honor sachs
@drhonor.bsky.social
Historian, professor, tired.
Look what you made the tell-your-dog-I-said-hi guy do. Shame on you.
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Look what you made the tell-your-dog-I-said-hi guy do. Shame on you.
Student in class today asked me what the difference was between a British pound in money versus in weight, which meant I got to quote Nate Bargatze as George Washington: "Nobody knows..."
a group of men in historical costumes with the words nobody knows above them
ALT: a group of men in historical costumes with the words nobody knows above them
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Student in class today asked me what the difference was between a British pound in money versus in weight, which meant I got to quote Nate Bargatze as George Washington: "Nobody knows..."
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
You guys, I think this means Bad Bunny is our president now.
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 AM
You guys, I think this means Bad Bunny is our president now.
In terms of time, roughly how many episodes of Heated Rivalry is the first half of a football game?
February 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
In terms of time, roughly how many episodes of Heated Rivalry is the first half of a football game?
We’re living in a world when being a depraved troll is an actual political strategy to distract attention away from being a different kind of depraved troll.
February 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
We’re living in a world when being a depraved troll is an actual political strategy to distract attention away from being a different kind of depraved troll.
If we’ve learned anything about these cretins it’s that the louder the racism up front, the bigger the corruption happening somewhere else. And this racism is deafening…
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
If we’ve learned anything about these cretins it’s that the louder the racism up front, the bigger the corruption happening somewhere else. And this racism is deafening…
“History happened” is now a political statement?
The International Olympic Committee ruled that an image of Toussaint Louverture, born into slavery and and leader of the Haitian Revolution, on Haiti’s uniforms violated Olympic rules barring political symbolism
Haiti's Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms
Haiti is making a statement at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with two athletes proudly representing the nation.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
“History happened” is now a political statement?
Mountainish inhumanity.
U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Mountainish inhumanity.
Your mountainish inhumanity.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Your mountainish inhumanity.
Did James K. Polk write this?
This is, from a historical point of view, insane:
"With the promise of Manifest Destiny beating in every American heart, President James K. Polk took swift action to defend our Nation’s security, our dignity, and our sovereign borders."
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
"With the promise of Manifest Destiny beating in every American heart, President James K. Polk took swift action to defend our Nation’s security, our dignity, and our sovereign borders."
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of Our Victory in the Mexican-American War
Today marks the 178th anniversary of our Nation’s triumph in the Mexican-American War—a legendary victory that secured the American Southwest, reasserted
www.whitehouse.gov
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Did James K. Polk write this?
Early Americanist question: Which colonies did Sam Adams send his circular letter to? I realize I don't know specifically who it was addressed to. Who was included here? Who was left out?
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Early Americanist question: Which colonies did Sam Adams send his circular letter to? I realize I don't know specifically who it was addressed to. Who was included here? Who was left out?
Does anybody out there have any experience teaching students to make documentaries or other short research-based film projects? I have an assignment vision but not a lot in terms of concrete guidance. Whatcha got?
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Does anybody out there have any experience teaching students to make documentaries or other short research-based film projects? I have an assignment vision but not a lot in terms of concrete guidance. Whatcha got?
My Oura ring thinks my lectures are cardio.
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
My Oura ring thinks my lectures are cardio.
I'm tired of hearing myself talk. What's your favorite strategy for teaching nonimportation that doesn't involve a lot of lecturing.
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I'm tired of hearing myself talk. What's your favorite strategy for teaching nonimportation that doesn't involve a lot of lecturing.
Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
thepanorama.shear.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
This is my new obsession. sfstandard.com/2026/01/27/c...
Wily coyote who swam to Alcatraz gets ‘much fatter’ on prison island diet
Officials are monitoring if the canine is preying on the island’s seabirds.
sfstandard.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This is my new obsession. sfstandard.com/2026/01/27/c...
According to reaction papers this week, students are hungry for historical perspective on the Alien and Sedition Acts. Obvious reasons why. Any advice on recent writing to help contextualize these historically? I want to help them navigate this moment best I can.
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
According to reaction papers this week, students are hungry for historical perspective on the Alien and Sedition Acts. Obvious reasons why. Any advice on recent writing to help contextualize these historically? I want to help them navigate this moment best I can.
I’m so fragile right now that that penguin video has ended me.
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I’m so fragile right now that that penguin video has ended me.
So, my lecture for Tuesday is about how government troops invaded an American city and shot several people, then declared that it was justified because their troops were being harassed by locals ruffians.
Any advice on how to get through this lecture without completely losing my shit appreciated.
Any advice on how to get through this lecture without completely losing my shit appreciated.
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
So, my lecture for Tuesday is about how government troops invaded an American city and shot several people, then declared that it was justified because their troops were being harassed by locals ruffians.
Any advice on how to get through this lecture without completely losing my shit appreciated.
Any advice on how to get through this lecture without completely losing my shit appreciated.
I’m sorry, what? We’ll stop murdering citizens when you give us your voter rolls??? So, ICE is now enforcing election law? When the fuck did this happen?
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I’m sorry, what? We’ll stop murdering citizens when you give us your voter rolls??? So, ICE is now enforcing election law? When the fuck did this happen?
It’s like they read the grievances and thought, “wow,whoever this guy is, he sounds awesome.”
"He has ... sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people ...
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power." 1/
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power." 1/
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It’s like they read the grievances and thought, “wow,whoever this guy is, he sounds awesome.”
Is it even possible to teach the writs of assistance case without bringing up ICE?
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Is it even possible to teach the writs of assistance case without bringing up ICE?
I’m so depressed by the world that I’m googling “heated rivalry interior design” instead of working on tomorrow’s lecture.
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I’m so depressed by the world that I’m googling “heated rivalry interior design” instead of working on tomorrow’s lecture.