Now things are really getting serious.

apnews.com/article/fina...  Fear that Trump tariffs will spark recession wipes out more than $2 trillion in value from US stocks These tariffs are abominations.

A reminder to reporters: Because Trump tariff numbers are made-up nonsense, using the phrase “reciprocal tariffs” is lying to your audience. The phrase itself is propaganda. They are not reciprocal.

Historians of white supremacy passing the flame to historians of the Great Depression in the world's saddest Olympic torch relay.

Cory Booker: "I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America." Historians, crawling back into daylight from the depths of despair: "Did somebody somewhere ask for some wretched truth?"

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

Since our administration would not fight the Trump administration in court, the faculty had to assume the responsibility of doing so to protect academic freedom. www.reuters.com/world/us/col...

hello police I spotted a tren de aragua please deport

@schumer.senate.gov This Crittenden Compromise level insanity. May the Senate be as wise tomorrow as it was in 1861. www.politico.com/story/2014/0...

anti-establishment crusader uhhh Susan Rice