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Historian of modern Ireland, the British empire, famine, gender, and sport• Jersey expat• Journeyman bassist• West Ham, Knicks, Liberty, Yanks, Bills• Assoc. Dean of Undergraduate Education & the Honors College @ UBuffalo
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As a West Ham supporter, I must confess that I thought "being level on points with Spurs" in the middle of February was going to feel better than this. #COYI

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Even Tom Brady couldn’t ruin that, although he certainly gave it his all.

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

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I would pay money to be a fly on the Oval Office wall when Trump sees this

submitted 16 days ago • 191 comments

It can feel like writing the letters and signing the things and marching and doing something small in our communities doesn’t do anything. But it might if enough of us do it. And the other option is to do less than nothing.

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

The trans sports ban portends something much darker: defector.com/the-trans-sp...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Gift link: Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show respect for the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

submitted 18 days ago • 65 comments

Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority. Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness. Call your rep now (202) 224-3121

submitted 20 days ago • 410 comments

If only someone could write a snappy essay explaining how class struggle can create circumstances and relationships that make it possible for a grotesque mediocrity to play a hero's part.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Hey if you're a Black #gamedev with an upcoming game let me know. I want to do a round up for Black History Month. Thanks! #blacksky #gamedevsofcolor

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Orwellian, if Orwell were really stupid insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

submitted 21 days ago • 67 comments

I’m used to this as a criminal defense attorney - constitutional rights get called technicalities all the time. I can no longer say I expect better from the NYT. This is pathetic.

submitted 22 days ago • 38 comments

This theory makes a lot of sense. Question for pilots on here: What percentage of DCA landings occur on runway 33? As a passenger, I can only remember being on that runway once.

submitted 24 days ago • 56 comments

"Elon Musk is a troll" reminds me of the NYTimes on Hitler in 1922: "Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers and keep them aroused, enthusiastic, and in line."

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Hello! I'm Sinéad McDevitt, a freelance journalist in Pittsburgh! I have a newsletter where I write about whatever's on my mind, which is usually video games. Take a look! myfairneadie.beehiiv.com

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I almost did it. I almost hate-clicked on the Tom Friedman column. But I decided I have limited bandwidth for things that I know will infuriate me. Stay safe out there, friends.

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submitted 35 days ago • 166 comments

We’ve always been at war with East Asia.

submitted 34 days ago • 345 comments

Guardian caps are inarguably goofy looking but every time I see an NFL player wearing one, I still think “that guy is clearly a lot smarter and more confident than everyone around him.”

submitted 34 days ago • 27 comments

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

submitted 46 days ago • 578 comments

Yay, The Chicago Manual of Style just joined Bluesky! @chicagomanual.bsky.social

submitted 45 days ago • 10 comments

hi, cis folks! meet HB28. it's a sports ban on trans athletes. but actually, it's the first step to something much worse—see below. 45 sec call scripts for democrats & republicans in congress follow. if you've been saying you'd stand with trans people, now's the time.🧵 legiscan.com/US/bill/HB28...

submitted 47 days ago • 118 comments

BREAKING NEWS: Today, editorial workers from @theathletic.bsky.social announced that they are organizing with us and have asked @nytimes.com to recognize them as part of the Times Guild. Read more here: www.nyguild.org/post/athleti...

submitted 48 days ago • 7 comments

Billionaire Bezos dined w Trump & the richest man on Earth, President Elon Musk. This is a lay up for Democrats. You need to rinse, repeat, & hammer the message of how Republicans represent the 1% who are stealing the country from the rest of us. Don't use kleptocracy or oligarchy. Keep it simple.

submitted 65 days ago • 165 comments

it’s so painfully obvious that the most effective talking point for Dems right now is that the US government is being controlled by a billionaire South African shadow president. why they’re not screaming this from the rooftop is beyond me

submitted 66 days ago • 10 comments