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Today's longform piece explores some of the dark secrets at the heart of American history, and how two innocuous-looking maps are the gateway. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/old-data-n...

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A brief appreciation upon news of the death of Brian Wilson. substack.com/@beforewewer...

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The shocking authoritarian abuse of power seen in Paramount, CA over the last 48 hours compels us to ask ourselves the question once and for all: "Who are the good Americans, and when is enough really enough?" beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/a-good-ame...

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The shocking authoritarian abuse of power seen in Paramount, CA over the last 48 hours compels us to ask ourselves the question once and for all: "Who are the good Americans, and when is enough really enough?" beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/a-good-ame...

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Today's longform article asks why so many Wikipedia biographies of notable Americans claim that their subject is of "Scots-Irish" ancestry, even when these claims are demonstrably false or unsubstantiated - from frontiersman Hugh Glass to J. D. Vance. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/historical...

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I made this map as an aid for showing how much of the population of post-Revolutionary War Virginia was seen as “non-white”. These percentages DO NOT include people enslaved at the time. Millions of "white" Americans descend from free people of color. More at link: substack.com/@beforewewer...

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In Sunday's long-form newsletter, we take a look at some of the ways in which both the American Right and the American Left get “ethnicity” in the USA all wrong. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/johnny-dep...

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This is what I love to write about in between having a near constant freak-out about the current political situation and the killing of innocents in places like Palestine and Sudan. Hoping it finds engaged readers (who might consider subscribing...) beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/appalachia...

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Here is a post explaining why I've abandoned X, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms for Bluesky and Substack, and what I With some low-down and dirty swamp blues thrown in at the end because, well, just because... substack.com/profile/1945...

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History is complicated. I've condensed 3,000 years of history into a short read explaining who is who in the current genocide in Palestine. I'd love you to subscribe on Substack - not because I don't love Bluesky, but because I'm rather wordy. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/canaan-pal...

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Burnt my bridges and got rid of Facebook account today. Sometimes a decision has to be made. I will no longer write on any platform where writing is subject to the whims of opaque algorithms, or is forced to compete with AI-generated slop. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/microbes-c...

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Hello, and a peaceful Sunday to all out there on the magical interwebs! This weekend's article examines the fruity nonsense at the heart of the current "Y-te Pride" and "Christian Nationalist" movements who form much of the current regime's base. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/the-imagin...

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My birthday, & bottle of whiskey on desk is whispering sweet nothings. Wrote piece today on reasons behind MAGA hatred of "identity politics" - before uncorking. Would be delighted to discover folks here giving it a go (article, not my whiskey). beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/the-real-i...

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It's easy to get bogged down in lingo - intersectionality, critical theory... Take away the lingo, give examples from real places, real lives, & things quickly become clearer. The current gutting of gov't agencies is a continuation of an old theme. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/cowboys-in...

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Today's longish read, in which we manage to discuss B movies, cryptozoology, hillbilly history, the dangers of AI, and...Charlie's Angels. And how all of that relates to current politics. Please subscribe on Substack if you enjoy this sort of thing! beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/feeling-bl...

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Almost everything US Americans think they know about "The Wild West" is a confection cooked-up by immigrant film-makers whose families had mostly arrived in America long after the events portrayed. For a bit real history, check out today's post here: beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/wagons-wes...

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Singer/songwriter/composer/bandleader Frank Zappa as guest on 1980s CNN show "Crossfire". Here, Zappa slugs it out with Washington Times columnist John Lofton on the subject of censorship in music, while predicting the rise of a fascist theocracy in the USA. Prescient. youtu.be/WK7NRLFtMOo?...

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The Second Amendment to the US Constitution had nothing to do with enabling and empowering individual citizens. The origin of this most contentious of "rights" is explained in today's long read: beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/this-is-my...

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Some musing on the day after the funeral of a pope... substack.com/@beforewewer... #pope

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A shortish Sunday read on why talking about, writing about, and reading history is now an act of resistance. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/things-we-...

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What do you know about the history of Texas? Chances are, most of us have only heard the version of Texas history told by Texans and US conservatives. In other words, half-truths and outright fabrications... beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/a-lone-sta...

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What genealogy can tell us about American history and politics. (or why men like J. D. Vance want to control what gets taught to our children) beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/genealogy-...

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The great Spanish poet and playwright Lorca was enrolled at Columbia University in 1929. If he were there today, he would have his student visa revoked, or be snatched and sent to a gulag in El Salvador. With the full connivance of the university. What have we become?

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Here is a schematic of who is funding or facilitating Trump's current takedown of an already deeply flawed US "democracy". Read more here: beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/the-deep-s...

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Hilarious how the witless MAGA cult wants to travel back to a "Golden Age" which never existed. Nearly 150 years ago, this is how people on the western frontier felt about the carrying of firearms in public spaces.

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Sunday evening read. A look at the people behind Sesame Street and the birth of public broadcasting in the USA. Project 2025 does not like educational, not-for-profit TV and radio. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/the-ultima...

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If you are interested in the forgotten or hidden ethnic history of the USA (the history including more than skin color categories), give this a whirl. beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/the-black-...

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I would be very much obliged & grateful if someone with far more knowledge of economics than myself would explain why Trump’s tariff announcements and subsequent partial “backdown” is not simple and naked market manipulation faciltitating insider short-selling on world stock markets. Seriously.

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If you like folklore and hidden histories, you might like this: beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/la-llorona...

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What if this tariff thing has less to do with USA manufacturing, and more to do with trying to cause EU division? Will some EU members begin to negotiate individual trade agreements in order to mitigate the effect of tariffs? Germany/Slovakia/Hungary hardest hit. Latter 2 already in Putin's orbit.

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A picture says a thousand words. Why Palestinians will never live to see a two-state solution.

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A very brief look at the origin of the term "Hillbilly"... open.substack.com/pub/beforewe...

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Sunday read, examining the hidden history of America's "free people of color". beforewewerewhite.substack.com/p/unjustifie...

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No indictments. No due process. Capitalism has always known the value of offshoring. Now they will offshore their gulags. Venezuelans today, pro-Palestine demonstrators tomorrow. One day they will come for you.

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And just like that, the USA is no longer a functioning democracy. Defiance of a court order should result in immediate arrest, president or not. Why on earth should ANY citizen of the USA obey any law, if the head of government does not? Saddle-up for another civil war...