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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 2h

I mean, we probably won't be able to have this conversation until MAGA dies as a Republican philosophy but most super online antifascists don't actually know what fascism is so...that take is not a surprise. It's just sad.

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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 9h

We 💯 support Amphifa! Give me ribbety, or give me death. 🐸

A poster for "Amphifa: amphibians against fascism" showing a black and green flag with a green frog

Three protestors dressed in inflatable frog costumes holding a sign that says "Portland frog brigade"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 5h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 5h

We should not have facilities to train the armed forces of countries who operate against our interests as a country and those of our allies.

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 5h

Neat.

Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺) @sethchagi.bsky.social · 5h

efore language, there was pattern. Blombos Cave cross-hatched ochre — ~75,000 ya — an early abstract mark with possible symbolic meaning. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday. Paper: Henshilwood et al. 2009 (JHE).

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 5h

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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 6h

The Tylenol announcement being a huge dud gives me a small bit hope for the future.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 8h

Some good news: Most people don't trust Trump and RFK Jr.'s claims about autism.
Just four percent of respondents told a KFF poll they believed the claim was definitely true, while 30 percent said it was probably false and 35 percent said it was definitely false
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Only 4% of Americans think Trump claims about Tylenol and autism ‘definitely true’

Americans are largely divided on partisan lines on whether they trust the Trump administration’s health claims on autism and vaccines

www.independent.co.uk

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 7h

I was in an airport recently and the videos were months out of the date with Noem talking past deadline to get Real IDs.

So she rushed out a video, not to improve things or back the unpaid TSA, but to be a party hack posing as a civil servant.

Hope those 7 Dems who confirmed her feel the love.

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 7h

Kids today with with stupid hair, huh?

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 9h

The timeline for memorials says this wouldn't be completed this term on the best of sceduales.

So, Trump could start this only to leave office and watch his little arch be deconstruction by the Dem 2028 winner or better yet defunded in 2027 by a hostile Congress.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19h

This is AI.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 22h

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 23h

This grist mill, near Vineland, Ontario, helped feed British troops in the area during the War of 1812. Go check it out at the Ball's Falls Conservation Area!

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Dr. Jamie LH Goodall @lhistorienne.bsky.social · 1d

If you enjoy my work, please help me continue to do it. Snag one (or all) of my books as I’m furloughed and help me pay some bills! 🏴‍☠️📚 DM me! #SkyStorians #PirateHistory

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@Tarbosaur @tarbosaur.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost Indigenous People's Day. I've been on a hundred podcasts, one of my favorites is still @buzzkillprof.bsky.social

professorbuzzkill.com/2024/01/09/a...

America’s Origin Stories and Myths Professor Buzzkill

Dr. Brian Regal joins us to discuss some of the stories and myths about who “discovered” America, and what the continued popularity of those myths tell us

professorbuzzkill.com

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

So a book review I wrote in 2020, that I last reached out about in 2022, is about to be published. I barely remember what I wrote.

a man in a suit stands on a stage holding a microphone and says " you know life "

ALT: a man in a suit stands on a stage holding a microphone and says " you know life "

media.tenor.com

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

Qatar is one of the key allies of Hamas in the region. In case you were keeping score of the Trump administration's foreign policy of personal grift.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

Funny they can't say the name of protests because saying "No Kings" makes it soooo clear it's the opposite of a "hate America rally"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

If you were online on October 7, 2023, this is no surprise.

Overshadowed by the fact that Israel retaliated with a genocidal war is the reality that amid the attack seemingly professional/moral people spent days praising every report they found of Israelis, including children, being murdered.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

This is a person who is still taken seriously and published in left-wing spaces.

To be clear: No, most Israeli Jews are not descended from Polish Jews. And even for the minority who are, it would obviously not be safe for them all to go there now, given the Polish government.

Tweet from Axel Folio, PhD: "To Poland where they are from"

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

The law of the Internet has been called!

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 1d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

The law of the Internet has been called!

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 1d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

youtu.be

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Second threat walked back after a couple days.

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 1d

Trump appears to be openly considering ordering the construction of an imperial monument to his vanity as the gateway to this republic's most solemn national gravesite.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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