Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social
Author of THE LOST TRADITION OF ECONOMIC EQUALITY IN AMERICA, 1600-1870, and many works on Native peoples in New England 1600-1900. Emeritus prof of history, Truman State University, now happy to be in Worcester Mass., aka Nipmuc homelands. He/him/FDJT
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Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social
· Jul 2
"But, will some say is it a crime to be rich? Yes, certainly. AT THE PUBLICK EXPENCE, or to the Danger of the Publick." An important lesson in 1748; seems even more important today.
My piece in TIME, part of Historians for 2026, abridged version; full text to be posted online in a few days.
My piece in TIME, part of Historians for 2026, abridged version; full text to be posted online in a few days.
“The Great Upheaval” has arrived, huzzah! Lovely volume, and it’s been five years since my last publication (other than those TIME pieces).
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“The Great Upheaval” has arrived, huzzah! Lovely volume, and it’s been five years since my last publication (other than those TIME pieces).
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"Fool of a Took!"
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Fool of a Took!"
We all need some good news. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
CDFW: 'Salmon Everywhere' One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal
The naysayers said for many years that it couldn't be done — that salmon wouldn’t return to their original habitat in the Upper Klamath Basin once the four Pacific Corp dams on the Klamath River were ...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We all need some good news. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
I am amused that autocorrect changed "Hahnemann" to "Hangman," especially since the former is the medical center for my annual wellness visit.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I am amused that autocorrect changed "Hahnemann" to "Hangman," especially since the former is the medical center for my annual wellness visit.
“Plus he was in his right mind.”
Trump, on the other hand, . . .
Trump, on the other hand, . . .
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Plus he was in his right mind.”
Trump, on the other hand, . . .
Trump, on the other hand, . . .
For #SHEAR #SHEAR2026, seeking panelists for session on economic issues circa 1780s-1790s. My paper: examining MA debates over property requirements etc. in the proposed 1778/1780 constitutions. Proposals due Dec 1st, please contact me [email protected] if interested.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
For #SHEAR #SHEAR2026, seeking panelists for session on economic issues circa 1780s-1790s. My paper: examining MA debates over property requirements etc. in the proposed 1778/1780 constitutions. Proposals due Dec 1st, please contact me [email protected] if interested.
"Behind the Frontier" for only $10 (plus shipping?)! Other Univ. of Nebraska Press books also 50 percent off for the holidays! Use code 6HLW25 at checkout. www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska-pap...
Behind the Frontier - Nebraska Press
Behind the Frontier tells the story of the Indians in Massachusetts as English settlements encroached on their traditional homeland between 1675 and 1775, fr...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Behind the Frontier" for only $10 (plus shipping?)! Other Univ. of Nebraska Press books also 50 percent off for the holidays! Use code 6HLW25 at checkout. www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska-pap...
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Pam Bondi will not have a license to practice law when this is all over. You can’t stay a bar member and agree to investigate only members of one political party for child sexual abuse but not members of the other. And, you can’t do it after previously saying no one else could be charged.
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Pam Bondi will not have a license to practice law when this is all over. You can’t stay a bar member and agree to investigate only members of one political party for child sexual abuse but not members of the other. And, you can’t do it after previously saying no one else could be charged.
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They're running from it now. But the fact that Senate Republicans tried to give 10 of their colleagues at least $1 million each for nothing but a bogus press op captures the corruption of Trump II. In no other environment wld this even occur to the most corrupt politicians.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
They're running from it now. But the fact that Senate Republicans tried to give 10 of their colleagues at least $1 million each for nothing but a bogus press op captures the corruption of Trump II. In no other environment wld this even occur to the most corrupt politicians.
Trump had a similarly close relationship with Roy Cohn, and since Cohn’s death has often said he really wants another attorney like Cohn. Since Epstein’s death, he’s probably been wondering how he can get a similar pimp.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump had a similarly close relationship with Roy Cohn, and since Cohn’s death has often said he really wants another attorney like Cohn. Since Epstein’s death, he’s probably been wondering how he can get a similar pimp.
Well THAT didn’t take long. Probably took more time to get the sandwich. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Well THAT didn’t take long. Probably took more time to get the sandwich. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”
Scotch, of course. H/t Mark Sandlin.I
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Scotch, of course. H/t Mark Sandlin.I
Hey Stevie: Speaking of celebrating ugliness, take a good look at the two-legged lump of lard you worship with the bad hair piece and awful orange spray tan job.
Stephen Miller: "The scandal is how Democrats & the left scarred the landscape of our country w/grotesque so-called modern art that celebrates ugliness ... very importantly, President Trump is making sure it's in the neo-classical design around which our nation's architecture has long been directed"
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Hey Stevie: Speaking of celebrating ugliness, take a good look at the two-legged lump of lard you worship with the bad hair piece and awful orange spray tan job.
Oh fuck off into the sun. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ For Trump to Run for a Third Term
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Oh fuck off into the sun. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
MAGA Newspeak translator: “independent” = far-right wackos. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout
A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
MAGA Newspeak translator: “independent” = far-right wackos. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“The ethical conflict . . . It’s bizarre and almost too outlandish to believe.” But this is the Trump regime, which every week has to find something more obviously corrupt and nasty than the week before. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“The ethical conflict . . . It’s bizarre and almost too outlandish to believe.” But this is the Trump regime, which every week has to find something more obviously corrupt and nasty than the week before. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Gee, Trump lied. What a surprise. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Gee, Trump lied. What a surprise. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Another example highlighting how most of those in the Trump regime are washouts from amateur hour. It's too bad that the two or three who are competent are so damn evil. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Another example highlighting how most of those in the Trump regime are washouts from amateur hour. It's too bad that the two or three who are competent are so damn evil. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
Amazingly accurate depiction of what the Corrupt Ignorant Jackass is doing to our country.
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Amazingly accurate depiction of what the Corrupt Ignorant Jackass is doing to our country.
The original No Kings protest.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The original No Kings protest.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
@lawdorknews.bsky.social Isn’t the 28 days up, for Trump’s lawyers to file a short and sane brief in his $15b lawsuit against the NYTimes?
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
@lawdorknews.bsky.social Isn’t the 28 days up, for Trump’s lawyers to file a short and sane brief in his $15b lawsuit against the NYTimes?