Bruce Dorsey
@profbrucedorsey.bsky.social
Historian, writer. Professor of History, Swarthmore College. Most recent: MURDER IN A MILL TOWN (Oxford UP). Rep'd by Mullane Literary Associates.
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Bruce Dorsey
@profbrucedorsey.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Great thrill to be in conversation with Jen Manion @manionjen.bsky.social at the Charles River Museum @charlesrivermuseum.bsky.social for the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize celebration, awarded by the Massachusetts Historical Society @mhs1791.bsky.social
Hoping you all have this happy a Thanksgiving!
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hoping you all have this happy a Thanksgiving!
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Roy Justus takes on McCarthyism and its bullying tactics, May 1954.
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Roy Justus takes on McCarthyism and its bullying tactics, May 1954.
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
It was fun strolling through our imported version of a German Christmas market in center city Philly this past Saturday night (except that the mulled wine wasn't great). Go Birds!
Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany, drawing revelers to enjoy mulled wine, grilled sausages, and festive attractions.
Germany's Christmas markets open with festive cheer and tight security
Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany, drawing revelers to enjoy mulled wine, grilled sausages, and festive attractions.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It was fun strolling through our imported version of a German Christmas market in center city Philly this past Saturday night (except that the mulled wine wasn't great). Go Birds!
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Crazy that the mayor-elect of NYC and the Pope are pretty much the two most beloved political figures right now
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Crazy that the mayor-elect of NYC and the Pope are pretty much the two most beloved political figures right now
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West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
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Reuters: the Pope has told kids not to use AI instead of doing the work!
Also Reuters: wanna skip reading the story and have AI summarize it for you? 😈
Also Reuters: wanna skip reading the story and have AI summarize it for you? 😈
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reuters: the Pope has told kids not to use AI instead of doing the work!
Also Reuters: wanna skip reading the story and have AI summarize it for you? 😈
Also Reuters: wanna skip reading the story and have AI summarize it for you? 😈
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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American invasion of US going well, reports indicate.
Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground
A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues. theintercept.com/2025/09/17/t...
A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues. theintercept.com/2025/09/17/t...
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
American invasion of US going well, reports indicate.
How long before we hear "Things Happen" to describe citizens detained or deported, US troops firing weapons at residents of American cities, domestic "enemies" (including journalists) prosecuted or disappeared?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
How long before we hear "Things Happen" to describe citizens detained or deported, US troops firing weapons at residents of American cities, domestic "enemies" (including journalists) prosecuted or disappeared?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
This thread 👇. Thanks, Karin.
As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
_The American Revolution_ offers a look at how complex and violent — and also inspiring— the American founding was. Getting huge coverage, it may give folks time to digest that complexity as 2026 commences. Premieres tonight + PBS has preview clips of all episodes. www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This thread 👇. Thanks, Karin.
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Awful to see federal forces terrorizing Charlotte, like how they recently terrorized Chicago. Truly awful.
At the same time, don't miss how they had to withdraw from Chicago to do it. It's the same guys, like a hit squad.
Bottomless desire, limited capacity. Push the regime enough and it'll break.
At the same time, don't miss how they had to withdraw from Chicago to do it. It's the same guys, like a hit squad.
Bottomless desire, limited capacity. Push the regime enough and it'll break.
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Awful to see federal forces terrorizing Charlotte, like how they recently terrorized Chicago. Truly awful.
At the same time, don't miss how they had to withdraw from Chicago to do it. It's the same guys, like a hit squad.
Bottomless desire, limited capacity. Push the regime enough and it'll break.
At the same time, don't miss how they had to withdraw from Chicago to do it. It's the same guys, like a hit squad.
Bottomless desire, limited capacity. Push the regime enough and it'll break.
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Some of the most respected Chicago journalists in modern history came together to pen a letter decrying the terror being waged by the federal government against area residents.
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Retired journalists raise the alarm about state sponsored terror in Chicago
"It is without precedent that the biggest names in Chicago journalism have come together to condemn a public action"
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Some of the most respected Chicago journalists in modern history came together to pen a letter decrying the terror being waged by the federal government against area residents.
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
Yes! As Rep. Pingree from Maine said, this is not a merely "change [in] the tenor or tone or trajectory" of the NEH, "this is a dismantling,” "'rapid destruction' of the agency’s systems of scholarly review."
The way my blood boiled when I read that they gave $30,000 to an unnamed independent scholar for a project on “Meritocracy vs. Equity: The Declaration of Independence in Tension With Critical Race Theory and D.E.I.” (and without full review).
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yes! As Rep. Pingree from Maine said, this is not a merely "change [in] the tenor or tone or trajectory" of the NEH, "this is a dismantling,” "'rapid destruction' of the agency’s systems of scholarly review."
You'd think the narcissist-in-chief would want to release the files for this reason alone.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
You'd think the narcissist-in-chief would want to release the files for this reason alone.
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Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”