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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 30m

Never let reality intrude?

Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 35m

Possible headline: "Helps Establish Peace in Gaza. Incites Violence in U.S. Orders Murders in Caribbean."

It needs some polishing, but...

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 9h

Worth a friendly reminder that the next set of nation-wide No Kings protests are set for October 18th.

There's probably one in your area.

I am not generally a crowds or protests sort of person, but there's one in my town and I'll be at it on the 18th.

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 8h

I'm looking forward to being a part of this, speaking to a broader audience, and getting to meet so many fellow historians whose work I admire.
addran.tcu.edu/history/stud...

LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society

This symposium is named in memory of Lance Corporal Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt and generously funded by his parents, Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt. A native of San Antonio and TCU student, Benjamin joi...

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 10h

"Considering the rightward trend of country music through the last half-century, it sounds odd to hear a mainstream country singer endorsing communal economic programs. In Cash’s youth, however, country musicians were behind the New Deal."

(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)

Down in Dyess

Johnny Cash wrote in his autobiography, “I grew up under socialism—kind of.”

contingentmagazine.org

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 9h

And this paen to Jim Crow in front of the county courthouse.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 9h

Nice time strolling around Belton.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 14h

Taco Team--That's what the TXARNG "T" patch stands for, that and tamales, tortas, tortillas, and tostadas.

Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

I approve. How could I ever not?

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

a map of california with a red heart in the center

ALT: a map of california with a red heart in the center

media.tenor.com

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

According to my local source, Killeen remains steadfastly mediocre when it comes to the quality of food. It pretty much sucked in the 80s.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

Back in Killeen for the first time since 1987. Back then, I had more hair & less of a waistline.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

Works for me!

Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

Boo! Go Doyers! 😂

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social · 2d

Only a month 'til the publication of “Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict”, edited by me, @mpmfinch.bsky.social & @dmorganowen.bsky.social!

US readers: get 30% discount (code: FRAMINGWWI) & free shipping if you order direct from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, this is so exciting! Thank you @lizcovart.bsky.social for the invitation. And while I'm here, pleased to announce that @uchicagopress.bsky.social is bringing out a paperback in Spring 2026!!!

Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 2d

Today is @bfworld.bsky.social’s 11th Podversary. The first 4 episodes debuted 11 years ago.
So it’s fitting we have a great new episode to celebrate!

How did Northern manufacturers support Southern slavery?

Seth Rockman joins us to talk about “plantation goods” and slavery’s hidden supply chain.

Episode 422: Seth Rockman, Plantation Goods: How Northern Factories Fueled the Plantation Economy

Discover how hoes, shoes, and cloth linked New England factories to Southern slavery in early America with historian Seth Rockman.

benfranklinsworld.com

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 3d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 3d

More importantly, what he learned, or allowed himself to learn?

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 3d

Tactical fetishism and "cool" shit. Take it up a level and consider strategy. Only two countries fielded strategic bomber forces with long range bombers, the U.S. & U.K. Time to shut up and get back to what passes for work in my life. Harrumph!

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 3d

Wehraboos and their adolescent fapfest antics.

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SMH Historians @smh-historians.bsky.social · 3d

The Call for Applications for the 2026 Summer Seminar in Military History is now live! Application forms, a 2-page Letter of Interest, and CV/Resume are due December 12th.
www.smh-hq.org/summersemina...

Summer Seminar | The Society for Military History

www.smh-hq.org

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 4d

Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon

Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'

www.oregonlive.com

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