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Richard Bell @rickbell.bsky.social · 1d

These beauties arrived last night as author stock. Pub date is Nov 4 and I can’t wait to share these stories and this sprawling history…

A stack of new hardcovers of Richard Bell’s new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World.

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 4d

Just finished recording with the awesome @rickbell.bsky.social. All I could think while we were recording was just how cool it was to talk about history with a guy this good at what he does. Rick takes the American Revolution and fills it with awe. Pod will be out next month.

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Richard Bell @rickbell.bsky.social · Aug 15

Here’s a fun NPR hit I did this week. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/show/idaho-m...

How the Underground Railroad got its name

It wasn't underground, and it wasn't a railroad, so how did one of the most notable movements for freedom in American history end up with that name?

www.boisestatepublicradio.org

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Richard Bell @rickbell.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thanks Emily!!

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Damon Agnos @damonagnos.bsky.social · Jul 15

What a way to go out

Screenshot showing that “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls is 2:53 long

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Jul 11

If today’s New York Times editors had been working in London in 1888, they would’ve said Jack the Ripper was “testing societal norms“ and “straining the bounds of propriety.”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 2

So do I.

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Bizzle @bizzlemcdizzle.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Bizzle @bizzlemcdizzle.bsky.social · Jun 14

All hail this queen.
#NoKings

#RaleighNC

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Jane 💙✌️☮️ @janeflowerpower.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jun 5

Why not make it a round 60? 😉

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Jun 5

When will Trump deport the 59 white South African "refugees?"

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SHAR🎃N @sharona.bsky.social · Jun 5

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · Jun 5

ILLEGAL ALIEN VS. SEXUAL PREDATOR

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Richard Bell @rickbell.bsky.social · Jun 5

More content like this, please

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · Jun 5

Somebody tell Grok, there is a white South African getting massacred

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Richard Bell @rickbell.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am eating this up!

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Chris Joseph @chrisjoseph13.bsky.social · May 8

“And in closing… He pulls a knife? You pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital? You send one of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way.”

::applause::

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · Apr 30

🤔😳😂

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Apr 20

If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.

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Clayton Becker @cnbecker14.bsky.social · Apr 15

It's insane how congestion pricing in NYC has been just about *the* most unambiguously successful new policy implemented in my lifetime and still all the dumbest people in government want to get rid of it

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing:
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year

How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very.

One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.

www.curbed.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 12

Great. Now I need to inject bleach into my eyes.

A humorous image depicting two individuals dressed in matching grey outfits, styled to resemble characters from the movie "Austin Powers." The larger individual, standing behind, is holding a finger to their lips in a "shushing" gesture, while the smaller individual, strapped to the larger one's chest with a harness, has a displeased expression. The background is a plain dark teal color.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 8

Trump on the midterms: "I really think we're helped a lot by the tariffs situation. It's great."

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · Apr 8

Maybe she should take him furnture shopping.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · Apr 8

GOOD.

Usha Vance: My husband is very lonely

The second lady has given her first interview since JD Vance assumed the role of vice-president and reflects on being booed by the public

www.thetimes.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Apr 8

Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador

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CNN @cnn.com · Apr 7

JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.

After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman | CNN

The National Park Service seems to have returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, following backlash after her presence on the page was dramatical...

www.cnn.com

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Jeremy "Looking for Arrows" Zorek @jeremyzorek.bsky.social · Apr 8

Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

MTA, feds agree to keep NYC congestion pricing tolls through October

The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to keep New York City congestion pricing through October.

www.cbsnews.com

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