Neil Snyder
@neilsnyder.bsky.social
I live in Seattle and post stuff related to history, economics, politics, and Indic and East Asian philosophy. Oh and sports. 南無阿弥陀仏
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
Amazing stuff happening in the old home county.
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Amazing stuff happening in the old home county.
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Arthur Pilgrim Blower
England and Wales, Census, 1881
England and Wales, Census, 1881
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Arthur Pilgrim Blower
England and Wales, Census, 1881
England and Wales, Census, 1881
This halftime show is way too top-tier for a Thanksgiving game, my god.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This halftime show is way too top-tier for a Thanksgiving game, my god.
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lewis-clark center for arts and history, main street, lewiston, idaho, 2004
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
lewis-clark center for arts and history, main street, lewiston, idaho, 2004
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Love this show poster I found online describing Soundgarden before the word “grunge” existed.
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Love this show poster I found online describing Soundgarden before the word “grunge” existed.
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This is my situation today.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is my situation today.
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On Twitter the other day, Curtis Yarvin declared a speech by George Washington to be “fake communist history” because he asked Claude about it and the AI glazed him
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On Twitter the other day, Curtis Yarvin declared a speech by George Washington to be “fake communist history” because he asked Claude about it and the AI glazed him
Bought a lasagna from Cafe Lago for the holiday but our pickup time was 4PM. Distance from here to there is 4.1 miles, but trying to get to Montlake from QA or back to QA from Montlake is agony at 4 PM. Getting there was fine because we left at three. The drive back, though, was 45 minutes.
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Bought a lasagna from Cafe Lago for the holiday but our pickup time was 4PM. Distance from here to there is 4.1 miles, but trying to get to Montlake from QA or back to QA from Montlake is agony at 4 PM. Getting there was fine because we left at three. The drive back, though, was 45 minutes.
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New Jersey turkeys have a "slightly coarser, grainier" meat than ordinary turkeys but the "frisson of carrion tang" in the gizzard has made them #1 Thanksgiving fare for discerning gourmets.
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New Jersey turkeys have a "slightly coarser, grainier" meat than ordinary turkeys but the "frisson of carrion tang" in the gizzard has made them #1 Thanksgiving fare for discerning gourmets.
I chased whiskey while cooking with red wine while eating. I have never been sicker and once I stopped vomiting my wife had to drive us home with the windows down. Came back the next day to do a deep cleaning of and had to replace the linens and rug in my father-in-law’s powder room. Sober now.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I chased whiskey while cooking with red wine while eating. I have never been sicker and once I stopped vomiting my wife had to drive us home with the windows down. Came back the next day to do a deep cleaning of and had to replace the linens and rug in my father-in-law’s powder room. Sober now.
I am excessively selfless (my therapist wants me to be more selfish because it isn’t actually great psychologically to not address your own needs) and my purpose is understood without children. Dudes ought to figure this stuff out before bringing kids into this world.
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I am excessively selfless (my therapist wants me to be more selfish because it isn’t actually great psychologically to not address your own needs) and my purpose is understood without children. Dudes ought to figure this stuff out before bringing kids into this world.
Seattle before national attention was a rich tapestry of musical styles but the kids who were grooving to “Touch Me I’m Sick” were likely not over-enamored with the earnest arena rock U2 was putting out at the time.
wtf, if you were a fan of grunge you also hated U2! How are people this confused?
Rattle and Hum had a Helter Skelter cover - I don't know if you can get more Gen-X than that.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Seattle before national attention was a rich tapestry of musical styles but the kids who were grooving to “Touch Me I’m Sick” were likely not over-enamored with the earnest arena rock U2 was putting out at the time.
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We had a high school band called "John, Calvin & the Protestants" who introduced their cover of "Helter Skelter" by saying "U2 stole this song from Charles Manson. We're stealing it back." Not bc they were Manson fans, but because maximum U2 was becoming hard to bear.
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had a high school band called "John, Calvin & the Protestants" who introduced their cover of "Helter Skelter" by saying "U2 stole this song from Charles Manson. We're stealing it back." Not bc they were Manson fans, but because maximum U2 was becoming hard to bear.
I am actually looking forward to a primary fight between the ShamWow guy and 84-year-old birther and election denier John Carter, who has held that seat for nearly a quarter-century.
The Shamwow Guy just announced that he is running for Texas’ 31st Congressional District.
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I am actually looking forward to a primary fight between the ShamWow guy and 84-year-old birther and election denier John Carter, who has held that seat for nearly a quarter-century.
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motorcycle parts and accessories, route 85 greenway road, cheyenne, wyoming, 2004
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
motorcycle parts and accessories, route 85 greenway road, cheyenne, wyoming, 2004
I saw someone elsewhere refer to a singer as “miserable Poundland Elvis” and you can probably figure out who he was referring to.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I saw someone elsewhere refer to a singer as “miserable Poundland Elvis” and you can probably figure out who he was referring to.
Today is the super bowl of going shopping for me so I don’t have to go out again during the week with the aggro people.
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Today is the super bowl of going shopping for me so I don’t have to go out again during the week with the aggro people.
This is certainly a history-adjacent thought. This man has a PhD in history btw.
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is certainly a history-adjacent thought. This man has a PhD in history btw.
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As first reported by @msjpauly.bsky.social and @pablo.show, the Harris County GOP gave Riley Gaines $25,000 to speak at the 2025 Lincoln Reagan Dinner with Gov. Greg Abbott. Here's a little more context on that, plus Gaines' relationship with the Texas GOP: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Harris County GOP paid anti-trans activist Riley Gaines $25K to speak
Business is booming for Riley Gaines.
www.chron.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As first reported by @msjpauly.bsky.social and @pablo.show, the Harris County GOP gave Riley Gaines $25,000 to speak at the 2025 Lincoln Reagan Dinner with Gov. Greg Abbott. Here's a little more context on that, plus Gaines' relationship with the Texas GOP: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Jefferson’s advice to Madison regarding Patrick Henry.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Jefferson’s advice to Madison regarding Patrick Henry.
I can see why this writer thinks she is a great writer, because they also suck.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I can see why this writer thinks she is a great writer, because they also suck.
The Tenure of Office Act is quite unconstitutional and it’s sort of a weird quirk of history that it didn’t end up before SCOTUS, which is what Johnson intended by appointing Lorenzo Thomas in place if the “suspended” Edwin Stanton. (Instead of a SCOTUS case, he got impeached.)
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Tenure of Office Act is quite unconstitutional and it’s sort of a weird quirk of history that it didn’t end up before SCOTUS, which is what Johnson intended by appointing Lorenzo Thomas in place if the “suspended” Edwin Stanton. (Instead of a SCOTUS case, he got impeached.)
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#OtD 20 Nov 1896 Jewish garment worker organiser and anarchist Rose Pesotta was born in Ukraine. She was active in NYC, narrowly avoided deportation, and badly beaten by anti-union thugs, causing her permanent hearing loss, but did not give up stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9309...
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#OtD 20 Nov 1896 Jewish garment worker organiser and anarchist Rose Pesotta was born in Ukraine. She was active in NYC, narrowly avoided deportation, and badly beaten by anti-union thugs, causing her permanent hearing loss, but did not give up stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9309...
We are sun dogging today
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We are sun dogging today