Ike Makos
@ikemakos.bsky.social
Toiling away in the history mines. Public history professional. Board & tabletop gaming enthusiast. MA in Public History, American University 2020. BA in History, Beloit College 2016. Pronouns are he/him/his.
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Ike Makos
@ikemakos.bsky.social
· Nov 6
In 1776 William Knox had in his possession a gorget that had once displayed the coat of arms of the British monarch. Over this symbol of autocratic rule someone stamped the Latin phrase INIMICA TYRANNIS - “hostile to tyrants”
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when the tryptophan hits
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
when the tryptophan hits
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Trump personally rebooting the Rush Hour franchise was by far my favorite story of the day.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Trump personally rebooting the Rush Hour franchise was by far my favorite story of the day.
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
if you’re still in line to quote post this and say, “a Master and Commander sequel”, STAY IN LINE
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
if you’re still in line to quote post this and say, “a Master and Commander sequel”, STAY IN LINE
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i am starting to have a hard time keeping up with which scheming viziers are running what schemes
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
i am starting to have a hard time keeping up with which scheming viziers are running what schemes
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Study: Average 19th-Century American Spent 93% Of Time Waving At Trains, Boats https://theonion.com/study-average-19th-century-american-spent-93-of-time-waving-at-trains-boats/
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Study: Average 19th-Century American Spent 93% Of Time Waving At Trains, Boats https://theonion.com/study-average-19th-century-american-spent-93-of-time-waving-at-trains-boats/
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
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BROCK LESNAR FELL FLAT ON HIS ASS
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
BROCK LESNAR FELL FLAT ON HIS ASS
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this is far too common to be dismissed as anecdota tbh. the sheer number of clubs and social groups that couldn't survive remote, or stayed permanently remote, had a huge impact on the social lives of like 100 million americans bsky.app/profile/adis...
this is just anecdotal but among my social circle like 90% of regularly scheduled in-person hangouts simply imploded over COVID and never returned. it's way, way harder to start these things than end them.
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
this is far too common to be dismissed as anecdota tbh. the sheer number of clubs and social groups that couldn't survive remote, or stayed permanently remote, had a huge impact on the social lives of like 100 million americans bsky.app/profile/adis...
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DSA anti-partisan brigades ruthlessly putting down Cuomintang loyalist guerrillas in the streets of New York
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
DSA anti-partisan brigades ruthlessly putting down Cuomintang loyalist guerrillas in the streets of New York
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Four episodes in and two things are clear. George Washington was a game manager and defense wins championships.
Drinking cold beer and watching a Ken Burns documentary like the Founding Fathers intended.
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Four episodes in and two things are clear. George Washington was a game manager and defense wins championships.
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from "the pro peace ticket" to "we're invading venezuela to steal their oil" in just about 12 month
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
from "the pro peace ticket" to "we're invading venezuela to steal their oil" in just about 12 month
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What made the Nazis "the Nazis" was a very 20th century thing: industrial-scale death for its own sake. Other totalitarian societies existed, other genocides have happened. The Nazis really were different. That did make them special, even in a world of British and French empires that did genocides.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
What made the Nazis "the Nazis" was a very 20th century thing: industrial-scale death for its own sake. Other totalitarian societies existed, other genocides have happened. The Nazis really were different. That did make them special, even in a world of British and French empires that did genocides.
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
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running for office on a platform of banning all short form content delivered directly into the camera
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
running for office on a platform of banning all short form content delivered directly into the camera
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it was widely accepted you could not get tanks through the Ardennes and it turned out you could in fact get tanks through the Ardennes
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
it was widely accepted you could not get tanks through the Ardennes and it turned out you could in fact get tanks through the Ardennes
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Just wild stuff, there have been plenty of “this is the stupidest fucking thing ever” articles but CFR and Foreign affairs running cover for this nonsense really is depressing
What’s particularly disconcerting about the Venezuela stuff is how entire parts of the foreign policy establishment are endorsing/running cover for an administration that clearly has no plan or actual strategy
I regret to inform you’ll this is not the most insane article about Venezuela today lol
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Just wild stuff, there have been plenty of “this is the stupidest fucking thing ever” articles but CFR and Foreign affairs running cover for this nonsense really is depressing
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Reading about the bolsheviks and if podcasts had existed back then all these guys would've done that instead
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Reading about the bolsheviks and if podcasts had existed back then all these guys would've done that instead
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