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Craig Bruce Smith

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 5h

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 6h

Ha! And the correct answer is Dr. Alex Hesse, or if he was an MD…Dr. Donald Blake #hatm

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 8h

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 12h

Stop that! You did great. Made sense to me!

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 1d

Rempe must fight him!

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing could possibly go wrong….

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats to Tyson Reeder the winner of the 2025 George Washington Book Prize

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 5d

Just wish they went with the vintage tan pants and gloves (and got rid of the awful game 7 patch)

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 5d

And the AHA wonders why it has problems….

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 5d

We absolutely should, they matter

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 5d

@drmeganking.bsky.social ….Kelsa is the perfect person for this conference!

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Megan King @drmeganking.bsky.social · 6d

📢Call for papers!

Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!

Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 5d

Paging @kelsapellettiere.com

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 6d

For academic historians...not many

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 6d

That’s crazy!

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 6d

“As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…”

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 7d

Why is this soccer team going on crusade?!?

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 7d

To stop sinister academic cabals

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 7d

You need to point out that he still put GW and Monroe… ;)

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, never be at the mercy of your school

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 8d

In academia, prestige is all that matters….

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8d

For decades, “prestige was seen as synonymous with enduring value: Harvard would always be Harvard,” Jeffrey Selingo writes. But with sticker prices surging and graduates facing a tough job market, many parents no longer believe prestige is worth the price:

The ‘Best’ Colleges Aren’t the Best Forever

Prestige isn’t permanent.

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Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 8d

North, South, East, or West there will only be one….Haaaaaaaaaaaaarvard.

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 9d

Suppose squirrels are better than your skinny arms...

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 9d

“Don’t sit so close to me”

Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social · 9d

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