Eddie Valentin
@evalentin25.bsky.social
Public historian, personal research interests: Reconstruction, borderlands history, and the military experiences of Black Americans. Views expressed here are my own.
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Eddie Valentin
@evalentin25.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hi new followers! Most of my current work as a public historian focuses on WWII, but my personal research interests center on Reconstruction and the experiences of Black soldiers in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. I post about books, current events, history, and sports from time to time.
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Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
Hello!
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
If you really wanted to hear a particular song and you didn’t already own the artist’s CD, you called the local radio station and made a request to play it.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
If you really wanted to hear a particular song and you didn’t already own the artist’s CD, you called the local radio station and made a request to play it.
Terrible start.
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Terrible start.
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FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/c...
FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/c...
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U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December, with new orders contracting further and input costs grinding higher as the sector continued to bear the imprint of Trump's import tariffs.
US factory sector contracts for 10th straight month in December
U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December, with new orders contracting further and input costs grinding higher as the sector continued to bear the imprint of President Donald T...
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December, with new orders contracting further and input costs grinding higher as the sector continued to bear the imprint of Trump's import tariffs.
Kickers, man. Loneliest position on the team.
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Kickers, man. Loneliest position on the team.
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it's time to play America's favorite new game, 'what the fuck am I waking up to now'
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
it's time to play America's favorite new game, 'what the fuck am I waking up to now'
If I had to rank the seasons of Stranger Things from my favorite to least favorite, nothing hits like those first two seasons.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 AM
If I had to rank the seasons of Stranger Things from my favorite to least favorite, nothing hits like those first two seasons.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
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Zohran Mamdani has yet to give a solo press conference since taking office.
January 1, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Zohran Mamdani has yet to give a solo press conference since taking office.
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!!!!!!!! And they know it, that’s why they fight so hard against a high speed train
everything about flying in this country is such a scam
December 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
!!!!!!!! And they know it, that’s why they fight so hard against a high speed train
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Weiss has only been on the job two months and already has all of Bluesky raptly watching "60 Minutes"
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Weiss has only been on the job two months and already has all of Bluesky raptly watching "60 Minutes"
By trying to suppress the story, they’ve actually brought a lot more attention to it. It’s obviously an important story, but how many people would’ve known about it if it had just aired as planned?
Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
By trying to suppress the story, they’ve actually brought a lot more attention to it. It’s obviously an important story, but how many people would’ve known about it if it had just aired as planned?
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US solar installations jump 49% in third quarter, report says reut.rs/4a4MpSJ
US solar installations jump 49% in third quarter, report says
The U.S. solar industry installed 11.7 gigawatts of new solar capacity in the third quarter, a jump of 49% sequentially, a study by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie showed on Tuesday.
reut.rs
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
US solar installations jump 49% in third quarter, report says reut.rs/4a4MpSJ
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Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Facing a backlog of school discrimination cases, the U.S. Department of Education has asked hundreds of employees it fired months ago to temporarily return to work. bit.ly/48IZNK4
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Facing a backlog of school discrimination cases, the U.S. Department of Education has asked hundreds of employees it fired months ago to temporarily return to work. bit.ly/48IZNK4
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
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The growing use of AI-powered tools in police departments raises serious concerns for civil rights and civil liberties. Our new analysis outlines the risks and the safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The growing use of AI-powered tools in police departments raises serious concerns for civil rights and civil liberties. Our new analysis outlines the risks and the safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
There’s nothing that can convince me that lining up in shotgun from the 1-yard line isn’t ridiculous.
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
There’s nothing that can convince me that lining up in shotgun from the 1-yard line isn’t ridiculous.
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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After emancipation, Black schoolteacher & future Alabama state legislator William V. Turner reported to the Freedmen's Bureau that local officials were illegally withholding food assistance from Black mothers, telling them it "is not for negroes, but for the poor white women."
Alabama Black Teacher to the Alabama Freedmen's Bureau Superintendent of Education, February 5, 1867; and Headquarters of the Alabama Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner to the Government Relief ...
www.freedmen.umd.edu
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
After emancipation, Black schoolteacher & future Alabama state legislator William V. Turner reported to the Freedmen's Bureau that local officials were illegally withholding food assistance from Black mothers, telling them it "is not for negroes, but for the poor white women."
Every time they reach the goal line, they throw the ball instead of handing it to Marshawn Lynch.
What was the point of any of this if they’re just going to fold like a damn lawn chair?
What was the point of any of this if they’re just going to fold like a damn lawn chair?
BREAKING: Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Every time they reach the goal line, they throw the ball instead of handing it to Marshawn Lynch.
What was the point of any of this if they’re just going to fold like a damn lawn chair?
What was the point of any of this if they’re just going to fold like a damn lawn chair?
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.