Manisha Sinha

@profmsinha.bsky.social

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Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author most recently of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair at UConn

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Manisha Sinha is an Indian-born American historian, and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition (2016) and The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 (2024). .. more

Political science 49%

Sociology 20%

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Apr 11

Historian here posting for no reason at all.

U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:

"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks for the shout out!

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lumbridge enthusiast @anderswo.bsky.social · 5h

I’m reading a book a month this year and I finished this one on the last day of January!

A good but difficult read that elaborated on many things I’ve learned over the years. It highlighted how ambitious the goals of Reconstruction were and just how brutal the backlash that betrayed it could be.

Photo of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic by Manisha Sinha

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 6h

when I look at a picture of this I sometimes imagine the sounds you would hear, once a place like this is full of human beings

a photo of DeSantis, Trump, and Noem looking at new human cages

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 7h

Well his boss is a dog killer!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 8h

www.startribune.com/mournful-cer...

Mournful, ceremonial: Minneapolis VA memorial gathering overflows to remember Alex Pretti

Nearly 1,000 of Pretti’s colleagues found one way or another to watch the service in the hospital’s chapel.

www.startribune.com

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 10h

First coined by @rokhanna.bsky.social !

Allenk_81 @allenk81.bsky.social · 10h

FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.

Reposted by David M. Schultz, Brian Weatherson, Ann Bartow , and 1 more David M. Schultz, Brian Weatherson, Ann Bartow, Manisha Sinha

Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 11h

👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?

What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?

What if I told you that I found them?

A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):

The disappearing art gallery in your post office

The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.

wapo.st

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 11h

This Day in Labor History: February 8, 1887. President Grover Cleveland signed the Dawes Act into law, creating a process to split up Indian reservations in order to create individual parcels of land and then sell the remainder off to white settlers. Let's talk ideas of work & the American genocide!

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 20h

Kid Rock has a great grift going, gotta hand it to dude. No one wanted to listen to his shitty music, so he found other bigots, & said hey I hate minorities & date children too. I can be your guy. I’m available at these dates to perform.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

I bet if the FBI wasn't run by morons Savannah Guthrie wouldn't be forced to go on TV and tell some two bit kidnappers she'll pay millions of dollars in bitcoin for her mother's safe return

Reposted by Marina Jirotka, Diane Ravitch, Manisha Sinha , and 1 more Marina Jirotka, Diane Ravitch, Manisha Sinha, David Darmofal

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 1d

Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...

Dog kicked by Memphis Safe Task Force member on the mend as US Marshals defend action

The dog’s owner told Action News 5 that the deputy U.S. marshal seen punting her pup had no reason to do so, but officials with the U.S. Marshals Service say otherwise.

www.actionnews5.com

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

Historian here: “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody."

— Thomas Paine

Reposted by Tom Clark, Kevin Carey, Melanie C. Green , and 4 more Tom Clark, Kevin Carey, Melanie C. Green, Rebecca Tushnet, Michael D. McDonald, Daxton R. Stewart, Manisha Sinha

Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 1d

When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it

Left: Aug 20 2025 Wapo editorial
The Texas gerrymander freakout
What’s happening in the Lone Star State is not a threat to democracy.

Right: Feb. 7 2026 Wapo editorial
Brass-knuckled hypocrisy in Virginia
Voters will get a chance to reject anti-democratic gamesmanship in an April referendum.

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the shout out!

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Author of novel on obstacles to US evolution and growth @drmkwalters.bsky.social · 1d

I highly recommend, if you're in the area, that you see @profmsinha.bsky.social discuss her latest book in Montgomery, AL: newsouthbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

Manisha Sinha with “The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920”

Our monthly newsletter is a good way to stay informed about the activities of The NewSouth Bookstore. Learn about programs we host — history talks, readings from plays, author visits, music events, group reads, and more.

newsouthbookstore.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):

All - after two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me to step aside. I want to thank Jeff Bezos for his support and leadership throughout my tenure as CEO and Publisher. The institution could not have a better owner.

During my tenure, difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post so it can for many years ahead publish high-quality nonpartisan news to millions of customers each day.

With gratitude, Will

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah like the Indian wars instead of wars against Indians as they should be known!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

The bosses are forcing their employees to use it. Politicians are competing to shovel money & infrastructure at it. The billionaires who control media are constantly lecturing & hectoring people to accept it & use it more.

They don't care it's losing money. They don't care people hate it.

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

😂😂😂

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

Really important piece in today's @nytimes.com about possible, disastrous next target of MAGA wrecking ball:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...

H/t to my friend @timothynoah.bsky.social for pioneering on this story: newrepublic.com/article/2010...

It’s Been Called the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.’ Don’t Destroy It.

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

This is a blockbuster report. Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump

Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Joshua S. Weitz, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Alan Richardson , and 6 more Joshua S. Weitz, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Alan Richardson, Ben Worthy, Erol Akçay, Daniel Kuehn, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...